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BEEF O' BRADY'S FAMILY SPORTS PUBS vs TGI FRIDAYS

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.

BEEF O' BRADY'S FAMILY SPORTS PUBS
Weaker disclosed record
TGI FRIDAYS
Weaker disclosed record
Verdict
Units · latest run
-7.4% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
-72.6% (2022–2025)
Strong
Exit quality
Weak
Fair
Transfer / churn
Strong
2.3× expected (62 of 126)
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
—
Distress
—
$25,000
Franchise fee
$50,000
$526K–$1.7M
Investment range
$1.4M–$4.5M
5%
Royalty
5%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed

BEEF O' BRADY'S FAMILY SPORTS PUBS

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