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Indraprastha Gas Moat Analysis: Score & Risks

Moat Note · First-pass

Indraprastha Gas Ltd.

A first-pass moat teardown of Indraprastha Gas Ltd., built from single-pass filing evidence. Free note — provisional, and the full two-pass deep dive may revise it.

Moat & Margin16 Aug 2026 First-pass · ~3 min
5.79 / 10
NARROW → WIDEProcess/Data-led

First-pass narrow-to-wide read — primary edge in Cost Advantage. Provisional, single-pass evidence.

Provisional score · subject to modification based on new evidence

Indraprastha Gas Ltd. scores 5.79 on MoatSCORE 6.0 — a narrow-to-wide moat in Oil & Gas. This is a first-pass note: the dimensional read and the filing receipts below come from a single GFIP evidence pass, not the full two-pass deep corpus behind our flagship deep dives. Provisional — published free while the deep version is queued.

The teardown

Seven dimensions of moat

Ordered by contribution. Each dimension carries a verified filing quote, graded [M] mechanism or [O] outcome.

D3Cost Advantage7
M · Mechanism Verified verbatim

“Replacement of conventional light fittings by LED light fittings had been done at all IGL CNG stations resulting in average energy saving of ~ 65 % per light fittings load.”

Indraprastha Gas Ltd. · Annual Report · p.53
D1Network Effects6
M · Mechanism Verified verbatim

“Your Company increased its steel pipeline network from 1,265 kms in FY 2020-21 to 1,571 kms in FY 2021-22 and its MDPE network from 15,262 kms in FY 2020-21 to 17,240 kms in FY 2021-22.”

Indraprastha Gas Ltd. · Annual Report · p.24
D6Efficient Scale6
M · Mechanism Verified verbatim

“Our steel pipeline network now extends over 2,500 kilometers, while our MDP network has reached approximately 29,200 kilometers.”

Indraprastha Gas Ltd. · Earnings Call · p.2
D4Price Discretion5.5
M · Mechanism Verified verbatim

“Stabilising the prices of administered price mechanism (APM) for PNG/CNG consumers.”

Indraprastha Gas Ltd. · Annual Report · p.67
D2Switching Costs4.8
No verified filing quote surfaced for this dimension in the first-pass evidence sweep.
D5Intangible Assets4.5
O · Outcome Verified verbatim

“DDA vide communication dated 29 August 2016 has revised the total demand (excluding interest) to Rs.330.73 crores for the period upto 31 March 2016.”

Indraprastha Gas Ltd. · Xbrl Text
1 quote extracted here — not one mechanism-class. The evidence is outcome-only.
D7Counter-PositioningExcluded
Excluded for this archetype.
D8Ungoverned RiskUnscored · Layer 2.5

D8 rating: ADEQUATE. Not part of the moat score — it governs the cost of equity and the fade window. First-pass; not yet deep-reviewed.

The barrier gate

The barrier gate — first-pass

Replication — can a rival copy it?7.0
How hard it is for a rival to copy the edge (first-pass estimate).
Bypass — can a rival route around it?6.0
How easily a rival can route around the edge (first-pass estimate).

Effective barrier 6 — at or above 6, consistent with a narrow-to-wide read. First-pass estimate.

What would change our mind
  1. Deep two-pass review. This draft rests on a single GFIP evidence pass; the full 10-year AR + concall corpus may move the read.

  2. The barrier gate. A firmer replication or bypass estimate is the most likely thing to shift the band.

  3. Adverse events. Any governance, regulatory or funding shock captured in D8 could re-rate the fade window.

First-pass note — provisional single-pass MoatSCORE 6.0 read, not the full deep dive. Educational research, not investment advice; no buy/sell recommendation, no price target. Moat & Margin is not a SEBI-registered Research Analyst or Investment Adviser.