Sit Still Kid’s Salon
Bottom line
- Total investment $183K – $495K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $313K/year (median $298K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 1 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 300.0% CAGR over 3 years with 24 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 Sit Still Kid’s Salon unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
12%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Sit Still Kid’s Salon units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$500K
on $2.5M purchase
Total debt
$2.0M
SBA $1.3M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate children's hair salons offering kid-friendly haircuts, styling, and related services in a themed entertainment environment. Day-to-day operations include managing staff, scheduling appointments, handling customer service, inventory management, and 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 · 15 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
Sit Still Kids Salon presents moderate-to-high risk due to missing profitability data, high capex-to-revenue ratio, and undisclosed net income that prevents ROI validation despite modest growth metrics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD — cannot verify profitability claims or ROI timeline
- 02MEDHigh initial investment ($182K–$495K) relative to disclosed average revenue ($312K) creates thin margin for error
- 03MINORRapid unit growth (41.2% YoY) may indicate aggressive recruiting masking underlying unit economics or sustainability concerns
- 04MINORMinimum royalty of $500/month ($6K annually) is substantial floor that erodes margins for underperforming locations
- 05MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representation limits ability to validate franchisee earnings claims
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
21 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Sit Still Kid’s Salon · FDD (2025) PDF