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FV-00097·MODERATEExcellent81FDD 2022

All Tune and Lube

Automotive - Repair & ServiceFranchising since 1986Website
Investment
$112K – $147K
30th pct Repair & Serv…
Avg revenue
54th pct Repair & Serv…
Royalty
7.0%
43rd pct Repair & Serv…
Units
25
33rd pct Repair & Serv…
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $112K – $147K including a $29K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 58/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 342 loans (below the industry average).
  • System contracting at -30.6% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
ATL International, Inc.
Incorporated in
Maryland
HQ
8334 Veterans Highway, Millersville, Maryland 21108
Auditor
Weyrich, Cronin & Sorra, LLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$900K
vs $1.0M prior year

Yale framework · single-unit ROIC

Returns Analysis

Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.

The model · Yale framework

What would one All Tune and Lube unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: automotive
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $112K–$147K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $30K–$40K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

68%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$113K
EBITDA margin
15.0%
Total invested
$164K
Payback
18 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

All Tune and Lube franchisees operate automotive service centers providing general repairs, tire/battery sales, transmission services, and motor oil changes (Motor Mate program). Day-to-day operations include customer vehicle diagnostics, maintenance scheduling, inventory management for parts/fluids, technician supervision, and service quality control across multiple revenue streams with varying commission rates.

CEO
Kevin D. Magnuson
Founded
1985
FDD year
2022
States available
13

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$112K – $147K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$30K – $40K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$29K
Royalty
7.0%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
Agreed upon amount paid weekly
Total fee load
7.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
25
Opened
5
Last reporting year
Closed
7
Turnover rate
28.0%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
-7.4%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
-30.6%
Compounded over last 3 years
2020
25-2
Franchised units
2021
27
Franchised units
2022
36
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 5 states with active franchisees

The Territory Map

Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 5 states
Not registered

States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.

Government records

SBA Loan Data

Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.

Total loans
342
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

58
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE58 / 100

Shrinking franchise system with undisclosed financials, complex royalty structure, and past going concern issues presents meaningful risk without transparent performance data to justify long-term commitment.

Score breakdown · what drove the 58 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORDeclining unit count: -7.4% YoY (25 units) suggests system contraction and potential market saturation or franchisee struggles
  2. 02MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure: Average revenue and net income not disclosed makes ROI assessment impossible; unable to validate if $112k-$146.5k investment generates adequate returns
  3. 03MINORComplex tiered royalty structure (3%-7% + $395/week minimum) creates unpredictable cost burden, especially if revenue is heavily weighted toward low-margin tire/battery sales (3% rate)
  4. 04HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE: Indicates franchisor may have had financial viability concerns or restructuring issues that warrant deeper investigation
  5. 05MED15-year term is unusually long without disclosed profitability metrics; locks franchisee into commitment without baseline performance data
  6. 06HIGHVague litigation language: 'Routine litigation' statement is boilerplate; unable to assess severity, frequency, or nature of actual disputes

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Market area based on vehicle count
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
15 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
No
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Maryland

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
40 hrs
On-the-job training
120 hrs
POS system
ShopPro
Operating tech stack

Item 20

Franchisee Contacts

Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.

Franchisee contacts

6 numbers

Locked
(404) 308-••••
GA
(407) 202-••••
FL
(419) 349-••••
OH

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

All Tune and Lube · FDD (2022) PDF

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