Protecting recipes — whether for beverages, household chemicals, or industrial formulations — provides
a moat against competition.
Verizon's wireless network, technical know - how, and strong brand image provide an economic
moat against competitors.
If Netflix's spending on content today creates a lasting
moat against competitors, its investment in original content is money well spent.
Large items make online ordering and delivery challenging, and have provided
a moat against e-commerce giant Amazon and others.
Not exact matches
The best way to protect
against that, Woodman says, is to build a
moat around the company in the form of its content ecosystem.
I think no one should ever bet
against Apple, as they have this crazy
moat, and everyone who has ever used Apple products is hooked.
But if your only defense
against invading armies is a
moat, you will not last long.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has already begun an inquest into the death of
Moat, and in particular the use of tasers
against the man, as he sat with a gun pressed to his head in the rain.
A chapter on hedging
against inflation focuses on finding stocks with «
moats» that can raise prices as inflation starts to roar, and the final chapter looks at commodities, gold and other real assets.
An economic
moat signifies characteristics, like well - known brands, large portion of market demand, etc., that act as barriers
against other companies wanting to enter an industry.
Individually and collectively, these create what Buffett calls a «
moat» — something that gives the company a clear advantage over others and protects it
against incursions from the competition.
One implication for a value investor is to be particularly vigilant
against the danger of investing based on «yesterday's
moats.»
But having a
moat is a protection
against a poor manager running a business into the ground.
WHY: Located in the
moat and set
against the magnificent fortress battlements, the Tower of London ice rink has surely one of the most stunning central London settings.