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Floyd's 99

Personal Services - Beauty & SalonFranchising since 2005Website
Investment
$400K – $768K
73rd pct Beauty & Salon
Avg revenue
$980K
57th pct Beauty & Salon
Royalty
6.0%
18th pct Beauty & Salon
Units
138
76th pct Beauty & Salon
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $400K – $768K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $980K/year (median $954K). Estimated payback in 3.7 years.
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 44/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 21 loans (below the industry average).
  • System growing at 25.0% CAGR over 3 years with 138 total units — strong expansion trajectory.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Floyd’s 99 Franchising, LLC
Parent company
Floyd’s 99 Holdings, LLC
Incorporated in
Colorado
HQ
7900 E. Berry Place, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
Auditor
Plante & Moran, PLLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$7.9M
vs $7.7M prior year

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 Floyd's 99 unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $980,036
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: $400K–$768K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $40K–$71K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

35%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$221K
EBITDA margin
22.5%
Total invested
$639K
Payback
35 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 Floyd's 99 units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

34.0%

4.31× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

2.39×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$5.6M

on $15.2M purchase

Total debt

$9.6M

SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note

SBA 7(a) request ($7.6M) exceeds the $5M program cap. Excess capped automatically; backfill via conventional or equity.

Overview

About

Floyd's 99 is a men's grooming and barbershop franchise offering haircuts, shaves, and related services in a branded retail environment. Day-to-day operations involve managing barber/stylist staff, customer scheduling, inventory management, and maintaining brand standards across the 10-year license term.

CEO
Robert O’Brien
Founded
2005
FDD year
2025
States available
15

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$400K – $768K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$40K – $71K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$50K
Royalty
6.0%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
1.5%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
7.5%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
3.7 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$980K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$954K
Item 19 type
Historical
Sample size
43 units
vs category median 34
Range (low → high)
$395K$1.9M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
7 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Revenue rank57th
vs Personal Services - Beauty & Salon peers
Investment cost rank73th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank18th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank76th
vs Personal Services - Beauty & Salon peers
Risk score rank4th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
138
Opened
5
Last reporting year
Closed
2
Turnover rate
1.4%
Company-owned
73
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
47%
vs corporate-owned
Multi-unit owners
3.0%
Net growth (yr3)
+4.8%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+25.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
65+3
Franchised units
2024
62
Franchised units
2025
52
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 11 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
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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
Registered · 11 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.

Total loans
21
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

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

Risk & Legal

44
Risk · 0-100
STRONG44 / 100

Floyd's 99 presents moderate-to-caution risk due to unresolved labor litigation, slow unit growth, lack of financial transparency, and investment payback concerns requiring careful validation of franchisee profitability claims.

Score breakdown · what drove the 44 / 100 rating

  1. 01HIGHJoint employer litigation (2020) with December 2024 dismissal raises labor compliance concerns and potential for future claims despite small settlement amount
  2. 02MINORSlow unit growth of 4.8% YoY suggests market saturation or franchisee struggles; 138 units is modest for established brand
  3. 03MINORNo Item 19 (Financial Performance Representations) in FDD limits ability to validate $156K avg net income claim; high variance likely exists
  4. 04MINORHigh initial investment range ($399.5K-$767.5K) with modest average net income ($156K) creates 2.6-4.9 year payback period at risk
  5. 05MEDLabor violation allegations dismissed without prejudice, meaning claims could be refiled; indicates systemic labor management issues at franchisee level

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
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
1
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Colorado

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
40 hrs
On-the-job training
80 hrs

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

60 numbers

Locked
(415) 972-••••
One Sansome Street, Suite
CA
(720) 735-••••
Erie,
CO
(720) 890-••••
CO

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included