Bottom line
- Total investment $228K – $596K including a $49K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 53/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 25 loans (below the industry average).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 AlignLife unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
35%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
AlignLife franchisees operate chiropractic and wellness clinics providing spinal adjustments, physical therapy, and complementary health services. Day-to-day operations include patient consultations and treatments, staff management, insurance billing, facility maintenance, and local marketing. Franchisees must be licensed chiropractors or hire licensed practitioners to deliver core services.
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 · 22 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
AlignLife presents meaningful financial and operational risk due to declining franchisee count, lack of earnings transparency, and high capital requirements without disclosed average returns.
Score breakdown · what drove the 53 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count declining 9.1% YoY (32 units) indicates system contraction and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19 missing) prevents accurate ROI assessment and raises transparency concerns
- 03MEDHigh investment range ($227K-$596K) combined with undisclosed profitability creates significant financial risk for franchisees
- 04MINORMinimum royalty of $175/week ($9,100/year) represents fixed overhead regardless of sales performance, creating break-even pressure
- 05MINORChiropractic/wellness franchise business model has high dependency on practitioner licensure, local competition, and patient acquisition costs
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
AlignLife · FDD (2025) PDF