Bottom line
- Total investment $2.1M – $3.5M including a $65K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $2.0M/year (median $1.9M). Estimated payback in 5.6 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 72 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 Altitude Trampoline Park unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
10%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Altitude Trampoline Park units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
32.5%
4.09× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.48×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$6.5M
on $16.4M purchase
Total debt
$9.9M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate indoor trampoline parks offering recreational jumping, dodgeball, foam pits, and fitness classes for children and adults. Daily operations include facility management, staff supervision, safety compliance, equipment maintenance, birthday party and event bookings, and membership/walk-in customer service.
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 · 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
Altitude presents HIGH RISK due to stagnant unit growth, active litigation including fraud allegations, thin profit margins relative to capital investment, and lack of financial performance disclosures.
Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating
- 01MINORStagnant unit growth at 2.9% YoY with only 81 locations suggests market saturation or franchisee underperformance
- 02MINORMultiple active personal injury lawsuits and pending arbitration indicate systemic liability exposure and potential operational/safety issues
- 03MINORHigh capital requirement ($2.1M-$3.5M) paired with modest average net income ($502K) yields 4-7 year ROI with compressed margins after 6% royalties
- 04HIGHLitigation history includes fraud allegations and misrepresentation claims, raising concerns about franchisor transparency and agent practices
- 05MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representation limits ability to validate claimed $2M average revenue across franchisee population
- 06HIGHGoing Concern status of 'False' is ambiguous; clarification needed on franchisor financial stability
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
89 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Altitude Trampoline Park · FDD (2026) PDF