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Brand
PLANET FITNESS logoATop Quintile
PLANET FITNESS
Health & Fitness
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Gold’s Gym logoBAbove Average
Gold’s Gym
Health & Fitness
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Investment range
$1.5M – $5.2M
$1.8M – $4.3M
Liquid capital
$68K – $469K
$40K – $100K
Franchise fee
$20K
$40K
Royalty rate
7.0%
N/A
Ad fund rate
2.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$1.9M
$1.9M
Median gross sales
$1.8M
$1.7M
Avg owner earnings
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$680K
$354K
Earnings metric
P&L Bottom Line
EBITDA
Risk
Rating
ATop Quintile
BAbove Average
Risk score
23 / 100
61 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
0.0%
15.5%
SBA loans on record
173
169
Scale
Total units
2,568
210
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
4.8%
Contract
Initial term (years)
12
10
Renewal term (years)
12
10
Initial training (hrs)
94
32
Contacts
Franchisee phones
99
11

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