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    ASP Americas Swimming Pool Company vs The Flying Locksmiths

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • The Flying Locksmiths discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (ASP Americas Swimming Pool Company: 5, The Flying Locksmiths: 3). Different groups are not directly comparable.
    DisclosureASP Americas Swimming Pool CompanyTFThe Flying Locksmiths
    Financial commitment
    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)
    $88,695 – $213,171
    TOTALS
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 29
    $0.00 – $397,595
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)
    $40,000
    The franchisor may add an Additional Pool Fee of $2.50 to $5.00 per pool when adjusting a territory.
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14
    $75,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 11
    Royalty (Item 6)
    7%/6%/5% revenue tiers
    Royalty Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18
    8% · percent of Gross Revenue
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)
    1% of percentage of gross revenue
    Brand Fund Contribution
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18
    1% of gross revenue
    National Advertising and Marketing
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15
    System scale & health
    Total outlets (Item 20)
    410
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74
    95
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50
    Net outlet change (Item 20)
    +35
    Calculated: 375 at end of 2023 → 410 at end of 2025
    +1
    Calculated: 94 at end of 2022 → 95 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)
    30
    Closures, terminations & non-renewals in 2025 · Calculated turnover 7.7% of outlets at start of year
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74
    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)
    2021
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 6
    March 2015
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)
    2021
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 6
    January 1, 2015
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8
    Performance (Item 19)
    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
    Franchised (112 territories) — revenue
    $101,075,185
    other Same Store Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 69
    Franchised (127 territories) — revenue
    $187,849
    other Gross Revenue Per Territory · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 70
    Franchised locations — revenue and other measures
    $91,165,076
    other Total Systemwide Sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 68
    +2 more groups in the full report
    Franchised (69 locations) — revenue
    $1,033,559
    other Gross Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47
    Franchised (10 locations) — revenue
    $1,597,412
    other Gross Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47
    Company-owned (1 locations) — revenue and costs and profit
    $2,419,567
    other Revenues, net of discounts · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

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