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Brand
Gold’s Gym logoBAbove Average
Gold’s Gym
Health & Fitness
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PLANET FITNESS logoATop Quintile
PLANET FITNESS
Health & Fitness
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Investment range
$1.8M – $4.3M
$1.5M – $5.2M
Liquid capital
$40K – $100K
$68K – $469K
Franchise fee
$40K
$20K
Royalty rate
N/A
7.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$1.9M
$1.9M
Median gross sales
$1.7M
$1.8M
Avg owner earnings
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$354K
$680K
Earnings metric
EBITDA
P&L Bottom Line
Risk
Rating
BAbove Average
ATop Quintile
Risk score
61 / 100
23 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
15.5%
0.0%
SBA loans on record
169
173
Scale
Total units
210
2,568
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
4.8%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
12
Renewal term (years)
10
12
Initial training (hrs)
32
94
Contacts
Franchisee phones
11
99

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