Uni K WaxFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A UNI K WAX franchise requires a total initial investment of $330K – $584K, including a $45K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $694K[2]. Verdict grade: B. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 21, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $330K – $584K
- 32nd pct Personal Care…
- Avg gross sales
- $694K
- 24th pct Personal Care…
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 28th pct Personal Care…
- Units
- 34
- 24th pct Personal Care…
- SBA default
- 50.0%
- system-wide median varies by category
Quick verdict · Personal Care & Beauty · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Personal Care & Beauty 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 33 to 32 over 3 years. Investigate why operators are leaving.
Bottom line
- Total investment $330K – $584K including a $45K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $694K/year (median $653K).
- Verdict B (Above Average) with a risk score of 55/100.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- Uni K Wax Franchising, LLC
- Parent company
- Uni K Wax Group Inc.
- Ultimate parent
- Uni K Wax Holdings, LLC
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Heather Harris
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 117 NW 9th Terrace, Bay#1, Hallandale Beach, Florida 33009
- Auditor
- GRAY, GRAY & GRAY, LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $1.7M
- vs $3.3M prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
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.
- CEO
- Heather Harris
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 1993
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 4
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $45K | $45K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $20K | $75K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $265K | $464K |
| Total initial investment | $330K | $584K |
Source: UNI K WAX 2025 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
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
$139K
20.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
28%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
3.6 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $330K – $584K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $20K – $75K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $45K – $45K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- Greater of 2% of Gross Sales or $1,000 per month
- Total fee load
- 9.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $12K |
| Training fee | $5K |
| Transfer fee | $9K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Total fee load | 9.0% of rev |
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $694K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $653K
- Item 19 type
- Historical Performance
- Sample size
- 33 units
- vs category median 35
- Range (low → high)
- $185K→$1.7M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Quartile band
- $329K→$1.0M
- Bottom 25% → top 25%
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 6 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Compared against 186 Personal Care & Beauty brands
vs Personal Care & Beauty averages
How Uni K Wax Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 34
- Opened
- 1
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 97%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +3.1%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +3.1%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 2
- Projected new
- 6
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 5.9%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Ceased ops
- 2.9%
- Units that stopped operating
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 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.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 5 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 5
- Loan volume
- $1.5M
- Median loan
- $308K
- average
- Charge-off rate
- 50.0%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
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
- 3
- Defaults
- 2
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
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.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation is required to be disclosed in Item 3
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · GRAY, GRAY & GRAY, LLP
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 55 / 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
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 3 |
| Territory type | Population-based |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | Yes |
| Territory population | 25,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 15 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Florida |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation is required to be disclosed in Item 3
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 55 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 119 hrs
- Training location
- Multiple (virtual, training facility, franchisee studio)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- POS system
- POS System
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: POS System
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
42 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
UNI K WAX · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a UNI K WAX franchise?
The total investment to open a UNI K WAX franchise ranges from $330K – $584K, with an initial franchise fee of $45K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do UNI K WAX franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the UNI K WAX FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $694K. The median is $653K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is UNI K WAX's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for UNI K WAX (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 UNI K WAX franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, UNI K WAX has 34 total units in the United States, including 33 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 1 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is UNI K WAX a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates UNI K WAX as a B-grade franchise with a risk score of 55 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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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.