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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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Brand	AStrongest tier Mathnasium Learning Centers Education Remove	AStrongest tier Imagine Arts Academy Education Remove	DBelow average Little Art House Education Remove	AStrongest tier British Swim School Education Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$127K – $166K	$128K – $168K	$106K – $192K	$123K – $176K
Liquid capital	N/A	$14K – $21K	$20K – $40K	$9K – $15K
Franchise fee	$49K	$49K	$30K	$40K
Royalty rate	N/A	8.0%	6.0%	N/A
Ad fund rate	N/A	2.0%	2.0%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$345K	N/A	$108K	$179K
Median gross sales	$304K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	$27K	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Not classified	P&L Bottom Line	Not classified
Risk
Rating	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier	DBelow average	AStrongest tier
Verdict score	85 / 100	64 / 100	34 / 100	76 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	2.6%	N/A	N/A	4.5%
SBA loans on record	85	N/A	N/A	67
Scale
Total units	1,047	27	3	289
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	N/A	11.1%	33.3%	10.7%
Contract
Initial term (years)	N/A	10	10	10
Renewal term (years)	N/A	5	10	5
Initial training (hrs)	N/A	80	71	109
Contacts
Franchisee phones	0	17	21	0

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