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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 (SLEBITDA, EBITDA). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

Focus by buyer type

Brand
Fatburger logoFWeakest tier
Fatburger
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Birdcall logoCAverage
Birdcall
Quick-Service Restaurants
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DOS COYOTES border café logoBAbove average
DOS COYOTES border café
Quick-Service Restaurants
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Vitals
Investment range
$517K – $2.7M
$702K – $2.4M
$1.5M – $1.8M
Liquid capital
$25K – $40K
$25K – $35K
$50K – $72K
Franchise fee
$50K
$50K
$40K
Royalty rate
6.0%
6.0%
5.0%
Ad fund rate
3.0%
2.0%
2.5%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$1.1MNet sales
$2.4MCompany-owned only
N/A
Median gross sales
$1.1M
$2.4MCompany-owned only
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
$351K
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
SLEBITDA
EBITDA
Risk
Rating
FWeakest tier
CAverage
BAbove average
Verdict score
28 / 100
40 / 100
51 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
13.6%
N/A
N/A
SBA loans on record
39
N/A
N/A
Scale
Total units
177
12
11
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
40.7%
0.0%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
15
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
300
190
384
Contacts
Franchisee phones
106
1
3

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