Navis Pack & Ship, Handle With Care Packaging Store, Pak Mail Freight
Formerly known as Annex Brands
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
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?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
19%
Below typical band (30–60%)
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.
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 · 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).
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
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
- 01MINORDeclining unit count (-1.8% YoY on small base of 56 units indicates contraction in mature/declining system)
- 02MEDNo disclosed net income data despite $659k avg revenue — opacity suggests profitability concerns or wide variance
- 03HIGH2015 litigation involving undisclosed asset liens raises transparency and franchisor disclosure practices questions
- 04MINOR6% royalty on gross volume (not net profit) creates cashflow pressure during slow periods
- 05HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — potential financial instability of franchisor or ongoing operational concerns
- 06MINORModest franchise fee ($35k) suggests lower-margin, competitive market with thin differentiation
- 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
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
50 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Navis Pack & Ship, Handle With Care Packaging Store, Pak Mail Freight · FDD (2026) PDF