INDB vs ERO Comparison

Independent Bank Corp is a bank holding company and the sole shareholder of its bank, the Rockland Trust Company. Rockland is a community-oriented commercial bank. The bank provides a variety of banking, investment and financial services, operating with various retail branches, as well as a network of commercial and residential lending centers and investment management offices majorly in Eastern Massachusetts, Worcester County, and Rhode Island. The bank's loan portfolio constitutes the bulk of the bank's total assets. Its borrowers consist mostly of small to medium-size businesses and consumers, majority of which are made to its market area in eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The bank's loan portfolio is predominantly in commercial loans.

Ero Copper Corp is a high-margin, high-growth copper producer with operations in Brazil. Its primary asset is its 99.6% ownership interest in Mineracao Caraiba S.A., held indirectly through its wholly-owned subsidiary. The company also owns a 97.6% ownership interest in NX Gold S.A. indirectly through its wholly-owned subsidiary. Its reporting segments include its three operating mines in Brazil, the Caraiba Operations, the Tucuma Operation, and the Xavantina Operations, and its corporate head office in Canada.