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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 SUN TAN CITY Personal Care & Beauty Remove	AStrongest tier Sola Salon Studios Personal Care & Beauty Remove	BAbove average Salon Professional Academy Personal Care & Beauty Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$1.0M – $1.8M	$1.2M – $1.9M	$1.1M – $2.1M
Liquid capital	$50K – $100K	$20K – $50K	$75K – $120K
Franchise fee	$30K	$60K	$49K
Royalty rate	8.0%	5.5%	6.0%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	1.5%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$627K	$442K	$2.0MCombined outlet types
Median gross sales	$587K	$420K	$2.0MCombined outlet types
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Not classified	Not classified
Risk
Rating	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier	BAbove average
Verdict score	61 / 100	74 / 100	58 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	0.0%	0.0%	11.1%
SBA loans on record	3	13	13
Scale
Total units	252	729	35
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	2.6%	0.5%	2.9%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	15
Renewal term (years)	10	10	15
Initial training (hrs)	180	17	178
Contacts
Franchisee phones	158	183	0

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