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Brand	FBottom Quintile Smashburger Full-Service Restaurants Remove	ATop Quintile McAlister’s Deli Full-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$1.2M – $2.3M	$910K – $2.6M
Liquid capital	$10K – $20K	$25K – $53K
Franchise fee	$40K	$36K
Royalty rate	5.5%	5.0%
Ad fund rate	2.3%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	$1.9M
Median gross sales	N/A	$1.8M
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Not classified
Risk
Rating	FBottom Quintile	ATop Quintile
Risk score	81 / 100	23 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	18.2%	7.7%
SBA loans on record	11	43
Scale
Total units	194	572
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	7.2%	1.6%
Contract
Initial term (years)	15	20
Renewal term (years)	15	20
Initial training (hrs)	269	300
Contacts
Franchisee phones	76	341