Five Star Bath Solutions franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.27 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$59,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

6% · 6% of Gross Revenue (or 5% per a graduated scale referenced but not detailed in this excerpt), paid weekly upon booking (not completion) of each job, subject to rising monthly minimums ($1,000 rising to $2,500/month by month 36)

Marketing contribution

2.5% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Monthly Software Support Fee of $1,100 to $2,500/month, due 2nd Wednesday of each month; plus optional Software Technical Support Fee up to $50/hour if charged

Other fees

Call Center fee ($250/month + $1.50/minute, plus $2.50/chat or text conversation); Accounting Software Fee ($0-$250/month); Bookkeeping Service Fee ($0-$300/month)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$20,000 to $50,000 for the single-location estimate (payroll, royalties, marketing, taxes, utilities, etc. not covered by sales revenue); the multi-location table lists a conflicting $5,000-$10,000 figure for this same line, which appears to be an OCR/formatting misalignment in the source table (see extraction_notes).

Fees sourceFDD p.15 ↗

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.27 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average Annual Sales, Average Monthly Sales, and Average Close Ratio for existing franchisees; separately, historical financial performance of one indirectly company-controlled location (Macomb, operated by the Brand Manager)

Reporting period

Calendar year 2025 for existing franchisees; multi-year historical data for the controlled location

Sample

Existing franchisees who operated and reported data for the full 2025 calendar year, excluding 34 outlets with less than 12 months of operation (out of 345 total franchised outlets at year-end 2025)

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

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.57 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

306

Year-end outlets

345

Net change

+39

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

76

Terminations

3

Non-renewals

1

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

6

Transfers

25

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.66 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

64 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$244,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

59 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

1 / 3

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 Five Star Bath Solutions franchise cost?

standard (single location, owner as salesperson): $162,000 to $333,500; multi-location (single location plus two additional, hired salesperson): $202,000 to $570,000 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $59,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.27 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Five Star Bath Solutions owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average Annual Sales, Average Monthly Sales, and Average Close Ratio for existing franchisees; separately, historical financial performance of one indirectly company-controlled location (Macomb, operated by the Brand Manager). Sample: Existing franchisees who operated and reported data for the full 2025 calendar year, excluding 34 outlets with less than 12 months of operation (out of 345 total franchised outlets at year-end 2025). Period: Calendar year 2025 for existing franchisees; multi-year historical data for the controlled location.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.57 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Five Star Bath Solutions?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 1 / 3. 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: $244,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 59 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗