Tint World franchise
A fixed-location retail and installation center selling automotive window tinting, vehicle wraps, paint protection film, mobile electronics, audio and security systems, wheels and tires, detailing and ceramic coating, with an optional mobile division for marine, residential and commercial film work.
Owner-operator required Disclosed
- Source
- 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document — Tint World, LLC
- Document
- FDD 2026, issued 2026-04-17
- Item
- Item 15
- Page
- PDF p. 51
- Obtained
- Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration Search, file 641132
You (or your managing Owner) are required to devote full time and efforts with the management and supervision of the Center.
Item 15 states that the franchisee, its Operating Partner, or a manager who has completed the training programme must act as general manager with direct on-premises supervision, but also that the franchisee or managing owner is required to devote full time and effort to managing and supervising the Center. Because of the explicit full-time requirement this is recorded as owner-operator; the two sentences can be read differently, so it is flagged as uncertain. An entity franchisee must designate an Operating Partner who owns at least 10% of equity and voting rights and has completed training. A general manager need not hold equity. Multi-unit developers must employ a trained general manager at each location.
What stands out
- Total estimated initial investment of $249,950–$479,950 for a single leased Center, including a $49,950 initial franchise fee; a franchisor-approved conversion of an existing shop pays $24,950.
- Ongoing fees stack: 6% royalty or $500 weekly minimum, an advertising fund contribution of up to 6% or $1,000 weekly minimum, at least 2% of sales on local marketing, plus technology, POS and accounting charges.
- Item 19 reports average 2025 gross sales of $812,267 and median $749,138 across 105 U.S. Centers open two or more full calendar years, with a range of $312,524 to $1,925,471.
5 more observations
- Average EBITDA of $170,585 is disclosed, but only from 74 Centers' unaudited QuickBooks files, and it excludes owner pay, interest, taxes and depreciation.
- U.S. franchised outlets grew 101 to 142 over three years, but openings fell from 25 to 11 while closures rose from 1 to 7, and transfers reached 24 in 2025.
- There are no company-owned Centers, so all performance data comes from franchisee-reported figures.
- Territory is non-exclusive with a minimum two-mile radius, and the franchisor reserves broad rights including internet, national account and non-traditional channels inside it.
- Fifteen-year term, Florida mediation and arbitration, a two-year 20-mile post-term non-compete, and personal guarantees from every owner of an entity franchisee.
Things to verify
- Ask how the seven Centers that closed in 2025 performed before closing — Item 19 excludes them entirely.
- Ask the franchisor to reconcile the Item 19 tables: the '90 CENTERS' header in Table 1-D, the differing gross profit figures between Tables 1-B and 1-D, and the '14 CENTERS' header in Table 2-A.
- Confirm which 74 Centers supplied the expense data behind the EBITDA line and how they compare with the other 31.
5 more questions
- Clarify whether a spouse must sign a guaranty: Item 15 says only if involved in the business, while a cover risk factor says a spouse must sign regardless.
- Clarify whether a trained general manager can run the Center day to day given Item 15's requirement that the owner devote full time to management and supervision.
- Ask why 56 franchise agreements were signed but not open at year-end, and how long those outlets have been pending.
- Confirm the total cost of mandatory suppliers — software, POS, contact center, merchant processing, bookkeeping and payroll — since the franchisor also collects rebates of up to 15% from suppliers.
- Ask about the September 2025 change of control and whether ownership, support or fee structures are expected to change.
Category cost placeholders, not a forecast. Owner operation is required; a manager-pay deduction does not make this an absentee model. This snapshot uses the default inputs; the calculator below updates when you edit them.
Evidence confidence: High. This describes source support, not investment quality. AI-extracted and machine-verified where stated; no human line-by-line review. Source and review record.
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Tint World franchisees operate a TINT WORLD Automotive Styling Center: a leased retail and installation shop of roughly 3,000 to 5,000 square feet selling automotive window tinting, vehicle wraps, paint protection film, mobile electronics, audio and security systems, wheels and tires, detailing and ceramic coating. An optional Mobile Services addendum adds marine, residential and commercial film work from a branded service vehicle. The franchisor, based in Boca Raton, Florida, has run the concept through a predecessor since 1982 and franchised since 2007; a Susquehanna-backed investor group acquired a majority interest in September 2025.
The standard single-unit investment is $249,950 to $479,950, including a $49,950 initial franchise fee and three months of additional funds; approved conversions of an existing shop pay a $24,950 fee, and qualifying veterans receive a 10% discount. Continuing fees are a royalty of the greater of 6% of weekly gross revenues or $500 a week, an advertising fund contribution of the greater of $1,000 a week or up to 6%, at least 2% of revenues on local marketing, a $1,000 monthly technology fee that can double during the term, and monthly point-of-sale and accounting charges. The weekly dollar minimums are owed whatever the sales.
Item 19 does make a financial performance representation. For the 105 U.S. Centers open two or more full calendar years, 2025 gross sales averaged $812,267 with a median of $749,138, ranging from $312,524 to $1,925,471; 15 Centers in their first full year averaged $616,417. An average profit-and-loss table shows EBITDA of $170,585, but it draws on unaudited QuickBooks files from only 74 of those 105 Centers, excludes owner compensation, interest, taxes and depreciation, and is expressly not net earnings. The tables leave out 22 of the 142 open U.S. Centers and all seven that closed during 2025, so they describe surviving units. Several table totals and headers do not reconcile with each other.
Item 20 shows U.S. franchised outlets rising from 101 to 142 over 2023–2025, but the pace has slowed sharply: 25 openings in 2023, 16 in 2024 and 11 in 2025, against closures of 1, 2 and 7. Transfers to new owners climbed each year to 24 in 2025. Fifty-six franchise agreements were signed for outlets not open at year-end, and the franchisor projects 52 new franchised outlets in 2026. Item 3 discloses six concluded matters — one 2014 ownership dispute involving the chief executive officer, settled in 2017, and five affiliate regulatory settlements unrelated to the Tint World brand. There is no company-owned unit anywhere in the system, no bankruptcy disclosure, and no stated liquidity or net-worth requirement in the reviewed source.
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How the system has performed, computed from the disclosed Items 7, 19 and 20. Figures a documented material source inconsistency puts in doubt are excluded, and the dimension shows “Not rated”.
Inputs
- Franchised outlets 101 → 142 (Item 20, Table 3)
- Thresholds: ≥15% → 5; 5–15% → 4; 0–5% → 3; −5–0% → 2; below −5% → 1
Inputs
- Attrition = (terminations + non-renewals + reacquisitions + ceased-other) ÷ start-of-year franchised units, averaged over 3 fiscal years
- Thresholds: <2% → 5; 2–4% → 4; 4–6% → 3; 6–10% → 2; >10% → 1
Inputs
- AUV $812,267 (disclosed) ÷ midpoint investment $364,950 = 2.23×
- Thresholds: ≥2.0 → 5; 1.5–2.0 → 4; 1.0–1.5 → 3; 0.7–1.0 → 2; <0.7 → 1
How much this brand’s FDD discloses, and how well-supported our data on it is. This measures transparency, not business performance — a strong business that discloses little scores low here and stays unrated above.
Inputs
- Item 19 present (+1)
- Average plus median or a distribution (+1)
- Population 74% of franchised units, clearly described (+1)
- Cost or profit data disclosed (+1)
- Multi-year or cohort data (+1)
- Franchisor Track Record
- Franchising 19 years (since 2007) · 142 outlets · Item 3: 6 matter(s) disclosed · Item 4: none disclosed
- Multi-Unit Scalability
- A Multi-Unit Development Agreement grants the right and obligation to develop between two and five Centers in an agreed metropolitan statistical area on a ne… · Owner-operator required
- Operational Intensity
- Owner-operator required
Initial investment
FDD Items 5 and 7Format shown: Single Center under the Franchise Agreement (Item 7 Table A), leased premises, no mobile division
$249,950–$479,950 total initial investment. Excludes real estate purchase. Includes 3 months of additional funds.
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| Initial franchise fee (the named Item 5 fee only) | $49,950 Disclosed
Reduced to $24,950 for an approved conversion of a pre-existing independently-owned automotive styling center; 10% VetFran discount also available; neither is the standard new-build rate. |
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| Other required initial payments to the franchisor (Item 5) |
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| Total initial investment — low | $249,950 Disclosed
Includes the $49,950 initial franchise fee and three months of additional funds. |
| Total initial investment — high | $479,950 Disclosed
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| Midpoint of range | $364,950 Derived
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| Real estate purchase included? | No — assumes a leased site |
| Additional funds assumed | 3 months |
| Required liquid capital | Not disclosed in the reviewed source Not disclosedNot disclosed in the reviewed source. We did not find this value in 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document — Tint World, LLC; we do not fill gaps with estimates or third-party figures. No minimum liquid-capital requirement is stated on the cover pages or in Items 1, 5, 7, 11 or 15 of the reviewed document. |
| Required net worth | Not disclosed in the reviewed source Not disclosedNot disclosed in the reviewed source. We did not find this value in 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document — Tint World, LLC; we do not fill gaps with estimates or third-party figures. No franchisee net-worth requirement is stated in the reviewed document. The only net-worth reference is the standard Michigan notice about the franchisor's own financial statements. |
Item 7 Table A assumes a leased site of about 3,000–5,000 square feet with a service area for five or more vehicles; it does not contemplate buying land or a building, and the franchisor states it cannot estimate costs if the franchisee purchases or constructs a building. The leasehold improvement range assumes limited modification, a landlord improvement allowance and a period of rent abatement, and the FDD says costs may exceed $210,000. Additional funds cover the first three months post-opening and exclude owner compensation. Both the low and high columns of Table A foot exactly to the disclosed totals. A $2,500 loan-packaging fee applies if the franchisee borrows through a franchisor-referred lender.
Item 7 line items (17)
| Expenditure | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee — Paid to the franchisor when the Franchise Agreement is signed. | $49,950 | $49,950 |
| Lease rent, deposits, leasehold improvements — Assumes a leased 3,000–5,000 sq ft site; base rent stated as roughly $4,000–$8,000 per month. | $70,000 | $210,000 |
| Showroom displays, furniture package | $29,900 | $44,900 |
| Signage brand package | $7,000 | $18,000 |
| Equipment, tools package — Excludes optional vehicle lift and tire/wheel machines. | $11,000 | $18,000 |
| Administrative merchandise, window graphics package | $4,000 | $7,000 |
| Freight, delivery package | $2,000 | $5,000 |
| Software technology package — Paid to the franchisor or designated suppliers. | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Computer hardware, phones package | $4,000 | $5,000 |
| Initial inventory, supplies package | $20,000 | $35,000 |
| Grand opening event promotion package — Paid to and administered through the National Advertising Fund. | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Business insurance — First three months of coverage. | $1,500 | $2,200 |
| Business licenses | $600 | $900 |
| Accounting, legal expenses | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| Travel, living, training expenses — Assumes two people attend initial training. | $3,000 | $5,000 |
| Miscellaneous expense | $1,000 | $2,000 |
| Additional funds, three months — Excludes any owner salary or personal living expenses. | $30,000 | $60,000 |
Source for every row: the Item 7 estimated-initial-investment table of 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document — Tint World, LLC (table begins PDF p. 24) — rows inherit the table's citation rather than carrying fifteen identical ones.
Other formats disclosed in Item 7 (3)
| Format | Low | High | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center + Mobile Services (Table C; adds $10,000 mobile territory fee and a service vehicle) | $264,950 | $499,950 | $49,950 |
| Multi-unit development, 2–5 Centers (Table B; development fee $89,900–$199,750) | $289,900 | $629,750 | — |
| Multi-unit development + Mobile Services, 2–5 Centers (Table D) | $304,900 | $649,750 | — |
Ongoing fees
FDD Item 6Royalty
6% of gross sales Disclosed
- Source
- 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document — Tint World, LLC
- Document
- FDD 2026, issued 2026-04-17
- Item
- Item 6
- Page
- PDF p. 18
- Obtained
- Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration Search, file 641132
The greater of 6% of weekly gross revenues or $500 per week, paid weekly. The $500 weekly minimum begins six months after a new Center opens and can rise annually with CPI. The FDD states a 10% rate applies if payment is delinquent. Gross revenues are defined before any offset or deduction.
Brand advertising fund
6% of gross sales Disclosed
- Source
- 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document — Tint World, LLC
- Document
- FDD 2026, issued 2026-04-17
- Item
- Item 6
- Page
- PDF p. 18
- Obtained
- Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration Search, file 641132
National Advertising Fund contribution: the greater of $1,000 per week or up to 6% of weekly gross revenues, paid weekly; the weekly minimum can rise annually with CPI. The percentage is expressed as an 'up to' rate, so the franchisor may charge less than 6%, but the weekly dollar minimum applies regardless of sales.
Local marketing
2% of gross sales Disclosed
- Source
- 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document — Tint World, LLC
- Document
- FDD 2026, issued 2026-04-17
- Item
- Item 6 — Explanatory Note 2
- Page
- PDF p. 21
- Obtained
- Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration Search, file 641132
At least 2% of weekly gross revenues must be spent on local marketing, in addition to the NAF contribution, and may be administered through the NAF. Separately, a startup local advertising contribution of $500 per week is payable to the NAF beginning 30 days before opening and continuing at least 26 weeks after opening.
Core requirements shown separately; caps, credits and conditions may overlap. Check the full schedule for technology, cooperative, transfer and other charges.
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| Royalty | 6% of gross sales Disclosed
The greater of 6% of weekly gross revenues or $500 per week, paid weekly. The $500 weekly minimum begins six months after a new Center opens and can rise annually with CPI. The FDD states a 10% rate applies if payment is delinquent. Gross revenues are defined before any offset or deduction. The greater of 6% of weekly gross revenues or $500 per week, paid weekly. The $500 weekly minimum begins six months after a new Center opens and can rise annually with CPI. The FDD states a 10% rate applies if payment is delinquent. Gross revenues are defined before any offset or deduction. |
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| Advertising / brand fund | 6% of gross sales Disclosed
National Advertising Fund contribution: the greater of $1,000 per week or up to 6% of weekly gross revenues, paid weekly; the weekly minimum can rise annually with CPI. The percentage is expressed as an 'up to' rate, so the franchisor may charge less than 6%, but the weekly dollar minimum applies regardless of sales. National Advertising Fund contribution: the greater of $1,000 per week or up to 6% of weekly gross revenues, paid weekly; the weekly minimum can rise annually with CPI. The percentage is expressed as an 'up to' rate, so the franchisor may charge less than 6%, but the weekly dollar minimum applies regardless of sales. |
| Required local marketing | 2% of gross sales Disclosed
At least 2% of weekly gross revenues must be spent on local marketing, in addition to the NAF contribution, and may be administered through the NAF. Separately, a startup local advertising contribution of $500 per week is payable to the NAF beginning 30 days before opening and continuing at least 26 weeks after opening. At least 2% of weekly gross revenues must be spent on local marketing, in addition to the NAF contribution, and may be administered through the NAF. Separately, a startup local advertising contribution of $500 per week is payable to the NAF beginning 30 days before opening and continuing at least 26 weeks after opening. |
| Technology / software | $1,000–$2,000/month Disclosed
Technology fee currently $1,000 per month, which the franchisor may raise on notice to no more than $2,000 per month during the initial term, plus further increases for additional software required by the Brand Standards. Point-of-sale software licences are billed separately at $249 per month for the Center and $299 per month for Mobile Services. Technology fee currently $1,000 per month, which the franchisor may raise on notice to no more than $2,000 per month during the initial term, plus further increases for additional software required by the Brand Standards. Point-of-sale software licences are billed separately at $249 per month for the Center and $299 per month for Mobile Services. |
| Advertising cooperative | Not disclosed in the reviewed source Not disclosedNot disclosed in the reviewed source. We did not find this value in 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document — Tint World, LLC; we do not fill gaps with estimates or third-party figures. No regional advertising cooperative is described in Item 6 or Item 11 of the reviewed document. Item 8 states the franchisor does not currently maintain purchasing or distribution cooperatives. |
| Transfer fee | 50% (see basis) Disclosed
50% of the then-current initial franchise fee, due when a sale or interest transfer is executed. The current initial franchise fee is $49,950. A separate $25,000 resale assistance / broker referral fee may also apply. 50% of the then-current initial franchise fee, due when a sale or interest transfer is executed. The current initial franchise fee is $49,950. A separate $25,000 resale assistance / broker referral fee may also apply. |
| Renewal fee | 25% (see basis) Disclosed
25% of the then-current initial franchise fee when a successor franchise agreement is signed. A relocation, if approved, also costs 25% of the then-current initial franchise fee. 25% of the then-current initial franchise fee when a successor franchise agreement is signed. A relocation, if approved, also costs 25% of the then-current initial franchise fee. |
| Royalty + ad fund (% of sales) | 12% Derived
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Fee schedule (28 fees; 18 verified against the source, 10 single-pass)
Every recurring, conditional and one-time fee found in this FDD's Item 6 table (plus mandatory recurring costs disclosed in Items 7/11), each cited to its page and carrying its verification status: verified means two independent readings agreed or a tie-break re-inspection of the page decided it; single-pass means one reading captured it and it has not been independently confirmed (permitted only for fees that cannot move modeled economics — see the materiality rule). Amounts marked “not stated” are charged at then-current rates the FDD does not quantify and are never modeled as $0.
| Fee | Amount | Frequency | Mandatory | Verification | Cite | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty Fee | 6% of gross sales (min $500/weekly) | weekly | Yes | verified (tie-break) | Item 6, p. 18 | Payable within 5 days after each Sunday-Saturday accounting week; 10% of Gross Revenues if delinquent. Franchisor may establish royalties for new or additional products/services on 30 days' written notice. Pass A and Pass B read the same source numbers; only amount_type differed. Resolved to Pass B's "percent": the 6% is a true rate carried in `value`, and the greater-of floor is expressed in `minimum`, which is what the schema provides. "formula" would leave value=6 unreadable by the model. |
| National Advertising Fund (NAF) | 6% of gross sales (min $1,000/weekly) | weekly | Yes | verified (tie-break) | Item 6, p. 18 | The 6% is stated as an "up to" ceiling, so the franchisor may charge less; payable within 5 days after each one-week accounting period for as long as the NAF operates. Encoded like the royalty: percent rate in `value`, greater-of floor in `minimum`. No `overlaps_with`: Note 2 makes the 2% local marketing spend additive ("In addition to the NAF contributions, you shall expend not less than 2% of weekly Gross Revenues"), so the NAF contribution is not credited against any total advertising requirement and the separate local-advertising entry may also stay percent_of_revenue. |
| Startup Local Advertising Expenditure | $500 | weekly | Yes | verified (2-pass) | Item 6, p. 18 | Runs from 30 days before opening through a minimum of 26 consecutive weeks after opening; paid to the NAF. |
| Local Marketing and Promotion Expenditure | 2% of gross sales | weekly | Yes | verified (2-pass) | Item 6, p. 21 | In addition to the NAF Fee contribution. Distinct from the Startup Local Advertising Expenditure row above. |
| Technology Fee | $1,000–$2,000 | monthly | Yes | verified (tie-break) | Item 6, p. 18 | Due within five days before the last day of each calendar month; increases on notice. range_high kept at 2,000 (Pass A): the page states both the current amount and a hard ceiling for the initial term, so $1,000-$2,000/month is the disclosed span. The same ceiling is also carried in `maximum` with its condition. |
| Center Operations POS Software License Fee | $249 | monthly | Yes | verified (2-pass) | Item 6, p. 18 | |
| Mobile Services POS Software License Fee | $299 | monthly | No | verified (2-pass) | Item 6, p. 18 | Only if authorized to provide Mobile Services. |
| Mobile Services Advertising Expenditure | $500 | weekly | No | verified (2-pass) | Item 6, p. 18 | Only if authorized to provide Mobile Services. |
| Customer Referral Fee | Not stated | varies | No | verified (tie-break) | Item 6, p. 18 | Applies only if the franchisee elects to participate in a Customer Referral Program. If the franchisee declines, the franchisor may assign the customer to another franchisee or service the customer directly, even inside the franchisee's territory. A real Item 6 row that Pass B omitted; amount is genuinely undisclosed, so it stays value null / unknown_amount. |
| Continuing Education Fee | $500 | per event | No | verified (2-pass) | Item 6, p. 18 | Only if franchisor offers/requires continuing education, supplemental training, or a replacement-manager retraining. |
| Franchise Convention Fee | $699 | annual | Yes | verified (tie-break) | Item 6, p. 18 | Non-refundable and due even if you do not attend; doubles to twice the then-applicable amount if you fail to attend without prior written approval. Travel, lodging, meals and wages are extra. May be payable in a lump sum or instalments. Both passes read $699/year identically; the only real difference was category. Set to training_recurring (Pass B) for consistency with the Continuing Education Fee, since attendance is required by the franchisor. This is a taxonomy choice, not a source disagreement. |
| Supplier Evaluation Fee | $0–$2,500 | per event | No | verified (tie-break) | Item 6, p. 18 | Charged only if the franchisee asks the franchisor to evaluate a supplier that is not already approved; the franchisor may decline to evaluate. Range printed as $0 to $2,500, so value 0 / range_high 2500 is the literal reading. |
| National & Fleet Account Processing Fee | 5% of other | varies | No | verified (2-pass) | Item 6, p. 19 | Only applies to National/Fleet Account business the franchisor bills centrally. |
| Accounting Services Fee | $400 | monthly | Yes | verified (2-pass) | Item 6, p. 19 | Franchisee must use franchisor-designated bookkeeping/accounting/payroll provider. |
| Mystery Shopper Fee | $100 | per event | Yes | verified (tie-break) | Item 6, p. 19 | Payable to the franchisor or a designated mystery shopper (which may be an affiliate). Participation is required at a frequency the franchisor establishes from time to time; the frequency is not disclosed. Confirmed on physical page 19. |
| Credit Card Payment Service Fee | 4% of other | varies | No | verified (2-pass) | Item 6, p. 19 | Applies only to transactions paid by credit card. |
| Insufficient Funds Fee | $100 | per event | No | single-pass | Item 6, p. 19 | Only on a failed check or EFT. [Listed by one verification pass only (A); not independently confirmed.] |
| Late Reporting Fee | $100 | per event | No | single-pass | Item 6, p. 19 | Accrues per day until required report is submitted. [Listed by one verification pass only (A); not independently confirmed.] |
| Operations Non-Compliance Fee | $500–$1,000 | per event | No | single-pass | Item 6, p. 19 | Only upon a Brand Standards compliance failure. [Listed by one verification pass only (A); not independently confirmed.] |
| Upgrade of Center | Not stated | varies | Yes | verified (tie-break) | Item 6, p. 20 | You must periodically upgrade and/or remodel the Center as the franchisor reasonably requires, but not more often than once every three years during the term. Both passes read "up to $30,000" and the three-year limit; only model_treatment differed. requires_assumption (Pass B) is right: a ceiling and a maximum frequency are disclosed, so the cost is boundable with a stated assumption rather than wholly unknown. |
| Renewal Fee | 25% of other | one time | No | single-pass | Item 6, p. 19 | Only if franchisee qualifies for and signs a successor franchise agreement. [Listed by one verification pass only (A); not independently confirmed.] |
| Relocation Fee | 25% of other | one time | No | single-pass | Item 6, p. 19 | Only if franchisee requests and franchisor approves relocation. [Listed by one verification pass only (A); not independently confirmed.] |
| Transfer Fee | 50% of other | one time | No | single-pass | Item 6, p. 19 | Only on a sale or material change of interest in the franchise. [Listed by one verification pass only (A); not independently confirmed.] |
| Development Schedule Extension Fee | $10,000 | one time | No | single-pass | Item 6, p. 19 | Only if franchisor allows a Development Schedule extension. [Listed by one verification pass only (A); not independently confirmed.] |
| Brand Standards Manual Replacement Fee | $5,000 | one time | No | single-pass | Item 6, p. 19 | Only if the manual is lost or destroyed. [Listed by one verification pass only (A); not independently confirmed.] |
| Resale Assistance and/or Referral Fee | $25,000 | one time | No | single-pass | Item 6, p. 19 | Only if franchisee requests resale assistance or franchisor incurs a broker/referral fee on a transfer. [Listed by one verification pass only (A); not independently confirmed.] |
| POS/computer system maintenance, repair and updates | Not stated | annual | Yes | verified (tie-break) | Item 11, p. 45 | The franchisee must update, upgrade, replace or modify hardware and software as the franchisor requires and maintain the systems at its own expense. Verified on physical page 45; the initial POS/computer system cost of $4,000-$5,000 in the same paragraph is an Item 7 investment item and is not part of this entry. |
| Interest on late payments | 18% of other | varies | No | single-pass | Item 6, p. 19 | Begins accruing ten days after the payment due date. Related default charges: $100 insufficient-funds fee, $100 per day late reporting fee, and $500-$1,000 per occurrence operations non-compliance fee. [Listed by one verification pass only (B); not independently confirmed.] |
Both the royalty and the advertising fund carry weekly dollar minimums ($500 and $1,000 respectively) that are owed regardless of sales, a point the FDD's state-required risk factors highlight. All fees are collected by EFT and are non-refundable. Interest on late payments runs at the lesser of 18% per year or the maximum lawful rate. Liquidated damages on termination for a confidentiality or non-compete breach equal the greater of 48 months of average monthly recurring fees or the recurring fees that would have been payable through the end of the term.
Financial performance (Item 19)
What the franchisor actually disclosedWho is represented: Franchised Centers in the United States that operated for the entire 2025 calendar year, split into two groups: 105 Centers open two or more full calendar years and 15 Centers open one full calendar year. The franchisor reports 142 U.S. franchised Centers open at December 31, 2025; 22 are excluded — 11 that opened during 2025 and 11 that did not operate the full year (including Centers transferred during 2025 and Centers whose reporting was incomplete). Seven franchisee-owned Centers closed during 2025. There are no company-owned Centers. The cost and EBITDA lines in Table No. 1-D are based on the 74 of the 105 Centers that supplied 2025 QuickBooks statements.
Qualifications: All figures are unaudited and come from data franchisees reported through their point-of-sale systems; the profit-and-loss table draws on unaudited QuickBooks statements from 74 of the 105 Centers. The financial information was not prepared under generally accepted accounting principles. Sales figures cover only Centers that operated for all of calendar 2025: 22 of the 142 U.S. franchised Centers open at year-end are excluded, and the seven Centers that closed during 2025 are not represented. There are no company-owned Centers. EBITDA excludes owner compensation, interest, taxes, depreciation, amortisation, vehicle costs, business loans, equipment leases, bad debt and other items, and the franchisor states it is not actual net earnings. Several internal inconsistencies appear: Table No. 1-D is titled for 105 Centers but a header cell reads '90 CENTERS'; gross profit for the median, top-half and bottom-half columns differs between Tables 1-B and 1-D; Table No. 1-A shows the lowest-selling Center with a higher gross profit percentage than the highest-selling one; and Table No. 2-A is headed '14 CENTERS' while describing 15.
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Tint World discloses historical sales together with cost and EBITDA information for its U.S. franchised Centers, split by how long a Center has been open. For the 105 Centers open two or more full calendar years, calendar-2025 gross sales averaged $812,267 with a median of $749,138, a high of $1,925,471 and a low of $312,524; the top half averaged $1,060,773 and the bottom half $558,982. A separate group of 15 Centers in their first full calendar year averaged $616,417. The franchisor also publishes an average profit-and-loss line: cost of goods sold at about 19% of sales, labour at about 27%, and average EBITDA of $170,585 (21% of sales), with the caution that this is not net earnings and that the expense side comes from only 74 Centers' unaudited QuickBooks files. The tables exclude Centers that did not operate for the whole year, including the seven that closed during 2025, so they describe surviving, established Centers rather than the full system. Nothing in Item 19 addresses debt service, owner compensation, taxes or the cost of the initial investment.
| Metric | Subset | Value | Units | Period | Cite |
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| Gross sales — franchised Centers open two or more full calendar years 42.86% of units met or exceeded pct_attaining is the share of Centers the franchisor states were above the average. | All 105 Centers open 2+ full calendar years Average | $812,267 | 105 | CY2025 | FDD p.59 |
| Gross sales — franchised Centers open two or more full calendar years | All 105 Centers open 2+ full calendar years Median | $749,138 | 105 | CY2025 | FDD p.59 |
| Gross sales — highest single Center open two or more full calendar years | All 105 Centers open 2+ full calendar years High | $1,925,471 | 105 | CY2025 | FDD p.59 |
| Gross sales — lowest single Center open two or more full calendar years | All 105 Centers open 2+ full calendar years Low | $312,524 | 105 | CY2025 | FDD p.59 |
| Gross sales — top half of Centers open two or more full calendar years 35.85% of units met or exceeded Table No. 1-C reports the same group with a median of $1,002,042, a low of $749,138 and a high of $1,925,471. | Top 50% (53 Centers) Average | $1,060,773 | 53 | CY2025 | FDD p.59 |
| Gross sales — bottom half of Centers open two or more full calendar years 51.92% of units met or exceeded Table No. 1-C reports the same group with a median of $568,961, a low of $312,524 and a high of $741,292; a note under that table states the average as $558,942 rather than $558,982. | Bottom 50% (52 Centers) Average | $558,982 | 52 | CY2025 | FDD p.59 |
| Cost of goods sold — Centers open two or more full calendar years Cost of goods sold excludes labour. | All 105 Centers open 2+ full calendar years Average | $154,456 | 105 | CY2025 | FDD p.59 |
| Average labour expense — Centers open two or more full calendar years Shown as 27% of sales; the franchisor says labour attempts to exclude owner salary, draw or distribution. | Centers supplying 2025 QuickBooks statements (74 of 105) Average | $221,961 | 74 | CY2025 | FDD p.61 |
| Gross sales — Centers open one full calendar year 64.29% of units met or exceeded The table header cell reads '14 CENTERS' while the row labels and surrounding text say 15; the percentages in the note add to 14 units. | 15 Centers open one full calendar year Average | $616,417 | 15 | CY2025 | FDD p.62 |
| Gross sales — Centers open one full calendar year The same table reports a high of $955,388 and a low of $438,746 for this group. | 15 Centers open one full calendar year Median | $615,676 | 15 | CY2025 | FDD p.62 |
Disclosed cost and profit figures
These figures are disclosed by the franchisor for the population stated in each row — often a subset (company-owned units, or franchisees who chose to report). They frequently exclude owner compensation, rent, debt service, taxes or royalties. They are not a prediction of your results.
| Metric | Subset | Value | Units | Period | Cite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross profit (sales less cost of goods sold) — Centers open two or more full calendar years Gross profit here deducts only cost of goods sold; labour, rent, royalties, advertising and all other operating costs are still to be paid out of it. | All 105 Centers open 2+ full calendar years Average | $657,810 | 105 | CY2025 | FDD p.59 |
| Gross profit percent — Centers open two or more full calendar years Gross profit divided by gross sales. | All 105 Centers open 2+ full calendar years Average | 80.98% | 105 | CY2025 | FDD p.59 |
| EBITDA — Centers open two or more full calendar years Shown as 21% of sales. The franchisor states operating expenses come from the 74 of 105 Centers that provided unaudited QuickBooks statements, and that the figure is not actual net earnings. Excludes owner compensation, interest, taxes, depreciation, amortisation, loans, equipment leases and other items. | Centers supplying 2025 QuickBooks statements (74 of 105) Average | $170,585 | 74 | CY2025 | FDD p.61 |
| EBITDA — Centers open two or more full calendar years Shown as 23% of median sales of $749,138. | Centers supplying 2025 QuickBooks statements (74 of 105) Median | $168,927 | 74 | CY2025 | FDD p.61 |
| EBITDA — top half of Centers open two or more full calendar years Shown as 25% of sales; the underlying operating expenses come from the 74 reporting Centers, so the exact count behind this column is not stated. | Top 50% Average | $264,539 | 53 | CY2025 | FDD p.61 |
| EBITDA — bottom half of Centers open two or more full calendar years Shown as 17% of sales; the underlying operating expenses come from the 74 reporting Centers, so the exact count behind this column is not stated. | Bottom 50% Average | $94,206 | 52 | CY2025 | FDD p.61 |
System health (Item 20)
Outlets, openings, exits and transfers by fiscal year · U.S. onlyView detailed Item 20 tables and source notes
| Fiscal year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Not renewed | Reacquired | Ceased — other | End | Transfers | Company-owned (end) |
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| 2023 | 101 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 20 | 0 |
| 2024 | 124 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 21 | 0 |
| 2025 | 138 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 142 | 24 | 0 |
Disclosed 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document — Tint World, LLC, Item 20, Tables 1–3 (PDF p. 63). Counts above are U.S. only; a separate table reports 7 non-U.S. franchised outlets (5 Canada, 2 UAE/Saudi Arabia), unchanged in 2024 and 2025 and down from 8 at the start of 2023. Table No. 3 foots in every year. Table No. 1 prints the 2025 franchised net change as +3 while the start and end figures (138 to 142) and the total row imply +4. Growth has slowed: 25 openings in 2023, 16 in 2024 and 11 in 2025, while closures rose from 2 to 7 (1 termination plus 6 ceased for other reasons in 2025), giving a net gain of 4 franchised outlets in 2025 versus 23 in 2023. Transfers to new owners rose each year, reaching 24 in 2025 — about 17% of the 142 outlets open at year-end. The franchisor states it has signed confidentiality clauses with current and former franchisees during the last three fiscal years that would restrict them from speaking openly.
Source data notes (9) — inconsistencies found in the FDD itself during verification
Our verification re-reads every table. Where the FDD's own printed tables disagree, we document the discrepancy rather than silently "fixing" it. Classes: B = arithmetic error in the source's derived column; C = the printed tables genuinely disagree; D = a legitimate definitional difference (e.g., transfers netted, explained by a footnote); E = unresolved ambiguity. Figures a material C/E issue puts in doubt are excluded from our derived metrics, scores and rankings.
- [B/minor] Table 1 2025: Table 1, Franchised (U.S.) 2025 prints a Net change of +3, but the same row prints 138 at start and 142 at end (+4), and the Total (U.S.) 2025 row - identical 138/142 because Company (U.S.) is 0 throughout - prints +4. — Confirmed on the page image of physical page 63: the PDF really prints "+3" in the Franchised (U.S.) 2025 row and "+4" in the Total (U.S.) 2025 row, so this is an arithmetic slip in the source, not an extraction error. The correct net change is +4 (142 - 138), corroborated by the Total (U.S.) row and by Table 3's Total (U.S.) 2025 row (138 start, 11 opened, 1 termination, 6 ceased-other, 142 end). The start/end counts the site uses (138 -> 142) are unaffected.
- [B/material] Table 5 2026: The printed Total for "Projected New Franchised Outlets in the Current Fiscal Year 2026" is 52, but the 29 state rows sum to 51. The adjacent "Franchise Agreements Signed But Outlets Not Opened" column foots correctly to 56. — Confirmed on the page image of physical page 68: the state rows (AZ 2, CA 4, FL 5, GA 3, IL 1, IN 2, IA 1, KS 1, KY 1, MD 1, MA 1, MI 1, MN 1, MS 1, MO 1, NV 2, NJ 3, NM 1, NY 3, NC 2, OH 1, OK 1, PA 1, SC 1, TN 2, TX 5, VA 1, WA 1, WI 1) sum to 51 against a printed Total of 52. The printed total is the figure the record stores (item20/projected_openings_next_year = 52) and nothing else in the FDD corroborates it, so the total itself is in doubt; the 1-outlet gap also exceeds 0.5% of the 138 franchised outlets at the start of 2025. Treat 52 as the printed figure with the 51 row sum disclosed alongside it; the signed-not-open total of 56 foots and is reliable.
- [C/minor] Table 5 2026: Table 5 projects 1 new company-owned outlet in Florida for FY2026 (Total column = 1), which contradicts Table 4 and Item 19. — Genuine source-document inconsistency, verified on physical page 68. Table 5 prints "Florida ... 1" under "Projected New Company Owned Outlets in the Current Fiscal Year 2026" with a Total of 1, while Table 4 (p. 67) prints a single "None" state row with 0 outlets opened, closed, reacquired or sold in 2023, 2024 and 2025, and Item 19 states "We do not have any Company Owned Centers." Table 1 also shows Company (U.S.) 0/0 in all three years. The historical company-owned counts the site uses (0 at 2025-12-31) are corroborated twice over; only the forward projection is affected.
- [C/minor] Table 3: Georgia's and Illinois's three rows are year-labelled 2022, 2023 and 2025, skipping 2024, while every other state runs 2023/2024/2025 in a table headed "FOR YEARS 2023 TO 2025". — Confirmed on the page image of physical page 65 - the PDF itself prints 2022/2023/2025 for both states, so it is a source labelling error rather than an extraction fault. The counts still chain correctly (Georgia 8->9, 9->10, 10->10; Illinois 3->4, 4->3, 3->3) and the third row of each state is the one labelled 2025, so the Total (U.S.) rows are unaffected: the 2025 state rows sum exactly to the printed totals (start 138, opened 11, terminations 1, ceased-other 6, end 142) and each total row foots. No derived total changes.
- [D/minor] Table 3 vs Table 1: Pass B observation that Table 3 and Table 1 reconcile: Table 3 Total (U.S.) start/end (101-124, 124-138, 138-142) matches the Table 1 Franchised (U.S.) rows in all three years, every total row foots, and the 2025 state rows sum exactly to the printed totals. — No defect. Re-checked independently: 101+25-1-1=124, 124+16-0-2=138, 138+11-1-6=142, and the 2025 state columns sum to 138/11/1/0/0/6/142. This corroboration is what makes the Table 1 net-change slip minor.
- [D/minor] Table 3 2025: Pass B observation that Table 3 shows zero non-renewals and zero reacquisitions in all three years, with every departure a termination (1 in 2023, 1 in 2025) or "Ceased Operations - Other Reasons" (1, 2 and 6). — No defect - a definitional split within the table, corroborated elsewhere. The 7 franchised outlets that left in 2025 (1 termination + 6 ceased-other) match Item 19's statement that "Seven franchisee-owned Centers closed during the year 2025." The record's attrition inputs stand as printed.
- [D/minor] Table 2: Pass B observation on transfers: totals of 20 (2023), 21 (2024) and 24 (2025); 24 transfers against 142 outlets is about 17% of the system; the Pennsylvania 2023 row is orphaned on the previous page by the page break. — No numeric defect. All three totals were re-added from the state rows and foot exactly (20, 21, 24); Pennsylvania's 2023 value of 0 is printed at the foot of physical page 64 with its 2024/2025 rows continuing on page 65, which is a layout artifact of the page break, not missing data. The transfer rate is a real and notable signal but is correctly extracted.
- [D/minor] Tables 1-5: Pass B observation that Table 1 separates the U.S. from Canada (5 outlets) and UAE/Saudi Arabia (2), while Tables 2, 3 and 5 are U.S.-only, so no status, transfer or projection data exists for the 7 international outlets; Table 4 carries a single "None" state row. — Legitimate table-definition difference, not an inconsistency. The record already flags us_only = true for units and item20, so the U.S. totals (138 -> 142) are on the same basis as Tables 2, 3 and 5, and the 7 non-U.S. outlets are excluded from every derived metric and disclosed in the notes.
- [D/minor] Table 5 2026: Pass B observation on growth mix: 56 franchise agreements signed but not opened against 142 open U.S. outlets, and 52 (or 51) projected 2026 openings against 11 actual openings in 2025, with openings falling from 25 (2023) to 16 (2024) to 11 (2025); the cover carries a state-required risk factor about the number of unopened franchises. — No defect - these figures are correctly extracted and the comparison is editorial context rather than a table inconsistency. Worth surfacing on the site: the 2026 projection is roughly five times the 2025 actual opening count, and the cover risk factor about unopened franchises is disclosed by the franchisor itself.
Company-owned outlets (Table 4)
| Year | Start | Opened | Reacquired from franchisee | Closed | Sold to franchisee | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Read: How to read Item 20.
Ownership and operations
Items 11, 12, 15, 17Owner-operator required Disclosed
- Source
- 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document — Tint World, LLC
- Document
- FDD 2026, issued 2026-04-17
- Item
- Item 15
- Page
- PDF p. 51
- Obtained
- Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration Search, file 641132
You (or your managing Owner) are required to devote full time and efforts with the management and supervision of the Center.
Item 15 states that the franchisee, its Operating Partner, or a manager who has completed the training programme must act as general manager with direct on-premises supervision, but also that the franchisee or managing owner is required to devote full time and effort to managing and supervising the Center. Because of the explicit full-time requirement this is recorded as owner-operator; the two sentences can be read differently, so it is flagged as uncertain. An entity franchisee must designate an Operating Partner who owns at least 10% of equity and voting rights and has completed training. A general manager need not hold equity. Multi-unit developers must employ a trained general manager at each location.
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| Owner involvement (Item 15) | Owner-operator required Disclosed
Item 15 states that the franchisee, its Operating Partner, or a manager who has completed the training programme must act as general manager with direct on-premises supervision, but also that the franchisee or managing owner is required to devote full time and effort to managing and supervising the Center. Because of the explicit full-time requirement this is recorded as owner-operator; the two sentences can be read differently, so it is flagged as uncertain. An entity franchisee must designate an Operating Partner who owns at least 10% of equity and voting rights and has completed training. A general manager need not hold equity. Multi-unit developers must employ a trained general manager at each location. Item 15 states that the franchisee, its Operating Partner, or a manager who has completed the training programme must act as general manager with direct on-premises supervision, but also that the franchisee or managing owner is required to devote full time and effort to managing and supervising the Center. Because of the explicit full-time requirement this is recorded as owner-operator; the two sentences can be read differently, so it is flagged as uncertain. An entity franchisee must designate an Operating Partner who owns at least 10% of equity and voting rights and has completed training. A general manager need not hold equity. Multi-unit developers must employ a trained general manager at each location. |
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| Initial training | The Introductory Training Program covers 120 hours over about three weeks — 70 classroom hours and 50 on-the-job hours — across three phases: business systems and marketing classroom work, technical training in window tint, paint protection film, ceramic coating, architectural film and windshield film, and combined classroom and in-store operations training. The schedule lists San Antonio, Texas as the location for every module, while the surrounding text says the programme is held at the Boca Raton headquarters, in San Antonio, or at another training center the franchisor designates, and that it may be delivered in part remotely. Training is provided for two people, is mandatory, should be completed within 90 days before opening, and must be passed to the franchisor's satisfaction. Disclosed
Item 7 assumes $3,000–$5,000 of travel and living costs for two attendees. Replacement managers may be sent through the programme later for a continuing education fee. |
| Multi-unit / development options | A Multi-Unit Development Agreement grants the right and obligation to develop between two and five Centers in an agreed metropolitan statistical area on a negotiated development schedule; the franchisor will not authorise more than five Centers under one agreement. The development fee is $89,900 for two Centers ($44,950 each), $119,850 for three ($39,950 each), or $39,950 per Center for four or more, paid in full at signing and in lieu of a separate initial franchise fee. A separate then-current Franchise Agreement, which may differ materially from the current form, must be signed for each Center. Missing the development schedule can cost the developer its territorial protection, reduce the number of Centers, or end the agreement. Disclosed
Estimated total investment under a development agreement is $289,900–$629,750 (Item 7 Table B), the low end covering two Centers and the high end five. Single-unit franchisees receive no option or right of first refusal on additional franchises. |
| Territory (Item 12) | The franchisee receives a Designated Territory but not an exclusive one. The minimum territory is a circle with a two-mile radius (four-mile diameter) around the approved Center Location, and territories in urban or densely populated areas may be smaller, set site by site. While the franchisee is not in default, the franchisor will not open, and will not license another franchisee to open, a Center Location inside the Designated Territory — subject to broad reserved rights that let the franchisor sell through the internet, catalogues, direct marketing, national and fleet accounts, non-traditional and co-branded outlets, and other brands it may acquire, including inside the territory. If the franchisee does not take a Mobile Services addendum, the franchisor may authorise another franchisee to provide mobile services inside the territory. No minimum sales quota is attached to keeping the territory under the single-unit Franchise Agreement. Disclosed
Relocation requires franchisor consent and a fee of 25% of the then-current initial franchise fee. Multi-unit development areas are protected only while the developer meets its schedule. |
| Initial term | 15 years Disclosed
Leases must have an initial term, or initial plus renewal terms at specified rent, of at least 15 years, and must let the franchisor take over the lease on termination or expiry. |
| Renewal | One 15-year renewal term is available if requirements are met: written notice, full compliance, remodelling or renovation if required, signing the then-current form of franchise agreement (which may have materially different terms), securing an approved location, and signing a general release. The renewal fee is 25% of the then-current initial franchise fee. Disclosed
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| Staffing | The Center must be staffed at all times with enough competent, properly trained employees, all hired and employed by the franchisee. At least one employee must obtain and maintain Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) and Mobile Electronics Certified Professional (MECP) certification for each service area offered, within one year of the effective or opening date, and replacements must be certified within a year. Employees given access to proprietary information must sign a five-year non-compete. A suitable site runs about 3,000 to 5,000 square feet with a workshop able to hold five or more vehicles. Disclosed
Item 7 does not disclose a typical headcount or operating hours. |
Risk and legal observations
Items 3, 4, 8, 15, 17 — summarized neutrallyLitigation: 6 matter(s) disclosed Disclosed · Bankruptcy: None disclosed Disclosed
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| Litigation (Item 3) | 6 matter(s) disclosed Disclosed Item 3 lists no pending matters and states that six matters in total are disclosed. One concerns the franchisor directly: a 2014 Florida circuit court suit by an individual against the chief executive officer alleging breach of fiduciary duty and seeking a declaratory judgment over a membership interest in Tint World, LLC, settled confidentially in 2017 with a buyout of the plaintiff's interest for a stated $900,000. The other five involve affiliates under common ownership rather than the Tint World brand: a 2019 Washington assurance of discontinuance in which Soccer Shots Franchising agreed to stop using no-poaching provisions, and four state regulatory settlements from 2013 to 2017 involving the predecessor of Main Line Brands over selling unregistered franchises in Maryland, Rhode Island, Virginia and Minnesota, with penalties of $5,000, $20,000 plus $2,500 in costs, and $1,000 respectively and offers of rescission. The franchisor states these affiliate matters do not involve it or allege unlawful conduct by it. No franchisee-initiated litigation against Tint World is disclosed. |
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| Bankruptcy (Item 4) | None disclosed Disclosed Item 4 states that no bankruptcy is required to be disclosed. |
| Personal guaranty | Required Disclosed
Every owner, shareholder or partner of an entity franchisee must sign a personal guarantee, be jointly and severally bound by the franchisee's financial and other obligations, and be personally bound by the confidentiality and non-competition provisions. Item 15 says a spouse need not sign unless involved in the business, while a cover risk factor says a spouse must sign and be liable for all financial obligations even without an ownership interest; the two conflict. |
| Non-compete | During the term the franchisee may have no involvement in any Competitive Business anywhere, defined as any enterprise offering automotive, residential, commercial or marine window tinting, mobile electronics, audio-visual systems, security and protective systems, detailing, reconditioning, accessories, or similar maintenance, repair and service installation, through any channel. After termination or expiry the franchisee may hold no interest in a competing business for two years, at the former premises or within 20 miles of the premises or of any other Center in operation or in development at the date of expiry or termination. Employees who receive proprietary information must agree not to compete for five years after leaving. Disclosed
Breach of the confidentiality or non-compete covenants triggers liquidated damages equal to the greater of 48 months of average monthly recurring fees or the recurring fees payable through the end of the term. |
| Transfer restrictions | All transfers of the Franchise Agreement or the business assets require the franchisor's approval. Conditions include full compliance, a qualified transferee, payment in full of all amounts owed, completion of training by the transferee, payment of the transfer fee (50% of the then-current initial franchise fee), the transferee signing the then-current form of franchise agreement for a term equal to the remaining term or agreeing to be bound by the existing one, and delivery of a general release. The franchisor holds a right of first refusal to match any offer. On death or disability the franchise must be assigned to an approved buyer within six months. A $25,000 resale assistance or broker referral fee may also apply, and buyers of an existing franchise may have to pay third-party broker fees. Disclosed
The franchisor may assign its side of the agreement without restriction. Twenty-four U.S. outlets transferred to new owners in 2025. |
| Termination / non-renewal | The franchisee has no contractual right to terminate other than as law permits. The franchisor may terminate for breach of a material provision. Non-curable causes include abandonment, surrender of control, misrepresentation in the application, felony indictment or conviction, unauthorised assignment, loss of possession of the business, unauthorised use of confidential information, unpaid taxes or liens, dishonest or discriminatory conduct, assignment for the benefit of creditors, and repeated violations. Curable defaults carry short cure periods: 72 hours for health, safety or sanitation violations, 10 days for unpaid amounts, and 30 days for everything else. Separately, the Franchise Agreement terminates without notice if the franchisee fails to meet the development schedule — a site must be secured within one year and the Center opened within 18 months, subject to extensions for causes beyond the franchisee's control or a $10,000 six-month extension fee. Disclosed
On termination the franchisee must cease operating, return materials, assign telephone numbers and comply with the post-term covenants; the franchisor has an option to purchase the business at fair market value determined by appraisal if the parties cannot agree. |
| Supplier restrictions (Item 8) | All equipment, fixtures, signs, products, inventory, supplies, software, uniforms and services must meet the franchisor's specifications and be bought from the franchisor, its affiliates or approved suppliers; proprietary products come from the franchisor or designated suppliers, and trademarked merchandise only from or through the franchisor. Designated software, point-of-sale systems, contact-center services, merchant processing, bookkeeping and payroll providers (currently Cherry Bekaert, OnPay and ADP), and architectural, design and bid-assistance suppliers are mandatory. Getting a new supplier approved can cost up to $2,500, and no response within 30 days counts as a denial. The franchisor estimates required purchases at 80% to 90% of the cost to establish a franchise and 15% to 40% of ongoing operating costs. For the year ended December 31, 2025 it reports total revenue of $21,197,247.53, of which $2,046,041.02 (9.65%) came from required purchases and leases. It also receives supplier rebates of 0% to 15% and real estate commissions of 0% to 100% of brokerage commissions paid by lessors or sellers. Disclosed
An entity controlled by the chief executive officer and the compliance officer, I Car Care, LLC d/b/a Auto Parts Network, owns and administers the e-commerce platform that Centers must use for internet sales. The franchisor states no affiliate is currently the only designated supplier and that no purchasing or distribution cooperatives exist. |
| Dispute resolution | Disputes must first be brought to the franchisor's president or chief executive officer. After that internal step, and with limited exceptions, claims go to mediation in Palm Beach County, Florida under the American Arbitration Association's commercial mediation rules and, if unresolved, to arbitration in the same county. Claims not subject to mediation or arbitration must be brought in a court of general jurisdiction in Palm Beach County or in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and Florida law applies unless the law of the franchisee's state prohibits it. A state-required risk factor on the cover notes that out-of-state dispute resolution may raise costs and pressure settlements. Disclosed
Venue follows the franchisor's headquarters if it moves out of Palm Beach County. Michigan and Maryland addenda modify some of these provisions. |
- Weekly minimums are owed regardless of sales: $500 royalty (from six months after opening) and $1,000 to the advertising fund, both indexed to CPI — highlighted as a state-required risk factor.
- As of December 31, 2025 there were 56 signed franchise agreements for outlets not yet open against 142 open U.S. outlets; the cover carries a state-required risk factor about unopened franchises.
- Franchisee closures rose from 2 in 2024 to 7 in 2025 while openings fell from 25 in 2023 to 11 in 2025.
- The franchisor states it has signed confidentiality clauses with current and former franchisees in the last three fiscal years that would restrict them from speaking openly with prospective buyers.
- Periodic remodelling of up to $30,000 can be required as often as once every three years.
- The Franchise Agreement terminates automatically if the Center is not opened within 18 months, absent an approved extension.
- Item 19's own tables contain arithmetic and header inconsistencies, and the profit lines rest on unaudited QuickBooks data from 74 of 105 Centers.
- Item 20 Table No. 5 projects one new company-owned outlet for 2026 even though the franchisor states it operates no company-owned Centers.
Summaries are neutral paraphrases of the cited document and are not legal advice. Read the full Items in the current FDD and consult a franchise attorney.
Illustrative unit economics
Model estimateModel estimate — not disclosed by the franchisor, not a forecast. Fee lines below come from this brand's verified FDD fee schedule and are computed exactly as disclosed (each line shows its arithmetic). Operating-cost ratios are category placeholders we chose — every one is editable and labeled assumption. Results are illustrative arithmetic, not expected returns. Every figure here belongs to one of five labeled categories — disclosed inputs, model assumptions, unmodeled mandatory fees, user-editable assumptions, and exclusions — defined in our methodology. This brand's Item 19 also discloses some cost or profit data — see the Item 19 section, which takes precedence over any assumption here.
| Line (annual) | Downside | Base | Upside |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (AUV basis) | $558,982 | $812,267 | $934,107 |
| − Cost of goods / supplies assumption | $167,695 | $243,680 | $280,232 |
| − Payroll (excl. owner) assumption | $150,925 | $219,312 | $252,209 |
| − Occupancy assumption | $44,719 | $64,981 | $74,729 |
| − Other operating expenses assumption | $55,898 | $81,227 | $93,411 |
| − Royalty Fee disclosed 6% of gross sales = $48,736 |
$33,539 | $48,736 | $56,046 |
| − National Advertising Fund (NAF) disclosed 6% of gross sales = $48,736; disclosed minimum $52,000/yr applies |
$52,000 | $52,000 | $56,046 |
| − Startup Local Advertising Expenditure disclosed $500/week × 52 = $26,000 |
$26,000 | $26,000 | $26,000 |
| − Local Marketing and Promotion Expenditure disclosed 2% of gross sales = $16,245 |
$11,180 | $16,245 | $18,682 |
| − Technology Fee disclosed $1,000/month × 12 = $12,000 |
$12,000 | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| − Center Operations POS Software License Fee disclosed $249/month × 12 = $2,988 |
$2,988 | $2,988 | $2,988 |
| − Franchise Convention Fee disclosed $699 per year |
$699 | $699 | $699 |
| − Accounting Services Fee disclosed $400/month × 12 = $4,800 |
$4,800 | $4,800 | $4,800 |
| = Modeled operating result before the items below (EBITDA-style) | −$3,460 | $39,598 | $56,265 |
| − Manager compensation assumption | $70,000 | $70,000 | $70,000 |
| = Modeled result after manager compensation | −$73,460 | −$30,402 | −$13,735 |
| − Illustrative debt service assumption | $41,365 | $41,365 | $41,365 |
| = Illustrative pre-tax cash flow — before taxes, capital expenditures and unmodeled fees | −$114,825 | −$71,767 | −$55,101 |
| Modeled operating margin | -0.6% | 4.9% | 6% |
This modeled result is not owner income. It excludes: income taxes; capital expenditures and equipment-replacement reserves; working-capital needs; ramp-up losses; owner-specific costs; one-time and per-event fees (transfer, renewal, audit); and 3 mandatory fee(s) whose amounts the FDD does not state (listed below — real outflows are higher by these amounts). It is illustrative arithmetic on stated assumptions, not a promise or forecast of what a franchisee earns.
Mandatory fees disclosed but not quantified — not included in the modeled result: the FDD requires these but states no amount (e.g. billed at "then-current" rates). They are never modeled as $0. If you have a quote or estimate, enter an annual amount to include it as your own assumption:
- Mystery Shopper Fee (Item 6, p. 19) — Recurring in character, but annual cost cannot be derived because the FDD does not fix the number of evaluations per year.
- Upgrade of Center (Item 6, p. 20) — Up to $30,000 no more often than every three years, i.e. up to roughly $10,000/year if amortised; capital refresh rather than an operating fee, and no low end is disclosed.
- POS/computer system maintenance, repair and updates (Item 11, p. 45) — Up to $2,000/year, paid to third parties rather than the franchisor, and separate from the $1,000/month Technology Fee and the $249/$299 monthly POS licences.
Every figure in this table is a model estimate built on the disclosed fee schedule plus labeled assumptions. Excluded: income taxes, owner draw, working-capital swings, capital expenditures, ramp-up losses in year one, one-time and per-event fees (transfer, renewal, audit), and the undisclosed-amount fees listed above. Read AUV vs. EBITDA vs. owner income before using this.
Sources and provenance
Primary source: 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document — Tint World, LLC · issued 2026-04-17. Find the FDD at Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration Search. We cite source pages and do not redistribute PDFs.
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| Document | Obtained from | Dates | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document — Tint World, LLC Registry file 641132 · 245 pages Registered in Wisconsin with an effective date of April 21, 2026; this is the most recent Tint World FDD available from that registry at the time of extraction. | Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration Search | Issued 2026-04-17 Retrieved 2026-08-29 | Newest available at retrieval |
AI-assisted extraction from the archived FDD text, independently machine-verified against the cited source (two passes plus tie-break); not human-reviewed. Extracted 2026-08-29. Last updated 2026-09-05. AI-assisted extraction independently machine-verified against the cited source document (2026-08-30): two independent AI reading passes plus tie-break re-inspection of every disagreement; 73 of 77 material fields confirmed (69 with the exact page citation re-confirmed), 0 corrected, 0 unresolved, 4 confirmed not disclosed. No human has reviewed this profile. Fiscal year covered: FY2025 (Dec 31, 2025). See how we use AI and verify data.
Fields flagged as uncertain (4)
- operations/owner_involvement/value — Item 15 lets a trained manager be general manager yet also requires the owner to devote full time; recorded as owner_operator_required.
- risk/personal_guaranty/note — the cover risk factor and Item 15 give conflicting statements about whether a non-owner spouse must sign a guaranty.
- item19/metrics EBITDA population_count — recorded as 74 per the table footnote, but Table No. 1-D is titled for 105 Centers and one header cell reads '90 CENTERS'.
- item20/projected_openings_next_year — the printed total is 52 while the state rows add to 51; the disclosed total is used.
Extraction notes (8)
- Item 7 Table A foots exactly to the disclosed totals in both the low ($249,950) and high ($479,950) columns.
- Item 20 Table No. 3 foots in all three years, and its 2025 closures (1 termination plus 6 ceased for other reasons) match the seven closures mentioned in Item 19.
- Item 20 Table No. 1 prints the 2025 franchised net change as +3 while the start and end counts (138 to 142) and the total row imply +4; the start and end counts are recorded.
- Item 20 Table No. 5 projects one new company-owned outlet in Florida for 2026, which conflicts with the franchisor's statement that it operates no company-owned Centers.
- Gross profit figures differ between Item 19 Tables 1-B and 1-D for the median, top-half and bottom-half columns; the Table 1-B values are recorded for the gross-profit metrics and the Table 1-D values for EBITDA, with the discrepancy noted in caveats.
- franchise_fee_low and franchise_fee_high are both $49,950, the standard fee payable at signing. The $10,000 Mobile Services territory fee is optional, the $5,000 software package and $10,000 grand-opening contribution are due at lease signing, and the conversion and VetFran discounts are described in the note rather than used as the low end.
- No liquidity or net-worth requirement is stated anywhere in the reviewed document, so both are recorded as not disclosed.
- Unit counts are U.S. only; 7 additional franchised outlets in Canada, the UAE and Saudi Arabia are reported in a separate Item 20 table and excluded.
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