Sam the Concrete Man franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.22 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$49,500 to $67,000 · 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 for the previous month, due monthly, subject to a seasonal (March-November) minimum monthly royalty

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Not captured

Other fees

Call Center/Supported Services Fee $1,474/month (Mar-Nov, ~$13,266/yr); Bookkeeping Fee $200/month; Additional Training/Assistance Fee $450/year

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$10,000 to $42,000 estimated for the first three months of operation, covering payroll and operating costs (excluding owner draw/salary, Royalty Fees, other advertising fees, and debt service); low estimate assumes non-seasonal start-up months with no Local Advertising Fee owed, high estimate assumes seasonal months with 12 weekly Local Advertising Fee payments.

Fees sourceFDD p.14 ↗

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.22 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Gross Revenue, Cost of Goods Sold, Gross Profit, operating expense line items, and Discretionary Earnings (average, median, top 25%, middle 50%, bottom 25%) for franchised businesses

Reporting period

Calendar year 2025 (Reporting Period 1)

Sample

36 of 111 franchised businesses (Reporting Group 1A) that operated and reported data for all 12 months of 2025; excludes the 2 company-owned locations, 47 franchised businesses opened in 2025 or not yet open, 26 with unreliable reported data, and 24 closed/terminated/transferred during the period

Reported average

$998,115.38

Reported median

$940,276

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.52 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

86

Year-end outlets

111

Net change

+25

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

42

Terminations

17

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

4

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.54 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

104 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$150,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

80 loans

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 ↗

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 Sam the Concrete Man franchise cost?

standard: $93,070 to $151,185 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $49,500 to $67,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.22 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Sam the Concrete Man owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Gross Revenue, Cost of Goods Sold, Gross Profit, operating expense line items, and Discretionary Earnings (average, median, top 25%, middle 50%, bottom 25%) for franchised businesses. Sample: 36 of 111 franchised businesses (Reporting Group 1A) that operated and reported data for all 12 months of 2025; excludes the 2 company-owned locations, 47 franchised businesses opened in 2025 or not yet open, 26 with unreliable reported data, and 24 closed/terminated/transferred during the period. Period: Calendar year 2025 (Reporting Period 1).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.52 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Sam the Concrete Man?

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. Median SBA loan: $150,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 80 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗