Frenchies Modern Nail CareFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Frenchies Modern Nail Care franchise requires a total initial investment of $473K – $550K, including a $50K franchise fee. Per the 2026 FDD, average unit revenue was $605K[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 19.0% charge-off rate across 33 loans[1]. Verdict grade: C. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 21, 2026 · figures per the 2026 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $473K – $550K
- 39th pct Personal Care…
- Avg gross sales
- $605K
- 19th pct Personal Care…
- Royalty
- N/A
- Units
- 26
- 21st pct Personal Care…
- SBA default
- 19.0%
- system-wide median varies by category
Quick verdict · Personal Care & Beauty · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Personal Care & Beauty 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
Bottom line
- Total investment $473K – $550K including a $50K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $605K/year (median $631K).
- Verdict C (Average) with a risk score of 65/100. SBA loan charge-off rate of 19.0% across 33 loans (above the 16% franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2024).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- FRENCHIES, LLC
- Parent company
- BCC Services Intermediate Holding Company d/b/a Head to Toe Brands
- Predecessor
- has offered franchises under
- Prior franchisor entity
- Incorporated in
- CO
- HQ
- 550 Reserve Street, Suite 380, Southlake, TX 76092
- Auditor
- Plante & Moran, PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $12.4M
- vs $15.3M prior year
Affiliated brands
- Crown Extension Bar
- The Lash Franchise Holdings
- BCC Franchising
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
Franchisees operate premium nail care salons offering modern manicure and pedicure services, typically managing 3-8 nail technicians and front-of-house staff. Daily operations include client scheduling, service delivery oversight, inventory management, and salon maintenance across a protected territory.
- CEO
- Meg Roberts
- Headquarters
- TX
- Founded
- 2015
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 12
FDD Item 7 · 2026 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $50K | $50K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $38K | $45K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $385K | $455K |
| Total initial investment | $473K | $550K |
Source: Frenchies Modern Nail Care 2026 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
$133K
22.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
24%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
4.2 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $473K – $550K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $38K – $45K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $35K – $50K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- Greater of: (a) the Minimum Royalty Fee ($100/week); or (…
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $175 |
| Transfer fee | $5K |
| Renewal fee | $3K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $605K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $631K
- Item 19 type
- Revenue Comparison by Quartile
- Sample size
- 23 units
- vs category median 35
- Range (low → high)
- $319K→$981K
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $400K→$818K
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 4 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Compared against 186 Personal Care & Beauty brands
vs Personal Care & Beauty averages
How Frenchies Modern Nail Care Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 26
- Opened
- 4
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 1
- Turnover rate
- 3.8%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +13.0%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +13.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 4
- Closed (3yr)
- 1
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 5
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 8
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Ceased ops
- 4.3%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 12 states 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.
12
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
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
- $7.5M
- Median loan
- $264K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 19.0%
- 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)
- 81.0%
- 5-yr charge-off
- 17.6%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 13
- Defaults
- 4
Vintage analysis
Frenchies Modern Nail Care charge-off rate by loan vintage
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Premium insight
SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into Frenchies Modern Nail Care's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 10 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 12 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 6-year lending trend
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Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Small, growing nail franchise with inadequate financial transparency and unproven unit-level profitability metrics relative to required investment.
Litigation (Item 3)
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Largest disclosed settlement: $50,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Plante & Moran, PLLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — cannot assess actual profitability or validate $605k average revenue claim
- 02MEDOnly 26 units system-wide with modest 13% YoY growth suggests limited scale and unproven business model maturity
- 03MINORHigh total investment ($472k-$550k) paired with unknown profit margins creates unclear ROI timeline
- 04MINORMinimum royalty fee of $100/week ($5,200/year) is owed regardless of revenue, creating cash flow pressure in slow periods
- 05HIGHNo going concern disclosure is positive, but small unit count and absent financial performance data raise sustainability questions
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 | Radius |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 4 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 4 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Texas |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 34 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 18 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and off-site
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
4 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Frenchies Modern Nail Care · FDD (2026) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Frenchies Modern Nail Care franchise?
The total investment to open a Frenchies Modern Nail Care franchise ranges from $473K – $550K, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Frenchies Modern Nail Care franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Frenchies Modern Nail Care FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $605K. The median is $631K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Frenchies Modern Nail Care's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Frenchies Modern Nail Care has a charge-off rate of 19.0% across 33 loans, meaning 19.0% 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 Frenchies Modern Nail Care franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Frenchies Modern Nail Care has 26 total units in the United States, including 23 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 4 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Frenchies Modern Nail Care a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Frenchies Modern Nail Care as a C-grade franchise with a risk score of 65 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.