Bottom line
- Total investment $712K – $1.7M including a $45K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.8M/year (median $1.7M). Estimated payback in 5.4 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 33/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 19 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 1350% CAGR over 3 years with 200 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 RNR Tire Express unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
8%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
RNR Tire Express franchisees operate retail tire shops selling and installing tires, wheels, and automotive services. Day-to-day operations include managing sales staff, handling customer service, inventory procurement, tire installation/balancing, and local marketing within their protected territory.
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 · 31 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
RNR presents moderate risk: a mature, slow-growing tire retail system with high capital requirements, unverified earnings claims, and tight margins that may not justify franchise fees for below-average locations.
Score breakdown · what drove the 33 / 100 rating
- 01MINORSlow unit growth of only 4.1% YoY suggests market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction in a mature 200-unit system
- 02MINORHigh initial investment range ($711K-$1.7M) paired with modest average net income ($225K) yields only 31-32% ROI in year one, requiring 2.2-3.1 years to break even
- 03MEDNo Item 19 (Financial Performance Representations) disclosed — franchisor provides no earnings claim, making $225K average net income unverified and potentially unrepresentative
- 04MINORNarrow profit margin: $225K net on $1.8M revenue = 12.5% net margin, leaving little cushion for underperformers or economic downturns
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
59 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
RNR Tire Express · FDD (2025) PDF