Bottom line
- Total investment $184K – $294K including a $65K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $3.0M/year (median $2.0M).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 27 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -21.8% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one 1-800-GOT-JUNK? unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
68%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
1-800-GOT-JUNK? franchisees operate junk removal and hauling services, managing crews to pick up unwanted items from residential and commercial customers. Day-to-day operations include scheduling appointments, dispatching trucks, managing labor, handling customer service, and managing logistics for disposal/recycling of collected items.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 29 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Rapidly shrinking franchise system with undisclosed profitability metrics and high capital requirements presents elevated risk despite protected territories.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 21.8% YoY (146 units) — significant franchise system contraction raising sustainability questions
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 — unable to assess actual profitability despite $2.95M average revenue claim
- 03MEDHigh initial investment ($183.8K-$294K) paired with 8% royalty creates substantial break-even burden without disclosed profit margins
- 04MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (10 years typical) — frequent renegotiation risk and potential rate increases
- 05HIGHNo 'Going Concern' status suggests franchisor may lack reserves for franchisee support during economic downturns
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
79 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
1-800-GOT-JUNK? · FDD (2025) PDF