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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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Brand	AStrongest tier SHACK SHINE Automotive Remove	BAbove average Black Optix Tint Automotive Remove	BAbove average Cornwell Quality Tools Automotive Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$163K – $284K	$154K – $260K	$80K – $324K
Liquid capital	$45K – $55K	$40K – $60K	$15K – $35K
Franchise fee	$40K	$50K	$0
Royalty rate	8.0%	6.0%	N/A
Ad fund rate	8.0%	2.0%	0.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$539KOutlet subset	$632KIncl. company outlets	N/A
Median gross sales	$419KOutlet subset	N/A	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Net Income	Not classified
Risk
Rating	AStrongest tier	BAbove average	BAbove average
Verdict score	88 / 100	49 / 100	58 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	0.0%	0.0%	14.3%
SBA loans on record	10	8	14
Scale
Total units	23	13	793
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	0.0%	16.3%
Contract
Initial term (years)	5	10	N/A
Renewal term (years)	5	35	N/A
Initial training (hrs)	86	114	120
Contacts
Franchisee phones	33	4	100

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