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Sir Speedy

Business Services - Printing & SignsFranchising since 1968Website
Investment
$258K – $306K
87th pct Printing & Si…
Avg revenue
$1.2M
47th pct Printing & Si…
Royalty
4.0%
0th pct Printing & Si…
Units
132
77th pct Printing & Si…
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $258K – $306K including a $55K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $1.2M/year (median $720K).
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 42/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 43 loans (below the industry average).
  • System contracting at -6.4% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Sir Speedy, Inc.
Parent company
Franchise Services, Inc.
Incorporated in
California
HQ
26722 Plaza, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Auditor
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$7.2M
vs $7.4M 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 Sir Speedy unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $1,199,443
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: $258K–$306K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $125K–$150K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

26%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$108K
EBITDA margin
9.0%
Total invested
$419K
Payback
47 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.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 Sir Speedy units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$480K

on $2.4M purchase

Total debt

$1.9M

SBA $1.2M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Sir Speedy franchisees operate printing, copying, and document services centers serving small to mid-size businesses. Day-to-day operations include managing in-store production equipment, handling client orders, managing staff, and marketing services locally to maintain customer acquisition and retention.

CEO
Don F. Lowe
Founded
1968
FDD year
2024
States available
31

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$258K – $306K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$125K – $150K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$55K
Royalty
4.0%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
6.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$1.2M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$720K
Item 19 type
Gross Sales
Sample size
120 units
vs category median 42 · large
Range (low → high)
$35K$14.4M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Revenue rank47th
vs Business Services - Printing & Signs peers
Investment cost rank87th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank0th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank77th
vs Business Services - Printing & Signs peers
Risk score rank10th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
132
Opened
1
Last reporting year
Closed
3
Turnover rate
2.3%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
-1.5%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
-6.4%
Compounded over last 3 years
2022
132-2
Franchised units
2023
134
Franchised units
2024
141
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 23 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 · 23 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
43
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

42
Risk · 0-100
STRONG42 / 100

Sir Speedy presents moderate-to-caution risk: a contracting franchise system with non-transparent profitability data, rising royalty burdens, and recent affiliate compliance issues warrant deep financial and operational due diligence.

Score breakdown · what drove the 42 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORUnit count declining 1.5% YoY suggests system contraction and potential market saturation
  2. 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 prevents ROI validation and profitability assessment
  3. 03HIGHAffiliate litigation (TeamLogic/California) raises questions about corporate compliance culture and franchisee protection standards
  4. 04MINORRoyalty structure increases from 4% to 6% after year one, reducing profitability in mature operations
  5. 05HIGHNo going concern statement is positive, but combined with declining units suggests mature/stagnating brand

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
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
20 years
Renewal term
20 years
Online sales rights
Granted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
1
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
California

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
44 hrs
On-the-job training
216 hrs
POS system
Printer’s Plan
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

100 numbers

Locked
(805) 484-••••
AR
(919) 477-••••
NC
(785) 776-••••
KS

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FDD download

Sir Speedy · FDD (2024) PDF

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