FRANCHISE·WATCH·DESK

THE ALTERNATIVE BOARD vs VALENTA

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.

THE ALTERNATIVE BOARD
Weaker disclosed record
VALENTA
Too little disclosed history
Verdict
Units · latest run
-11.7% (2023–2025)
Net unit change
-58.6% (2023–2025)
Weak
Exit quality
Too little history
Strong
Transfer / churn
Too little history
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
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Distress
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$44,000
Franchise fee
$65,000
$77K–$95K
Investment range
$90K–$113K
Not disclosed
Royalty
Not disclosed
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Not disclosed

THE ALTERNATIVE BOARD

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