Franchise opportunities compared
Musicologie vs Psm Worldwide
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Musicologie discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Musicologie: 1, Psm Worldwide: 3). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | MMusicologie |  Psm Worldwide |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $190,081 – $386,513 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $482,741 – $759,920 Total 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 12 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $60,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 13 | $40,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 5 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $7.00 Royalty rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14 | 6% · percent of Gross Sales Royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 6 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $2.00 Brand fund fee rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14 | 7% of gross sales Marketing Contribution 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 6 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 13 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 58 | 32 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +7 Calculated: 6 at end of 2023 → 13 at end of 2025 | +14 Calculated: 18 at end of 2023 → 32 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Fourth quarter of 2016 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 1 |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | 2016 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 1 |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record $944,307 other Studio A actual gross sales 2024 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52 | Franchised (22 locations) — revenue — 22 franchised PSM Locations that were open for the entire 52 week operational r… $524,828 mean Annual revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43 Franchised (6 locations) — revenue $8,376 other Pre-opening revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43 Franchised (22 locations) — revenue — 22 franchised PSM Locations that were open during the entire 52 week operationa… 46 percent of Gross Sales other gross sales allocation · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43 |
Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.