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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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Brand
AAMCO logoCAverage
AAMCO
Automotive
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Mr. Transmission logoCAverage
Mr. Transmission
Automotive
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Vitals
Investment range
$235K – $353K
$268K – $341K
Liquid capital
$40K – $60K
$50K – $70K
Franchise fee
$40K
$45K
Royalty rate
7.5%
N/A
Ad fund rate
N/A
N/A
Performance
Avg gross sales
$937K
$835KOutlet subset
Median gross sales
$888K
$749KOutlet subset
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
CAverage
CAverage
Verdict score
40 / 100
40 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
28.5%
37.0%
SBA loans on record
586
46
Scale
Total units
560
104
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
3.1%
17.2%
Contract
Initial term (years)
15
15
Renewal term (years)
15
15
Initial training (hrs)
145
70
Contacts
Franchisee phones
559
0

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