Whirlpool of India Moat Analysis: Score & Risks
Whirlpool of India Ltd.
A first-pass moat teardown of Whirlpool of India Ltd., built from single-pass filing evidence. Free note — provisional, and the full two-pass deep dive may revise it.
First-pass narrow read — primary edge in Price Discretion. Provisional, single-pass evidence.
Whirlpool of India Ltd. scores 5.25 on MoatSCORE 6.0 — a narrow moat in Consumer Durables. 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.
Seven dimensions of moat
Ordered by contribution. Each dimension carries a verified filing quote, graded [M] mechanism or [O] outcome.
“your Company has significantly added to the journey it had embarked upon a few years back to premiumise its portfolio across refrigerators, air conditioners and washing machines”
“In FY 2023-24, there was a fire at one of the warehouse of the Parent Company situated at Alipur, Delhi on March 25, 2024 resulting in destruction/ damage of inventories and Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE) with value of INR 1,890 Lacs and INR 1 Lac respectively.”
“Continue to grow accessibility & visibility of Whirlpool genuine spare parts in the after sales market.”
“Through WCM, all manufacturing plants participate in regular, rigorous external audits that build on continuous improvements for productivity, quality and sustainability.”
“We continue to see that improving strongly, both through our service provider network that we have across the country, as well as our in-house service centers that we have set up in 2022.”
“Dual Fan Compressor Technology (patent applied), which offers 3 times more powerful performance even in extreme conditions like high temperatures of 550C and low voltage of up to 195V.”
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 — first-pass
Effective barrier 6 — at or above 6, consistent with a narrow read. First-pass estimate.
Deep two-pass review. This draft rests on a single GFIP evidence pass; the full 10-year AR + concall corpus may move the read.
The barrier gate. A firmer replication or bypass estimate is the most likely thing to shift the band.
Adverse events. Any governance, regulatory or funding shock captured in D8 could re-rate the fade window.
Where this note fits. This company is one of 509 Indian companies we have scored for moat durability — 370 narrow, 126 narrow-trending-wide, none wide. Every score, dimension by dimension, is free in the Moat Screener.
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