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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 (EBITDA $9, EBITDA). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

Focus by buyer type

Brand
Water Wings Swim School logoCAverage
Water Wings Swim School
Education
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Montessori Kids Universe logoBAbove average
Montessori Kids Universe
Education
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The Goddard School logoAStrongest tier
The Goddard School
Education
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Vitals
Investment range
$994K – $1.4M
$782K – $1.7M
$1.0M – $1.5M
Liquid capital
$30K – $60K
$100K – $200K
$100K – $275K
Franchise fee
$50K
$75K
$135K
Royalty rate
N/A
7.0%
7.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
N/A
4.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
N/A
$1.3M
$2.5M
Median gross sales
N/A
$1.4M
$2.3M
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
$629K
N/A
$547K
Earnings metric
EBITDA $9
Not classified
EBITDA
Risk
Rating
CAverage
BAbove average
AStrongest tier
Verdict score
41 / 100
50 / 100
90 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
9.1%
3.4%
SBA loans on record
N/A
40
538
Scale
Total units
12
19
665
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
15.8%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
15
15
Renewal term (years)
5
15
5
Initial training (hrs)
120
122
62
Contacts
Franchisee phones
3
48
100

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