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Brand	ATop Quintile Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	FBottom Quintile Bojangles Quick-Service Restaurants Remove	ATop Quintile Carl's Jr. Quick-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$505K – $3.9M	$720K – $3.8M	$1.5M – $3.2M
Liquid capital	$20K – $30K	$30K – $181K	$160K – $250K
Franchise fee	$50K	$35K	$25K
Royalty rate	5.0%	4.0%	4.0%
Ad fund rate	4.0%	1.0%	6.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$2.0M	$2.4M	$1.4M
Median gross sales	$1.9M	$2.1M	$1.3M
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	$328K	N/A	$372K
Earnings metric	EBITDA	Not classified	P&L Bottom Line
Risk
Rating	ATop Quintile	FBottom Quintile	ATop Quintile
Risk score	34 / 100	98 / 100	26 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	10.4%	8.0%	0.0%
SBA loans on record	332	26	34
Scale
Total units	3,177	813	1,063
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	1.1%	1.7%	1.3%
Contract
Initial term (years)	20	20	20
Renewal term (years)	10	10	10
Initial training (hrs)	126	536	422
Contacts
Franchisee phones	3,247	558	100