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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	BAbove average Five Iron Golf Recreation & Entertainment Remove	FWeakest tier Larks Entertainment Recreation & Entertainment Remove	DBelow average The Pickle Pad Recreation & Entertainment Remove	CAverage Cloudbound Recreation & Entertainment Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$1.7M – $4.3M	$1.9M – $4.1M	$1.5M – $4.1M	$2.3M – $4.2M
Liquid capital	$80K – $150K	$100K – $100K	$150K – $270K	$137K – $197K
Franchise fee	$50K	$40K	$50K	$60K
Royalty rate	7.0%	7.0%	6.0%	6.0%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	0.0%	2.0%	3.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$2.4MCompany-owned only	N/A	N/A	N/A
Median gross sales	$1.8MCompany-owned only	N/A	N/A	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	$495K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Adjusted EBITDA	Not classified	Not classified	Not classified
Risk
Rating	BAbove average	FWeakest tier	DBelow average	CAverage
Verdict score	55 / 100	19 / 100	34 / 100	41 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	0.0%	N/A	N/A
SBA loans on record	N/A	2	N/A	N/A
Scale
Total units	37	3	1	0
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	N/A
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	10	10
Renewal term (years)	5	5	10	10
Initial training (hrs)	200	88	61	43
Contacts
Franchisee phones	0	2	10	1

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