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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	CAverage Premier Martial Arts Health & Fitness 2022 FDD Remove	CAverage Sweatheory Health & Fitness 2022 FDD Remove
Vitals
FDD filing	FDD issued May 18, 2022	FDD issued Apr 18, 2022
Investment range	$184K – $422K	$193K – $408K
Liquid capital	$8K – $15K	$16K – $36K
Franchise fee	$50K	$35K
Royalty rate	7.0%	5.0%
Ad fund rate	0.0%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$316K	No Item 19 representation
Median gross sales	$286K	Not disclosed
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	$76K	Not disclosed
Earnings metric	EBITDA8 $75,95011	Not classified
Risk
Rating	CAverage	CAverage
Verdict score	55 / 100	44 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	16.7% (n=103)	Not SBA-matched
SBA loans on record	103	N/A
Scale
Total units	175	2
Net change (latest yr)	+72	0
Signed, not yet open	201 (1.15 per open outlet)	1 (0.50 per open outlet)
Turnover rate	0.0%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10
Renewal term (years)	5	10
Initial training (hrs)	58	64
Contacts
Franchisee phones	154	3

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