MOSQUITO JOE vs MOSQUITO SQUAD
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
-2.6% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
+11.8% (2020–2025)
Weak
Exit quality
Strong
Strong
Transfer / churn
Fair
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
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Distress
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$42,500
Franchise fee
$50,000
$150K–$192K
Investment range
$162K–$220K
10%
Royalty
10%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
MOSQUITO JOE
MOSQUITO SQUAD
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