RDI vs CKX Comparison

Reading International Inc is a diversified company, engaged in the development, ownership, and operation of multiplex cinemas and retail and commercial real estate in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. It operates through two segments: the Cinema segment includes Reading Cinemas, Angelika Film Center, Consolidated Theatres, and City Cinemas; the Real Estate segment includes real estate development and the rental or licensing of retail, commercial and live theater assets.

CKX Lands Inc is a Louisiana corporation organized to receive non-producing mineral royalties spun off by a southwest Louisiana bank. It operates in three segments: Oil and Gas, Surface, and Timber. The company owns land and mineral interests and collects income through its ownership of oil and gas royalties, surface leases for farming, the right of way and other uses, and timber sales. The company's oil and gas royalties are paid by the operators who own the wells, and timber income is paid by the highest bidder for the timber. CKX has small royalty interests in approximately 20 different producing oil and gas fields. Maximum revenue for the company is generated from the Surface segment. Geographically, it generates all of its revenue from the United States of America.