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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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These brands report different earnings metrics (Net Revenue, EBITDA / Average 380,317). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

Focus by buyer type

Brand	BAbove average Aqua-Tots Swim School Education Remove	AStrongest tier Celebree School Education Remove	AStrongest tier Lightbridge Academy Education Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$1.6M – $2.9M	$1.0M – $3.6M	$1.0M – $2.7M
Liquid capital	$40K – $115K	$125K – $200K	$150K – $300K
Franchise fee	$50K	$75K	$50K
Royalty rate	6.0%	7.0%	7.0%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	2.0%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$1.1M	$2.2MNet sales	$2.5MCombined outlet types
Median gross sales	$1.0M	$2.3M	$2.6MCombined outlet types
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	$380K
Earnings metric	Not classified	Net Revenue	EBITDA / Average 380,317
Risk
Rating	BAbove average	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier
Verdict score	56 / 100	76 / 100	94 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	0.0%	0.0%
SBA loans on record	N/A	40	41
Scale
Total units	139	72	81
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	15
Renewal term (years)	10	5	5
Initial training (hrs)	147	101	177
Contacts
Franchisee phones	118	70	56

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