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ANYTIME FITNESS vs The Yard gym

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.

ANYTIME FITNESS
Weaker disclosed record
The Yard gym
Too new to judge
Verdict
Units · latest run
-1.6% (2021–2023)
Net unit change
2 → 2 units (2023–2024)
Strong
Exit quality
Too little history
Weak
Transfer / churn
Too little history
1.0× expected (98 of 797)
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
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Distress
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$42,500
Franchise fee
$50,000
$398K–$973K
Investment range
$399K–$954K
Not disclosed
Royalty
7%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Not disclosed

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