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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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These brands report different earnings metrics (P&L Bottom Line, Gross Sales (row label of the Gross Sales table)). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

Focus by buyer type

Brand	AStrongest tier The Dog Wizard Pet Services Remove	AStrongest tier GROOMBAR Pet Services Remove	AStrongest tier Zoomin Groomin® Pet Services Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$116K – $194K	$54K – $218K	$65K – $205K
Liquid capital	$26K – $65K	$5K – $12K	$5K – $10K
Franchise fee	$60K	$30K	$45K
Royalty rate	8.0%	8.0%	N/A
Ad fund rate	2.0%	1.5%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$262K	$320K1 outlet	$206K
Median gross sales	$143K	$320K1 outlet	$203K
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	P&L Bottom Line	Gross Sales (row label of the Gross Sales table)	Not classified
Risk
Rating	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier
Verdict score	74 / 100	60 / 100	74 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	0.0%	N/A	0.0%
SBA loans on record	8	N/A	12
Scale
Total units	69	7	70
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	4.5%	0.0%	3.5%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	10
Renewal term (years)	10	10	10
Initial training (hrs)	240	7	8
Contacts
Franchisee phones	59	7	6

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