Salted Barber
Bottom line
- Total investment $254K – $390K including a $40K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $667K/year. Estimated payback in 2.0 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100.
- No protected territory and the franchisor reserves the right to compete in your area. Clarify territorial boundaries before signing.
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 Salted Barber unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
41%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Salted Barber units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.9M
on $9.3M purchase
Total debt
$7.5M
SBA $4.7M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Salted Barber franchisees operate upscale men's barbershops offering haircuts, beard grooming, and related services. Day-to-day operations include managing 2-5 barbers, scheduling appointments, inventory management of grooming products, and customer relationship management in a service-based retail environment.
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 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Micro-franchise system with unverified financials, no growth trajectory, unprotected territory, and franchisor going concern issues presents elevated risk despite moderate unit economics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 2 units operating with unknown/stagnant growth trajectory raises viability concerns
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial data disclosed despite $666.5K average revenue claim — unverifiable performance
- 03MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk; no exclusivity guarantee for $254K+ investment
- 04HIGHGoing Concern designation indicates potential financial distress at franchisor level
- 05MINOR6% royalty on $666.5K average revenue = $40K annual fees with minimal franchisor support infrastructure for only 2 units
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
1 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Salted Barber · FDD (2026) PDF