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FV-02415·MODERATEExcellent91FDD 2022

Spiffy

Automotive - Repair & ServiceFranchising since 2020Website
Investment
$102K – $181K
25th pct Repair & Serv…
Avg revenue
$1.1M
30th pct Repair & Serv…
Royalty
7.0%
43rd pct Repair & Serv…
Units
38
41st pct Repair & Serv…
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $102K – $181K including a $40K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $1.1M/year (median $844K).
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 61/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 4 loans (below the industry average).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
SPIFFY FRANCHISING, LLC
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
4506 S. Miami Blvd, Suite 150, Durham, North Carolina 27703
Auditor
ROMEO, WIGGINS & COMPANY, L.L.P.
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$483
vs $320K 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 SPIFFY unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $1,098,715
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: automotive
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $102K–$181K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $10K–$40K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

106%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%
ROIC above 100% usually means the revenue figure is a system-wide aggregate or top-cohort number rather than a single-unit average. Verify the "Revenue · per unit" field against the brand's FDD Item 19 detail tables before relying on this output.

Store EBITDA · annual
$176K
EBITDA margin
16.0%
Total invested
$166K
Payback
11 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 SPIFFY 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

$2.0M

on $9.9M purchase

Total debt

$7.9M

SBA $4.9M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Spiffy franchisees operate mobile car detailing and/or car wash services, typically servicing customers at their homes or businesses. Day-to-day operations involve scheduling appointments, managing crews, handling equipment and supplies, generating revenue through service delivery, and potentially selling tire products subject to separate royalty rates.

CEO
M. Scot Wingo
Founded
2020
FDD year
2022
States available
8

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$102K – $181K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$10K – $40K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$40K
Royalty
7.0%
percentage of gross revenues · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
9.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$1.1M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$844K
Item 19 type
Affiliate-owned SPIFFY businesses
Sample size
21 units
vs category median 59 · small
Range (low → high)
$106K$3.4M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Revenue rank30th
vs Automotive - Repair & Service peers
Investment cost rank25th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank43th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank41th
vs Automotive - Repair & Service peers
Risk score rank56th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
38
Opened
8
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
30
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
21%
vs corporate-owned
2020
8+15
Franchised units
2021
0
Franchised units
2022
0
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 20 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 · 20 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
4
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

61
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE61 / 100

Spiffy presents elevated risk due to undisclosed profitability data, questionable franchisor financial health (going concern = False), small unit base, and complex royalty structure that obscures true franchisee earnings potential.

Score breakdown · what drove the 61 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORNo average net income disclosure (Item 19) — inability to assess actual profitability despite $1.1M average revenue claim
  2. 02MINOROnly 38 units with unknown growth trajectory — small system size raises sustainability questions
  3. 03HIGHGoing Concern status is False — potential financial instability at franchisor level
  4. 04MEDHigh initial investment ($101.5K–$181.4K) relative to disclosed average revenue without net income transparency
  5. 05MINORDual royalty structure (7% standard + 4% tire sales) creates complex revenue leakage — franchisee earnings clarity absent
  6. 06MED10-year term lock-in with no disclosed unit growth or exit data

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 or Population
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
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
Optional
Governing law
North Carolina

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
70 hrs
On-the-job training
60 hrs
POS system
Spiffy Software
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

29 numbers

Locked
(804) 371-••••
VA
(212) 416-••••
NY
(217) 782-••••
IL

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

SPIFFY · FDD (2022) PDF

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