BLUEFROG PLUMBING + DRAIN vs MR. ROOTER
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
+2.4% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
+10.1% (2023–2025)
Too little history
Exit quality
Fair
Too little history
Transfer / churn
Fair
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
0.8× expected (10 of 65)
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Distress
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$59,900
Franchise fee
$42,500
$144K–$346K
Investment range
$153K–$299K
6%
Royalty
6%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
BLUEFROG PLUMBING + DRAIN
MR. ROOTER
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