NTB vs REAL Comparison

Bank of N.T Butterfield & Son Ltd is a full-service bank and wealth manager. It offers banking services, comprising retail and corporate banking, and wealth management services, which consist of trust, private banking, and asset management business. The company operates through four reportable segments: Bermuda, Cayman, Channel Islands and the UK, and Other. In its Bermuda and Cayman segments, the company offers retail banking and wealth management services. In the Channel Islands and the UK segment, the company offers retail and corporate banking and wealth management services, and the Other segment includes its operations in the Bahamas, Canada, Mauritius, Singapore, and Switzerland. Maximum revenue for the company is generated from its business in Bermuda.

The RealReal is the largest pure-play luxury resale platform in the US, generating $1.8 billion in 2024 gross merchandise volume and addressing a niche (personal luxury resale) that had previously been serviced by inefficient upscale boutiques and local pawn shops. The company generates revenue via consignment and first-party sales on its online marketplace, and through a small volume of direct sales. With a hands-on approach that actively sources inventory and authenticates every item on its platform, The RealReal is able to justify much higher take rates than peers, working out to roughly 36% of net merchandise value in 2024, which excludes returns, cancellations, and first-party sales.