Bottom line
- Total investment $23K – $62K including a $10K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 57/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 31 loans (below the industry average).
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Abbey Carpet & Floor unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
158%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Abbey Carpet & Floor franchisees operate retail showrooms selling residential and commercial carpet, hardwood, laminate, and other flooring materials. Day-to-day operations include customer consultations, product demonstrations, measurement/installation coordination, sales transactions, and customer service for a category historically dependent on foot traffic and local market share.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 25 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
Declining unit base, absence of earnings transparency, and litigation history position Abbey as a mature, contracting franchise system with unproven unit economics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count declining YoY (-0.7%), indicating system contraction despite low barrier-to-entry franchise fee
- 02MINORNo Item 19 (Avg Revenue/Net Income) disclosure prevents ROI validation; cannot assess whether $23k-$62k investment generates acceptable returns
- 03HIGH2019 litigation regarding non-recruit clauses suggests franchisor-franchisee relationship tension and past overreach in franchise agreement terms
- 04MINORLow monthly royalty ($400) may indicate franchisor under-investment in franchisee support or reliance on franchise fees for revenue
- 05MINORMature carpet/flooring retail category facing secular headwinds from big-box competitors (Home Depot, Lowe's) and direct-to-consumer online models
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
84 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Abbey Carpet & Floor · FDD (2025) PDF