CARL'S JR vs Checkers Drive-in Restaurant
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
-6.9% (2022–2026)
Net unit change
-7.2% (2021–2023)
Fair
Exit quality
Fair
Strong
Transfer / churn
Fair
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
1.3× expected (18 of 99)
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Distress
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$25,000
Franchise fee
$30,000
$1.5M–$3.3M
Investment range
$640K–$2.3M
4%
Royalty
4%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
CARL'S JR
Checkers Drive-in Restaurant
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