ACE DuraFlo
Bottom line
- Total investment $19K – $415K including a $35K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 76/100.
- 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 ACE DuraFlo unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
24%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
ACE DuraFlo franchisees appear to operate water treatment, fluid management, or pipeline durability solutions (based on brand name). Day-to-day activities likely include customer acquisition, service installation/maintenance, technical support, and compliance with franchisor operational standards. Without disclosed financials or detailed Item 19, the actual revenue model and profit drivers remain unclear.
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 · 5 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
ACE DuraFlo presents HIGH RISK due to a contracting franchise system (−9.1% YoY), complete absence of financial performance data, unprotected territories, and a cost structure misaligned with a declining 11-unit network.
Score breakdown · what drove the 76 / 100 rating
- 01MINORSystem declining 9.1% YoY (11 units total) suggests weak franchise model viability
- 02MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosed (Item 19) prevents ROI assessment and indicates potential franchisor transparency issues
- 03MINORWide investment range ($19.1K–$415K) with no correlation data raises questions about cost structure and scalability
- 04MINORNo protected territory creates direct competition risk and cannibalization between franchisees
- 05MINORHigh franchise fee ($34.9K) relative to small system size and declining unit count signals potential revenue dependency on recruitment
- 06MED8%/6% tiered royalties on undisclosed revenue base makes profitability modeling impossible for prospects
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
6 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
ACE DuraFlo · FDD (2022) PDF