ASTE vs MSIF Comparison

Astec Industries Inc designs and manufactures equipment and components used in road construction and other development activities. Its products are used through the entire process of building roads, from mining and crushing materials to creating the road surface. The company manufactures a line of plants, pavers, vehicles, and machines to mix and transform materials into construction components. It has two operating segments: infrastructure solutions generating maximum revenue and materials solutions. The majority of sales are derived from the United States. Its customers are asphalt producers, highway and heavy equipment contractors, ready mix concrete producers, demolition recycling markets, sand and gravel producers, open mine operators, quarry operators, and others.

MSC Income Fund Inc is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The investment objective is to generate current income through debt and equity investments and the secondary objective is to generate long-term capital appreciation through such investments. The company invests in senior secured term loans, second lien loans, and mezzanine debt and selected equity investments issued by lower middle-market and middle-market companies.