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Brand
Bojangles logoFBottom Quintile
Bojangles
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Carl's Jr. logoATop Quintile
Carl's Jr.
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Investment range
$720K – $3.8M
$1.5M – $3.2M
Liquid capital
$30K – $181K
$160K – $250K
Franchise fee
$35K
$25K
Royalty rate
4.0%
4.0%
Ad fund rate
1.0%
6.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$2.4M
$1.4M
Median gross sales
$2.1M
$1.3M
Avg owner earnings
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N/A
$372K
Earnings metric
Not classified
P&L Bottom Line
Risk
Rating
FBottom Quintile
ATop Quintile
Risk score
98 / 100
26 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
8.0%
0.0%
SBA loans on record
26
34
Scale
Total units
813
1,063
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
1.7%
1.3%
Contract
Initial term (years)
20
20
Renewal term (years)
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
536
422
Contacts
Franchisee phones
558
100

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