LKQ vs GRFS Comparison

Since forming in 1998 to consolidate the auto salvage business in the United States, LKQ has developed into a leading distributor of aftermarket and recycled auto parts with around 1,500 facilities across North America and Europe. The company primarily sells into the professional channel and offers an assortment of collision and mechanical parts to both body shops and mechanical repair shops. It also continues to operate more than 70 LKQ pick-your-part junkyards. Separate from the self-service business, LKQ usually purchases around 250,000 salvage vehicles annually that are used to extract vehicle parts for resale.

Grifols SA one of is global specialty plasma therapeutics companies developing, manufacturing and distributing a broad range of biological medicines based on plasma derived proteins. Plasma derivatives are proteins found in human plasma, which once isolated and purified, have therapeutic value. These protein-based therapies extend and enhance the lives of individuals who suffer from chronic and acute, often life-threatening, conditions, including primary and secondary immunological deficiencies, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, immune-mediated ITP. Products and services are used to diagnose and treat patients with hemophilia, immune deficiencies, infectious diseases and a range of other medical conditions. Majority of revenue is from USA.