The Franchise Tollbooth Audit · 30 seconds · No email to see your number
Calculate How Much Liquid Cash a 6% Gross Royalty Fee Strips From Your Practice.
Top-line royalties drain profitability whether your clinic makes money or not. Use your own projected patient numbers to calculate your five-year liquid cash loss. Two inputs. Your number.
Your annual gross practice revenue
Franchise royalty rate (typical range)
5-year liquid cash stripped by the franchisor — from YOUR revenue
$210,000
Annual royalty tax: $42,000 / year
⚠️ Royalty Decay Detected
Your 5-Year Royalty Tax: $0
That is $0 in liquid cash stripped directly out of your revenue and handed to a corporate franchisor for a brand name you will never own.
The Atlas Sovereign Alternative:
Under an Atlas build, you pay $0 in royalties forever. That $0 stays in your bank account as 100% sovereign equity — an asset you can sell.
Arithmetic on your inputs using typical franchise royalty ranges (6–10%). Not a quote from any specific company; actual agreements vary. Gross revenue is your hypothetical, not a projection.
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Gross revenue is not net cash
Gross royalties are calculated before rent, payroll, marketing, or clinical supplies are paid. Run the arithmetic yourself: if your clinic nets 12–20% margins, a 6% top-line royalty consumes 30–50% of your net operating cash (6 ÷ 20 = 30%, 6 ÷ 12 = 50%). In a slow month it is worse, because the royalty does not slow down with you.
How the calculator works
Plug in your own projected enrolment and program pricing. The model compares a percentage-of-gross deduction against a 0% royalty licence across a five-year window. Every figure on the screen is one you supplied.
What 0% actually buys
Retaining 100% of program revenue means margin decisions are yours: reinvest in patient acquisition, staffing, or expansion without a percentage leaving first.