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indicates the clear winner per row. Ties and missing data are not highlighted.

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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Focus by buyer type

Brand
GROOMBAR logoAStrongest tier
GROOMBAR
Pet Services
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GoJoe Patrol logoBAbove average
GoJoe Patrol
Pet Services
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Vitals
Investment range
$54K – $218K
$91K – $152K
Liquid capital
$5K – $12K
$15K – $21K
Franchise fee
$30K
$45K
Royalty rate
8.0%
5.0%
Ad fund rate
1.5%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$320K1 outlet
N/A
Median gross sales
$320K1 outlet
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Gross Sales (row label of the Gross Sales table)
Not classified
Risk
Rating
AStrongest tier
BAbove average
Verdict score
60 / 100
55 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
N/A
SBA loans on record
N/A
1
Scale
Total units
7
4
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
50.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
5
Initial training (hrs)
7
52
Contacts
Franchisee phones
7
2

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