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Brand	ATop Quintile Sola Salon Studios Personal Care & Beauty Remove	ATop Quintile Salons by JC Personal Care & Beauty Remove	ATop Quintile SUN TAN CITY Personal Care & Beauty Remove	ATop Quintile IMAGE Studios Personal Care & Beauty Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$1.2M – $1.9M	$1.3M – $2.0M	$1.0M – $1.8M	$773K – $1.7M
Liquid capital	$20K – $50K	$10K – $20K	$50K – $100K	$35K – $75K
Franchise fee	$60K	$60K	$30K	$65K
Royalty rate	5.5%	N/A	8.0%	6.0%
Ad fund rate	1.5%	1.0%	2.0%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$442K	$535K	$627K	$445K
Median gross sales	$420K	$524K	$587K	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A	$146K
Earnings metric	Not classified	Not classified	Not classified	P&L Bottom Line
Risk
Rating	ATop Quintile	ATop Quintile	ATop Quintile	ATop Quintile
Risk score	44 / 100	48 / 100	44 / 100	37 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	0.0%	5.0%	0.0%	N/A
SBA loans on record	13	22	3	N/A
Scale
Total units	729	164	252	129
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.5%	0.6%	1.2%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	10	10
Renewal term (years)	10	10	10	N/A
Initial training (hrs)	17	23	180	32
Contacts
Franchisee phones	183	51	158	77