Captain D's vs COUSINS MAINE LOBSTER
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
-3.5% (2021–2025)
Net unit change
5 → 2 units (2023–2025)
Fair
Exit quality
Too little history
Strong
Transfer / churn
Too little history
1.4× expected (11 of 50)
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
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Distress
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$35,000
Franchise fee
$40,000
$662K–$1.9M
Investment range
$267K–$966K
4.5%
Royalty
6%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
Captain D's
COUSINS MAINE LOBSTER
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