What is the average yearly Commission payment for all 84 Belocal Reporting Publications?
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This information provides the overall average yearly Commission payments paid to the 84 Reporting Publications.
The average yearly Commission earned among the top 10% of the Reporting Publications (the 8 highest earning publications out of the 84 Reporting Publications) in the Reporting Period was $139,360.00. Of this group, 2 of the publications (25%) earned Commissions greater than or equal to the group average, and 6 of the publications (75%) earned Commissions less than the group average. The median Commission earned by publications in this group was $129,156.00. The highest Commission earned by a publication in this group was $198,956.00. The lowest Commission earned by a publication in this group was $115,851.00.
The average yearly Commission earned among the bottom 10% of the Reporting Publications (the 8 lowest earning publications out of the 84 Reporting Publications) in the Reporting Period was $20,663.00. Of this group, 3 of the publications (38%) earned Commissions greater than or equal to the group average, and 5 of the publications (62%) earned Commissions less than the group average. The median Commission earned by publications in this group was $23,270.00. The highest Commission earned by a publication in this group was $28,789.00. The lowest Commission earned by a publication in this group was $4,318.00.
AVERAGE YEARLY COMMISSION PAYMENTS BY FRANCHISEE FOR THE 88 BELOCAL REPORTING FRANCHISEES
This information provides the average yearly Commission payments made to the 88 Reporting Franchisees in the Reporting Period depending on the number of BELOCAL® publications the franchisee managed.
| Yearly | One | Two | Three | Four | |---|---|---|---|---| | Commission | Publication 1 | Publications 2 | Publications 3 | Publications 4 | | Avg. for | $132,850.00 | $188,023.00 | $65,425.00 | $253,056.00 | | Top 10% | | | | | | Median for | $118,903.00 | $188,023.00 | $65,425.00 | $253,056.00 | | Top 10% | | | | | | High/Low in | $198,956.00/ | $188,023.00/ | $65,425.00/ | $253,056.00/ | | | $102,524.00 | $188,023.00 | $65,425.00 | $253,056.00 | | Top 10% | | | | | | Avg. for | $9,239.00 | $99,395.00 | $65,425.00 | $253,056.00 | | Bottom 10% | | | | | | Median for | $7,197.00 | $99,395.00 | $65,425.00 | $253,056.00 | | Bottom 10% | | | | | | High/Low in | $19,067.00/ | $99,395.00/ | $65,425.00/ | $253,056.00/ | | | -$1,953.00 | $99,395.00 | $65,425.00 | $253,056.00 | | Bottom 10% | | | | | | | | | | | Note 1: 81 of the Reporting Franchisees managed one publication each. Of the 8 franchisees who performed in the top 10% of these 81 franchisees, 2 franchisees (25%) performed at or above the average, and 6 franchisees (75%) performed below the average. Of the 8 franchisees who performed in the bottom 10% of these 81 franchisees, 5 franchisees (62%) performed at or above the average, and 3 franchisees (38%) performed below the average.
Note 2: 5 of the Reporting Franchisees managed 2 publications each.
Source: Item 19 — FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPRESENTATIONS (FDD pages 55–59)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Belocal's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the document provides information on the average yearly commission payments paid to the 84 reporting publications. The average yearly commission earned among the top 10% of reporting publications (the 8 highest earning publications out of 84) was $139,360.00. In this group, 25% (2 publications) earned commissions at or above the average, while 75% (6 publications) earned less than the average. The median commission for this group was $129,156.00, with the highest commission reaching $198,956.00 and the lowest being $115,851.00.
Conversely, the average yearly commission earned among the bottom 10% of reporting publications (the 8 lowest earning publications out of 84) was $20,663.00. Within this group, 38% (3 publications) earned commissions at or above the average, and 62% (5 publications) earned less than the average. The median commission for this group was $23,270.00, with the highest commission at $28,789.00 and the lowest at $4,318.00.
Additionally, the FDD provides average monthly commission payments for the 84 Belocal reporting publications. The average monthly commission earned among the top 10% was $10,720.00. For this group, 25% earned commissions at or above this average, while 75% earned less. The median commission was $10,763.00, with the highest reaching $16,579.67 and the lowest at $9,654.25. The average monthly commission for the bottom 10% was $1,721.92. In this bottom group, 38% earned at or above the average, and 62% earned less. The median commission was $1,939.17, with the highest at $2,399.08 and the lowest at $344.83.
Prospective franchisees should note the wide range in commission payments, with the top publications earning significantly more than the bottom publications. This suggests that factors such as location, management, and market conditions can greatly influence a publication's financial performance. It is important to conduct thorough due diligence and consider these factors when evaluating the potential of a Belocal franchise.