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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
Buff City Soap logoBAbove average
Buff City Soap
Retail
2025 FDD
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Bahama Buck’s logoDBelow average
Bahama Buck’s
Retail
2025 FDD
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Vitals
FDD filing
FDD issued May 7, 2025
FDD issued Jul 16, 2025
Investment range
$395K – $1.3M
$540K – $1.2M
Liquid capital
$63K – $96K
$20K – $20K
Franchise fee
$50K
$35K
Royalty rate
6.0%
6.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
No Item 19 representation
$526K
Median gross sales
Not disclosed
$534K
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
Not disclosed
Not extracted
Earnings metric
Not classified
EBITDA
Risk
Rating
BAbove average
DBelow average
Verdict score
59 / 100
35 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
Limited · 23 loans
20.3% (n=134)
SBA loans on record
23
134
Scale
Total units
260
115
Net change (latest yr)
-11
0
Signed, not yet open
0 (0.00 per open outlet)
Not extracted
Turnover rate
5.8%
3.5%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
5
10
Initial training (hrs)
66
40
Contacts
Franchisee phones
257
92

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