CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative) vs Storm Guard
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.
CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative)
Too new to judge
Storm Guard
Too little disclosed history
Verdict
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Units · latest run
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Net unit change
+2.9% (2023–2025)
Too little history
Exit quality
Too little history
Too little history
Transfer / churn
Too little history
No SBA loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
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Distress
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$100,000
Franchise fee
$65,000
$110K–$517K
Investment range
$209K–$248K
Not disclosed
Royalty
6.25%
Not disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
CR3 American Exteriors (Area Representative)
Storm Guard
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