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Benjamin Franklin Plumbing Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026

Home ServicesMDFranchising since 2021
AStrongest tierStrongest tier100/100Editorial grade from public filings; not investment advice.
Investment
$129K – $270K
Disclosed sales
$894K
gross sales, not profit
SBA charge-off
0.0%
on 46 loans

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FV-00279Data QualityExcellent95%FDD 2024 · 2yr old
Manager-run OKYes: Protected territory

Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records

Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology

This data is from a 2024 FDD. Current terms may differ. Always verify with the franchisor's latest disclosure document.

Benjamin Franklin Plumbing is a home-services franchise providing residential and commercial plumbing repair, installation, and maintenance. Franchisees run a dispatch-and-technician operation handling service calls and customer relations in a protected territory.

FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026

A Benjamin Franklin Plumbing franchise requires a total initial investment of $129K – $270K, including a $43K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2024 FDD, average revenue per territory was $894K. This franchisor reports Item 19 per territory rather than per outlet, so the figure is not comparable with per-outlet averages[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 0.0% charge-off rate across 46 loans[1]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →

Sources, dates and evidence

FDD issued: 2024 filing · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: high - figures are from a filing two or more years old

Evidence: 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 7 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.

Overview

Investment
$129K – $270K
49th pct Home Services
Avg gross sales
$894K
Per territory, not per outlet
Royalty
6.0%
21st pct Home Services
Units
334
82nd pct Home Services
SBA charge-off
0.0%
% of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category

Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers

Total Investment
$129K – $270K
Median $168K
above median ↑, worse than category
Franchise Fee
$43K
Median $50K
below median ↓, better than category
Liquid Capital Req'd
$35K – $60K
Median $29K
above median ↑, worse than category
Avg Revenue
$894K
Median $587K
Per territory, not per outlet
Royalty Rate
6.0%
Median 6.0%
near median
Ongoing Fees
7.5% of rev
Median 8.0%
near median
SBA Charge-Off Rate
0.0%
46 loans · Median 15.4%
below median ↓, better than category
System Size
334 units
Median 47 units
above median ↑, better than category
Turnover Rate
4.5%
Median 4.3%
near median
Territory
Protected, not exclusive
Limits on the franchisor opening nearby; not an exclusive zone
Owner-Operator
Optional
Can hire a manager
Litigation
5 cases
Some history

Green = favorable by >10% vs Home Services median · 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 $129K – $270K including a $43K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
  • RETURNSAverage revenue per territory of $894K/year. Averaged per territory, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures.
  • RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 100/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 0.0% across 46 loans (well below the franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
  • GROWTHPositive: net +49 franchised outlets in the latest year (64 opened, 15 closed); 6 signed but not yet open (Item 20).
  • GROWTHSystem growing at 27.1% CAGR over 3 years with 334 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Corporate structure & franchisor financials
Legal entity
Benjamin Franklin Franchising SPE LLC
Parent company
AB Assetco LLC
FDD Item 1, page 6 of the 2024 FDD
Ultimate parent
Authority Brands, Inc.
FDD Item 1, page 6 of the 2024 FDD
Predecessor
Benjamin Franklin Franchising, LLC
Prior franchisor entity
CEO title
Chief Executive Officer
Mark Dawson
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
7120 Samuel Morse Drive, Suite 300, Columbia, Maryland 21046
Auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$219.1M
vs $190.8M prior year

Same owner · FDD Item 1, page 6

14 other brands on this site name Authority Brands, Inc. as parent or ultimate parent in their own FDD.

Portfolio: Authority Brands

Grouped by the owner's name as each filing prints it (this page: the 2024 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

CEO
Mark Dawson
Headquarters
MD
Founded
2001
FDD year
2024
States available
30

Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?

Entry cost runs 19% above the typical home services franchise.

Total investment (Item 7)$129K – $270KCited, not corroborated — printed on page 35 of the 2024 FDD (Item 7). Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
Franchise fee$43,000Verified — printed on page 18 of the 2024 FDD (Item 5), and another item of the same filing prints the same figure on a labelled row, which is an independent restatement.
Royalty6.0%Cited, not corroborated — printed on page 21 of the 2024 FDD (Item 6). Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
Ad fund1.5%Cited, not corroborated — printed on page 21 of the 2024 FDD (Item 6). Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
Working capital$35K – $60K

Source: FDD 2024 · Items 5–7

Full Item 7 breakdown22 line items

Initial investment breakdown

Item 7 initial investment line items
Line itemLowHigh
Franchise Fee$43K$43K
Rent/Lease of Real Estate$3K$9K
Leasehold Improvements$1K$4K
Computer, Technology Systems, and Software$2K$4K
Office Furniture and Equipment$2K$4K
Machinery, Tools and Equipment$3K$10K
Vehicles$8K$15K
Vehicle Upfitting$0$5K
Signage for Vehicles$0$8K
Office Signage$1K$5K
Travel Expenses for Initial Training$3K$5K
Initial Vehicle Inventory$3K$8K
Insurance$4K$8K
Start-up Supplies$3K$5K
Professional Fees and Licensing$5K$20K
Vehicle Registration Fees$2K$4K
Decals for Consumer Units$300$500
Telephone Services$300$500
Personal Tools for Technicians$1K$3K
Full Time General Manager / Operations Manager$0$25K
Total initial investment$129K$270K

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
$129K – $270K
Middle of category vs category
Liquid capital req'd
$35K – $60K
Bottom third — review vs category
Franchise fee
$43K
Top 40% of category vs category
Royalty
6.0%
Set by a formula · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
1.5%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
7.5%
vs 9–13% typical

Ongoing fees · Item 6

Benjamin Franklin Plumbing: Item 6 recurring fees
FeeAmount
Royalty6.0% of gross sales
Marketing / ad fund1.5%
Technology fee$100
Training fee$2K
Transfer fee$10K
Renewal fee$5K
Inventory (initial)$3K – $8K
Total fee load7.5% of rev

What do units actually make?

Average unit sales run 52% above the home services norm.

Avg gross sales$894K

Averaged per territory, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures

Cited, not corroborated — printed on page 75 of the 2024 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
Median gross salesNot extracted
Item 19 typegross revenue by territory
Sample size251 territories

Source: FDD 2024 · Item 19

Single-unit · not modelled

Returns at a glance

An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit, and the operating costs that turn one into the other are in no filing. We publish no modelled return for Benjamin Franklin Plumbing until someone supplies them — yours, in the models below.

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Not modelled yet

An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.

Total invested capital · disclosed

$247K

Item 7 initial investment plus working capital, as filed — the one figure here that needs no assumption.

ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Blue values = direct from FDD (Item 7 investment, Item 19 revenue, Item 6 fees)Not set = no filing supplies it and we will not substitute one. Enter your own

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, read against the 30–60% reference band · Yale SOM, Post-MBA Path Exhibit 2 (2023). Below that band a passive index fund likely outperforms; above it the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.

Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses, and it is the top line only — gross sales are not profit. No FDD discloses the operating costs that turn one into the other, so those fields start empty and nothing is modelled until you supply them from your own lease quote, labor market and build-out budget.

Returns model · single-unit ROIC

What would one Benjamin Franklin Plumbing unit return on the cash you put in?

From FDDNot set — you supply itYou overrode an FDD value
Revenue · per territory, per year (NOT per outlet)FDD
FDD Item 19 reports $893,678 per territory — not per outlet. Every other input below is for ONE unit; replace this with a single-unit figure before relying on the ROIC.
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fundFDD
typ 6–8%
typ 3–5%
Operating costs · not in any FDDnot set

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.

Total invested capital · what you put in to openFDD
FDD Item 7: $129K–$270K (midpoint used)
FDD reports $35K–$60K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.

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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.


Store EBITDA · annual
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EBITDA margin
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Total invested
$247K
Payback
—
Single-unit 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 point.

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%.

Not modelled yet

An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.

A 25-unit return is built on a per-unit EBITDA. Fill in the operating costs in Model A above and this model runs on that figure, or take the whole scenario to the full ROI workbench, where the portfolio and LBO models accept your own per-unit economics directly.

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: 2024 FDD

Financial Performance

Averaged per territory, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures

Avg gross sales
$894K
Per territory, per year — not per outlet

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 revenue by territory
Sample size
251 territories
vs category median 32 · large
Range (low → high)
$18K→$3.7MCited, not corroborated — printed on page 75 of the 2024 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
Cohort dispersion (min → max)
Quartile band
$284K→$2.0M
Bottom 25% → top 25%, per territory
Reporting year
2023
Fiscal year the figures cover
Source filing
FDD 2024
Disclosed in the 2024 filing, covering 2023
Transparency
4 / 10
vs category median 4 / 10 · typical
Gross sales rank
No comparison data
Investment cost rank49th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank21th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank82th
vs Home Services peers
Risk score rank0th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Compared against 319 Home Services brands

Showing the headline figures — all 163 extracted fields are in the Full FDD Report · $19 →

Operator outlook

What the numbers say

Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.

Unit economics

The average territory generates $894K/year in gross sales.

Fee burden

Total ongoing fee load of 7.5% (near the Home Services median).

Disclosure

Transparency score 4/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.

Operator retention

System expanding at 27.1% CAGR over 3 years across 334 units — operators are staying and new ones are joining.

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 Home Services medians

How Benjamin Franklin Plumbing Compares

Metric
Benjamin Franklin Plumbing
Category median
vs median
Investment
$200K
$168Kmiddle half $122K–$232K · n=283
Above median, worse than category
Revenue
$894K
$587Kmiddle half $376K–$1.3M · n=79
Not compared

Per territory, not per outlet - the category median is per-outlet only, so no comparison is shown

Unit Count
334
47middle half 14–137 · n=283
Above median, better than category

Category median of published Home 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.

Is the system healthy?

Total units334Verified — printed on page 79 of the 2024 FDD (Item 20), and the table's own arithmetic closes on it three ways.
3-yr growth+27.1% (favorable vs category)
Turnover rate4.5% (favorable vs category)

Source: FDD 2024 · Item 20

Unit growth

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
334
Opened
64
Last reporting year
Closed
15
Terminated
5
Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
Non-renewed
6
Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
Turnover rate
4.5%
Company-owned
10
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
97%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (3-yr)
+27.1%
Net unit change over 3 years
3-yr CAGR
+27.1%
Compounded over last 3 years

Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers

Terminated
5
Not renewed
6
Transferred
28
Reacquired
0
Franchisor bought back
Signed, not yet open
6
0.02 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
Projected new
31
Franchisor's next-year forecast
Termination rate
0.2%
Franchisor-initiated terminations
2021
255
Franchised units
2022
275+20
Franchised units
2023
324+49
Franchised units

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).

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
Active operators · 30 states
No contacts on file

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.

Available to sell in · Item 12

  • California
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Maryland
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • New York
  • North Dakota
  • Rhode Island
  • South Dakota
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • Wisconsin

States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).

Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list

100 current owners across 30 states.

  • TX 11
  • CA 8
  • NC 7
  • OH 7
  • PA 6
  • FL 5
  • MN 5
  • NJ 5
  • SC 5
  • GA 4
  • AR 3
  • MD 3
  • +18 more states

Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.

SBA loan performance

Government records

SBA Loan Data

Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.

A
SBA Lending Health
Excellent SBA lending record · 0.0% charge-off
Total loans
46
Loan volume
$16.6M
Median loan
$300K
50th percentile
Charge-off rate
0.0%
on 46 loans · 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)
100.0%
5-yr charge-off
N/A
Loans approved 2021+
Active lenders
19
Defaults
0
Typical loan rate
9.1%
avg rate to borrowers
Franchised industry avg
20.0%
brand beats franchise avg ↓
Jobs supported
545
3.3 per loan
Lender concentration
35%
top lender's share

Borrower mix: 81% went to startups / new businesses, 19% to established operators

Franchise vs independent — in plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contract, franchised businesses charge off at 20.0% vs 14.5% for independents — franchising is associated with 38% higher SBA default risk in this category.

Top lenders financing Benjamin Franklin Plumbing franchisees

United Midwest Savings Bank National Association16 loans—
The Huntington National Bank7 loans—
UMB Bank, National Association3 loans0.0%

Showing 3 of 19 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.

Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.

Total loans
2
Loan volume
$1.1M
Charge-off rate
N/A
Jobs created
13

Historical SBA 504 lending data via CDCs, not predictive of future performance.

Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.

Lender network · 7(a) + 504

SBA Lending Report

Full lending analysis for Benjamin Franklin Plumbing from SBA 7(a) FOIA data.

Principal loss rate
0.0%
Avg SBA guarantee
73%
Avg interest rate
9.10%
Lender concentration
34.8%
Job velocity
3.3 per $100K
NAICS benchmark
13.6%
NAICS 238220
Jobs supported
545

Top SBA lendersTop lender holds 35% of loans

#LenderLoansVolumeDefault %
1United Midwest Savings Bank National Association16$4.3MN/A
2The Huntington National Bank7$1.3MN/A
3UMB Bank, National Association3$589K0.0%
4Security Financial Bank2$1.9M0.0%
5Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.2$716K0.0%
6Wells Fargo Bank National Association2$438K0.0%
7Truist Bank2$969KN/A
8JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association1$404KN/A
9Pinnacle Bank1$1.3M0.0%
10United Community Bank1$915K0.0%

Geographic failure vector

StateLoansDefaultsRate
CACalifornia50--
GAGeorgia500.0%
NCNorth Carolina40--
AZArizona300.0%
KSKansas300.0%
MOMissouri300.0%
CTConnecticut20--
MDMaryland20--
MNMinnesota200.0%
NJNew Jersey20--

SBA 7(a) lending trend

2013
1
2014
3
2015
1
2016
2
2017
2
2018
1
2019
3
2020
1
2022
1
2023
5
2024
12
2025
11
2026
3

Borrower profile

Startup29 (78%)
Existing (2+ yr)5 (14%)
Ownership change1 (3%)
Established (5+ yr)1 (3%)
New (< 2 yr)1 (3%)

Source: SBA 7(a) + 504 FOIA loan-level data, matched by FranchiseVerdict

Lending insight

With a 0.0% charge-off rate across 46 loans, banks have historically viewed this brand favorably for lending.

What could kill this investment?

SBA loans charge off at 0.0% — 100% below the 16.0% national norm, i.e. lower lender-observed risk.

SBA charge-off0.0% · 46 loans
Verdict score100/100 (higher is better)
Litigation5 cases
Auditor going-concern doubtNo (favorable vs category)

Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21

Risk analysis

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21

Risk & Legal

AStrongest tier100Verdict score 100/100

Benjamin Franklin Plumbing presents moderate-to-high risk due to absence of earnings disclosure, active multi-front litigation suggesting operational/compliance weaknesses, and royalty structure that pressures unit economics below the system average.

Why this reads harsher than the A grade: the grade weighs financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency across the whole filing, while this summary lists individual flags without that weighting. The flags are worth checking with current owners; neither is investment advice.

High confidence±4 pts
96100

Litigation (Item 3)

Subject: the franchisor is a named party (plaintiff).

2 pending suits (franchisor as plaintiff): one against franchisee for underreporting/trademark misuse/non-compete violations; one against former franchisee for post-term non-compete (settled in bankruptcy proceedings). 3 concluded actions including predecessor suits against franchisees for settlement enforcement and trademark/non-compete disputes.

Bankruptcy (Item 4)

None disclosed

Audited financials (Item 21)

Yes · PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Franchisor revenue (Item 21)

Yr 1: $219.1MYr 2: $190.8MNon-royalty: $33.8M

Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)

Audited consolidated financial statements are for AB Assetco LLC (parent/guarantor), not the franchisor Benjamin Franklin Franchising SPE LLC, whose separate statements are not included; AB Assetco guarantees the franchisor's obligations. Figures originally stated in thousands. Total revenues comprise franchise service fees ($172,290K), franchise sales fees ($12,947K), and other revenues ($33,830K) for FY2023.

ⓘ These are the parent company's consolidated financials (the parent guarantees the franchisor), not this brand's standalone results — the figure reflects the whole corporate group, not this brand alone.

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 100 / 100 verdict

  1. 01HIGHActive litigation pattern: ongoing sales underreporting suit (David Michael), trademark misuse claims, and non-compete enforcement actions suggest systemic compliance and brand integrity issues
  2. 02MINORHigh initial investment ($129K-$270K) paired with $1,500 minimum monthly royalty ($18K/year floor) creates negative cash flow risk for underperforming units in early years
  3. 03MINORAggressive growth trajectory (17.8% YoY unit expansion) while defending multiple lawsuits raises concerns about franchisee vetting and support quality
  4. 04MEDMinimum royalty structure means franchisees earning under $300K gross revenue annually subsidize the franchisor, compressing already-undisclosed profit margins

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

Showing the headline figures — all 163 extracted fields are in the Full FDD Report · $19 →

Full litigation history from the FDD (Items 3 and 4) →

What are you signing up for?

Ongoing fees run about 7.5% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.

Initial term10 yrs
Renewal term10 yrs
TerritoryProtected, not exclusive
Initial training36 hrs

Source: FDD 2024 · Items 11, 12, 17

FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Initial term10 years
Renewal term10 years
Allowed renewalsℹ1
Territory typeProtected territory
Protected territoryYes
Exclusive territoryℹNo
Territory population100,000
Online sales rightsℹRestricted
Franchisor can competeYes
Hire a manager?Allowed
Owner-operatorOptional
Non-compete (years)ℹ2 years
Non-compete (miles)ℹ40 mi
Right of first refusalℹYes
Transfer requires consentYes
Termination notice15 days
Termination groundsℹ1
Curable defaultsℹ2
Mandatory arbitrationYes
Arbitration locationColumbia, Maryland
Jury trial waiverYes
Governing lawMD
Litigation count5
View Item 3 litigation summary

2 pending suits (franchisor as plaintiff): one against franchisee for underreporting/trademark misuse/non-compete violations; one against former franchisee for post-term non-compete (settled in bankruptcy proceedings). 3 concluded actions including predecessor suits against franchisees for settlement enforcement and trademark/non-compete disputes.

Items 10, 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
36 hrs
On-the-job training
0 hrs
Training location
Phoenix, Arizona (BOOT); Online (Initial Training)
Ongoing training
Required
Time to open
3 mo
From signing to launch
Site selection
Franchisee selects within Territory subject to franchisor approval
Franchisor financing
Offered
Item 10
POS system
ServiceTitan
Operating tech stack

Items 5 & 11

Franchisor Support

✓Site selection assistance
✓Grand opening support
✗Lease negotiation help

Technology: ServiceTitan

Item 20 · call current owners

Franchisee Contacts

100 owners to call

Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20

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(734) 369-••••MI
(651) 437-••••MN
(814) 445-••••PA
(612) 799-••••MN

Frequently asked questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to open a Benjamin Franklin Plumbing franchise?

The total investment to open a Benjamin Franklin Plumbing franchise ranges from $129K – $270K, with an initial franchise fee of $43K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).

What do Benjamin Franklin Plumbing franchise owners earn?

According to Item 19 of the Benjamin Franklin Plumbing FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $894K. Important context: Averaged per territory, not per outlet - not comparable with per-outlet figures. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.

Who owns Benjamin Franklin Plumbing?

Benjamin Franklin Plumbing is franchised by Benjamin Franklin Franchising SPE LLC. Its parent company is AB Assetco LLC. The ultimate parent named in the FDD is Authority Brands, Inc.. Source: FDD Item 1, 2024 filing.

What is Item 19 in the Benjamin Franklin Plumbing 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 Benjamin Franklin Plumbing FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.

What is Benjamin Franklin Plumbing's franchise failure rate?

Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing has a charge-off rate of 0.0% across 46 loans, meaning 0.0% 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 Benjamin Franklin Plumbing franchise locations are there?

As of their most recent FDD filing, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing has 334 total units in the United States, including 324 franchised units and 10 company-owned units. 64 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.

Is Benjamin Franklin Plumbing a good franchise to buy?

FranchiseVerdict rates Benjamin Franklin Plumbing as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 100 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. 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.