SealMaster
Industrial & Commercial Services · Commercial Construction & Maintenance
- Active units
- 43
- Avg unit volume
- $12.3M
- Royalty
- 5.0%
Franchised, year-end 2024
of weekly Net Sales
About SealMaster
SealMaster is a manufacturing and distribution franchise specializing in pavement maintenance and recreational surfacing materials. Franchisees produce sealcoating and supply a range of items such as traffic paints, pothole patches, and specialized application equipment. The business serves a client base including contractors, municipalities, and property managers through a regional facility model. In addition to asphalt maintenance, the brand provides surfacing solutions for sports courts and high-traffic pedestrian areas.
Key terms
- Franchise fee
$35k
- Additional franchise
Franchise Fee for any additional franchise is 20000
- Brand fund
1.5% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
1.0% of Net Sales
- Footprint
10,000 sq ft
- Veteran discount
Not offered
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2026 filing); filings on file: 2025, 2026.
Growth
- Total locations43
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings0
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate0.0%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR0.0%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio0.0×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$752k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open—
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
- Royalty rate5.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio—
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.