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Tijon Fragrance Lab

RetailFranchising since 2017
Investment
—
100th pct Retail
Avg revenue
—
53rd pct Retail
Royalty
6.0%
41st pct Retail
Units
3
5th pct Retail
SBA default
—

Bottom line

  • Total investment — including a $30K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100.
  • No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
TIJON FRAGRANCE LAB FRANCHISING, INC.
Incorporated in
Arizona
HQ
4757 North Wolford, Tucson, Arizona 85749
Auditor
Maher & Company PC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$200
vs $42K 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 Tijon Fragrance Lab unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 6–8%
%
Ad fundtyp 3–5%
%
Operating costs · category default: retail
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
Working capital
$
Item 7 didn't break this out — defaulted to ~10% of annual revenue

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

16%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%
Store EBITDA · annual
$53K
EBITDA margin
7.0%
Total invested
$325K
Payback
74 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.

Overview

About

Tijon Fragrance Lab franchisees operate retail/experiential fragrance locations where customers create custom scents, purchase luxury fragrances, and receive personalized fragrance consultations. Day-to-day operations include customer service, scent blending consultations, inventory management of fragrance components, and retail sales.

Founded
2017
FDD year
2025

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
—
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
—
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$30K
Royalty
6.0%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
3
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+0.0%
Net unit change last year

No multi-year history disclosed and no opening/closing activity in the last reporting year.

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

72
Risk · 0-100
CAUTION72 / 100

A severely undercapitalized, micro-scale fragrance franchise with going concern warnings, no financial benchmarks, and only 3 operating units—presenting extreme risk of corporate failure and franchisee financial loss.

Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating

  1. 01HIGHGoing Concern Warning: Franchisor marked as 'False' indicating potential financial instability or viability concerns at corporate level
  2. 02MEDExtremely Limited Unit Count: Only 3 franchises system-wide suggests minimal market validation, traction, or franchisee confidence
  3. 03MINORNo Financial Disclosure: Zero average revenue and net income data provided—inability or unwillingness to share Item 19 raises profitability questions
  4. 04MINORUnknown Growth Trajectory: No growth metrics for 3-unit system prevents assessment of expansion momentum or business model viability
  5. 05MEDVague Investment Range: $0–$0 total investment is nonsensical and indicates incomplete/unreliable FDD data or placeholder information
  6. 06MINORUnproven Unit Economics: 6% royalty rate is reasonable, but without revenue/profit benchmarks, franchisees cannot validate ROI potential

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Protected Area
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Granted
Franchisor can compete
No
Hire a manager?
Allowed
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
Arizona

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.

No franchisee contacts available for Tijon Fragrance Lab. This brand's FDD Item 20 did not include a contactable franchisee list.

FDD download

Tijon Fragrance Lab · FDD (2025) PDF

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