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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 (assumed annual, EBITDA, P&L Bottom Line). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

Focus by buyer type

Brand	CAverage Marigold Academy Education Remove	AStrongest tier Building Kidz School Education Remove	DBelow average THE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG ACHIEVERS Education Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$847K – $1.1M	$327K – $1.5M	$548K – $1.3M
Liquid capital	$126K – $174K	$75K – $150K	$100K – $200K
Franchise fee	$50K	$60K	$70K
Royalty rate	7.0%	7.0%	7.0%
Ad fund rate	1.0%	1.0%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$2.5MCompany-owned only1 outlet	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	assumed annual	EBITDA	P&L Bottom Line
Risk
Rating	CAverage	AStrongest tier	DBelow average
Verdict score	39 / 100	66 / 100	35 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	0.0%	N/A
SBA loans on record	N/A	19	N/A
Scale
Total units	2	55	1
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	15	10
Renewal term (years)	10	N/A	5
Initial training (hrs)	120	105	82
Contacts
Franchisee phones	0	57	1

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