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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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Focus by buyer type

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

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