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Brand	ATop Quintile SUN TAN CITY Personal Care & Beauty Remove	ATop Quintile Sola Salon Studios Personal Care & Beauty Remove	ATop Quintile IMAGE Studios Personal Care & Beauty Remove	ATop Quintile My Salon Suite Personal Care & Beauty Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$1.0M – $1.8M	$1.2M – $1.9M	$773K – $1.7M	$675K – $1.7M
Liquid capital	$50K – $100K	$20K – $50K	$35K – $75K	$35K – $65K
Franchise fee	$30K	$60K	$65K	$50K
Royalty rate	8.0%	5.5%	6.0%	2.8%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	1.5%	2.0%	N/A
Performance
Avg gross sales	$627K	$442K	$445K	$691K
Median gross sales	$587K	$420K	N/A	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	$146K	$186K
Earnings metric	Not classified	Not classified	P&L Bottom Line	EBITDA
Risk
Rating	ATop Quintile	ATop Quintile	ATop Quintile	ATop Quintile
Risk score	44 / 100	44 / 100	37 / 100	25 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	0.0%	0.0%	N/A	0.0%
SBA loans on record	3	13	N/A	8
Scale
Total units	252	729	129	355
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	1.2%	0.5%	0.0%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	10	10
Renewal term (years)	10	10	N/A	10
Initial training (hrs)	180	17	32	34
Contacts
Franchisee phones	158	183	77	184