Abrakadoodle
Bottom line
- Total investment $39K – $83K including a $25K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $179K/year (median $114K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 7 loans (below the industry average).
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 ABRAKADOODLE unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
40%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 ABRAKADOODLE units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$250K
on $1.3M purchase
Total debt
$1.0M
SBA $0.6M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Abrakadoodle franchisees operate art and creative education studios serving children through classes, camps, and workshops. Day-to-day operations include teaching art instruction, managing student enrollment, scheduling classes, handling parent communications, and managing facility operations. Revenue typically comes from class tuition, private lessons, birthday parties, and seasonal camps.
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 · 16 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
A stagnant, non-growing system with hidden profitability metrics and franchisor solvency concerns presents material risk despite low unit count and absent litigation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status is False — franchisor may have financial instability or solvency issues
- 02MEDNet Income not disclosed in Item 19 — inability to assess actual profitability despite $178.8K avg revenue
- 03MINORMinimal system growth of only 2.9% YoY with just 37 units — indicates stagnant or contracting franchise system
- 04MINORHigh royalty rate of 8% combined with $25.4K franchise fee creates significant profit headwinds for franchisees
- 05MINORWide investment range ($38.7K–$82.5K) suggests inconsistent unit economics or undefined startup requirements
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
32 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
ABRAKADOODLE · FDD (2024) PDF