Metal Supermarkets
Formerly known as Main Squeeze Juice Co.
Bottom line
- Total investment $341K – $593K including a $45K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $2.2M/year (median $1.8M).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 41/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 125 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 15.3% CAGR over 3 years with 85 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 Metal Supermarkets unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
59%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Metal Supermarkets units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
31.6%
3.94× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.55×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$7.1M
on $17.3M purchase
Total debt
$10.2M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Metal Supermarkets franchisees operate retail-focused metal distribution centers selling steel, aluminum, brass, and specialty alloys to contractors, fabricators, and manufacturers. Day-to-day operations include managing inventory, processing orders, fulfilling local delivery requests, and building B2B customer relationships in protected territories.
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 · 21 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
Mature, slow-growing system with undisclosed profitability data, active litigation over franchisor disclosure practices, and high investment barrier relative to transparent performance metrics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 41 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosed — impossible to assess true profitability or ROI at $340K-$592K investment level
- 02MINORSlow unit growth (2.5% YoY) suggests market saturation or franchisee struggles in a mature 85-unit system
- 03HIGHActive litigation (D.N.J. 2022) alleging non-disclosure of supplier-competitor conflict indicates potential franchisor transparency issues and reputational risk
- 04MINORTiered royalty structure (6% → 5% → 3%) creates variable cost burden; low-revenue locations ($140K–$207K sales range) pay highest percentage
- 05MEDHigh initial investment ($340K–$592K) with no disclosed net income makes break-even analysis impossible for prospective franchisees
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
97 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Metal Supermarkets · FDD (2024) PDF