Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists is an automotive franchise that repairs, refinishes, and restores damaged alloy wheels for consumers, dealers, and fleets. Franchisees run a shop-and-mobile operation handling wheel repair and refinishing in a territory.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists franchise requires a total initial investment of $100K – $214K, including a $40K – $110K 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]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $100K – $214K
- 34th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Avg gross sales
- $391K
- Outlet subset9th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 9th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Units
- 87
- 61st pct Cleaning & Ma…
- SBA charge-off
- 8.3%
- % of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category
Quick verdict · Cleaning & Maintenance · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Cleaning & Maintenance 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 $100K – $214K including a $40K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $391K/year (median $253K) (reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system).
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 65/100 (higher is better). 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, 2010–2025).
- DECLINESystem 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
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Alloy Wheel Franchise, LLC
- Parent company
- Alloy Wheel Holdco, LLC
- Ultimate parent
- Alloy Wheel Repair, Inc.
- Predecessor
- Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists, LLC; Wheel Repair Solutions International, Inc. (WRSI)
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Robert Wheeley
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- HQ
- 3100 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 305, Norcross, Georgia 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
- CEO
- Robert Wheeley
- Headquarters
- GA
- Founded
- 2023
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 40
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 50% below the typical cleaning & maintenance franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown14 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.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $100K – $214K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $5K – $15K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $40K – $110K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- $100 per month (flat) National Brand Awareness Fund contr…
- 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 | $0 |
| 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.
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 57% below the cleaning & maintenance norm.
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
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
23%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
4.3 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
What one unit earns on your invested capital
Model A · Single-Unit Return
Computes unlevered return on invested capital (ROIC) for a single franchise unit. The target band for an attractive franchise is 30–60% ROIC. Below that and a passive index fund likely outperforms; above that and the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses. It's the top line only. Operating costs below are category estimates. Override them to match your real lease quote, labor market, and build-out budget.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
23%
Below the 30–60% attractive-franchise band
What 25 units return when you use SBA financing
Model B · Return on Equity: Debt-Financed Acquisition
Models a 25-unit portfolio acquisition financed with an SBA 7(a) loan. Shows equity IRR (your return on cash invested), DSCR (how safely the cash flow covers debt service), and the capital stack (SBA + seller + equity breakdown).
This is the “search fund” or “entrepreneurship through acquisition” scenario: you buy an existing multi-unit operator, use leverage to amplify returns, and either operate or hire management. The 25-unit size is the typical minimum for an SBA-backed franchise portfolio acquisition to pencil as a full-time income.
What “return on equity” means here: if you put in $500K of your own cash and the business generates enough EBITDA to pay down debt and grow, your equity IRR is the annual return on that $500K, including the value created when you eventually sell. Target IRR for a search fund is typically 25–35%.
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$234K
on $1.2M purchase
Total debt
$938K
SBA $0.6M + senior + seller note
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: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
- Avg gross sales
- $391K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $253K
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- gross sales
- Sample size
- 87
- vs category median 32 · 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
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- Disclosed in the 2025 filing, covering 2024
- Transparency
- 10 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 192 Cleaning & Maintenance brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
Average unit generates $391K/year in gross sales. Median is $253K — top performers pull the average up, so a typical unit earns less. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 2.5x. Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 6.0% — below the Cleaning & Maintenance average of 9.7%.
Disclosure
Transparency score 10/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.
Operator retention
System contracting at -9.8% 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 Cleaning & Maintenance averages
How Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
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
- 4.1%
- Company-owned
- 13
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 85%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- -9.8%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- -9.8%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 1
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 3
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 1
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- 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
- Typical loan rate
- 6.8%
- avg rate to borrowers
- Franchised industry avg
- 16.5%
- brand beats franchise avg ↓
- Jobs supported
- 120
- 2.9 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 19%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 13% went to startups / new businesses, 87% to established operators
Franchise vs independent — in all other automotive repair and maintenance, franchised businesses charge off at 16.5% vs 17.8% for independents — franchising is associated with 7% lower SBA default risk in this category.
Top lenders financing Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists franchisees
Showing 3 of 11 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
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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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What could kill this investment?
SBA loans charge off at 8.3% — 48% below the 16.0% national norm, i.e. lower 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
System contraction, unverified financials, and undisclosed going concern issues present meaningful risk despite no litigation.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
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: 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 65 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDUnit count declined 5.1% YoY (87 units) suggesting system contraction and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MINORGoing Concern status is FALSE with no explanation — raises questions about franchisor financial stability and long-term viability
- 03MINOR6% 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
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 6.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · 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 | By population: up to 500,000 (Standard), 500,001-1,000,000 (Medium), above 1,000,001 (Large) |
| 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 |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 1 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Georgia |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | GA |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 72 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 32 hrs
- Training location
- Norcross, Georgia (corporate headquarters)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 2 mo
- From signing to launch
- Franchisor financing
- Not 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 – $214K, 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. Important context: Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Item 19 in the Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists 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 Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
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 74 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 verdict score of 65 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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