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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, EBITDA after Franchise-Related Fees ($)). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

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Brand
My Salon Suite logoAStrongest tier
My Salon Suite
Personal Care & Beauty
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HEYDAY logoAStrongest tier
HEYDAY
Personal Care & Beauty
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Vitals
Investment range
$675K – $1.7M
$966K – $1.2M
Liquid capital
$0 – $40K
$50K – $79K
Franchise fee
$50K
$60K
Royalty rate
5.5%
7.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$456K
$2.1MIncl. company outlets
Median gross sales
$440K
$2.3MIncl. company outlets
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
$183K
$57K
Earnings metric
EBITDA
EBITDA after Franchise-Related Fees ($)
Risk
Rating
AStrongest tier
AStrongest tier
Verdict score
75 / 100
73 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
0.0%
0.0%
SBA loans on record
8
12
Scale
Total units
355
18
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
5
Initial training (hrs)
30
146
Contacts
Franchisee phones
184
0

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