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Brand
Denny's logoATop Quintile
Denny's
Full-Service Restaurants
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DOS COYOTES border café logoATop Quintile
DOS COYOTES border café
Full-Service Restaurants
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Investment range
$255K – $3.1M
$1.5M – $1.8M
Liquid capital
$50K – $150K
$50K – $72K
Franchise fee
$30K
$40K
Royalty rate
4.5%
5.0%
Ad fund rate
3.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$1.9M
$2.3M
Median gross sales
$1.8M
$2.5M
Avg owner earnings
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$845K
$173K
Earnings metric
EBITDA
EBITDA
Risk
Rating
ATop Quintile
ATop Quintile
Risk score
46 / 100
37 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
7.5%
N/A
SBA loans on record
283
N/A
Scale
Total units
1,334
11
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
6.2%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
20
10
Renewal term (years)
N/A
10
Initial training (hrs)
408
384
Contacts
Franchisee phones
15
12

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