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FV-02893·MODERATEExcellent91

Victory Lane Quick Oil Change

Automotive - Repair & ServiceFranchising since 1986Website
Investment
$240K – $765K
60th pct Repair & Serv…
Avg revenue
$645K
14th pct Repair & Serv…
Royalty
Units
34
38th pct Repair & Serv…
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $240K – $765K including a $50K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $645K/year (median $588K).
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 57/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 36 loans (below the industry average).
  • System contracting at -25.0% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
VICTORY LANE QUICK OIL CHANGE, INC.
Incorporated in
Michigan
HQ
45550 Helm St., Plymouth, MI 48170
Auditor
DOYLE & ASSOCIATES, PLLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$1.6M
vs $1.8M 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 VICTORY LANE QUICK OIL CHANGE unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $645,382
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: $240K–$765K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $82K–$150K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

18%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$110K
EBITDA margin
17.0%
Total invested
$618K
Payback
68 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 VICTORY LANE QUICK OIL CHANGE 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

$1.3M

on $6.5M purchase

Total debt

$5.2M

SBA $3.2M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Victory Lane franchisees operate quick-service oil change facilities, handling routine vehicle maintenance including oil changes, filter replacements, fluid top-offs, and basic inspections. Day-to-day operations involve customer service, staff management, inventory control, and compliance with franchisor systems for service delivery and pricing.

CEO
Justin A. Cialella
Founded
1980
FDD year
2024
States available
5

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$240K – $765K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$82K – $150K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$50K
Royalty
the greater of 6% of weekly Gross Sales or $500 per week
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$645K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$588K
Item 19 type
Gross Sales
Sample size
34 units
vs category median 59
Range (low → high)
$248K$1.5M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Revenue rank14th
vs Automotive - Repair & Service peers
Investment cost rank60th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank79th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank38th
vs Automotive - Repair & Service peers
Risk score rank38th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
34
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
1
Turnover rate
2.9%
Company-owned
22
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
35%
vs corporate-owned
Multi-unit owners
1.0%
Net growth (yr3)
-14.3%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
-25.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2022
12-2
Franchised units
2023
14
Franchised units
2024
16
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 13 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 · 13 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
36
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

57
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE57 / 100

Declining unit base, undisclosed profitability metrics, aggressive royalty floor, and franchisor litigation create meaningful investment risk despite protected territory and acceptable average gross revenue.

Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORUnit count declining 14.3% YoY (34 units) indicates system contraction and franchisee struggles
  2. 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 prevents ROI validation; only gross revenue ($645k avg) provided without profitability data
  3. 03MINORRoyalty structure with $500/week minimum ($26k annually) is aggressive relative to net margins in quick-lube industry
  4. 04HIGHFranchisor litigation history (trademark/trade dress and breach of contract) signals potential operational or relationship issues
  5. 05MINORInvestment range of $240k-$764.5k is wide and high-risk for a declining brand with unproven unit economics

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
15 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
2
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

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
21 hrs
On-the-job training
144 hrs
POS system
LubeSoft
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

25 numbers

Locked
(919) 269-••••
NC
(810) 397-••••
MI
(919) 389-••••
NC

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

VICTORY LANE QUICK OIL CHANGE · FDD (2024) PDF

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