SalonCentric
Bottom line
- Total investment $320K – $505K including a $10K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 1 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 390.0% CAGR over 3 years with 98 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 SalonCentric unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
36%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
SalonCentric franchisees operate beauty salon retail locations, likely focused on professional beauty products and services distribution within a protected territory. Day-to-day operations involve inventory management, customer sales, staff management, and possible salon chair rental or professional service delivery.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 14 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
SalonCentric presents elevated risk due to non-transparent financial performance metrics, unclear royalty mechanics, and franchisor going concern status, despite protected territory and absence of litigation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial performance data (avg revenue/net income not disclosed) makes ROI impossible to validate
- 02MINORRoyalty structure is vague ('suggested beauty salon prices less 33.3%') — unclear if this is percentage-based, creates unpredictable cost burden
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is False, indicating potential financial viability questions about franchisor stability
- 04MINOR63.3% YoY unit growth is unsustainably high and suggests possible recruitment-driven model rather than organic profitability
- 05MEDHigh initial investment ($319k–$505k) combined with undisclosed profits creates asymmetric risk
- 06MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (typically 10 years), limiting franchisee runway to profitability
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
76 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
SalonCentric · FDD (2025) PDF