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How winners are chosen

Lower is better for investment, liquid capital, franchise fee, royalty and ad-fund rates, SBA charge-off rate, and owner turnover.

Higher is better for disclosed revenue and owner earnings, verdict score, total units, net unit growth, and franchisee contacts. For the letter grade, A ranks highest.

A row is highlighted only when one brand clearly leads. Ties are never highlighted, and missing data never counts as a win. Some rows (earnings-metric type, loan counts, contract terms) are informational and have no winner.

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Focus by buyer type

Brand
A+ Transmission logo
A+ Transmission
Automotive
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Dealer Specialties logoDBelow average
Dealer Specialties
Automotive
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Neat Method logoAStrongest tier
Neat Method
Automotive
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Vitals
Investment range
N/A
$17K – $45K
$38K – $45K
Liquid capital
N/A
$2K – $5K
$2K – $3K
Franchise fee
N/A
$10K
$30K
Royalty rate
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ad fund rate
N/A
N/A
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
N/A
N/A
$163K
Median gross sales
N/A
N/A
$134K
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
DBelow average
AStrongest tier
Verdict score
N/A
35 / 100
83 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
15.0%
0.0%
N/A
SBA loans on record
21
2
N/A
Scale
Total units
N/A
73
94
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
N/A
28.0%
7.4%
Contract
Initial term (years)
N/A
5
5
Renewal term (years)
N/A
5
5
Initial training (hrs)
N/A
35
44
Contacts
Franchisee phones
0
39
13

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