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Mathnasium vs Sylvan Learning — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Mathnasium	Sylvan Learning
Disclosure honesty	C	D
Investment from	$112,936	$117,600
Total fees	12%	16%
Outlets	972	433
Lawsuits	0	4

Mathnasium: what their numbers say

Discloses average/median gross receipts by quartile and average P&L with operating profit for 830 centers. Omits owner salary from operating profit, overstating net income; excludes 131 newer/underperforming centers.

Sylvan Learning: what their numbers say

Discloses 2025 gross sales by quartile for 409 of 433 centers; top quartile avg $795K, bottom quartile avg $120K. No profitability, expenses, or net income data provided. Excludes 24 centers; cherry-picks gross revenue only.

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