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Brand	BAbove Average Hooters Full-Service Restaurants Remove	ATop Quintile Big Whiskey’s American Restaurant & Bar Full-Service Restaurants Remove	ATop Quintile IHOP Full-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$1.3M – $4.1M	$1.3M – $4.0M	$381K – $4.8M
Liquid capital	$40K – $135K	$60K – $100K	$50K – $200K
Franchise fee	$75K	$50K	$50K
Royalty rate	5.0%	5.0%	4.5%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	1.0%	3.5%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$3.6M	$2.7M	$2.0M
Median gross sales	$3.4M	N/A	$2.0M
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	$1.1M	$422K	N/A
Earnings metric	Gross Margin	P&L Bottom Line	Not classified
Risk
Rating	BAbove Average	ATop Quintile	ATop Quintile
Risk score	55 / 100	17 / 100	52 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	50.0%	N/A	7.3%
SBA loans on record	6	N/A	299
Scale
Total units	297	28	1,642
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.7%	0.0%	2.4%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	20
Renewal term (years)	5	5	10
Initial training (hrs)	319	335	315
Contacts
Franchisee phones	296	6	1,666