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Brand	BAbove Average The Big Biscuit Full-Service Restaurants Remove	ATop Quintile Narwhal’s Crafted Full-Service Restaurants Remove	FBottom Quintile the COUNTER CUSTOM BURGERS Full-Service Restaurants Remove	BAbove Average Starbird Chicken Full-Service Restaurants Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$1.1M – $1.7M	$884K – $1.9M	$711K – $2.0M	$1.1M – $1.7M
Liquid capital	$62K – $137K	$50K – $70K	$50K – $200K	$25K – $50K
Franchise fee	$40K	$35K	$35K	$40K
Royalty rate	5.0%	8.0%	6.0%	5.0%
Ad fund rate	1.0%	2.0%	1.0%	3.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$1.6M	$2.0M	$2.7M	$4.2M
Median gross sales	$1.6M	N/A	$2.4M	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	$292K	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	EBITDA	Not classified	Not classified	assumed annual
Risk
Rating	BAbove Average	ATop Quintile	FBottom Quintile	BAbove Average
Risk score	56 / 100	39 / 100	89 / 100	61 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	N/A	0.0%	N/A
SBA loans on record	N/A	1	8	N/A
Scale
Total units	28	3	11	7
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	0.0%	45.5%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	10	10
Renewal term (years)	10	5	5	10
Initial training (hrs)	716	41	484	217
Contacts
Franchisee phones	21	4	1	16