Palm Beach Beauty & Tan
Disclosure honesty
Palm Beach Beauty & Tan discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Company-owned locations averaged $524k revenue, $132k EBITDA (25% margin). 310 units analyzed; franchised locations averaged $549k revenue. Results heavily depend on EFT membership penetration (66-68% of revenue), requiring 3-4 years to achieve.
Is Palm Beach Beauty & Tan worth it? — how it compares to 33 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 9.5% of sales | steeper than 71% of hair, beauty & personal care franchises |
| Startup cost | from $755,390 | pricier than 88% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 0.2% of outlets | about average |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | about average |
Benchmarked against every hair, beauty & personal care franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Palm Beach Beauty & Tan
The franchisor's framing: Company-owned locations averaged $524k revenue, $132k EBITDA (25% margin). 310 units analy… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Palm Beach Beauty & Tan franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Palm Beach Beauty & Tan franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $755,390–$1,263,712, including a $30,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Palm Beach Beauty & Tan franchise owners make?
- Company-owned locations averaged $524k revenue, $132k EBITDA (25% margin). 310 units analyzed; franchised locations averaged $549k revenue. Results heavily depend on EFT membership penetration (66-68% of revenue), requiring 3-4 years to achieve. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What is the Palm Beach Beauty & Tan franchise failure rate?
- 73 franchised units closed 2025; 66 Ohio franchises reacquired; significant churn indicates system stress.
- Is a Palm Beach Beauty & Tan franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Palm Beach Beauty & Tan scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 9.5% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Palm Beach Beauty & Tan or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.