Bottom line
- Total investment $330K – $584K including a $45K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $694K/year (median $653K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 12 loans (below the industry average).
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 UNI K WAX unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
28%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 UNI K WAX units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.8M
on $9.0M purchase
Total debt
$7.2M
SBA $4.5M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
UNI K WAX franchisees operate waxing salons offering hair removal services (body waxing, facial waxing, etc.). Day-to-day operations include client scheduling, performing waxing treatments, managing inventory of wax and supplies, maintaining salon sanitation standards, and handling point-of-sale transactions. Franchisees typically manage 1-3 staff members and handle marketing/client retention.
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 · 9 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
UNI K WAX presents CAUTION-level risk due to going concern status, missing profitability disclosure, stagnant unit growth, and high investment requirements relative to revenue transparency.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — franchisor may have financial viability issues
- 02MEDNet Income not disclosed in Item 19 — impossible to validate profitability claims or ROI
- 03MINORMinimal unit growth (3.1% YoY) with only 34 locations — suggests weak franchisee recruitment and system stagnation
- 04MEDHigh initial investment ($329k-$584k) relative to disclosed average revenue ($693k) creates thin margin for error
- 05MINOR7% royalty on gross sales is aggressive when net income data is withheld — difficult to assess true unit economics
- 06HIGHNo litigation disclosed but going concern flag raises questions about undisclosed disputes or franchisor stability
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
42 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
UNI K WAX · FDD (2025) PDF