What is included in the ongoing services provided by Fast Fix Jewelry And Watch Repairs?
Fast_Fix_Jewelry_And_Watch_Repairs Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
The Company's franchise agreements include (a) the right to use symbolic intellectual property over the term of each franchise agreement, (b) pre-opening services, such as training, and (c) ongoing services, such as management of the advertising fund contributions, and development and delivery of training materials. These promises are highly dependent upon and interrelated with the franchise right granted in the franchise agreement, so they are not considered to be individually distinct and therefore are accounted for as a single performance obligation. The performance obligation under the franchise agreement is the promise to provide daily access to the symbolic intellectual property over the term of each franchise agreement, which is a series of distinct services that represents a single performance obligation. Although the franchisor's underlying activities associated with the symbolic intellectual property will vary both within a day and day-to-day, the symbolic intellectual property is accessed over time and the customer (the franchisee) simultaneously receives and consumes the benefit from the franchisor's performance of providing access to the symbolic intellectual property (including other related activities).
Royalty fee revenue represents amounts paid by the franchisees for use of the name "Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs" and for other services to be provided by the Company in accordance with the franchise agreement. Royalties are paid by the franchisee based upon a set percentage (as defined in the franchise agreement) of the franchisee's annual revenues that are related entirely to the Company's performance obligation under the franchise agreement. These royalties are considered variable consideration but, because they relate to a license of intellectual property, they are not included in the transaction price. Instead, royalty revenue is recognized as franchised sales occur. The royalty fees are recognized at a point in time, typically monthly, based on reported store sales. Advertising contributions received from franchisees are recorded as a component of rebate revenue and are offset by an equal corresponding expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Source: Item 21 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (FDD page 37)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Fast Fix Jewelry And Watch Repairs Franchise Disclosure Document, the ongoing services include management of advertising fund contributions, as well as the development and delivery of training materials. These services are part of the franchise agreement, which also grants the right to use symbolic intellectual property.
Fast Fix Jewelry And Watch Repairs considers these services, along with the right to use their intellectual property, as a single performance obligation. This means that the company views providing daily access to their brand's symbolic intellectual property as a continuous service throughout the franchise agreement term.
For a prospective franchisee, this indicates that a portion of their royalty fees contributes to the advertising fund and the creation of training resources. The royalty fees paid by franchisees are for the use of the "Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs" name and other services provided by the company, based on a percentage of the franchisee's annual revenues. These royalties are recognized monthly, based on reported store sales.