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FV-01697·STRONGExcellent91

Moxie Salon & Beauty Bar

Formerly known as Moxie Pest Control

Personal Services - Beauty & SalonFranchising since 2014Website
Investment
$226K – $464K
46th pct Beauty & Salon
Avg revenue
$818K
54th pct Beauty & Salon
Royalty
6.0%
18th pct Beauty & Salon
Units
25
37th pct Beauty & Salon
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $226K – $464K including a $39K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $818K/year (median $833K).
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 18 loans (below the industry average).
  • System growing at 42.9% CAGR over 3 years with 25 total units — strong expansion trajectory.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
MOXIE BBB FRANCHISING, LLC
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
504 Bloomfield Avenue, Suite 202, Montclair, New Jersey 07042
Auditor
CostaRothbort CPAs LLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$753K
vs $1.3M prior year

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 MOXIE SALON & BEAUTY BAR unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $818,094
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: personal services
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $226K–$464K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $40K–$75K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

45%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$180K
EBITDA margin
22.0%
Total invested
$402K
Payback
27 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 MOXIE SALON & BEAUTY BAR units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

39.8%

5.33× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

2.13×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$3.6M

on $12.3M purchase

Total debt

$8.7M

SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note

SBA 7(a) request ($6.1M) exceeds the $5M program cap. Excess capped automatically; backfill via conventional or equity.

Overview

About

Franchisees operate salon and beauty bar locations offering services such as hair styling, nail care, waxing, and cosmetic treatments. Day-to-day operations involve managing staff scheduling, inventory (products and supplies), customer appointments, and maintaining service quality standards while paying 6% of gross revenues to corporate. Success depends on local marketing, staff retention, and foot traffic in the assigned territory.

CEO
Michael Sarao
Founded
2013
FDD year
2025
States available
5

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$226K – $464K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$40K – $75K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$39K
Royalty
6.0%
Gross Revenues · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$818K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$833K
Item 19 type
Average, Median, High, and Low Gross Revenue
Sample size
16 units
vs category median 34 · small
Range (low → high)
$348K$1.9M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Revenue rank54th
vs Personal Services - Beauty & Salon peers
Investment cost rank46th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank18th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank37th
vs Personal Services - Beauty & Salon peers
Risk score rank23th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
25
Opened
6
Last reporting year
Closed
1
Turnover rate
4.0%
Company-owned
5
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
80%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+17.6%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+42.9%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
20+3
Franchised units
2024
17
Franchised units
2025
14
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 8 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 8 states
Not registered

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.

Total loans
18
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

52
Risk · 0-100
STRONG52 / 100

Moxie presents elevated risk due to undisclosed profitability, corporate going concern status, active franchisee litigation, and unprotected territories—warranting deep validation before $225K+ commitment.

Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating

  1. 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates financial instability or accounting irregularities at corporate level
  2. 02HIGHActive litigation over non-compete/non-solicitation suggests franchisee disputes and potential enforcement challenges
  3. 03MINORNo net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents ROI validation — 17.6% YoY growth may mask profitability problems
  4. 04MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk between franchisees and potential cannibalization
  5. 05MINORHigh initial investment ($225,900–$464,000) combined with 6% royalty on $818K avg revenue leaves thin margin for error
  6. 06MINORModest unit count (25 locations) with only 4-unit net growth YoY suggests slower scaling than claimed

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Radius
Protected territory
No
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
1
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
New Jersey

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
12 hrs
On-the-job training
45 hrs

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

26 numbers

Locked
(908) 705-••••
NJ
(201) 655-••••
NJ
(908) 419-••••
NJ

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

MOXIE SALON & BEAUTY BAR · FDD (2025) PDF

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