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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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Brand	FWeakest tier CycleBar Recreation & Entertainment Remove	BAbove average GolfCave Recreation & Entertainment Remove	FWeakest tier Trapped Recreation & Entertainment Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$411K – $1.1M	$506K – $1.0M	$538K – $958K
Liquid capital	$25K – $67K	$35K – $65K	$75K – $100K
Franchise fee	$60K	$50K	$35K
Royalty rate	7.0%	8.5%	7.5%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	4.0%	1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$424K	N/A	N/A
Median gross sales	$407K	N/A	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Operating Income	Not classified
Risk
Rating	FWeakest tier	BAbove average	FWeakest tier
Verdict score	28 / 100	49 / 100	26 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	11.0%	0.0%	N/A
SBA loans on record	143	3	N/A
Scale
Total units	189	6	0
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	58.2%	0.0%	N/A
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	10
Renewal term (years)	10	5	5
Initial training (hrs)	24	31	72
Contacts
Franchisee phones	188	0	18

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