Bahama Buck's

Bahama Buck's

Bahama Buck’s Franchise Corporation offers franchises for operating BAHAMA BUCK’S stores that prepare and sell gourmet shaved ice products, island specialties, and frozen dessert confections primarily through in-store, walk-up, and drive-up sales. Franchisees may also offer coffee products. The business model revolves around franchising these refreshment outlets to the general public seeking tropical frozen treats.

112
Locations
Since 1993
Franchising
Food & BeverageLubbock, TXwww.bahamabucks.comDisclaimer

Franchise Costs


Franchise Fee
$34,500
Item 5 of FDD
Initial Investment Range
N/A
Item 7 of FDD
Royalty Rate
N/A
Brand Fund
N/A
Item 6 of FDD

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: 103 franchised locations that were open at least one year and provided information as of December 31, 2023. This also includes five locations that were open for a portion of the year.

* Franchisee average gross revenue is $559,477. The revenue_bottom_quartile was calculated as the average for the bottom 25% of stores: (Total Sales for All Stores - Total Sales for Top 75% of Stores) / (Total Stores - Top 75% Stores) = (103 * $559,477 - 78 * $635,900) / (103 - 78) = $8,026,211 / 25 = $321,048. Estimated profit range is based on adjusted expenses from corporate data, which are stated to reflect franchisee expenses, and the accounting expense range mentioned in Note 5 on Page 5. Fixed percentage expenses: Adjusted COGS (27.89%), Expenses (45.62%), Royalty fees (6.00%), Advertising fund fees (2.00%). Total fixed percentage expenses = 81.51%. Fixed expenses amount: 0.8151 * $559,477 = $456,029.70. Variable accounting expenses range from $500 (low end) to $3,000 (high end) for franchisees. Low profit estimate: $559,477 - ($456,029.70 + $3,000) = $100,447. High profit estimate: $559,477 - ($456,029.70 + $500) = $102,947.

Extracted Item 19 Section

How Bahama Buck's Compares


FranchiseInvestmentFeeRoyaltyLocations
Bahama Buck's
Current
N/A$35KN/A112
RITA'S FRANCHISE COMPANY, LLC; RITA'S ICE-CUSTARD-HAPPINESS$315K – $713K$35K6.5%569
MENCHIE'S$165K – $425K$40K6.0%296
DIPPIN' DOTS$139K – $399K$35K6.0%260
MARBLE SLAB CREAMERY$355K – $477K$25K6.0%249
HAAGEN DAZS SHOP$215K – $568K$30K4.0%207
Desserts & Ice Cream Average
28 franchises
$327K – $657K$36K7.0%

* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 28 Desserts & Ice Cream 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
1TX
71
2AZ
14
3FL
7
4NM
5
5UT
4
6MO
2
7CO
2
8OK
2
9LA
1
10CA
1
11PR
1
12TN
1
13NV
1
14KY
0
15GA
0

+1 more states

SBA Loan History


Historical SBA 7(a) loan data for Bahama Buck's franchisees (20122025)

Total Loans
113
Average Loan
$510,774
Total Volume
$57.7M
Default Rate
12.4%

Loans by Year

SBA 7(a) loan activity over time

* Data sourced from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records. Default rate calculated from charged-off loans.

Franchisee Contacts


112 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

112 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
3
Non-Renewals
0
Reacquired
0
Ceased Ops
0
Transfers
16
Sold to Franchisees
0
Projected New
15

Frequently Asked Questions


According to the 2024 FDD, the average gross revenue for a Bahama Buck's franchise is $559,477. The median revenue is $575,683.

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