Haute In
Formerly known as Haute Nails
Bottom line
- Total investment $67K – $113K including a $30K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $350K/year. Estimated payback in 0.8 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 3 years of franchising with 1 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 HAUTE IN unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
39%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 HAUTE IN units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$490K
on $2.5M purchase
Total debt
$2.0M
SBA $1.2M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
HAUTE IN franchisees appear to operate a beauty, wellness, or specialty retail concept. Day-to-day operations likely include customer service delivery, inventory management, and staff supervision, though the specific service model (salon, boutique, spa) cannot be confirmed from available disclosure data.
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 20 · 3 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 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Early-stage franchise with unproven system scalability, limited financial transparency, and high royalty burden relative to profitability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 franchised unit with unknown growth trajectory suggests nascent or stalled expansion
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representations limits ability to verify stated average revenue figures
- 03MINORHigh initial investment ($66,550-$113,000) relative to single-unit system creates concentration risk
- 04MINOR8% royalty on $350K average revenue equals $28K annual fees, consuming 24% of net income
- 05MINORLack of multi-unit validation data makes revenue projections unverifiable and potentially misleading
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
14 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
HAUTE IN · FDD (2024) PDF