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Brand
DEFY logoATop Quintile
DEFY
Recreation & Entertainment
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Five Iron Golf logoFBottom Quintile
Five Iron Golf
Recreation & Entertainment
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Vitals
Investment range
$2.7M – $4.2M
$1.7M – $4.3M
Liquid capital
$150K – $250K
$80K – $150K
Franchise fee
$60K
$50K
Royalty rate
6.0%
7.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$2.0M
$3.6M
Median gross sales
$1.9M
N/A
Avg owner earnings
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N/A
$666K
Earnings metric
Not classified
EBITDA
Risk
Rating
ATop Quintile
FBottom Quintile
Risk score
48 / 100
79 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
N/A
SBA loans on record
N/A
N/A
Scale
Total units
61
22
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
5
Initial training (hrs)
74
200
Contacts
Franchisee phones
14
25

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