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Brand
Bahama Buck’s logoATop Quintile
Bahama Buck’s
Retail
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Buff City Soap logoFBottom Quintile
Buff City Soap
Retail
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Vitals
Investment range
$528K – $1.2M
$395K – $1.3M
Liquid capital
$20K – $40K
$63K – $96K
Franchise fee
$35K
$50K
Royalty rate
6.0%
6.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$559K
N/A
Median gross sales
$576K
N/A
Avg owner earnings
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$122K
N/A
Earnings metric
EBITDA
Not classified
Risk
Rating
ATop Quintile
FBottom Quintile
Risk score
18 / 100
99 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
20.3%
8.7%
SBA loans on record
134
23
Scale
Total units
115
271
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
2.6%
0.7%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
5
Initial training (hrs)
40
64
Contacts
Franchisee phones
77
257

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