LCUT vs HGBL Comparison

Lifetime Brands Inc is a U.S. based company that designs, sources, and sells branded kitchenware, tableware, and other products used in the home and markets its products under brands such as Farberware, KitchenAid, Mikasa, and others. The company markets and sells its products principally on a wholesale basis to retailers. It also markets and sells a limited selection of its products directly to consumers through its Pfaltzgraff, Mikasa, Fred, and Friends, Built NY, and others. Its products include kitchen tools, gadgets, cutlery, dinnerware, and glassware. The segments of the company are the U.S. and International. It derives a majority of its revenue from the U.S. segment. The company derives maximum revenue from Kitchenware products.

Heritage Global Inc values and monetizes industrial and financial assets by providing acquisition, disposition, valuation, and lending services for surplus and distressed assets. It aids in facilitating the economy by diverting useful industrial assets from landfills and operating a supply chain by overseeing the post-sale account activity of financial assets. The group operates in four segments namely Auction and Liquidation; Refurbishment and Resale; Brokerage and Specialty Lending. It generates maximum revenue from the Auction and Liquidation segment. The Auction and Liquidation segment, through HGP, operates as a full-service auction, appraisal, and asset advisory firm, including the acquisition of turnkey manufacturing facilities and used industrial machinery and equipment.