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JUNK KING vs Mobiledumps

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.

JUNK KING
Proven & steady
Mobiledumps
Too little disclosed history
Verdict
Units · latest run
+26.7% (2021–2025)
Net unit change
+4.0% (2023–2025)
Strong
Exit quality
Too little history
Weak
Transfer / churn
Too little history
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
No SBA loans
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Distress
—
$55,000
Franchise fee
$30,000
$121K–$236K
Investment range
$62K–$210K
8%
Royalty
7%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Not disclosed

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