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SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · NEW MEXICO

Napa Auto Parts franchise in New Mexico: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Napa Auto Parts in New Mexico have taken 6 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $238,666). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Napa Auto Parts's national ratio is 0.5×.

SBA loan outcomes · New Mexicovs same-year franchise loans

Loans in NM

6

Charged off (all years)

1 of 3

Loss ratio in NM

—

Loss ratio nationally

0.5×

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = NM. Loss ratio = charge-offs among loans approved through FY2020 ÷ the charge-offs expected if each had defaulted at the national rate for franchise loans approved the same year; 1.0× is the same. Only charged-off and paid-in-full loans count. A ratio is shown at 30+ such loans; “not clear” marks a ratio chance alone could produce. The all-years count mixes every era and is evidence, not a rate to compare. Borrowers are matched to the brand by name and SBA franchise code; some matches may be wrong or missing.

Market density · New Mexico vs nationalTypical density

Businesses in this industry

585

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

27.5

national 30.2

Versus the country

-9%

thinner

Every business in Napa Auto Parts's industry operating in New Mexico — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across the brand-state cells in the loan data, denser markets have historically charged off less often than the thinnest (see the research page). A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.

Labor cost · New Mexico vs nationalTypical wages

Avg weekly wage, this industry

$922

New Mexico, BLS QCEW 2025

National average

$1,002

same industry, all states

Versus the country

-8%

cheaper to staff

What Napa Auto Parts's industry actually pays workers in New Mexico, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This cost signal is independent of the FDD: a market can look demand-rich above and still carry a margin headwind here if local wages run hot for the sector.

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in New Mexico2 systems
SystemLoans in NMCharged off (all years)Loss ratio in NMUnits in NM
BIG O TIRES231 of 12—20
Matco Tools65 of 6——

Other systems in Napa Auto Parts's sector whose franchisees borrowed in New Mexico. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.

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