Does Bumper Man make any representations about the past financial performance of company-owned outlets?
Bumper_Man Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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We are a Texas corporation incorporated on April 3, 2000, under the name Bumper Man Franchising Company, Inc. as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bumper Man, Inc. ("BMI"). BMI was formed July 2, 1997. On March 20, 2008, the shareholders of BMI approved a merger with Bumper Man Franchising Company, Inc. whereby Bumper Man Franchising Company, Inc. was the surviving company and subsequently changed its name to "Bumper Man, Inc." The Certificate of Merger was filed with the Texas Secretary of State on April 1, 2008. We have since offered "Bumper Man" franchises under the name Bumper Man, Inc. We operate one location in Dallas, Texas. We maintain our principal business address at 1432 Airport Boulevard, Mesquite, Texas 75181.
We do business under our corporate name and "Bumper Man." Our agents for service of process in the states that require franchise registration are listed in Exhibit A.
We offer franchises granting the right to operate an automotive bumper repair service under our trade name of "Bumper Man." Operating and franchising Bumper Man bumper repair businesses are our only businesses.
Source: Item 19 — FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPRESENTATIONS (FDD page 38)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Bumper Man Franchise Disclosure Document, Bumper Man does not provide explicit representations about the past financial performance of its company-owned outlets in Item 19. However, Item 1 of the FDD does state that Bumper Man, Inc. operates one location in Dallas, Texas. It also mentions that Bumper Man's predecessor, BMI, operated one company-owned Bumper Business until 2010.
Because Item 19 is not included in the provided documentation, it is not possible to determine whether Bumper Man makes any financial performance representations. Item 19 of the FDD is the section where franchisors are permitted to make financial performance representations, so its absence means there is no way to know what Bumper Man represents regarding the financial performance of its franchise or company-owned locations.
A prospective franchisee should ask Bumper Man for a copy of Item 19 to review any financial performance representations made by the franchisor. If Bumper Man does not provide an Item 19, the franchisee should ask for the historical financial performance data for the company-owned location and request to speak with current franchisees to learn about their experiences and financial results.