ETD vs FDUS Comparison

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc through its subsidiaries, operates as an interior design company, and a manufacturer and retailer in the home furnishings marketplace. Its product offerings include fabric chairs, beds, wallpapers, desks, and dining tables among others. The company's reportable segments are; Wholesale and Retail. The Wholesale segment is principally involved in the development of the Ethan Allen brand and encompasses all aspects of design, manufacturing, sourcing, marketing, sale, and distribution of home furnishings and accents. The Retail segment which generates maximum revenue, sells home furnishings and accents to clients through company-operated design centers. Geographically, it derives key revenue from the United States and the rest from other regions.

Fidus Investment Corp is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company. The company provides customized debt and equity financing solutions to lower middle-market companies. Its investment objective is to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns by generating both current income from debt investments and capital appreciation from equity related investments. The company's portfolio of investments is comprised of securities of companies from different industries such as, Information Technology Services, Business Services, Healthcare Products among others.