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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 (assumed annual, Net Income). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

Focus by buyer type

Brand
CLUB CAT logoDBelow average
CLUB CAT
Pet Services
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Playful Pack logoCAverage
Playful Pack
Pet Services
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Vitals
Investment range
$303K – $439K
$286K – $489K
Liquid capital
$30K – $30K
$65K – $65K
Franchise fee
$35K
$60K
Royalty rate
6.0%
N/A
Ad fund rate
0.0%
1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$385KCompany-owned only1 outlet
$543KIncl. company outlets
Median gross sales
N/A
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
assumed annual
Net Income
Risk
Rating
DBelow average
CAverage
Verdict score
38 / 100
39 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
0.0%
SBA loans on record
N/A
2
Scale
Total units
1
9
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
5
10
Initial training (hrs)
75
16
Contacts
Franchisee phones
0
1

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