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

Focus by buyer type

Brand
Pet Passages logoBAbove average
Pet Passages
Pet Services
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EarthWise Pet / GROOMBAR logoCAverage
EarthWise Pet / GROOMBAR
Pet Services
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BOWIE BARKER logoBAbove average
BOWIE BARKER
Pet Services
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Investment range
$303K – $568K
$288K – $596K
$325K – $578K
Liquid capital
$10K – $15K
$50K – $75K
$25K – $50K
Franchise fee
$55K
$40K
$40K
Royalty rate
6.0%
5.0%
N/A
Ad fund rate
1.0%
1.5%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$336K
N/A
N/A
Median gross sales
$315K
N/A
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
P&L Bottom Line
P&L Bottom Line
assumed annual
Risk
Rating
BAbove average
CAverage
BAbove average
Verdict score
48 / 100
43 / 100
51 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
0.0%
N/A
N/A
SBA loans on record
7
N/A
N/A
Scale
Total units
18
165
5
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
14.0%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
77
N/A
121
Contacts
Franchisee phones
12
129
0

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