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CHARLEYS vs West Coast Sourdough (Area Representative)

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.

CHARLEYS
Proven & steady
Verdict
Units · latest run
+8.5% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
1 → 1 units (2024–2025)
Fair
Exit quality
Too little history
Strong
Transfer / churn
Too little history
1.0× expected (15 of 89)
SBA losses vs same-year loans
No SBA loans
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Distress
—
$24,500
Franchise fee
$50,000
$203K–$1.0M
Investment range
$73K–$1.1M
6%
Royalty
Not disclosed
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Not disclosed

CHARLEYS

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