JOHNNY ROCKETS vs Smalls Sliders
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
-16.0% (2021–2024)
Net unit change
2 → 45 units (2021–2025)
Weak
Exit quality
Too little history
Strong
Transfer / churn
Too little history
2.4× expected (15 of 34)
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
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Distress
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$50,000
Franchise fee
$35,000
$517K–$2.7M
Investment range
$1.4M–$2.1M
6%
Royalty
6%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
JOHNNY ROCKETS
Smalls Sliders
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