BOC vs MSB Comparison

Boston Omaha Corp is a United States based company which invests in real estate. Its operations include its ownership of multiple billboards in Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, and Alabama and equity method investments in several real estate companies. The company operates four separate lines of business, outdoor billboard advertising, the broadband services industry, the insurance industry, and the asset management industry. Company generate revenue from outdoor advertising through the leasing of advertising space on billboards. It also generate revenue from commissions on surety bond sales and account for commissions and principally from internet services and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract in the period the services are rendered.

Mesabi Trust operates as a royalty trust in the United States. The company is involved in the conservation and protection of its assets. The company's principally wholly-owned segment is the iron ore mining segment, which generates income from the Peter Mitchell Mine, an iron mine located near Babbitt, Minnesota, at the eastern end of the Mesabi Iron Range.