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PRO IMAGE FRANCHISE LC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
Other · independent · est. —
Pro Image Sports is a retail franchise selling licensed sports fan apparel, headwear, jerseys, and memorabilia. A franchisee operates a store, typically in a mall or shopping center, serving fans of professional and college teams.
PRO IMAGE FRANCHISE LC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT net unit count grew 0.0% from 2023–2025 per its FDD Item 20.
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A franchise is a business where you (the franchisee) pay a company (the franchisor) for the right to open and run a location using their brand and system — think a local Anytime Fitness or Taco John's owned by a small-business owner, not the corporation.
Before you can buy in, U.S. law requires the franchisor to give you a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) — a long legal filing covering its fees, finances, and history. The numbers on this page come straight from that document:
- Franchise fee — the one-time cost to buy in.
- Royalty — the ongoing cut of your sales you pay the franchisor.
- Item 20 — how many locations opened and closed, the basis for our verdict (from Proven & strong down to Distressed — or Too new to judge).
The verdict
Proven & steady
Distress
A real track record with an unremarkable region of the ledger: neither the growth nor the exits stand out, for better or worse. The main concern in the record: too many owners are failing outright rather than selling.
Exit rate · latest year
6.0%
fiscal 2025, per Item 20
Cost to open
$154K–$621K
Item 7 total investment range
SBA loan defaults
24.2%
vs 14.8% avg across rated brands
Behind the verdict
the record, factor by factor · Item 20
3-yr trend · Item 20 Table 1
terminations + ceased-ops vs. all exits · Table 3
transfers vs. base · Table 3
actual vs. projected openings · Table 5
Item 19 disclosure + completeness
Systemwide units
2023–2025
Survival record
FDD Item 20 · outlet status by year
In fiscal 2025, 9 of 149 franchised outlets left the system — a 6.0% annualized exit rate. Not every exit is a failure — but this is the measurable floor.
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| Status (FTC) | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlets at start | 144 | 154 | 149 |
| Opened | 16 | 9 | 14 |
| Transfers | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Terminations | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-renewals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reacquired by franchisor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceased — other reasons | 6 | 14 | 9 |
| Outlets at end | 154 | 149 | 154 |
| Net change | +10 | -5 | +5 |
The lender's view
SBA 7(a)/504 loan performance · FY1991–present
Banks have made 37 SBA-backed loans to PRO IMAGE FRANCHISE LC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT franchisees since 1991. Of the 33 that have resolved, 24.2% were charged off (defaulted) rather than paid in full, versus 14.8% across 576 rated brands.
24.2%
8 of 33 resolved defaulted
74.2%
avg. charged-off $ ÷ approved $
18.0%
default rate × loss severity
$157,291
what recent franchisees borrowed
55 mo
approval → charge-off, defaulted loans
0 vs 2
distinct banks — pulling back
Charge-off rate by loan approval year (%)
Loan performance by state
SOURCE: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA LOAN DATA (DATA.SBA.GOV), FY1991–PRESENT · MATCHED TO PRO IMAGE FRANCHISE LC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BY FRANCHISE NAME · RESOLVED = CHARGED-OFF + PAID-IN-FULL
The owner's side of the deal
FDD × federal loan record
Who finances it
U.S. Bank, National Association
16.7% of this brand's loans
That lender charges off 12.5% of its loans to other franchise brands, vs 14.8% nationally.
Who buys it
Too few identified operators
Does experience help here?
Not enough resolved loans to split
Computed from 37 SBA 7(a)/504 loans to PRO IMAGE FRANCHISE LC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT franchisees joined to the brand's own FDD. Debt service assumes level amortization at the average disclosed term and rate. A lender's rate excludes its loans to this brand, so it reads the lender, not the brand.
What it costs — and what it drags
FDD Items 5–7 · fees, investment, royalty
Buying in means a $30K franchise fee (Item 5) and a total investment of $154K–$621K (Item 7). The franchisor publishes an earnings claim (Item 19) — read its methodology closely.
To open (Item 7)
$154K–$621K
all-in investment range
Franchise fee (Item 5)
$30K
upfront, one-time
Royalty (Item 6)
5%
of sales, ongoing
Your figure — cross-check against this brand's Item 19 and current-owner validation.
Royalty you'd pay / yr
$50K
5% of sales, before profit
Over a 10-yr term
$500K
royalties alone, excl. ad fund
This is not profit. It's the only money the FDD actually pins down — what you put in, and the royalty you owe on every dollar of sales. Your real take-home depends on labor, rent, food cost, and ramp-to-breakeven, none of which any FDD discloses.
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FDD Risk Score · modeled from the public record
Modeled from the public record, this brand sits mid-pack: riskier than 57% of systems we score.
Risk percentile
57 / 100
Loan-corroborated
Modeled SBA charge-off
13.7%
Observed SBA charge-off
24.2%
Top drivers: Item 3 litigation (log) (raises) · Single-lender dependence (raises) · Share financed by high-loss lenders (lowers) · Investment ceiling (log) (lowers). 15+ resolved loans stand behind this estimate. A linear scorecard built from this brand's own disclosure figures plus the federal loan record behind its franchisees; full spec and cross-validated accuracy on the methodology page. A score is context, not a verdict.
Distress signals
news-sourced · bankruptcies, closures, lawsuits
No recent closures, bankruptcies, or major lawsuits found in the news for PRO IMAGE FRANCHISE LC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT. That's a good sign — but it reflects news coverage, not a guarantee.
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Talk to an independent CPA before you buy →PRO IMAGE FRANCHISE LC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT franchise questions, answered from the filings
What percentage of PRO IMAGE FRANCHISE LC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT franchises closed last year?
In PRO IMAGE FRANCHISE LC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT's latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2025), 9 of 149 franchised outlets left the system — an annualized exit rate of 6.0%. That counts terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons." There is no official failure rate, and not every exit is a failure, but this is the measurable floor.
How much does a PRO IMAGE FRANCHISE LC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT franchise cost?
Per PRO IMAGE FRANCHISE LC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT's 2026 FDD, buying in requires an initial franchise fee of $30K (Item 5) and a total initial investment of $154K–$621K (Item 7).
What royalty does PRO IMAGE FRANCHISE LC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT charge?
PRO IMAGE FRANCHISE LC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT charges an ongoing royalty of 5.0% of gross sales, per Item 6 of its 2026 FDD.
Does PRO IMAGE FRANCHISE LC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — PRO IMAGE FRANCHISE LC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2026 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $628K. Read it closely: franchisors choose which units and which metrics to include.
How often do SBA loans for PRO IMAGE FRANCHISE LC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT franchises default?
Across 37 SBA-backed loans to PRO IMAGE FRANCHISE LC FRANCHISE AGREEMENT franchisees since 1991, 8 of the 33 that have resolved were charged off — a 24.2% default rate, versus about 14.8% across all rated franchise brands. This is the lender's-eye view of franchisee failure, drawn from public SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA data and independent of the franchisor's own disclosures.