abc Seamless Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
abc Seamless is a home-improvement franchise that manufactures and installs seamless steel siding, metal roofing, and seamless gutters on site. Franchisees run a sales-and-install operation handling consultations, custom fabrication, and installation in a territory.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A abc Seamless franchise requires a total initial investment of $188K – $332K, including a $55K franchise fee. The 2024 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). SBA 7(a) loans show a 18.2% charge-off rate across 25 loans[1]. FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2024 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $188K – $332K
- 76th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Incl. company outlets
- Royalty
- N/A
- Units
- 72
- 52nd pct Home Services
- SBA charge-off
- 18.2%
- % of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Home Services avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $188K – $332K including a $55K franchise fee.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports 2024 Gross Receipts only (no cost/expense data). Franchised figures cover 68 territories operated by 59 franchisees (58 line items, some multi-territory). Figures unaudited, provided by franchisees or based on supplier purchases.
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 53/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 18.2% across 25 loans (above the 16% franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
- DECLINESystem contracting at -10.5% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- ABC, Inc.
- CEO title
- President and CEO
- Edward (Ted) Franssen
- Incorporated in
- North Dakota
- HQ
- 8032 Maple Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68134
- Auditor
- AMGL, CPAs & Advisors
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $2.6M
- vs $2.2M prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Edward (Ted) Franssen
- Headquarters
- Nebraska
- Founded
- 1978
- FDD year
- 2024
- States available
- 23
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 15% above the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2024 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $55K | $55K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $16K | $50K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $117K | $227K |
| Total initial investment | $188K | $332K |
Source: abc Seamless 2024 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $188K – $332K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $16K – $50K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $55K – $55K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- Greater of 3% of Gross Receipts or a monthly minimum that…
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 4.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Transfer fee | $25K |
| Renewal fee | $0 |
| Inventory (initial) | $10K – $40K |
| Total fee load | 4.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
abc Seamless did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one abc Seamless unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
31%
Within the 30–60% "attractive franchise" band
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2024 FDD
Financial Performance
Item 19 reports 2024 Gross Receipts only (no cost/expense data). Franchised figures cover 68 territories operated by 59 franchisees (58 line items, some multi-territory). Figures unaudited, provided by franchisees or based on supplier purchases.
Includes company-owned outlets
- Item 19 type
- gross sales
- Sample size
- 68
- vs category median 32 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $7K→$3.6M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2024
- The FDD edition these figures were read from
- Transparency
- 0 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · below
Compared against 321 Home Services brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 4.0% — below the Home Services average of 8.9%.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands.
Operator retention
System contracting at -10.5% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven consolidation or franchisee exits.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Home Services averages
How abc Seamless Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2024 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 72
- Opened
- 1
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 1
- Terminated
- 3
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 5.9%
- Company-owned
- 4
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 94%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- -10.5%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- -10.5%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 1
- Closed (3yr)
- 1
- Terminated (3yr)
- 3
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 23 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
23
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
A system losing more than 10% of its units year-over-year is a red flag. Check whether closures are concentrated in specific regions.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 25
- Loan volume
- $3.9M
- Median loan
- $123K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 18.2%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- 81.8%
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 18
- Defaults
- 4
- Typical loan rate
- 5.5%
- avg rate to borrowers
- vs industry
- 18.2%
- brand is above its industry ↑
- Jobs supported
- 149
- 3.8 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 16%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 33% went to startups / new businesses, 67% to established operators
Top lenders financing abc Seamless franchisees
Showing 3 of 18 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Premium insight
SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into abc Seamless's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 10 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 14 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 18-year lending trend
- SBA 504 real estate/equipment data
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What could kill this investment?
SBA loans charge off at 18.2% — 13% above the 16.0% national norm, i.e. higher lender-observed risk.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Declining franchise system with absent financial performance data, recent litigation, and escalating fee structure presents meaningful investment risk despite protected territory.
Litigation (Item 3)
ABC, Inc. d/b/a abc Seamless, Inc. v. J.M. Johnson, LLC (AAA, filed March 4, 2024): franchisor-initiated arbitration against a franchisee seeking injunctive relief, breach of contract and trademark infringement after the franchisee refused an audit; alleged no more than $150,000 in damages. Dismissed because the franchisee was operating under an expired franchise agreement.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · AMGL, CPAs & Advisors
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 53 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDUnit count declined 4.2% YoY (72 units), indicating system contraction and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure in FDD Item 19, making ROI impossible to validate and suggesting weak unit economics
- 03HIGHRecent litigation initiated by franchisor (2024) against franchisee for breach of contract, indicating enforcement disputes and operational friction
- 04MINOREscalating minimum royalties ($1K-$4K annually) combined with 3% gross receipts creates dual fee burden that may pressure low-margin food businesses
- 05MINORDeclining unit base reduces franchisor's support infrastructure and collective bargaining power with vendors, increasing franchisee operational costs
- 06MINORNo 'Going Concern' statement suggests financial stability questions about franchisor's long-term viability to support franchisees
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 4.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2024 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory sizeℹ | Area with approximately 150,000 single-family homes per latest US Census |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 10 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Governing law | Nebraska |
| Litigation count | 1 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
ABC, Inc. d/b/a abc Seamless, Inc. v. J.M. Johnson, LLC (AAA, filed March 4, 2024): franchisor-initiated arbitration against a franchisee seeking injunctive relief, breach of contract and trademark infringement after the franchisee refused an audit; alleged no more than $150,000 in damages. Dismissed because the franchisee was operating under an expired franchise agreement.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 96 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 80 hrs
- Training location
- Nebraska (franchisor headquarters); may be partly virtual
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 4 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- QuickBooks and Builder Prime
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: QuickBooks and Builder Prime
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
4 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
abc Seamless · FDD (2024) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a abc Seamless franchise?
The total investment to open a abc Seamless franchise ranges from $188K – $332K, with an initial franchise fee of $55K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do abc Seamless franchise owners earn?
abc Seamless does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the abc Seamless FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the abc Seamless FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is abc Seamless's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, abc Seamless has a charge-off rate of 18.2% across 25 loans, meaning 18.2% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many abc Seamless franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, abc Seamless has 72 total units in the United States, including 68 franchised units and 4 company-owned units. 1 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is abc Seamless a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates abc Seamless as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 53 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.