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Avis Rent A Car Systems vs BUDGET RENT A CAR SYSTEM

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.

BUDGET RENT A CAR SYSTEM
Weaker disclosed record
Verdict
Units · latest run
+8.2% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
-0.7% (2023–2025)
Fair
Exit quality
Weak
Strong
Transfer / churn
Strong
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
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Distress
—
$45,000
Franchise fee
$50,000
$626K–$1.6M
Investment range
$626K–$1.6M
7.5%
Royalty
7.5%
Not disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Not disclosed

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