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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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These brands report different earnings metrics (Gross Margin, P&L Bottom Line). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

Focus by buyer type

Brand
LIFE SAVER POOL FENCE® logoBAbove average
LIFE SAVER POOL FENCE®
Home Services
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Vizta Tint logoDBelow average
Vizta Tint
Home Services
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Bar-B-Clean logoAStrongest tier
Bar-B-Clean
Home Services
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Vitals
Investment range
$72K – $106K
$59K – $120K
$78K – $99K
Liquid capital
$4K – $8K
$5K – $10K
$8K – $13K
Franchise fee
$35K
$30K
$50K
Royalty rate
3.0%
7.0%
N/A
Ad fund rate
1.0%
N/A
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
N/A
N/A
N/A
Median gross sales
N/A
N/A
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Gross Margin
Not classified
P&L Bottom Line
Risk
Rating
BAbove average
DBelow average
AStrongest tier
Verdict score
48 / 100
34 / 100
76 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
N/A
0.0%
SBA loans on record
N/A
N/A
14
Scale
Total units
10
0
107
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
11.1%
N/A
18.2%
Contract
Initial term (years)
5
10
10
Renewal term (years)
5
5
5
Initial training (hrs)
45
25
20
Contacts
Franchisee phones
11
0
38

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