Verified — real FDD extraction
SBA-eligible · directory code S2755 since 2018
ROOSTERS AND ROOSTERS MEN'S GROOMING CENTER
Pet Services · independent · est. —
Roosters Men's Grooming Center is a barbershop-style salon focused on men, offering haircuts, hot-towel shaves, beard trims, and grooming services in a relaxed, masculine setting. Customers visit for regular cuts and grooming. A franchisee runs a shop, employing barbers and stylists and managing appointments and walk-ins.
ROOSTERS AND ROOSTERS MEN'S GROOMING CENTER net unit count declined -21.3% from 2022–2025 per its FDD Item 20.
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A franchise is a business where you (the franchisee) pay a company (the franchisor) for the right to open and run a location using their brand and system — think a local Anytime Fitness or Taco John's owned by a small-business owner, not the corporation.
Before you can buy in, U.S. law requires the franchisor to give you a Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) — a long legal filing covering its fees, finances, and history. The numbers on this page come straight from that document:
- Franchise fee — the one-time cost to buy in.
- Royalty — the ongoing cut of your sales you pay the franchisor.
- Item 20 — how many locations opened and closed, the basis for our verdict (from Proven & strong down to Distressed — or Too new to judge).
The verdict
Showing strain
Distress
The disclosed record shows weakness — shrinking units, elevated exits, or churn — worth reading closely before going further.
Exit rate · latest year
9.2%
vs 4.7% across 18 pet services systems
Cost to open
$266K–$432K
Item 7 total investment range
SBA loan defaults
8.3%
24 loans resolved — directional only
Behind the verdict
the record, factor by factor · Item 20
3-yr trend · Item 20 Table 1
terminations + ceased-ops vs. all exits · Table 3
transfers vs. base · Table 3
actual vs. projected openings · Table 5
Item 19 disclosure + completeness
Systemwide units
2022–2025
Survival record
FDD Item 20 · outlet status by year
In fiscal 2025, 7 of 76 franchised outlets left the system — a 9.2% annualized exit rate, vs 4.7% across 18 pet services systems. Not every exit is a failure — but this is the measurable floor.
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| Status (FTC) | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlets at start | 91 | 89 | 82 | 77 |
| Opened | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Transfers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Terminations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Non-renewals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Reacquired by franchisor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ceased — other reasons | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Outlets at end | 89 | 82 | 77 | 70 |
| Net change | -2 | -7 | -5 | -7 |
The lender's view
SBA 7(a)/504 loan performance · FY1991–present
Banks have made 34 SBA-backed loans to ROOSTERS AND ROOSTERS MEN'S GROOMING CENTER franchisees since 1991. Only 24 have resolved so far — too thin for a reliable default rate, but 2 of them charged off.
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24 resolved · too thin to rate
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avg. charged-off $ ÷ approved $
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default rate × loss severity
$298,400
what recent franchisees borrowed
53 mo
approval → charge-off, defaulted loans
5 vs 3
distinct banks still lending
Charge-off rate by loan approval year (%)
Loan performance by state
SOURCE: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA LOAN DATA (DATA.SBA.GOV), FY1991–PRESENT · MATCHED TO ROOSTERS AND ROOSTERS MEN'S GROOMING CENTER BY FRANCHISE NAME · RESOLVED = CHARGED-OFF + PAID-IN-FULL
The owner's side of the deal
FDD × federal loan record
Who finances it
Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.
9.4% of this brand's loans
That lender charges off 17.1% of its loans to other franchise brands, vs 14.8% nationally.
Who buys it
Too few identified operators
Does experience help here?
Not enough resolved loans to split
Computed from 34 SBA 7(a)/504 loans to ROOSTERS AND ROOSTERS MEN'S GROOMING CENTER franchisees joined to the brand's own FDD. Debt service assumes level amortization at the average disclosed term and rate. A lender's rate excludes its loans to this brand, so it reads the lender, not the brand.
What it costs — and what it drags
FDD Items 5–7 · fees, investment, royalty
Buying in means a $40K franchise fee (Item 5) and a total investment of $266K–$432K (Item 7). The franchisor publishes an earnings claim (Item 19) — read its methodology closely.
To open (Item 7)
$266K–$432K
all-in investment range
Franchise fee (Item 5)
$40K
upfront, one-time
Royalty (Item 6)
6%
of sales, ongoing
Your figure — cross-check against this brand's Item 19 and current-owner validation.
Royalty you'd pay / yr
$60K
6% of sales, before profit
Over a 10-yr term
$600K
royalties alone, excl. ad fund
This is not profit. It's the only money the FDD actually pins down — what you put in, and the royalty you owe on every dollar of sales. Your real take-home depends on labor, rent, food cost, and ramp-to-breakeven, none of which any FDD discloses.
Build a real pro-forma for ROOSTERS AND ROOSTERS MEN'S GROOMING CENTER with an independent CPAModeled risk
FDD Risk Score · modeled from the public record
Modeled from the public record, this brand sits mid-pack: riskier than 62% of systems we score.
Risk percentile
62 / 100
Loan-corroborated
Modeled SBA charge-off
14.5%
Observed SBA charge-off
8.3%
Top drivers: System size (log units) (raises) · Share financed by high-loss lenders (lowers) · Item 3 litigation (log) (lowers) · Single-lender dependence (raises). 15+ resolved loans stand behind this estimate. A linear scorecard built from this brand's own disclosure figures plus the federal loan record behind its franchisees; full spec and cross-validated accuracy on the methodology page. A score is context, not a verdict.
Distress signals
news-sourced · bankruptcies, closures, lawsuits
No recent closures, bankruptcies, or major lawsuits found in the news for ROOSTERS AND ROOSTERS MEN'S GROOMING CENTER. That's a good sign — but it reflects news coverage, not a guarantee.
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Talk to an independent CPA before you buy →ROOSTERS AND ROOSTERS MEN'S GROOMING CENTER franchise questions, answered from the filings
What percentage of ROOSTERS AND ROOSTERS MEN'S GROOMING CENTER franchises closed last year?
In ROOSTERS AND ROOSTERS MEN'S GROOMING CENTER's latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2025), 7 of 76 franchised outlets left the system — an annualized exit rate of 9.2% — compared with 4.7% across 18 pet services systems tracked here. That counts terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons." There is no official failure rate, and not every exit is a failure, but this is the measurable floor.
How much does a ROOSTERS AND ROOSTERS MEN'S GROOMING CENTER franchise cost?
Per ROOSTERS AND ROOSTERS MEN'S GROOMING CENTER's 2025 FDD, buying in requires an initial franchise fee of $40K (Item 5) and a total initial investment of $266K–$432K (Item 7).
What royalty does ROOSTERS AND ROOSTERS MEN'S GROOMING CENTER charge?
ROOSTERS AND ROOSTERS MEN'S GROOMING CENTER charges an ongoing royalty of 6.0% of gross sales, per Item 6 of its 2025 FDD.
Does ROOSTERS AND ROOSTERS MEN'S GROOMING CENTER disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — ROOSTERS AND ROOSTERS MEN'S GROOMING CENTER makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2025 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $462K. Read it closely: franchisors choose which units and which metrics to include.