Splash and Dash Groomerie & BoutiqueFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique franchise requires a total initial investment of $297K – $453K, including a $60K franchise fee and an ongoing 8.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $649K[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 21, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $297K – $453K
- 58th pct Pet Services
- Avg gross sales
- $649K
- 35th pct Pet Services
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- 50th pct Pet Services
- Units
- 19
- 45th pct Pet Services
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Pet Services · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Pet Services avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Franchised units fell from 19 to 13 over 3 years. Investigate why operators are leaving.
21% cash-on-cash return (based on P&L Bottom Line). Within the 15-30% range most franchise investors consider acceptable.
Bottom line
- Total investment $297K – $453K including a $60K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $649K/year, with an estimated 21% cash-on-cash return (based on P&L Bottom Line).
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 52/100.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- SD Franchise Holdings, Inc.
- CEO title
- Founder and CEO
- Dan Barton
- CEO experience
- 2014 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- FL
- HQ
- 10901 Roosevelt Blvd, Building 2C, Suite 900, St. Petersburg, FL 33716
- Auditor
- Muhammad Zubairy, CPA PC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $45K
- vs $758K prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Overview
About
Franchisees operate pet grooming salons offering bathing, nail trimming, ear cleaning, and haircut services via a high-velocity model. They manage grooming staff, schedule appointments, maintain facility standards, and retail pet boutique products. Day-to-day involves customer service, staff training, inventory management, and adherence to Splash and Dash grooming protocols.
- CEO
- Dan Barton
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2014
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 13
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 22 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feenot refundable | $60K | $60K | |
| Security deposits, utility deposits, business licenses, and other prepaid expenses | $250 | $1K | |
| Rent (one month)not refundable | $3K | $5K | |
| Lease security deposit | $3K | $6K | |
| Leasehold improvementsnot refundable | $75K | $185K | |
| Architecturalnot refundable | $12K | $15K | |
| Construction Project Managementnot refundable | $20K | $20K | |
| Furniture, fixtures, and equipmentnot refundable | $26K | $31K | |
| Grooming equipment and suppliesnot refundable | $36K | $40K | |
| Computer, point-of-sale, and status display systemsnot refundable | $11K | $12K | |
| Office expensesnot refundable | $150 | $350 | |
| Insurance (6 months)not refundable | $600 | $2K | |
| Building signagenot refundable | $8K | $11K | |
| Opening inventory and suppliesnot refundable | $6K | $7K | |
| Professional fees (lawyer, accountant, etc.)not refundable | $500 | $3K | |
| Market introduction plan / pre-opening marketingnot refundable | $13K | $13K | |
| Travel, lodging and meals for training programsnot refundable | $2K | $2K | |
| Training fee at a current location (5 days)not refundable | $3K | $3K | |
| FIDO software prior to openingnot refundable | $380 | $570 | |
| Additional funds (for first 3 months)not refundable | $20K | $40K | |
| Total initial investment | $373K | $748K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$84K
13.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
21%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
4.8 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $297K – $453K
- Near category avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $20K – $40K
- Near category avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $35K – $60K
- Below avg, review vs category
- Royalty
- 8.0%
- Adjusted Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 10.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
- Payback period
- 4.8 yrs
- From FDD / Item 19
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 8.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $56 |
| Training fee | $3K |
| Transfer fee | $12K |
| Total fee load | 10.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $649K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- N/A
- Avg p&l bottom line
- $79K
- Reported as P&L Bottom Line in FDD Item 19
- Cash-on-cash
- 20.9%
- Based on P&L Bottom Line / investment midpoint
- Item 19 type
- Income Statement
- Sample size
- 12 units
- vs category median 12
- Range (low → high)
- $148K→$1.6M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 9 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 75 Pet Services brands
vs Pet Services averages
How Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 19
- Opened
- 8
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 3
- Terminated
- 2
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 1
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 15.8%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +35.7%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +46.2%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 1
- Projected new
- 7
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 5.3%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Termination rate
- 15.8%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
- Ceased ops
- 15.8%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 26 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 contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 36
- Loan volume
- N/A
- Amount data pending
- Median loan
- N/A
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 0
- Defaults
- 0
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Moderate-to-caution risk profile with compliance history concerns, opaque financial claims, and high capital requirements relative to disclosed returns; rapid growth may mask underlying operational or satisfaction issues.
Litigation (Item 3)
SD Franchise LLC - State of Illinois, No. 17-AVC-F003 (March 19, 2017). Illinois Attorney General alleged unregistered franchise sale in 2016. Settled with $2,000 payment and rescission offer to franchisee who chose to continue.
Largest disclosed settlement: $2,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Muhammad Zubairy, CPA PC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHNo Item 19 financial performance representations (Going Concern = False) limits ability to validate the $78,504 average net income claim independently
- 02HIGH2017 Illinois AG litigation for unregistered franchise sale indicates compliance issues with predecessor management, though fine was modest
- 03MINORHigh initial investment ($296,880-$453,420) relative to average net income ($78,504) creates 3.8-5.8 year payback period with significant leverage risk
- 04MINORRapid unit growth of 35.7% YoY may indicate aggressive recruitment over franchisee success focus; need to validate retention rates
- 05MINOR8% royalty on adjusted gross sales lacks transparency on what 'adjustments' are permitted and whether they reduce effective revenue
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Radius |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory radius | 3 mi |
| Territory population | 75,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 5 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Florida |
| Litigation count | 1 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
SD Franchise LLC - State of Illinois, No. 17-AVC-F003 (March 19, 2017). Illinois Attorney General alleged unregistered franchise sale in 2016. Settled with $2,000 payment and rescission offer to franchisee who chose to continue.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 60 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 40 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Ongoing training
- Required
- POS system
- FIDO
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: FIDO
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
37 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique franchise?
The total investment to open a Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique franchise ranges from $297K – $453K, with an initial franchise fee of $60K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $649K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique has 19 total units in the United States, including 19 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 8 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 52 out of 100, based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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