Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.16 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$30,000 to $40,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

5% · 5% of Net Sales, paid bi-monthly (1st and 16th of each month)

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$383/month (increasing Jan 2025), paid in two installments of $191.50 on the 1st and 16th of each month

Other fees

Local Marketing Expenditure ($4,000/quarter, new markets, first 6 quarters); Additional Assistance/Training Fee ($1,000/day + travel); Management Fee ($500/person/day if franchisor must operate Shop)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$30,000 as incurred; covers pre-operational expenses and first 3 months of working capital (rent, debt service, legal, accounting, insurance, advertising, employee salaries); excludes franchisee's own salary

Fees sourceFDD p.12 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.16 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average, median, high/low, and top-5/top-10 and bottom-5/bottom-10 average Net Sales of franchised Shops

Reporting period

12 months ended Dec 31, 2023 (Aug 2022-Jul 2023 for the two Hawaii Shops affected by the Lahaina fire)

Sample

22 franchised Shops open and reporting sales for all of 2023, plus 2 Hawaii Shops (24 Shops total); excludes 7 Shops that opened in 2023 and 2 company-operated test/training Shops

Reported average

$702,376

Reported median

$544,679

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.42 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2023

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

25

Year-end outlets

31

Net change

+6

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

7

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

1

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

2

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.43 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

10 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$689,250

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

8 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 1

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii franchise cost?

Development Agreement - 3 units (per Shop, first unit of a 3-unit commitment): $514,200 to $980,500; Franchise Agreement - 1 additional unit granted to existing franchisees: $444,200 to $910,500 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $30,000 to $40,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.16 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average, median, high/low, and top-5/top-10 and bottom-5/bottom-10 average Net Sales of franchised Shops. Sample: 22 franchised Shops open and reporting sales for all of 2023, plus 2 Hawaii Shops (24 Shops total); excludes 7 Shops that opened in 2023 and 2 company-operated test/training Shops. Period: 12 months ended Dec 31, 2023 (Aug 2022-Jul 2023 for the two Hawaii Shops affected by the Lahaina fire).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.42 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 1. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $689,250; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 8 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗