VOL. XCIV, NO. 247
★ WIDE MOAT STOCKS COMPARISON ★
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Friday, January 2, 2026
Stock Comparison
Hoshizaki Corporation vs Pro Medicus Limited
Compare moat strength, market structure, and segment coverage to understand how each company defends its edge.
Hoshizaki Corporation
6465 · Tokyo Stock Exchange
Weighted average of segment moat scores, combining moat strength, durability, confidence, market structure, pricing power, and market share.
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View 6465 analysisPro Medicus Limited
PME · ASX
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View PME analysisComparison highlights
- Moat score gap: Pro Medicus Limited leads (80 / 100 vs 60 / 100 for Hoshizaki Corporation).
- Segment focus: Hoshizaki Corporation has 7 segments (26.4% in Refrigerators & freezers); Pro Medicus Limited has 2 segments (92.5% in Visage 7 Enterprise Imaging Platform (PACS / CloudPACS)).
- Primary market structure: Competitive vs Oligopoly. Pricing power: Moderate vs Strong.
- Moat breadth: Hoshizaki Corporation has 7 moat types across 3 domains; Pro Medicus Limited has 6 across 2.
Primary market context
Hoshizaki Corporation
Refrigerators & freezers
Commercial refrigerators & freezers for professional kitchens and food retail
Global
Restaurants, supermarkets/convenience stores, institutional kitchens, food distribution and preparation facilities
OEM/manufacturer with after-sales support; increasingly connected monitoring/services
26.4%
Pro Medicus Limited
Visage 7 Enterprise Imaging Platform (PACS / CloudPACS)
Enterprise imaging / PACS and related modules for hospitals and integrated delivery networks (IDNs)
Primarily North America; also Europe and Australia
Hospitals, imaging centers, integrated delivery networks (IDNs)
Healthcare IT software vendor / platform provider
92.5%
Side-by-side metrics
Moat coverage
Shared moat types
Hoshizaki Corporation strengths
Pro Medicus Limited strengths
Segment mix
Hoshizaki Corporation segments
Full profile >Ice makers
Oligopoly
Refrigerators & freezers
Competitive
Commercial dishwashers (warewashing)
Oligopoly
Dispensers (beverage systems)
Oligopoly
Other Hoshizaki products
Competitive
Maintenance / repair (service, parts, and connected monitoring)
Quasi-Monopoly
Other companies' products (resale/complementary kitchen equipment)
Competitive
Pro Medicus Limited segments
Full profile >Visage 7 Enterprise Imaging Platform (PACS / CloudPACS)
Oligopoly
Visage RIS (Radiology Information System) and Promedicus.net
Oligopoly
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