$30,000 standard fee; reduced fees for additional units ($25k/2nd, $20k/3rd, $15k/4th, $10k/5th+); area developers pay $5,000 per franchise opened; initial advertising fee $3,000-$15,000 additional
Outlets, closure rate, growth and all-in fee
total_outlets: 129
franchised_outlets: 101
company_outlets: 28
states_count: 14
closure_rate_pct: 2
closures: 7
closures_not_itemized: 0
reacquired: 53
franchised_outlet_years: 348
closure_year_from: 2022
closure_year_to: 2024
closure_ranking_eligible: yes
growth_pct: -20.9
growth_outlets_from: 163
growth_outlets_to: 129
growth_year_from: 2022
growth_year_to: 2024
growth_ranking_eligible: yes
all_in_fee_pct: 10
all_in_basis: royalty + marketing fund
Comparable revenue
annual_revenue_usd: 1,343,137
basis: median, 59 franchised Tuffy Auto Service Centers in operation at least two full calendar years (as of December 31, 2024) with at least four bays (59 outlets)
Item 19 figures
metric
cohort
outlets
avg
median
min
max
period
page
Gross Sales-2024
59 franchised Tuffy Auto Service Centers in operation at least two full calendar years (as of December 31, 2024) with at least four bays
59
1,416,325
1,343,137
468,196
4,916,047
Calendar Year 2024
45
Annual Car Count-2024
59 franchised Tuffy Auto Service Centers in operation at least two full calendar years (as of December 31, 2024) with at least four bays
59
3,283
2,979
789
13,719
Calendar Year 2024
45
Average Repair Ticket Amount-2024
59 franchised Tuffy Auto Service Centers in operation at least two full calendar years (as of December 31, 2024) with at least four bays
59
466
432
235
1,284
Calendar Year 2024
45
Cost of Goods Sold as a Percentage of Sales-2023
59 franchised Tuffy centers that reported cost of goods sold
59
35.34
30
21.02
75.06
2023 per table row labels (Item 19 narrative says calendar year 2024)
45
Labor as a Percentage of Sales-2023
57 franchised Tuffy centers that reported labor cost
57
24.06
25.1
0
70.24
2023 per table row labels (Item 19 narrative says calendar year 2024)
45
Rent as a Percentage of Sales-2023
51 franchised Tuffy centers that reported rent
51
7.25
6.39
0
19.81
2023 per table row labels (Item 19 narrative says calendar year 2024)
45
Franchised outlet turnover by year (Item 20 Table 3)
year
start
opened
terminated
non-renewed
reacquired
ceased
transferred
end
2022
145
4
4
1
41
0
not disclosed
103
2023
103
9
1
0
11
0
not disclosed
100
2024
100
3
1
0
1
0
not disclosed
101
Agreement terms (Item 17)
term_years: 15
renewal_count: 3
renewal_term_years: 5
renewal_fee: The Franchise Agreement automatically renews unless you elect not to renew or we do not consent to renewal. As conditions to renewal, we may require that you release us from claims, execute our standard form of License Agreement in use at the time of renewal and renovate your franchise location…
transfer_fee: Transfer fee paid (amount not specified in Item 17 table)
cure_period_days: 10
noncompete_post_term_years: 2
noncompete_post_term_radius_miles: 5
dispute_resolution: mediation
governing_law_state: OH
fdd_page: 38
Revenue relative to cost (revenue is not profit)
comparable_annual_revenue_usd: 1,343,137
investment_midpoint_usd: 472,750
revenue_to_investment: 2.84
royalty_pct: 5
revenue_per_royalty_point_usd: 268,627
Rank against peers
metric
value
rank
peers
peer median
order
peer group
inv_low
222,000
13
22
203,500
lowest first
Repair & Maintenance
fee_low
30,000
10
23
30,000
lowest first
Repair & Maintenance
royalty
5
1
16
6.45
lowest first
Repair & Maintenance
allin
10
11
16
8
lowest first
Repair & Maintenance
outlets
129
9
23
62
highest first
Repair & Maintenance
growth
-20.9
14
14
-2.25
highest first
Repair & Maintenance
closure
2
5
14
3.4000000000000004
lowest first
Repair & Maintenance
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