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Brand
PAYROLL VAULT logoFBottom Quintile
PAYROLL VAULT
Financial Services
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H&R Block logoFBottom Quintile
H&R Block
Financial Services
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Vitals
Investment range
$77K – $112K
$34K – $159K
Liquid capital
$3K – $10K
$430 – $12K
Franchise fee
$69K
$3K
Royalty rate
N/A
0.6%
Ad fund rate
N/A
N/A
Performance
Avg gross sales
$282K
N/A
Median gross sales
N/A
N/A
Avg owner earnings
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$78K
N/A
Earnings metric
P&L Bottom Line
Not classified
Risk
Rating
FBottom Quintile
FBottom Quintile
Risk score
86 / 100
95 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
7.7%
5.6%
SBA loans on record
13
54
Scale
Total units
62
8,688
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
11.3%
0.4%
Contract
Initial term (years)
5
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
99
61
Contacts
Franchisee phones
10
2,053

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