Black Optix Tint vs LINE-X
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
10 → 30 units (2023–2025)
Net unit change
-68.2% (2021–2025)
Too little history
Exit quality
Fair
Too little history
Transfer / churn
Strong
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
0.7× expected (19 of 141)
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Distress
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$49,500
Franchise fee
$50,000
$230K–$343K
Investment range
$402K–$1.0M
6%
Royalty
6%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Not disclosed
Black Optix Tint
LINE-X
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