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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 (P&L Bottom Line, Gross Sales (row label of the Gross Sales table)). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

Focus by buyer type

Brand	DBelow average Hike Doggie Pet Services Remove	AStrongest tier The Dog Wizard Pet Services Remove	AStrongest tier GROOMBAR Pet Services Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$89K – $205K	$116K – $194K	$54K – $218K
Liquid capital	$10K – $25K	$26K – $65K	$5K – $12K
Franchise fee	$45K	$60K	$30K
Royalty rate	8.0%	8.0%	8.0%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	2.0%	1.5%
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	$262K	$320K1 outlet
Median gross sales	N/A	$143K	$320K1 outlet
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	P&L Bottom Line	Gross Sales (row label of the Gross Sales table)
Risk
Rating	DBelow average	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier
Verdict score	33 / 100	74 / 100	60 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	0.0%	N/A
SBA loans on record	N/A	8	N/A
Scale
Total units	2	69	7
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	4.5%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	10
Renewal term (years)	10	10	10
Initial training (hrs)	67	240	7
Contacts
Franchisee phones	6	59	7

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