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FV-01752·STRONGExcellent95

Navis Pack & Ship, Handle With Care Packaging Store, Pak Mail Freight

Formerly known as Annex Brands

Business Services - Shipping & PostalFranchising since 2006Website
Investment
$132K – $201K
93rd pct Shipping & Po…
Avg revenue
$659K
7th pct Shipping & Po…
Royalty
6.0%
7th pct Shipping & Po…
Units
56
64th pct Shipping & Po…
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $132K – $201K including a $35K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $659K/year (median $420K).
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 49/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 10 loans (below the industry average).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Annex Brands, Inc.
Incorporated in
California
HQ
7580 Metropolitan Drive, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92108
Auditor
Lavine, Lofgren, Morris & Engelberg, LLP
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$26.3M
vs $24.9M 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 Navis Pack & Ship, Handle With Care Packaging Store, Pak Mail Freight unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $659,000
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: retail
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $132K–$201K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $35K–$50K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

19%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$40K
EBITDA margin
6.0%
Total invested
$209K
Payback
63 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.

Overview

About

Franchisees operate pack-and-ship retail storefronts offering shipping (UPS, FedEx, USPS), mailbox services, packaging supplies, and freight forwarding. Day-to-day involves customer service, packing/shipping transactions, inventory management, and local marketing to compete against UPS Store, FedEx Office, and regional competitors.

CEO
Patrick Edd
Founded
1986
FDD year
2026
States available
24

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$132K – $201K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$35K – $50K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$35K
Royalty
6.0%
Percentage of Gross Volume · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
3.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
9.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$659K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$420K
Item 19 type
Average and Median Annual Gross Volume
Sample size
40 units
vs category median 32
Range (low → high)
$71K$3.5M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
6 / 5
vs category median 3 / 5 · above
Revenue rank7th
vs Business Services - Shipping & Postal peers
Investment cost rank93th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank7th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank64th
vs Business Services - Shipping & Postal peers
Risk score rank7th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
56
Opened
1
Last reporting year
Closed
2
Turnover rate
3.6%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
-1.8%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+0.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2024
56-1
Franchised units
2025
57
Franchised units
2026
56
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 22 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 · 22 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
10
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

49
Risk · 0-100
STRONG49 / 100

Declining franchise system with hidden profitability metrics, prior litigation over disclosure failures, and negative going concern status creates moderate-to-high risk despite protected territory.

Score breakdown · what drove the 49 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORDeclining unit count (-1.8% YoY on small base of 56 units indicates contraction in mature/declining system)
  2. 02MEDNo disclosed net income data despite $659k avg revenue — opacity suggests profitability concerns or wide variance
  3. 03HIGH2015 litigation involving undisclosed asset liens raises transparency and franchisor disclosure practices questions
  4. 04MINOR6% royalty on gross volume (not net profit) creates cashflow pressure during slow periods
  5. 05HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — potential financial instability of franchisor or ongoing operational concerns
  6. 06MINORModest franchise fee ($35k) suggests lower-margin, competitive market with thin differentiation
  7. 07MED56-unit system is very small; limited brand recognition and negotiating power with suppliers

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 and Population
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
20 years
Renewal term
20 years
Online sales rights
Granted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Not allowed
Litigation count
1
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
California

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
48 hrs
On-the-job training
72 hrs
POS system
ABConnect
Operating tech stack

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

50 numbers

Locked
(843) 397-••••
SC
(508) 870-••••
MA
(650) 365-••••
CA

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Navis Pack & Ship, Handle With Care Packaging Store, Pak Mail Freight · FDD (2026) PDF

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