What is the purpose of the Belocal average yearly Commission payments information?
Belocal Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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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.
Source: Item 19 — FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPRESENTATIONS (FDD pages 55–59)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Belocal's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the average yearly commission payments information is intended to provide prospective franchisees with data on the commissions paid to Belocal publications. Specifically, the FDD includes data from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, for 84 BeLocal publications that had been in print for a full year as of June 30, 2024, and 88 active franchisees during that period. This information is intended to give potential franchisees an idea of what they might expect to earn in commissions. Belocal had a total of 135 BELOCAL publication franchises during the Reporting Period.
The FDD breaks down the average yearly commissions for both the top and bottom 10% of reporting publications. For the top 10% (the 8 highest earning publications), the average yearly commission was $139,360.00. Within this group, 25% earned commissions at or above the average, while 75% earned less. 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. For the bottom 10% (the 8 lowest earning publications), the average yearly commission was $20,663.00. In this group, 38% earned commissions at or above the average, and 62% earned less. The median commission was $23,270.00, with the highest commission at $28,789.00 and the lowest at $4,318.00.
Additionally, the FDD provides average yearly commission payments made to the 88 reporting franchisees, depending on the number of Belocal publications managed. The document also includes average monthly commission payments for the 84 reporting publications. For the top 10% of publications, the average monthly commission was $10,720.00, while for the bottom 10%, the average monthly commission was $1,721.92. The FDD also notes the commission payments for franchisees managing one to four publications. For example, the average yearly commission for the top 10% of franchisees managing one publication was $132,850.00, while the average for the bottom 10% was $9,239.00.
It is important to note that Belocal has not audited or verified this commission payment information. The FDD advises prospective franchisees to conduct their own independent investigation and analysis, consulting with financial, business, legal, and tax advisors. The FDD explicitly states that individual results may vary and there is no assurance that a franchisee will achieve the same level of sales or commissions. This data is historical and does not guarantee future performance, so potential franchisees should consider it as one factor among many when evaluating the Belocal franchise opportunity.