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Brand	ATop Quintile The Goddard School Education Remove	ATop Quintile Primrose Schools Education Remove	DBelow Average Doodle Bugs! Education Remove	ATop Quintile Children's Lighthouse Education Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$903K – $8.5M	$743K – $8.6M	$546K – $9.2M	$1.1M – $8.9M
Liquid capital	$100K – $275K	$180K – $420K	$150K – $300K	$275K – $333K
Franchise fee	$135K	$80K	$90K	$85K
Royalty rate	7.0%	7.0%	6.0%	3.5%
Ad fund rate	4.0%	2.0%	2.0%	0.5%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$3.4M	$2.7M	N/A	$1.9M
Median gross sales	N/A	$2.7M	N/A	$1.9M
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	$498K	$509K	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	EBITDA	P&L Bottom Line	Not classified	Not classified
Risk
Rating	ATop Quintile	ATop Quintile	DBelow Average	ATop Quintile
Risk score	47 / 100	20 / 100	72 / 100	26 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	3.4%	1.8%	N/A	0.0%
SBA loans on record	538	845	N/A	63
Scale
Total units	627	525	17	69
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	15	10	15	20
Renewal term (years)	5	10	5	10
Initial training (hrs)	105	143	92	120
Contacts
Franchisee phones	100	43	7	86