AMERICA'S SWIMMING POOL COMPANY vs POOL SCOUTS
Side-by-side figures from each brand's latest FDD Item 20 as we extracted them; verdicts are our opinion under the published methodology, and the source filing and year are on each brand's profile. Green marks the more favorable metric (lower for distress), not a recommendation to buy.
Units · latest run
+12.6% (2022–2025)
Net unit change
-11.0% (2023–2025)
Weak
Exit quality
Fair
Strong
Transfer / churn
Weak
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
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Distress
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$40,000
Franchise fee
$50,000
$89K–$213K
Investment range
$97K–$134K
7%
Royalty
8%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
AMERICA'S SWIMMING POOL COMPANY
POOL SCOUTS
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