Alloy Wheel Repair SpecialistsFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists franchise requires a total initial investment of $100K – $639K, including a $40K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $391K[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 8.3% charge-off rate across 16 loans[1]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $100K – $639K
- 32nd pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Avg gross sales
- $391K
- 12th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 10th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Units
- 87
- 60th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- SBA default
- 8.3%
- system-wide median varies by category
Quick verdict · Cleaning & Maintenance · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Cleaning & Maintenance avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Started franchising in 2024. Newer systems carry more uncertainty but may offer better territories.
The system contracted 5% year-over-year. Investigate why units are closing.
Bottom line
- Total investment $100K – $639K including a $40K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $391K/year (median $253K).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 27/100. SBA loan charge-off rate of 8.3% across 16 loans (near or below the 16% franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2024).
- System contracting at -9.8% 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
- Alloy Wheel Franchise, LLC
- Parent company
- Alloy Wheel Holdco, LLC
- Ultimate parent
- Alloy Wheel Repair
- Predecessor
- in Interest
- Prior franchisor entity
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 3100 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 305, Norcross, GA 30071
- Auditor
- Plante & Moran, PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $1.4M
- vs $2.6M prior year
Affiliated brands
- or by us directly
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
Franchisees operate automotive repair centers specializing in alloy wheel restoration, refinishing, and repair services. Day-to-day operations include customer intake and diagnostics, wheel repair execution using specialized equipment, quality control, and inventory management of repair materials and replacement components. The business model targets both retail customers and fleet/commercial accounts seeking cost-effective wheel restoration versus replacement.
- CEO
- Robert Wheeley
- Headquarters
- GA
- Founded
- 2023
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 40
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 14 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $40K | $40K | |
| Travel and Living Expenses While Training | $1K | $5K | |
| Truck | $0 | $40K | |
| Mobile Reconditioning Facility (MRF) - Tandem Axle Trailernot refundable | $35K | $80K | |
| Mobile Reconditioning Facility (MRF) - Box Trucknot refundable | $110K | $140K | |
| Mobile Reconditioning Facility (MRF) - Express MRF Vannot refundable | $90K | $120K | |
| Start-up Kit, Sign and Equipment Package, per MRFnot refundable | $8K | $12K | |
| Wheel Straightening Equipmentnot refundable | $5K | $8K | |
| Insurance | $500 | $5K | |
| Professional Fees | $3K | $5K | |
| Construction, Deposits, Rent | $0 | $5K | |
| Computer Software and Hardware | $2K | $4K | |
| Additional Funds, 3 Months | $5K | $15K | |
| Optional Grand Opening Advertising | $5K | $10K | |
| Total initial investment | $304K | $489K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$39K
10.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
10%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
9.9 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $100K – $639K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $5K – $30K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $40K – $110K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- Gross Revenue · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- $100 per month
- Total fee load
- 6.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $52 |
| Transfer fee | $20K |
| Renewal fee | $2K |
| Total fee load | 6.0% of rev |
A 6.0% total fee load is unusually lean. More of each revenue dollar stays with the franchisee.
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $391K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $253K
- Item 19 type
- Actual Sales
- Sample size
- 74 units
- vs category median 31 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $39K→$3.7M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $104K→$773K
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 10 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 204 Cleaning & Maintenance brands
vs Cleaning & Maintenance averages
How Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 87
- Opened
- 1
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 3
- Terminated
- 3
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 3.4%
- Company-owned
- 13
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 85%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- -5.1%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- -9.8%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Closed (3yr)
- 3
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 1
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 1
- Franchisor bought back
- Transfer rate
- 0.1%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Continuity rate
- 93.7%
- Units that stayed open
- Termination rate
- 0.2%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 0.2%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 30 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).
States derived from franchisee contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 16
- Loan volume
- $4.1M
- Median loan
- $195K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 8.3%
- 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)
- 91.7%
- 5-yr charge-off
- 0.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 11
- Defaults
- 1
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SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists'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 11 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 10-year lending trend
- SBA 504 real estate/equipment data
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Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
System contraction, unverified financials, and undisclosed going concern issues present meaningful risk despite no litigation.
Litigation (Item 3)
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Largest disclosed settlement: $590,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Plante & Moran, PLLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 27 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 5.1% YoY (87 units) suggesting system contraction and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial performance representation disclosed — cannot independently verify claimed $390K avg revenue or $612K net income figures
- 03MINORHigh investment range ($100K-$638.5K spread) indicates inconsistent territory valuations and undefined scalability parameters
- 04HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE with no explanation — raises questions about franchisor financial stability and long-term viability
- 05MINOR6% royalty on gross revenue (not net) creates cash flow pressure during seasonal downturns common in automotive repair
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Geographic |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 1 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Georgia |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 72 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 32 hrs
- Training location
- on-site and corporate
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- iPad with mobile billing software
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: iPad with mobile billing software
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
61 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists franchise?
The total investment to open a Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists franchise ranges from $100K – $639K, with an initial franchise fee of $40K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $391K. The median is $253K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists has a charge-off rate of 8.3% across 16 loans, meaning 8.3% 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 Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists has 87 total units in the United States, including 14 franchised units and 13 company-owned units. 1 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 27 out of 100, 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.