SOCIAL INDOOR vs THE SCOUT GUIDE
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
+21.4% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
+27.0% (2022–2025)
Strong
Exit quality
Strong
Strong
Transfer / churn
Weak
No SBA loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
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Distress
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$50,000
Franchise fee
$50,000
$94K–$311K
Investment range
$132K–$317K
6%
Royalty
10%
Not disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Not disclosed
SOCIAL INDOOR
THE SCOUT GUIDE
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