ACFN Franchised Inc.

ACFN Franchised Inc.

ACFN franchises provide ATM services, financial transaction processing, and related financial services to consumers at host locations. Franchisees market and install ATMs at no cost to hotels, retail locations, entertainment, and travel-based businesses, perform maintenance with franchisor monitoring, and earn from transaction surcharges. The business model involves operating multiple ATMs in a non-exclusive area, supported by the franchisor's network management and a Multiple Location Accounts program.

227
Locations
$39K–$64K
Investment
Since 2003
Franchising
ServicesSan Jose, CAwww.acfnfranchise.comDisclaimer

Franchise Costs


Franchise Fee
$25,000
Item 5 of FDD
Initial Investment Range
$39,234 $63,817
Low: $39,234High: $63,817
Item 7 of FDD
Royalty Rate
N/A
Brand Fund
1.00%
Item 6 of FDD
Fixed Monthly Fees
$12 – $201
Item 6 of FDD

1% Net Revenue brand fee + $12/mo per ATM administration fee + tiered virtual office fee ($0 waived if under $750/mo share, up to $150+) + $12.50-$15/mo per wireless ATM

Financial Performance


Item 19 Financial Performance

Average Gross Revenue
$0
Median Gross Revenue
$0
Top Quartile Revenue
$0
Bottom Quartile Revenue
$0

Data Based On: The financial performance representation is a forecast of possible results for an ACFN franchisee operating 1, 5, or 10 ATMs. The underlying parameters for these forecasts (e.g., average surcharge collected, average profit share, transaction fees) are based on data from 2,654 operational ACFN ATMs during the 2023 fiscal year (October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023). The individual unit performance data is extracted from the '1 ATM' scenario table.

* Gross revenue, median gross revenue, revenue top quartile, and revenue bottom quartile are derived from the '1 ATM' table in Item 19. The 'Fees Collected' column was annualized (monthly fees collected * 12) to represent annual gross revenue for a franchisee operating a single ATM at various daily transaction levels (1 to 12). Since unit counts per transaction level were not provided, a simple average and median were calculated across all 12 transaction scenarios for the '1 ATM' table. The top quartile is the average of the top 3 annual gross revenue values (10, 11, 12 transactions/day), and the bottom quartile is the average of the bottom 3 annual gross revenue values (1, 2, 3 transactions/day). Other profit metrics (net income, net profit, EBITDA) are set to null because the document explicitly states in the 'General Notes' (Page 7) that the figures in the tables do not reflect the cost of sales, operating expenses, or other costs/expenses necessary to obtain net income or net profit.

Extracted Item 19 Section

How ACFN Franchised Inc. Compares


Key Insights

  • Lower investment than 80% of Business Services franchises
FranchiseInvestmentFeeRoyaltyLocations
ACFN Franchised Inc.
Current
$39K – $64K$25KN/A227
Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution, LLC$14K – $607KN/AN/A6,454
THE UPS STORE (TRADITIONAL)$216K – $609K$30K5.0%4,500
JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE$71K – $105K$25K15.0%2,744
CRUISE PLANNERS$2K – $21K$11K3.0%2,655
SERVPRO (UNIT)$259K – $380K$100K10.0%2,286
Business Services Average
188 franchises
$118K – $284K$46K10.4%

* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 188 Business Services franchises by location count.

Locations & Growth


Outlet Growth Over Time

Total outlets at end of each year

Geographic Distribution (2023)

Outlets by state across the United States

Top States
1CA
45
2TX
24
3FL
18
4NY
14
5VA
10
6IL
10
7NJ
8
8MD
7
9GA
6
10NV
6
11CO
5
12AZ
5
13WA
5
14MI
5
15TN
5

+26 more states

Franchisee Contacts


231 franchisee contacts on file from official FDD filings.

NameSBA Loan
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active
John Smith
ABC Franchise LLC
$350,000
2023 · Active

231 Contacts Available

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Due Diligence


Litigation (Item 3)

Franchisee Cases0
No litigation involving franchisees reported

Bankruptcy (Item 4)

Bankruptcy HistoryNo
No bankruptcy history reported

System Health (Item 20)

Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year

Terminations
0
Non-Renewals
0
Reacquired
0
Ceased Ops
16
Transfers
16
Sold to Franchisees
0
Projected New
21

Frequently Asked Questions


The total initial investment to open a ACFN Franchised Inc. franchise ranges from $39,234 to $63,817. This includes a franchise fee of $25,000.

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