Franchise opportunities compared
Jovie vs Lightbridge Academy
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.
- Jovie and Lightbridge Academy disclose 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 (Jovie: 8, Lightbridge Academy: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | JJovie |  Lightbridge Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $129,649 – $204,899 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $834,868 – $8,122,575 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $49,999 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12 | $50,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $5.00 Royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13 | 4% · percentage of Gross Revenues Royalty Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $2.00 Brand fund rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13 | 2% of percentage of gross revenues Brand Development Fund 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 160 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 46 | 92 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 66 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −26 Calculated: 186 at end of 2023 → 160 at end of 2025 | +19 Calculated: 73 at end of 2023 → 92 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | 2011 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | 2010 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 9 |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Jovie businesses operating throughout calendar 2025; company-owned o… 160 territories other Total territories · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Multiple-territory franchisees, Tier 2 $3,046,256 other Tier 2 multiple territory Median gross revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Multiple-territory franchisees, Tier 3 $1,508,893 other Tier 3 multiple territory Median gross revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41 +5 more groups in the full report | Franchised and company-owned (62 locations) — revenue and EBITDA and costs $2,640,681 mean Gross revenues · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 63 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record $1,195,121 other Gross revenues · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 63 |
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.