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FATBURGER vs Wayback Burgers

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.

FATBURGER
Weaker disclosed record
Wayback Burgers
Weaker disclosed record
Verdict
Units · latest run
-12.8% (2022–2024)
Net unit change
+8.8% (2020–2022)
Weak
Exit quality
Weak
Strong
Transfer / churn
Fair
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
2.6× expected (16 of 62)
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Distress
—
$50,000
Franchise fee
$35,000
$517K–$2.7M
Investment range
$209K–$698K
6%
Royalty
5%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Not disclosed

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