Urban Waxx vs WAXING THE CITY
Side-by-side figures from each brand's latest FDD Item 20 as we extracted them; verdicts are our opinion under the published methodology, and the source filing and year are on each brand's profile. Green marks the more favorable metric (lower for distress), not a recommendation to buy.
Units · latest run
9 → 10 units (2023–2025)
Net unit change
+20.0% (2021–2024)
Too little history
Exit quality
Fair
Too little history
Transfer / churn
Fair
Too few seasoned loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
1.5× expected (6 of 37)
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Distress
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$50,000
Franchise fee
$42,500
$268K–$639K
Investment range
$325K–$604K
5.5%
Royalty
6%
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed
Urban Waxx
WAXING THE CITY
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