Bottom line
- Total investment $315K – $618K including a $40K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $771K/year. Estimated payback in 4.2 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 53/100.
- 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
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 BOWIE BARKER unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
26%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 BOWIE BARKER units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.5M
on $7.7M purchase
Total debt
$6.2M
SBA $3.9M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Bowie Barker appears to be a barbershop or grooming service franchise where franchisees operate retail locations providing haircuts, styling, and related grooming services. Franchisees manage daily operations including staff scheduling, inventory management, customer service, and marketing within their protected territory.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
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
Extremely early-stage franchise system with unproven model, limited unit count, high relative fees, and no franchisee performance disclosure creates substantial execution and financial viability risk.
Score breakdown · what drove the 53 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 1 disclosed unit with unknown growth trajectory suggests extremely limited franchise system maturity and no proven scalability
- 02MINORHigh investment range ($315K-$618K) with modest average net income ($110.6K) creates 2.9-5.6 year payback period with meaningful downside risk
- 03MINORRoyalty structure with $2,500 minimum monthly fee ($30K annually) represents 27% of average net income at baseline, creating cash flow pressure in slower months
- 04MEDNo Item 19 financial performance data disclosed for franchisees, making it impossible to validate that the single unit's results are replicable
- 05MINORSingle unit franchise system raises questions about franchisor's operational capacity, financial stability, and support infrastructure
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
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
1 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
BOWIE BARKER · FDD (2024) PDF