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

SERVPRO franchise in Missouri: what the public record shows

Franchisees of SERVPRO in Missouri have taken 16 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $238,650). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. SERVPRO's national ratio is 0.5×. Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 50 franchised outlets in Missouri (fiscal 2025) — about 0.8 per 100k residents.

SBA loan outcomes · Missourivs same-year franchise loans

Loans in MO

16

Charged off (all years)

0 of 14

Loss ratio in MO

—

Loss ratio nationally

0.5×

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = MO. 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 · Missouri vs nationalThin market

Businesses in this industry

1,397

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

22.4

national 26.7

Versus the country

-16%

thinner

Every business in SERVPRO's industry operating in Missouri — 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 · Missouri vs nationalTypical wages

Avg weekly wage, this industry

$586

Missouri, BLS QCEW 2025

National average

$659

same industry, all states

Versus the country

-11%

cheaper to staff

What SERVPRO's industry actually pays workers in Missouri, 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.

Franchised outlets in Missouri · FDD Item 20+47 over the disclosed window
Fiscal yearFranchisedCompany-owned
201430
201520
201620
2023450
2024450
2025500
Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Missouri3 systems
SystemLoans in MOCharged off (all years)Loss ratio in MOUnits in MO
Chem-Dry90 of 7——
Paul Davis Restoration50 of 1—6
SERVICEMASTER RESTORE51 of 4—46

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

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