Aussie Pet Mobile Franchise Cost & 2026 FDD Data
40/100
Middle tier
40 this brand53 Pet Services medianlikely 36–44: narrower with more SBA loans (high confidence)
Higher is better · an editorial assessment, not investment advice
#2,393 of 3,068 graded brands
Why a C: Helped by unit growth, scale and transparency. See all six factors
- Total investment
- $167K – $209K
- Avg gross sales
- $314K
- 38 1-3 Vans franchisees; not profit
- SBA charge-off
- 27.3%
1 in 4 SBA 7(a) loans to Aussie Pet Mobile owners charged off (3 of 11 resolved loans, approved in FY2016); Pet Services median 12.2%.
Data from the FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records. Analysis by FranchiseVerdict · Methodology · Website · Report an error · Franchisor? Claim this listing
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026 FDD
Per the 2026 FDD, a Aussie Pet Mobile franchise requires a total initial investment of $167K – $209K, including a $20K franchise fee. Once open, the ongoing royalty is 6.0%. Per the 2026 FDD, average gross sales per franchisee were $314K. This franchisor reports Item 19 per franchisee rather than per outlet, so the figure is not comparable with per-outlet averages (Item 19: 38 1-3 Vans franchisees; gross sales, not profit). SBA 7(a) loans show a 27.3% charge-off rate on 11 resolved loans. Verdict grade: C (Middle tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice.
Sources: 2026 FDD · SBA 7(a) loan records (FOIA) · What one unit could make and lose →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: low (issued within the last 12 months)
Evidence for the headline figures: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✓ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored7 of 8 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing; the rest are marked “Not cited” beside the figure.
Overview
Quick verdict · vs Pet Services median
Top edge: green = better than the Pet Services median by more than 10%, red = worse by more than 10%, gray = within 10% or no benchmark. Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a).
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Methodology
Bottom line
- RETURNSAverage gross sales per franchisee of $314K/year (outlet median $296K; Item 19: 38 1-3 Vans franchisees; gross sales, not profit). Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures.
- GROWTHIn the latest Item 20 year, the number of franchised outlets grew by 56 (64 opened, 8 closed).
- FLAGBankruptcy history disclosed in the FDD. Review Item 4 for details before proceeding.
AT STAKEOne unit at the Item 7 midpoint: $24K a year in payments on assumed SBA 7(a)-style terms.You put in about $38K of your own cash and personally guarantee a $150K loan. Assumptions are labeled in Sales; not investment advice.See what one unit could make and lose
Things to check before you sign (3)
- The franchisor keeps the right to compete inside your territory (Item 12, territory).
- You waive a jury trial in disputes with the franchisor (Item 17, renewal, termination and disputes).
- The franchisor receives rebates or payments from suppliers you buy from (Item 8, required suppliers).
Checked and clear: no auditor doubt that the franchisor can keep operating, no net loss of franchised outlets in the latest Item 20 years, no pending lawsuit naming the franchisor, no rule that the owner must run it personally and the full filing on file, and an Item 19 average from 38 units. Not on file here, so ask: SBA charge-off rate against the category median.
What to do next
Step 1: Read the FDD itself.
Free: the franchisor must give it to you at least 14 days before you sign or pay. Or look it up in a state registry (Wisconsin, Minnesota, California). What to read first.
Step 2: Talk to current and former owners.
Free: Item 20 of the FDD lists every current owner and those who left last year, most with a phone number. Questions to ask.
Step 3: Talk to an SBA lender.
Free: the SBA's Lender Match, or the lenders already lending to this brand in the SBA section. Ask what you would personally guarantee and what the monthly payment would be. If you plan to use retirement savings, ask a CPA about the rules for that first.
Step 4: Have a franchise attorney review the FDD and agreement.
Free: your state bar's lawyer referral service can name franchise lawyers, and many offer a short first consultation. Bring the checks listed above.
Research steps, not investment or legal advice.
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost (the Item 7 midpoint) is 39% below the Pet Services median ($309K).
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7 (fees and startup costs)
Do you qualify? The filing states no minimum net worth or liquid capital. Ask Aussie Pet Mobile, Inc. (Item 1: 19000 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irvine, California 92612) and your lender what they require, and keep living costs for the first year outside the deal.
FDD Item 7 (startup costs) · 2026 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $20K | $20K |
| Working capital (first 3 months) | $15K | $25K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $132K | $164K |
| Total initial investment | $167K | $209K |
Source: Aussie Pet Mobile 2026 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 6 · what you pay once you are open
Ongoing fees
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross revenues |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross revenues |
Technology feeThe filing's detail$450/month for first territory; $100/month per territory for second through seventh territories; then-current first-territory fee for additional territories beyond seven. Increases annually by greater of CPI or 3%. | $450/month |
| Transfer fee | $5,000 |
| Renewal fee | $5,000 |
| Total fee loadnear the Pet Services median of 8.0% | 8.0% of sales |
What do units actually make?
Average gross sales are 43% below the Pet Services median ($555K).
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19 (sales and earnings)
Items 6 (other fees), 7 (startup costs) and 19 (sales and earnings) · assumptions labeled
What you could make and lose: one unit
What one Aussie Pet Mobile unit would ask of you, from the filing's Item 7 total and labeled assumptions.
Average gross sales are $314K (FDD p.51), and the royalty and ad fund take about $25K of that a year (Item 6). This brand's Item 19 prints cost or operating-income lines that are not on this page yet. Read them in Item 19 and enter them here. So this box does not estimate a profit. To cover the loan payment alone, one unit has to clear $24K a year after its food, labor, rent and other costs and the franchisor's fees.
How these figures are worked out
- Loan (assumption): 80% of the $188K Item 7 midpoint is a $150K loan, paid over 10 years at 10.5%: $24K a year. SBA 7(a)-style terms on a long-term rate; your lender sets yours. Aussie Pet Mobile's past SBA 7(a) loans averaged 6.2% at approval; 7(a) rates move with the prime rate, so 10.5% is a current-rate assumption, not this brand's history.
What you put at risk
Your own cash in: about $38K Assumption (the part the loan does not cover of the $188K Item 7 midpoint), plus whatever anything Item 7 leaves out (its notes say what). The loan is $150K.
Personal guarantee. SBA 7(a) loans require a personal guarantee from anyone who owns 20% or more of the business. If the unit cannot pay, the lender can collect from you personally, which can include your savings and your home. The worst case is losing the cash you put in and still owing the rest of the loan.
Gross sales are not profit, and none of these figures is take-home pay until tax and every operating cost are paid. The assumptions are ours, not the filing's. Not investment advice.
Returns modelOne unit · several units · editable
One unit
One unit: what is left after the loan payment
Gross sales, minus the franchisor's fees and the operating costs, is the unit's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization). Minus an assumed loan payment, that is what is left for you, before tax. Gross sales are not profit.
This brand's Item 19 prints cost or operating-income lines that are not on this page yet. Read them in Item 19 and enter them here. Invested capital is the Item 7 total, which already includes its working-capital (additional funds) line.
Returns model · one unit
What would one Aussie Pet Mobile unit leave you each year after the loan payment?
Item 19: $314,387 average for 38 franchisees (1-3 Vans). Use a figure for outlets like yours if yours differ.
Gross sales, not profit: the costs below decide what is left.
The filing also sets a minimum or cap on these fees: “Greater of tiered royalty on aggregate monthly Gross Revenue (6.0% on $0-$83,300; 5.0% above $83,300) or a stepped minimum monthly royalty ($0 months 0-3, $700 months 4-9, $1,400 months 10-15, $2,100 months 16+ for 3 territories; $2,800 from month 22 for 4 territories)”; “Greater of 2% of Gross Revenue for the immediately preceding month or $500 per month per territory” (Item 6). This model applies the percentages, so at low sales the real fee can be higher than shown here.
Item 6, as stored, a year. A fixed fee, so it comes off EBITDA as dollars, not a share of sales.
This brand's Item 19 prints cost or operating-income lines that are not on this page yet. Read them in Item 19 and enter them here.
Illustrative category typicals, not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Item 7 midpoint of $167K to $209K
Item 7's $15K to $25K additional funds are already in the total
Left after the loan payment · per year
The unit's EBITDA minus the assumed loan payment. Before tax, depreciation and any cost your inputs leave out (insurance, accounting and legal, licenses, technology fees): not take-home pay.
Gross sales are not profit. Neither the filing nor a stated assumption on this page supplies direct costs, labor, rent / occupancy and other operating costs. Enter your own (a lease quote, owner calls) and the model runs on it.
Loan of $150K at 10.5% over 10 years, an assumption, not a quote. Return and payback are before tax, depreciation and the costs above. The loan usually needs your personal guarantee.
Buying several existing units? The acquisition scenario
Buying several units
What buying a few existing units could return
Prices an existing operator of a few units off the single-unit EBITDA above, after shared services, and finances it with an SBA 7(a) loan, a conventional loan and a seller note. It shows the yearly return on your cash (IRR), whether year-1 earnings cover the loan payments (DSCR) and how the price is paid for. It starts at 5 units; every deal term is an assumption you can change, and none is from the FDD.
Not modelled yet
Gross sales are not profit. Neither the filing nor a stated assumption on this page supplies direct costs, labor, rent / occupancy and other operating costs. Enter your own (a lease quote, owner calls) and the model runs on it.
This scenario starts from a per-unit EBITDA. Fill in the operating costs in the one-unit model above and it runs on that figure, or take it to the full ROI workbench, where the multi-unit and acquisition models accept your own per-unit economics.
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: 2026 FDD · filed by Aussie Pet Mobile, Inc.
Financial performance
- Range (low → high)
- $41K→$793KSource: 2026 FDD, page 51
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
Percentile ranks within Pet Services
Each rank is among the Pet Services brands that report that figure (the count is under each bar).
vs Pet Services medians
How Aussie Pet Mobile compares
Per franchisee, not per outlet - the category median is per-outlet only, so no comparison is shown
Category median of published Pet Services brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Who are you contracting with?
Aussie Pet Mobile, Inc., owned by Home Franchise Concepts, LLC.
Item 1 (the franchisor) · who you're contracting with
The franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Aussie Pet Mobile, Inc.
- Parent company
- Home Franchise Concepts, LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 9 of the 2026 FDD
- Ultimate parent
- JM Family Enterprises, Inc.
- FDD Item 1, page 9 of the 2026 FDD
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer and President (Home Franchise Concepts, LLC)
- Corey Benish
- Incorporated in
- California
- HQ
- 19000 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irvine, California 92612
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audited financials
Same owner · FDD Item 1, page 9
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Grouped by the owner's name as each filing prints it (this page: the 2026 FDD). Spelling variants of the same group may be listed apart; a brand is never grouped with an owner its filing does not name.
Overview
About
Mobile pet grooming services provided from customized Mercedes Benz Sprinter vans, offering bathing and grooming for dogs and cats in a designated territory.
- CEO
- Corey Benish
- States and territories listed
- 14
- registered or offered in, as the filing lists them (DC and territories included); not where units may open
Is the system healthy?
+91 franchised outlets over the two years to 2025 (76 to 167, +119.7% in total, +48.2% a year compounded).
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20 (outlets opened, closed and transferred)
Item 20 (outlet counts) · unit dynamics
The growth chart
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
Last fiscal year · Item 20 rates and pipeline
- Signed, not yet open
- 51
- 0.31 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 90
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Item 20 · franchised units at year end
Franchised units rose from 76 in 2023 to 167 in 2025
Axis does not start at zero.
Source and method
Government records
SBA loan data
Lenders charged off 27.3% of 11 resolved SBA 7(a) loans. 7(a) is the SBA's main small-business loan; a resolved loan was paid in full or charged off.
- Loans on file
- 15
- SBA 7(a) loans matched to this brand, incl. those still being repaid
- Loan volume
- $2.4M
- Average loan
- $160K
- loan volume divided by loans
- Charge-off rate
- 27.3%
- 3 of 11 resolved loans
- Paid in full
- 72.7%
- of resolved loans
- Recent-loan charge-off
- No recent loans
- no SBA 7(a) loan approved since FY2018
- Lenders
- 3
- Average interest rate
- 6.2%
- Jobs reported
- 93
- Lender concentration
- 87%
- top lender's share
Cumulative: every 7(a) loan matched to this brand in the SBA’s FOIA files, approved FY1991 onward. Historical lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Full SBA lending reportlenders · charge-off rate · trend
Lender network · SBA 7(a)
SBA Lending Report
Lender, state and yearly detail for Aussie Pet Mobile from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records.
- Average SBA guarantee
- 84%
- Average interest rate
- 6.2%
- Lender concentration
- 87%
- Jobs reported
- 93
Top 10 SBA lenders by loan count
| Loans | Volume | Charge-off |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic Bank Corporation | ||
| 13 | $1.9M | Not on file |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association | ||
| 1 | $350K | Not on file |
| Stearns Bank National Association | ||
| 1 | $150K | Not on file |
A lender’s rate counts only its resolved loans, the loans that have finished (paid in full or charged off); a 0.0% often means few of its loans have finished. Under 10 resolved loans, the rate reads “Too few”.
Charge-off rate by state (top 10 by loans)
| State | Loans | Charged off | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA California | 4 | 0 | Too few3 resolved |
| TX Texas | 3 | 1 | Too few3 resolved |
| FL Florida | 1 | 0 | Too few0 resolved |
| IN Indiana | 1 | 0 | Too few1 resolved |
| KY Kentucky | 1 | 0 | Too few0 resolved |
| ME Maine | 1 | 0 | Too few1 resolved |
| NY New York | 1 | 1 | Too few1 resolved |
| PA Pennsylvania | 1 | 1 | Too few1 resolved |
| UT Utah | 1 | 0 | Too few0 resolved |
| WA Washington | 1 | 0 | Too few1 resolved |
Rate: charged-off loans over resolved loans (paid in full plus charged off), shown from 10 resolved loans. "Too few": under 10 resolved. The Loans column counts every approval in the window, including loans still being repaid.
SBA 7(a) loans approved per year
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan-level data, matched to the brand by FranchiseVerdict.
A 27.3% charge-off rate means about 1 in 4 resolved SBA 7(a) loans to this brand was charged off. The approval-year chart above shows which years they came from.
What are the risks?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Verdict grade + FDD Items 3 (litigation), 4 (bankruptcy), 8 (required suppliers), 16 (what you may sell), 21 (audited financials)
Risk and legal
Grade C: Middle tier, 40/100 (category median 53); the full grade is at the top of the page.
How the grade is built
Why a C, factor by factor
- Financial health NeutralAudited financials; no going-concern doubt
- Unit economics NeutralAvg gross sales $314K on a $188K investment midpoint, 1.7x (gross sales, not profit)
- Unit growth Helps+91 franchised outlets over the two years to 2025 (76 to 167, +119.7% in total, +48.2% a year compounded); turnover 4.8%
- Scale Helps167 franchised units; franchising since 1999
- Legal Neutral1 matter naming the franchisor among the Item 3 matters we list (0.6 per 100 outlets); a bankruptcy disclosed in Item 4
- Transparency HelpsItem 19 discloses financial performance; audited financials
- Adjustments after the six dimensions (-40 points)SBA loan record: the SBA charge-off rate (27.3% on 11 resolved loans approved in FY2016) is between 20% and 50%, a range the score counts against a brand, so it took 15 points off. The score uses fixed ranges, not the category median, so a rate below its category median can still cost points.Score limits: a ceiling the method sets for specific risks (such as a very high SBA charge-off rate, high turnover or an auditor's going-concern doubt) took 25 points off.
From the six scored dimensions, an editorial assessment, not investment advice. How the score is built
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
One disclosed matter: a 2006 Consent Order with the Maryland Attorney General's Securities Division under prior ownership, requiring cessation of franchise sales in violation of Maryland Franchise Law and rescission of an improperly-disclosed franchise agreement; no monetary sanctions.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
Subject: the company or an affiliate. Disclosed (Item 4 covers the last 10 years)
Aussie Pet Mobile, Inc., under previous management, filed Chapter 11 in the Central District of California on March 12, 2012 (Case No. 8:12-bk-13141-MW). A Plan of Reorganization was confirmed December 10, 2012, effective December 25, 2012; case discharged January 15, 2013 and closed January 21, 2015.
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
Ask what the franchisor earns on the supplies it sells you or the rebates it takes (Item 8).
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Franchisor takes supplier rebates: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Litigation case detail1 matter · Item 3
Litigation cases
The franchisor
Concluded (1)
In the Matter of: Aussie Pet Mobile, Inc. and Ian Moses
concludedGovernment or regulatory action · Securities Commissioner of Maryland (administrative proceeding) · 2004-0162
“… (Administrative Proceeding before the Securities Commissioner of Maryland;”Page 14 of the 2026 FDD, Item 3
Outcome: “On January 25, 2006, Aussie Pet Mobile, Inc., while under previous ownership, entered into a Consent Order with the Securities Division of the Office of the Attorney General of Maryland (the “Division”) that required the franchisor to cease and desist from taking certain actions and to make certain representations.”
Item 3 lists the litigation the franchisor must disclose; a matter against a parent, an affiliate or a named officer is not a matter against the franchisor, and pending claims are allegations, not findings.
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 8.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before your own operating costs.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12 (territory), 15 (owner participation) and 17 (renewal, termination and disputes)
Contract and territory detail
| Allowed renewals | 2 |
|---|---|
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territory | No |
| Territory size | “Territory defined by USPS ZIP Codes, generally consisting of a minimum of 33,000 households; franchisor determines total households included and may permit gray-area operation.” |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Who runs it (Item 15) | A manager may run it |
| Non-compete (years) | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles) | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusal | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination grounds | 15 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Orange County, California |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | California |
Items 10 (financing), 11 (training and support)
Training and operations
- Classroom training
- 32 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 8 hrs
- Training location
- Coppell, Texas (HFC Experience Center) or other designated location
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 3 mo
- From signing to launch
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- ProfitKeeper (analytics) / third-party CMS
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 (initial fees) & 11 (training and support)
Franchisor support
Franchisee contacts
We hold no owner list for this brand. Item 20 of the FDD lists the current and former owners; the free FDD is the source.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to open a Aussie Pet Mobile franchise?
Per the 2026 FDD, the total investment to open a Aussie Pet Mobile franchise ranges from $167K to $209K, with an initial franchise fee of $20K. This is the Item 7 total in the Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD): the startup costs the franchisor lists, such as build-out, equipment, inventory and working capital. It usually leaves out buying land or a building; Item 7's notes say what is excluded.
What do Aussie Pet Mobile franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Aussie Pet Mobile FDD, average gross sales were $314K (38 1-3 Vans franchisees; gross sales, not profit). The median is $296K. Averaged per franchisee, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures. What an owner keeps depends on location, operating costs and management.
Who owns Aussie Pet Mobile?
Aussie Pet Mobile is franchised by Aussie Pet Mobile, Inc. Its parent company is Home Franchise Concepts, LLC. The ultimate parent named in the FDD is JM Family Enterprises, Inc.. Source: FDD Item 1, 2026 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Aussie Pet Mobile 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 Aussie Pet Mobile FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Aussie Pet Mobile's franchise failure rate?
There is no published franchise failure rate. What is measurable is Aussie Pet Mobile's SBA charge-off rate: 27.3% on 11 resolved loans approved in FY2016. Put plainly: 1 in 4 SBA 7(a) loans to Aussie Pet Mobile owners charged off (3 of 11 resolved loans, approved in FY2016). The SBA charge-off rate is the share of a brand's resolved SBA 7(a) loans to its franchisees that the SBA wrote off, including purchased guarantees. Resolved means paid in full or charged off; active loans are excluded because their outcome is not yet known. It is a lending outcome, not a count of closed businesses. A franchisee can repay and close, or default and keep trading.
How many Aussie Pet Mobile franchise locations are there?
Per the 2026 FDD, Aussie Pet Mobile has 167 franchised units and 0 company-owned (167 in all). In the latest year, the number of franchised outlets grew by 56 (64 opened, 8 closed).
Is Aussie Pet Mobile a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict gives Aussie Pet Mobile a C Verdict grade (Middle tier) with a verdict score of 40 out of 100 (higher is better), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Helped by unit growth (+91 franchised outlets over the two years to 2025: 76 to 167, +119.7% in total, +48.2% a year compounded), scale and transparency. The “Why a C” section on this page lists all six dimensions and any adjustment. Speak with current franchisees before making any investment decision.
Other Pet Services franchises
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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.