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Array Skin Therapy

Health & Wellness - OtherFranchising since 2022Website
Investment
$186K – $259K
48th pct Other
Avg revenue
$789K
28th pct Other
Royalty
Units
8
34th pct Other
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $186K – $259K including a $55K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $789K/year.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
  • Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
The Array Group, Inc.
Incorporated in
California
HQ
26932 Oso Parkway, Suite 270, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Auditor
Metwally CPA PLLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$59K
vs $88K prior year
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2026
Auditor flagged doubt about continued operations. Verify against the latest FDD before deciding.

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 ARRAY SKIN THERAPY unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $789,390
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: personal services
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $186K–$259K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $30K–$60K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

62%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$166K
EBITDA margin
21.0%
Total invested
$268K
Payback
19 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.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 ARRAY SKIN THERAPY units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

44.1%

6.21× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

2.00×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$2.7M

on $11.1M purchase

Total debt

$8.3M

SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note

SBA 7(a) request ($5.5M) exceeds the $5M program cap. Excess capped automatically; backfill via conventional or equity.

Overview

About

ARRAY Skin Therapy franchisees operate professional aesthetic treatment centers delivering skin therapies and possibly medical-grade treatments. Day-to-day operations include client consultations, administering treatments (facials, laser, chemical peels, injectables, or similar), managing staff, maintaining equipment, handling inventory of products, scheduling appointments, and managing client retention and upselling.

CEO
Kristen Miller
Founded
2021
FDD year
2026
States available
3

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$186K – $259K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$30K – $60K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$55K
Royalty
The lesser of: (i) $2,000-$4,000 per month (escalating by…
Ad fund
$500
Total fee load
10.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$789K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
Item 19 type
Historical Gross Revenues
Sample size
5 units
vs category median 12 · small
Range (low → high)
$481K$1.1M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
3 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · below
Revenue rank28th
vs Health & Wellness - Other peers
Investment cost rank48th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank72th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank34th
vs Health & Wellness - Other peers
Risk score rank41th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
8
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
1
Turnover rate
12.5%
Company-owned
5
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
38%
vs corporate-owned
Multi-unit owners
1.0%
Net growth (yr3)
-25.0%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+50.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2024
3-1
Franchised units
2025
4
Franchised units
2026
2
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 16 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
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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 · 16 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.

No SBA loan data available for this brand.

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

Risk & Legal

60
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE60 / 100

Contracting 8-unit skincare franchise with high relative investment costs, non-transparent profitability metrics, and aggressive royalty structure creates significant unit economics and scalability risk.

Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDUnit count declined 25% YoY (8 units down from ~10-11), indicating system contraction and potential franchisee struggles
  2. 02MEDAverage net income not disclosed in Item 19, preventing ROI validation and raising transparency concerns
  3. 03MINORRoyalty structure caps at $4,000/month but allows 10% of gross revenue — at $789k avg revenue, franchisees pay ~$7,890/month (nearly double the cap), creating high ongoing cost burden
  4. 04MINORHigh initial investment ($186k-$259k) relative to average revenue ($789k) means 23-33% of annual revenue consumed just to break even on franchise fee amortization
  5. 05MINORRelatively young/small franchise system (8 units) lacks scale, brand recognition, and operational maturity to support franchisees
  6. 06HIGHNo disclosed litigation but declining units suggest performance or relationship issues not yet formalized as legal 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
Radius/Population
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
California

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
17 hrs
On-the-job training
23 hrs
POS system
practice management system software
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

21 numbers

Locked
(605) 773-••••
SD
(317) 232-••••
IN
(410) 576-••••
MD

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

ARRAY SKIN THERAPY · FDD (2026) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above