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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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Focus by buyer type

Brand
The FRONTdoor Collective logoAStrongest tier
The FRONTdoor Collective
Business Services
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FASTSIGNS logoAStrongest tier
FASTSIGNS
Business Services
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Craters & Freighters logoAStrongest tier
Craters & Freighters
Business Services
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Vitals
Investment range
$125K – $455K
$215K – $377K
$207K – $390K
Liquid capital
$50K – $143K
$35K – $55K
$40K – $60K
Franchise fee
$50K
$50K
$35K
Royalty rate
8.0%
6.0%
N/A
Ad fund rate
2.0%
2.0%
1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
N/A
$1.1M
N/A
Median gross sales
N/A
$824K
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
$190K
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
P&L Bottom Line
Not classified
Risk
Rating
AStrongest tier
AStrongest tier
AStrongest tier
Verdict score
60 / 100
74 / 100
69 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
12.0%
12.5%
SBA loans on record
N/A
437
8
Scale
Total units
23
710
65
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
1.8%
1.6%
Contract
Initial term (years)
4
10
15
Renewal term (years)
4
10
15
Initial training (hrs)
64
120
84
Contacts
Franchisee phones
4
42
77

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