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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
ONE HOUR HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING logoAStrongest tier
ONE HOUR HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING
Home Services
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RIVER POOLS® logoBAbove average
RIVER POOLS®
Home Services
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Rod Works logoDBelow average
Rod Works
Home Services
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Vitals
Investment range
$131K – $274K
$114K – $288K
$145K – $261K
Liquid capital
$35K – $60K
$25K – $75K
$25K – $45K
Franchise fee
$43K
$50K
$35K
Royalty rate
6.0%
12.0%
5.0%
Ad fund rate
1.5%
2.0%
N/A
Performance
Avg gross sales
$4.4M
N/A
N/A
Median gross sales
$2.5M
N/A
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
AStrongest tier
BAbove average
DBelow average
Verdict score
91 / 100
58 / 100
35 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
N/A
100.0%
SBA loans on record
N/A
1
2
Scale
Total units
413
17
9
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
4.9%
11.8%
20.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
36
101
103
Contacts
Franchisee phones
116
21
7

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