TIC vs REAL Comparison

TIC Solutions Inc is a provider of tech-enabled Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance (TICC), engineering, and geospatial services. It provides mission-critical services that are essential to the safety, reliability, and efficiency of industrial assets, buildings and public infrastructure. The company's services are often non-discretionary and are driven by regulatory requirements, customer risk management policies, and the need to extend the useful life of critical assets. It operates in North America and serve both public- and private-sector clients. Its public-sector clients include federal, state, and municipal agencies, public utilities, and environmental regulators. Its private-sector clients span industrial, infrastructure, construction, and real estate end markets.

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.