Fitness Machine Technicians FMTFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Fitness Machine Technicians FMT franchise requires a total initial investment of $66K – $128K, including a $45K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $467K[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 21, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $66K – $128K
- 9th pct Health & Fitn…
- Avg gross sales
- $467K
- 23rd pct Health & Fitn…
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 8th pct Health & Fitn…
- Units
- 140
- 84th pct Health & Fitn…
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Health & Fitness · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Health & Fitness avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Each dollar invested generates 4.8x in gross revenue, well above the typical 1.5-2.5x range.
Bottom line
- Total investment $66K – $128K including a $45K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $467K/year. Estimated payback in 0.5 years (based on P&L Bottom Line).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 5/100.
- System growing at 28.2% CAGR over 3 years with 140 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Main Line Brands LLC
- Parent company
- Main Line Brands Holdings, LLC
- CEO title
- President
- Chris Buitron
- CEO experience
- 12 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 2359 Perimeter Pointe Parkway, Suite 250, Charlotte, North Carolina 28208
- Auditor
- GreerWalker
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $11.3M
- vs $11.6M prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Overview
About
Franchisees operate mobile fitness equipment repair and maintenance services, servicing commercial gyms, personal training studios, and corporate wellness facilities. Day-to-day work involves diagnostics, parts replacement, preventative maintenance calls, and customer support across a protected geographic territory. Revenue is transaction-based on service calls and repair billability, with no recurring subscription or membership component.
- CEO
- Chris Buitron
- Headquarters
- NC
- Founded
- 2012
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 33
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $45K | $45K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $15K | $25K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $6K | $58K |
| Total initial investment | $66K | $128K |
Source: Fitness Machine Technicians FMT 2025 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
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
$145K
31.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
124%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
10 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $66K – $128K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $15K – $25K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $25K – $45K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 7.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 0.5 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $250 |
| Transfer fee | $8K |
| Renewal fee | $4K |
| Total fee load | 7.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $467K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- N/A
- Avg p&l bottom line
- $204K
- Reported as P&L Bottom Line in FDD Item 19
- Item 19 type
- Actual
- Sample size
- 36 units
- vs category median 11 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $40K→$1.5M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency
- 9 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 180 Health & Fitness brands
Revenue is 4.8x the investment midpoint. At typical franchise margins, this suggests a payback under 3 years.
vs Health & Fitness averages
How Fitness Machine Technicians FMT Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 140
- Opened
- 17
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 8
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 94%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +9.1%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +28.2%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 14
- Transfer rate
- 10.0%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Ceased ops
- 4.3%
- Units that stopped operating
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).
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
- 33
- Loan volume
- N/A
- Amount data pending
- Median loan
- N/A
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 0
- Defaults
- 0
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Moderate-to-high risk opportunity with regulatory compliance concerns at parent level, unverified financial claims, slow unit growth, and service-model labor dependency.
Litigation (Item 3)
Predecessor company TMA Franchise Systems, Inc. resolved three regulatory matters: Maryland Securities Division consent order (August 2013) for selling two franchises without registration and without proper disclosure documents; Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation consent agreement (October 2013) for selling two franchises without registration and without proper disclosure documents, including $5,000 administrative fee; SEC settlement order (June 2015, incomplete in document). Current franchisor has no pending or concluded litigation.
Largest disclosed settlement: $5,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · GreerWalker
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 5 / 100 rating
- 01MINORPredecessor company (TMA/Mosquito Authority) has four unregistered franchise sales regulatory violations across multiple states, indicating potential compliance and disclosure issues that may persist
- 02MEDNo Item 19 (Financial Performance Representations) disclosed — cannot independently verify the claimed $212,397.50 average net income or $466,910 average revenue figures
- 03MEDModest unit growth of only 9.1% YoY with 140 total units suggests limited brand momentum; saturation risk in service territory model
- 04MINORTiered royalty structure (6% then 5%) creates ambiguity on true take-home net income once corporate overhead is factored across declining margin tiers
- 05HIGHAffiliate litigation (Soccer Shots no-poaching settlement) indicates corporate culture issues with restrictive covenants that may impact franchisee autonomy
- 06MINORService-based franchise model highly dependent on owner involvement, labor costs, and local market saturation with minimal recurring revenue protection
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | Population |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 800,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 20 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | North Carolina |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | North Carolina |
| Litigation count | 5 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Predecessor company TMA Franchise Systems, Inc. resolved three regulatory matters: Maryland Securities Division consent order (August 2013) for selling two franchises without registration and without proper disclosure documents; Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation consent agreement (October 2013) for selling two franchises without registration and without proper disclosure documents, including $5,000 administrative fee; SEC settlement order (June 2015, incomplete in document). Current franchisor has no pending or concluded litigation.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 15 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 80 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 2 mo
- From signing to launch
- POS system
- ServiceMinder
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: ServiceMinder
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
19 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Fitness Machine Technicians FMT · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Fitness Machine Technicians FMT franchise?
The total investment to open a Fitness Machine Technicians FMT franchise ranges from $66K – $128K, with an initial franchise fee of $45K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Fitness Machine Technicians FMT franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Fitness Machine Technicians FMT FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $467K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Fitness Machine Technicians FMT's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Fitness Machine Technicians FMT (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Fitness Machine Technicians FMT franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Fitness Machine Technicians FMT has 140 total units in the United States, including 103 franchised units and 8 company-owned units. 17 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Fitness Machine Technicians FMT a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Fitness Machine Technicians FMT as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 5 out of 100, 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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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.