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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 (EBITDA / Average 380,317, P&L Bottom Line). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

Focus by buyer type

Brand	AStrongest tier Lightbridge Academy Education Remove	CAverage WorldKids School Education Remove	AStrongest tier Ducklings Early Learning Center Education Remove	DBelow average Abbey Road Institute Education Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$1.0M – $2.7M	$378K – $3.8M	$993K – $2.2M	$517K – $2.5M
Liquid capital	$150K – $300K	$50K – $75K	$250K – $360K	$60K – $130K
Franchise fee	$50K	$80K	$55K	$250K
Royalty rate	7.0%	6.0%	3.0%	8.0%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	2.0%	1.0%	N/A
Performance
Avg gross sales	$2.5MCombined outlet types	N/A	N/A	N/A
Median gross sales	$2.6MCombined outlet types	N/A	N/A	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	$380K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	EBITDA / Average 380,317	P&L Bottom Line	P&L Bottom Line	Not classified
Risk
Rating	AStrongest tier	CAverage	AStrongest tier	DBelow average
Verdict score	94 / 100	46 / 100	70 / 100	30 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	0.0%	N/A	0.0%	N/A
SBA loans on record	41	N/A	10	N/A
Scale
Total units	81	10	14	1
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	15	10	10	10
Renewal term (years)	5	10	10	10
Initial training (hrs)	177	60	109	30
Contacts
Franchisee phones	56	0	31	2

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