TECH vs FCFS Comparison

Based in Minnesota, Bio-Techne is a life sciences manufacturer supplying consumables and instruments for the pharma, biotech, academic, and diagnostic markets. It reports in two segments: protein sciences (about 75% of revenue) and diagnostics and genomics (25%). The protein sciences segment sells reagents and analytical instruments used in life sciences research, including antibodies used in protein analysis. The diagnostics and genomics segment sells diagnostic reagents, molecular diagnostics, and spatial biology products. The United States accounts for about 55% of revenue. The firm also has operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (20% of sales), the UK (5%), and Asia-Pacific (15%), with the rest of the world accounting for the remaining 5%.

FirstCash Holdings Inc is an operator of pawn stores in the U.S., Latin America and the U.K. The company's primary line of business is the operation of retail pawn stores, also known as pawnshops. It also operates a retail POS payment solutions business. Its two business lines are organized into four reportable segments: The U.S. pawn segment consists of pawn operations in some of U.S. states and the District of Columbia; The Latin America pawn segment consists of pawn operations in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Colombia; The U.K. pawn segment consists of pawn operations in England, Scotland and Wales; and The retail POS payment solutions segment consists of the operations of American First Finance, LLC, which offers products in the U.S.