Lash Pilot
Bottom line
- Total investment $216K – $450K including a $40K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $636K/year.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 36 loans (below the industry average).
- 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 LASH PILOT unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
34%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 LASH PILOT units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.7M
on $8.3M purchase
Total debt
$6.6M
SBA $4.1M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate a lash extension and beauty services salon, performing application of semi-permanent lashes, infills, and related treatments. Day-to-day operations include client consultations, lash applications (3–4 hours per session), inventory management of supplies, booking/scheduling, and staff management if applicable.
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 · 19 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Lash Pilot is a nascent, single-unit franchise system with undisclosed profitability, going concern warnings, and no demonstrated scalability—investment is highly speculative.
Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 unit in system with unknown growth trajectory suggests brand has failed to scale or retain franchisees
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status (False) indicates franchisor may lack financial stability or viability
- 03MEDAverage net income not disclosed despite $636K average revenue — opacity on profitability is major red flag
- 04MINORHigh investment range ($216K–$450K) with 8% royalty on single-unit system creates high breakeven pressure
- 05HIGHNo litigation disclosed but single unit + going concern status suggests possible undisclosed disputes or closures
- 06MED7-year term is longer than industry standard (5 years typical) with limited exit flexibility in unproven system
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
22 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
LASH PILOT · FDD (2023) PDF