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Gforce vs THE LITTLE GYM

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.

Gforce
Too little disclosed history
THE LITTLE GYM
Proven & steady
Verdict
Units · latest run
4 → 8 units (2021–2025)
Net unit change
+5.7% (2021–2023)
Too little history
Exit quality
Fair
Too little history
Transfer / churn
Fair
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
0.8× expected (24 of 157)
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Distress
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$60,000
Franchise fee
$59,500
$252K–$572K
Investment range
$506K–$673K
8%
Royalty
8%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed

Gforce

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