Bottom line
- Total investment $548K – $925K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.2M/year (median $1.1M). Estimated payback in 4.8 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 2 years of franchising with 21 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 MiniLuxe 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 MiniLuxe units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
30.3%
3.76× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.66×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$8.1M
on $18.8M purchase
Total debt
$10.6M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
MiniLuxe franchisees operate upscale nail and beauty studios, delivering premium manicure, pedicure, and related spa services in protected territories. Daily operations involve managing staff, maintaining high-end aesthetics, scheduling appointments, and ensuring consistent luxury customer experiences across a 15-25 location salon model.
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 · 17 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
MiniLuxe presents elevated risk due to going concern status, minimal unit growth, undisclosed financial performance claims, and questionable unit economics relative to investment size.
Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status indicates franchisor financial distress or viability questions
- 02MINOROnly 21 units with unknown growth trajectory suggests stagnation or contraction risk
- 03MEDNo Item 19 (Financial Performance Representations) disclosed limits transparency on revenue claims
- 04MINORNet income of $154k on $1.17M revenue (13.1% margin) is modest and may not sustain high investment costs
- 05MINORHigh initial investment ($547k-$924k) requires 3.5+ years to recoup at average net income with 6% royalties
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
21 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
MiniLuxe · FDD (2024) PDF