Johnstone Supply (member patronage agreement) franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.23 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$0 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

No royalty fee disclosed; this is a wholesale distribution cooperative model (JS Business Owners buy HVAC/R product through Johnstone) rather than a sales-based royalty structure.

Marketing contribution

Not captured

Technology fee

JXI™ Fees (recurring): $2,000/year for main Branch, $750/year per additional Branch, billed annually in January; new Branches pay a $950 JXI™ Fee at first annual renewal.

Other fees

Johnstone University Fees (0.03363% of prior month's reported sales, capped at $625/month/JS Business Owner, optional); PartStock $1,000/yr/user (optional); ERP Programs (Eclipse/DDI) – Johnstone collects ~50% of provider fee from users, required if using those systems.

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Not quantified. Item 7 Note 2 states that because this is a conversion offering with no interruption in operations, Johnstone assumes JS Business Owners have already accounted for all expenses needed to operate for the first three months after the Conversion.

Fees sourceFDD p.18 ↗

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.23 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

No

Metric / basis

none

Reporting period

Not captured

Sample

Not captured

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.54 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2021

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

0

Year-end outlets

0

Net change

+0

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

0

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

0

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.55 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

4 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

Not captured

Median loan window

Not captured

Median loan sample

Not captured

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 0

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 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Johnstone Supply (member patronage agreement) franchise cost?

Conversion Rollover Contribution (existing JS Business Owners converting to Distribution Agreement): $140,500 to $19,890,000 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $0 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.23 ↗

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How much do Johnstone Supply (member patronage agreement) owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: none. Sample: Not captured. Period: Not captured.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.54 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Johnstone Supply (member patronage agreement)?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 0. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗