ALGN vs FCFS Comparison

Align Technology is the leading manufacturer of clear aligners. Invisalign, its main product, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1998 and has since dominated, controlling over 90% of the market. Invisalign can treat roughly 90% of all malocclusion cases (misaligned teeth), and there are over 230,000 Invisalign-trained dentists and orthodontists. In 2022, Invisalign treated over 2 million cases, or roughly 10% of all orthodontic cases for the year, and it has treated over 14 million patients since its launch. Align also sells intraoral scanners under the brand iTero, which captures digital impressions of patients' teeth and illustrates treatment plans. Over 85% of Invisalign cases are submitted by digital scans, and iTero scans make up over half of these scans.

FirstCash Holdings Inc is an operator of pawn stores in the U.S., Latin America and the U.K. The company's primary line of business is the operation of retail pawn stores, also known as pawnshops. It also operates a retail POS payment solutions business. Its two business lines are organized into four reportable segments: The U.S. pawn segment consists of pawn operations in some of U.S. states and the District of Columbia; The Latin America pawn segment consists of pawn operations in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Colombia; The U.K. pawn segment consists of pawn operations in England, Scotland and Wales; and The retail POS payment solutions segment consists of the operations of American First Finance, LLC, which offers products in the U.S.