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Viaplay Group AB (OSTO:VPLAY B) Moat Score : 5/10 (As of Jul. 20, 2025)


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What is Viaplay Group AB Moat Score?

Viaplay Group AB has the Moat Score of 5, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat.

Viaplay Group AB has Narrow Moat: Viaplay Group AB has a solid narrow moat due to its established presence in the Nordic streaming market and strong brand recognition. The company benefits from some customer loyalty and content exclusivity, but faces competition from global streaming giants, limiting its pricing power.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Viaplay Group AB might have Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat.

Competitive Comparison of Viaplay Group AB's Moat Score

For the Entertainment subindustry, Viaplay Group AB's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Viaplay Group AB's Moat Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Viaplay Group AB's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Viaplay Group AB's Moat Score falls into.


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Viaplay Group AB  (OSTO:VPLAY B) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score Moat Level
10Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0No Moat - No discernible moat

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Viaplay Group AB Business Description

Industry
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Traded in Other Exchanges
NENTF:USA VPLAY A:Sweden NEB:Germany
Address
Ringvagen 52, P.O. Box 2094, Stockholm, SWE, SE-103 13
Website
https://www.viaplaygroup.com
Viaplay Group AB is a Sweden-based company that offers television channels and radio stations, broadcasting and production services. The company generates revenue from Viaplay, Linear Subscription & others, and Advertising. The company's operating segment includes Core operations and Non-core operations. The Core operations include the Group's operations related to the Viaplay streaming service available in all Nordic countries and the Netherlands, pay-TV channels in all Nordic countries except Iceland, commercial free-TV channels in Sweden, Denmark and Norway; and commercial radio networks and audio streaming services in Sweden and Norway. The non-core includes the international markets the Group is exiting, ie. Poland, the UK and Baltics.

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