GAS STATION BUSINESS, IS IT GOOD to Franchise?

**chua_riwap** · September 19th, 2009 03:11 PM

So malaki pala kita nung Petron at Shell gas stations sa NLEX. Walang patay na oras sa lugar na iyon. Laging marami biyahero....at kumakain.

Mga CRs din, panalo.

**uls** · September 19th, 2009 03:31 PM

^^

yep

di ka magpapa-gas lang at aalis agad

magpapark ka muna, bababa ka ng sasakyan, mag CR, bili ng baon, coffee muna, merienda muna...

yung fuel retailing parang side business lang

**shadow** · September 19th, 2009 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by chua_riwap

So malaki pala kita nung Petron at Shell gas stations sa NLEX. Walang patay na oras sa lugar na iyon. Laging marami biyahero....at kumakain.

Mga CRs din, panalo.

most probably yun malalaking gas stations at nasa magandang pwesto eh mga company owned naman rin...so sila rin ang kumikita

**uls** · September 19th, 2009 04:07 PM

i don't know about the Shell station at NLEX, but the Petron Express Center at NLEX (Marilao) is owned by an independent dealer

**tidus1203** · September 19th, 2009 05:02 PM

Malakas din yung Petron sa SLEX. Laging daming EB mga car club duon!

**marktriton** · September 20th, 2009 06:07 AM

nasisip ko din yun ROI na yan, meron kme isang business pero humina now, kaya naisip namen na bka pwede kme pumasok sa gas business, kasi sa bangko tulog din pera mo at sobra liit ng interest.

Hirap din humanap ng magandang location, cguro yun existing gas station available for franchise muna.

Salamat sa mga ideas, guys bka meron kayong friend na meron gas station, bka pwede naman makaalam ng mga tips sa kanila, just PM me :bike:

**joseph20** · September 20th, 2009 03:21 PM

Ask ko dad ko how much yung franchise fee of Petron Gas Station. He explain na, ang petron na pala mismo ang gagastos for the infrastracture, needs, etc. But you are the one who will manage, monthly audit ang kita ninyo, so pag ok ang performance mo within the business, pwede ka pa mabigyan ng another site/location to manage again a Gasoline Station. Sa pag aaply, you must have high assets and liabilities, high earners, have stable business para makapasa sa qualification nila. Petron Corp are owned by SMB.

Soon..
OT: Visit our newly Petron Gas Station located along quezon avenue near Kenny Rogers or Hi-Top, we have complete lube services, and minor car services,treats and coffee shop. Soon to open. Thanks Tsikot.com

**marktriton** · September 21st, 2009 05:03 AM

Good Luck in your business :party:

**seymorebutts** · September 23rd, 2009 10:38 PM

*sir mark

yung existing station na available for franchise, kanino po ini-inquire yun?

**fxwizard14** · September 27th, 2009 04:58 PM

The gas station business is all about location, volumes and margin. Other services will certainly help the bottom line but gasoline is the engine that drives the ship. I've been in the petroleum business for more years than I want to say, 30 years, there I said it, and have built and owned several brands in the usa Arco ampm now part of BP, chevron, shell, texaco, valero,and now plan on doing a gas station here in Philippines where I now live with my Filippina wife. Many have asked about what margins can be expected here in Philippines. What I have been able to gather so far is the independents Seaoil, Phoenix are telling me to expect .80 to 1.50 per liter. I've been discussing with the big three and have come to the conclusion that we may expect about the same in the area of 1.2 to 1.5 per liter. These numbers would be for someone leasing the site from the oil company with a completed unit already established. If you have the money to build the site you can get a much better deal. My first thought was to buy commercial property. But i quickly discovered that would not be the best use of my money. The best way is to ground lease the property and build the site. Much better for cash flow. The numbers I have come up with are 8 to 15 million pesos depending on location , size and services being offered. This would create a first class site able to handle higher volumes and also allow for other revenue generating incomes such as wash rack, lube, market, and possible co-branded fast food. To get your best margins you will need to go to one of the big three for what is call investment rebates. These rebates can add an additional 1.5 pesos per liter to your margin. As far as which major to go I think Shell is very popular and seems to have excellent per store average, I'm not thrilled with petron since they build them all over and even on top of each other which may be great for Petron but sure isn't going to help a Petron dealer with volumes. My choice however is Caltex because I worked with Chevron USA and they were always fair with me and other dealers. In addition I also notice that both Shell and Caltex maintain their stations much better then Petron which from what I have seen are dirty and in poor condition. Anyway I hope someone gets some information they can use to help them make an informed decision. For those of you that have never worked for yourself there is no better job then working for yourself even if that job works you 18 to 20 hours a day as this business sometimes can.

Good Luck

SJ

PS I currently own an Arco AMPM in California doing 400,000 gallons per month at .12 cents per gallon and market sales of 200,000 USD per month at 35% GPM.