DUCK DONUTS vs Shipley Do-Nuts
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
+27.6% (2021–2023)
Net unit change
+12.6% (2023–2025)
Strong
Exit quality
Strong
Fair
Transfer / churn
Strong
1.6× expected (7 of 36)
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
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Distress
—
$40,000
Franchise fee
$40,000
$497K–$706K
Investment range
$517K–$855K
6%
Royalty
5%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
DUCK DONUTS
Shipley Do-Nuts
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