Which of the following would most likely have a narrow economic moat:
a) An established software company like Microsoft
b) A biopharma company with numerous patents
c) A regional utility or railroad company
d) A bottling giant like Coca Cola
e) An oil exploration company
c) A regional utility or railroad company
Economic moat is the competitive advantage that the company is enjoying over it's competitors due to some inherent strength which the company is possessing.
An established software company like Microsoft have competitive advantage of it's brand name, experience, established market etc
A biopharma company with numerous parents have the advantage of having such parents over their competitors
Bottling giant like Coco cola is having the benefit of low cost, multi national wide operation, brand name etc
An oil exploration company is having the advantage of low competition, high investment etc
Only the regional utility or railroad company is having narrow economic moat among the listed types of companies because it is relatively low sized and having easy access for the competitors etc
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