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Alta Cal Tech Services

OtherFranchising since 2015Website
Investment
$12K – $31K
3rd pct Other
Avg revenue
50th pct Other
Royalty
2.0%
1st pct Other
Units
36
59th pct Other
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $12K – $31K including a $0 franchise fee, 2.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
  • 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

Legal entity
ALTA CAL TECH SERVICES, INC.
Parent company
Hilmar Sire Service, Inc.
Incorporated in
California
HQ
12351 Bradbury Road, Ballico, California 95303
Auditor
Berger & Company
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$0
vs $0 prior year

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 Alta Cal Tech Services unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $12K–$31K
Working capital
$
Item 7 didn't break this out — defaulted to ~10% of annual revenue

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

628%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%
ROIC above 100% usually means the revenue figure is a system-wide aggregate or top-cohort number rather than a single-unit average. Verify the "Revenue · per unit" field against the brand's FDD Item 19 detail tables before relying on this output.

Store EBITDA · annual
$135K
EBITDA margin
18.0%
Total invested
$22K
Payback
2 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

Alta Cal Tech Services franchisees appear to provide technology services, though the specific scope is unclear from available data. Daily operations likely involve client acquisition, technical service delivery, and account management. The low investment suggests a service-based model, possibly IT support, consulting, or managed services.

CEO
Kevin Muxlow
Founded
2015
FDD year
2025
States available
1

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$12K – $31K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$0 – $0
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$0
Royalty
2.0%
Gross Revenues · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
n/d
Total fee load
2.0%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
36
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
27
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
25%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+0.0%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+0.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
9±0
Franchised units
2024
9
Franchised units
2025
9
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 12 · 1 state reported

The Territory Map

FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.

1

states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)

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

65
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE65 / 100

This is a micro-franchise with critical transparency gaps, no territory protection, unclear franchisor financial health, and no disclosed unit economics—making it impossible to assess true earning potential or system viability.

Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORNo financial performance disclosure (Item 19) — impossible to validate ROI claims or typical unit economics
  2. 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests potential financial instability at franchisor level
  3. 03MINOROnly 36 units system-wide — very small franchise with minimal scale and unclear growth trajectory
  4. 04MINORZero franchise fee is unusual and may indicate difficulty attracting franchisees or weak brand positioning
  5. 05MINORTerritory completely unprotected — franchisees can compete directly with each other and franchisor
  6. 06MEDLow royalty rate (2%) combined with no disclosed revenues raises questions about franchisor viability and support quality
  7. 07MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (typically 10 years) — higher renewal risk and instability
  8. 08MINORWide investment range ($11,600–$31,400) without clarity on what drives the 170% variance

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Protected territory
No
Initial term
5 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Not allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
California

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
60 hrs
On-the-job training
60 hrs

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

1 numbers

Locked
(808) 586-••••
HI

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Alta Cal Tech Services · FDD (2025) PDF

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