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Sport Clips vs My Salon Suite — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Sport Clips	My Salon Suite
Disclosure honesty	C	C
Investment from	$189,300	$675,106
Total fees	11%	5.5%
Outlets	1,584	355
Lawsuits	0	1

Sport Clips: what their numbers say

Discloses gross sales only (avg $412K, median $386K for 1,105 stores) and company-owned store expense report showing 31% avg operating profit. Omits royalties from profit calc; excludes newer/lower-performing stores; no franchisee net income stated.

My Salon Suite: what their numbers say

Discloses average/median gross revenue, EBITDA, rent, and operating expenses for 244 of 303 locations. Excludes 59 locations; EBITDA not true net profit—omits debt service, taxes, depreciation, and owner compensation.

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