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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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Brand
Worldwide Refinishing System logoBAbove average
Worldwide Refinishing System
Home Services
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MONSTER TREE SERVICE logoBAbove average
MONSTER TREE SERVICE
Home Services
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Culligan logoBAbove average
Culligan
Home Services
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Vitals
Investment range
$330K – $655K
$416K – $535K
$130K – $816K
Liquid capital
$18K – $116K
$30K – $50K
$55K – $150K
Franchise fee
$48K
$50K
$41K
Royalty rate
7.0%
6.5%
2.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
1.0%
1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$1.6M
$1.3MPer franchisee, not per outlet
No Item 19 representation
Median gross sales
$1.2M
N/A
N/A
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Gross Revenue
Not classified
Risk
Rating
BAbove average
BAbove average
BAbove average
Verdict score
56 / 100
49 / 100
64 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
16.7%
8.3%
N/A
SBA loans on record
12
86
117
Scale
Total units
47
176
550
Net change (latest yr)
+4
-38
-20
Turnover rate
N/A
20.7%
0.7%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
20
Renewal term (years)
10
10
N/A
Initial training (hrs)
17
111
169
Contacts
Franchisee phones
49
77
459

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