MATW vs CDMO Comparison

Matthews International Corp is a personal services company that primarily provides brand solution services, memorialization products, and industrial products in the United States and Europe. The majority of Matthews' revenue is derived from its SGK Brand Solutions business, which provides brand development services, printing equipment, creative design services, and embossing tools to the consumer packaged goods and packaging industries. The company's Memorialization segment, which sells bronze and granite memorials, caskets, and cremation equipment to the cemetery and funeral home industries, also contributes a significant amount. Most of Matthews' revenue is generated from sales made in the U.S., while European customers also contribute a sizable percentage.

Avid Bioservices Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP) of biopharmaceutical products derived from mammalian cell culture. Its business is organized into one reportable operating segment which is contract manufacturing and development services segment. Its services include clinical and commercial drug substance manufacturing, bulk packaging, release and stability testing and regulatory submissions support. The company also provides a variety of process development services including cell line development, upstream and downstream development and optimization, analytical method development, testing and characterization.