In this exclusive Franchise Chatter FDD Talk post, you’ll learn the following:
Section I – Estimated initial investment (franchise costs) for an ARCpoint Labs franchise, based on Item 7 of the company’s 2023 FDD
Section II – Initial franchise fee, royalty fee, and marketing fee for an ARCpoint Labs franchise, based on Items 5 and 6 of the company’s 2023 FDD
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Section IV – News updates on the ARCpoint Labs franchise opportunity
Section V – Presentation and analysis of ARCpoint Labs’ financial performance representations (average revenues and/or profits), based on Item 19 of the company’s 2023 FDD, including information on the:
- 2022 average, median, highest, and lowest gross sales for the top 20%, middle 60%, and bottom 20% of the 62 franchised ARCpoint Labs businesses that: (a) reported this data for each of the 12 months in the period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022; and (b) were in business 24 months or more as of December 31, 2022
- 2022 average, median, highest, and lowest gross sales for the top 20%, middle 60%, and bottom 20% of the 15 franchised ARCpoint Labs businesses that: (a) reported this data for each of the 12 months in the period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022; and (b) were in business for between 12 and 24 months as of December 31, 2022
- 2022 average, median, highest, and lowest clinical sales for the top 20%, middle 60%, and bottom 20% of the 59 franchised ARCpoint Labs businesses that: (a) reported COVID-test related clinical sales data for each of the 12 months in the period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022; and (b) were in business 12 months or more as of December 31, 2022
- 2022 average gross sales, cost of goods sold, gross profit, general and administrative expenses, and net operating income for the 77 franchised ARCpoint Labs Businesses that: (a) reported this data for each of the 12 months in the period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022; and (b) were in business for between 12 and 24 months, or 24 months or more as of December 31, 2022
- 2022 average gross sales by tests and services provided by the 77 franchised ARCpoint Labs Businesses that: (a) reported this data for each of the 12 months in the period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022; and (b) were in business 12 months or more as of December 31, 2022
Section VI – Key ratios, comparables, computations, and analyses for the ARCpoint Labs franchise opportunity (exclusive content for Platinum subscribers)
Section I – ARCpoint Labs Franchise Costs
- ARCpoint Labs franchise costs, based on Item 7 of the company’s 2023 FDD:
- Initial Franchise Fee: $54,500
- Initial Training Fee: $18,500
- New Owner Support Fee: $13,500
- Initial Technology Fee: $3,500
- Clinical Program Fee: $2,500
- Sales Training Fee: $3,000
- Training Expenses: $0 to $5,425
- Insurance: $4,500 to $24,495
- Professional Fees: $4,500 to $9,000
- Computer Hardware and Software: $2,550 to $9,800
- Site Selection Assistance: $0 to $2,500
- Leasehold Improvements: $20,000 to $80,000
- Testing Equipment: $3,600 to $30,000
- Signage: $2,000 to $7,000
- Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment: $500 to $8,000
- Office Equipment and Supplies: $500 to $8,000
- Initial Inventory: $10,750 to $22,500
- Business Licenses and Permits: $100 to $2,000
- Dues, Subscriptions, and Memberships: $300 to $3,500
- Additional Funds – 6 Months: $54,000 to $72,000
- Total Estimated ARCpoint Labs Franchise Costs: $198,800 to $379,720
Section II – ARCpoint Labs’ Initial Franchise Fee, Royalty Fee, and Marketing Fee
- ARCpoint Labs’ initial franchise fee, royalty fee, and marketing fee, based on Items 5 and 6 of the company’s 2023 FDD:
- Initial Franchise Fee: $54,500
- Royalty: the greater of 7% (“Royalty”) of preceding monthly Gross Sales or $350 per month (“Minimum Royalty”)
- Brand Fund Contribution: the greater of 2% of your monthly Gross Sales (“Brand Fund Contribution”) or $100 per month (“Minimum Brand Fund Contribution”)
- Local Advertising Requirement Compliance Fee: the difference between the amount you spent on local advertising each year and your required local advertising expenditure ($6,000 in first 3 months after commencing Lab Operations; $9,000 in next 9 months, for a total of $15,000 for the first 12 months; the greater of 3% of your Gross Sales per 12-month period, or $9,000 per 12 months thereafter)
Section III – Number of Franchised and Company-Owned ARCpoint Labs Outlets
Franchised
2020
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- Outlets at the End of the Year: 99
- Net Change: +6
2021
- Outlets at the Start of the Year: 99
- Outlets at the End of the Year: 108
- Net Change: +9
2022
- Outlets at the Start of the Year: 108
- Outlets at the End of the Year: 126
- Net Change: +18
Company-Owned
2020
- Outlets at the Start of the Year: 2
- Outlets at the End of the Year: 2
- Net Change: 0
2021
- Outlets at the Start of the Year: 2
- Outlets at the End of the Year: 5
- Net Change: +3
2022
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- Outlets at the End of the Year: 5
- Net Change: 0
Section IV – News Updates on the ARCpoint Labs Franchise
Section V – Financial Performance Representations (Average Revenues and/or Profits) for the ARCpoint Labs Franchise (Item 19, 2022 FDD)
- As of December 31, 2022, ARCpoint Labs had 126 franchised and 5 affiliate-owned ARCpoint Labs Businesses. The data below only applies to the franchisee-owned ARCpoint Labs Businesses.
Part 1A – 2022 Gross Sales Analysis for the Period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
- The Gross Sales data represented below is based upon the business records and financial statements prepared by the 62 ARCpoint Labs Businesses that: (a) reported this data for each of the 12 months in the period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022; and (b) were in business 24 months or more as of December 31, 2022.
- Of the 62 ARCpoint Labs Businesses represented in the following table, Gross Sales ranged from $56,976 to $4,511,492.
Top 20%
- Number of Franchisee Locations Whose Gross Sales Were Within Each Range: 12
- Low Gross Sales: $1,188,749
- High Gross Sales: $4,511,492
- Average Gross Sales: $1,924,707
- Median Gross Sales: $1,643,356
- Number and Percentage of Franchisee Locations That Attained or Surpassed the Average: 4 (33%)
Middle 60%
- Number of Franchisee Locations Whose Gross Sales Were Within Each Range: 38
- Low Gross Sales: $215,935
- High Gross Sales: $1,158,553
- Average Gross Sales: $572,180
- Median Gross Sales: $497,464
- Number and Percentage of Franchisee Locations That Attained or Surpassed the Average: 17 (45%)
Bottom 20%
- Number of Franchisee Locations Whose Gross Sales Were Within Each Range: 12
- Low Gross Sales: $56,976
- High Gross Sales: $206,270
- Average Gross Sales: $135,046
- Median Gross Sales: $135,981
- Number and Percentage of Franchisee Locations That Attained or Surpassed the Average: 6 (50%)
- The Top 20% of these ARCpoint Labs Businesses averaged $1,924,707 in Gross Sales, the Middle 60% averaged $572,180, and the Bottom 20% averaged $135,046.
Part 1B – 2022 Gross Sales Analysis for the Period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
- The Gross Sales data represented below is based upon the business records and financial statements prepared by the 15 ARCpoint Labs Businesses that: (a) reported this data for each of the 12 months in the period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022; and (b) were in business for between 12 and 24 months as of December 31, 2022.
- Of the 15 ARCpoint Labs Businesses represented in the following table, Gross Sales ranged from $46,720 to $728,859.
Top 20%
- Number of Franchisee Locations Whose Gross Sales Were Within Each Range: 3
- Low Gross Sales: $463,165
- High Gross Sales: $728,859
- Average Gross Sales: $580,748
- Median Gross Sales: $550,220
- Number and Percentage of Franchisee Locations That Attained or Surpassed the Average: 1 (33%)
Middle 60%
- Number of Franchisee Locations Whose Gross Sales Were Within Each Range: 9
- Low Gross Sales: $127,027
- High Gross Sales: $241,437
- Average Gross Sales: $187,565
- Median Gross Sales: $190,173
- Number and Percentage of Franchisee Locations That Attained or Surpassed the Average: 5 (56%)
Bottom 20%
- Number of Franchisee Locations Whose Gross Sales Were Within Each Range: 3
- Low Gross Sales: $46,720
- High Gross Sales: $111,152
- Average Gross Sales: $88,027
- Median Gross Sales: $106,210
- Number and Percentage of Franchisee Locations That Attained or Surpassed the Average: 2 (67%)
- The Top 20% of ARCpoint Labs Businesses averaged $580,748 in Gross Sales, the Middle 60% averaged $187,565, and the Bottom 20% averaged $88,027.
Part 2 – 2022 Clinical Program Sales Analysis for the Period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
- The Clinical Program sales data represented below is based upon the business records and financial statements prepared by the 59 ARCpoint Labs Businesses that: (a) reported COVID-test related clinical sales data for each of the 12 months in the period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022; and (b) were in business 12 months or more as of December 31, 2022.
- Of the 59 ARCpoint Labs Businesses represented in the following table, Clinical Program sales ranged from ($996) to $3,900,755.
Top 20% Clinical Sales
- Number of Franchisee Locations Whose Clinical Sales Were Within Each Range: 12
- Low Clinical Sales: $601,576
- High Clinical Sales: $3,900,755
- Average Clinical Sales: $1,261,708
- Median Clinical Sales: $1,076,232
- Number and Percentage of Franchisee Locations That Attained or Surpassed the Average: 5 (42%)
Middle 60% Clinical Sales
- Number of Franchisee Locations Whose Clinical Sales Were Within Each Range: 35
- Low Clinical Sales: $32,431
- High Clinical Sales: $567,596
- Average Clinical Sales: $218,663
- Median Clinical Sales: $155,144
- Number and Percentage of Franchisee Locations That Attained or Surpassed the Average: 14 (40%)
Bottom 20% Clinical Sales
- Number of Franchisee Locations Whose Clinical Sales Were Within Each Range: 12
- Low Clinical Sales: -$996
- High Clinical Sales: $19,368
- Average Clinical Sales: $6,945
- Median Clinical Sales: $5,989
- Number and Percentage of Franchisee Locations That Attained or Surpassed the Average: 6 (50%)
- The Top 20% of these ARCpoint Labs Businesses averaged $1,261,708 in Clinical Program sales, the Middle 60% averaged $218,663, and the Bottom 20% averaged $6,945.
- Clinical Program sales include Gross Sales from a variety of clinical products and services in addition to COVID-related clinical services. However, during the period reflected herein from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022, COVID-related testing constitutes more than 85% of Clinical Program sales.
- Results above exclude Clinical Program sales from labs operated by the franchisor’s affiliates ACL and ODS and their respective subsidiaries.
Part 3 – 2022 Net Operating Income Analysis for the Period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022
- The Net Operating Income data represented below is based upon the business records and financial statements prepared by the 77 ARCpoint Labs Businesses that: (a) reported this data for each of the 12 months in the period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022; and (b) were in business for between 12 and 24 months, or 24 months or more (as indicated below) as of December 31, 2022.
- Set forth in this table is a comparison table of Gross Sales and certain expenses for ARCpoint Labs Businesses that have been open for between 12 and 24 months and those that have been open greater than or equal to 24 months as of the year ending December 31, 2022.
Open 12-24 Months (Average)
- Gross Sales: $246,294 (100.0%)
- Cost of Goods Sold: $36,031 (14.6%)
- Gross Profit: $210,263 (85.4%)
- General and Administrative Expenses: $235,153 (95.5%)
- Net Operating Income: -$24,890 (-10.1%)
Open ≥ 24 Months (Average)
- Gross Sales: $749,353 (100.0%)
- Cost of Goods Sold: $139,834 (18.7%)
- Gross Profit: $609,519 (81.3%)
- General and Administrative Expenses: $438,630 (58.5%)
- Net Operating Income: $170,889 (22.8%)
Part 4 – 2022 Average Gross Sales by Tests and Services Provided by the Reporting Group
- The data represented below is based upon the business records and financial statements prepared by the 77 ARCpoint Labs Businesses that: (a) reported this data for each of the 12 months in the period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022; and (b) were in business 12 months or more as of December 31, 2022.
- The following table shows the average Gross Sales per Territory per product/service type sold that were reported in 2022 by these ARCpoint Labs Businesses.
- Results below do not include data from labs operated by the franchisor’s affiliates ACL and ODS and their respective subsidiaries.
- Top 20% performers have a higher mix of clinical testing and non-traditional testing modalities such as oral fluid, hair, and nail testing that tend to have higher gross margin than the traditional urine testing.
- Collection for TPA Accounts makes up just 13% of the Gross Sales for the top 20% performers and middle 60% performers, while it makes up 27% for the bottom 20% performers.
Top 20% by Gross Sales
- Background Checks: $7,525
- Clinical Testing: $943,100
- Finger Printing: $2,421
- On-Site/After Hours: $33,534
- Physicals: $4,905
- TPA Collection and Other: $163,975
- Fee for Service Miscellaneous: $1,160,299
- Total Fee for Service Income: $1,108,735
- Breath Alcohol Test: $3,859
- DNA Paternity/Immigration: $8,467
- Urine – Combined: $55,469
- Revenue Tests – Other and Hair/Nail/Saliva: $228,948
- Revenue Tests Miscellaneous: $71,315
- Total Revenue Tests: $368,058
- Other Miscellaneous: $208,896
- Total Gross Sales: $1,685,689
Middle 60% by Gross Sales
- Background Checks: $4,991 (1.1%)
- Clinical Testing: $218,680 (47.7%)
- Finger Printing: $2,373 (0.5%)
- On-Site/After Hours: $11,420 (2.5%)
- Physicals: $1,146 (0.3%)
- TPA Collection and Other: $103,905 (22.7%)
- Fee for Service Miscellaneous: $347,686 (75.9%)
- Total Fee for Service Income: $342,032 (74.6%)
- Breath Alcohol Test: $1,735 (0.4%)
- DNA Paternity/Immigration: $10,584 (2.3%)
- Urine – Combined: $27,712 (6.0%)
- Revenue Tests – Other and Hair/Nail/Saliva: $45,099 (9.8%)
- Revenue Tests Miscellaneous: $5,373 (1.2%)
- Total Revenue Tests: $90,503 (19.7%)
- Other Miscellaneous: $25,722 (5.6%)
- Total Gross Sales: $458,257 (100.0%)
Bottom 20% by Gross Sales
- Background Checks: $523
- Clinical Testing: $31,537
- Finger Printing: $114
- On-Site/After Hours: $1,980
- Physicals: $916
- TPA Collection and Other: $25,982
- Fee for Service Miscellaneous: $61,939
- Total Fee for Service Income: $102,473
- Breath Alcohol Test: $1,909
- DNA Paternity/Immigration: $5,106
- Urine – Combined: $11,101
- Revenue Tests – Other and Hair/Nail/Saliva: $43,060
- Revenue Tests Miscellaneous: $1,089
- Total Revenue Tests: $62,265
- Other Miscellaneous: $5,581
- Total Gross Sales: $170,319
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