Bottom line
- Total investment $22K – $31K including a $10K franchise fee, 20.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 54/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
- 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 American Poolplayers Association (APA) unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
-51%
Negative
Overview
About
APA franchisees operate pool league operations, organizing competitive 8-ball and 9-ball tournaments for members in their protected territory. Franchisees recruit and manage players, schedule matches, collect weekly fees, and coordinate with APA headquarters for sanctioning and rule enforcement. Revenue typically derives from membership dues, weekly match entry fees, and tournament earnings.
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 · 28 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
Stagnant growth, undisclosed financials, and opaque royalty structure create meaningful uncertainty around profitability and franchise sustainability despite protected territory.
Score breakdown · what drove the 54 / 100 rating
- 01MINORStagnant unit growth of only 2.8% YoY with 339 units suggests mature/declining system momentum
- 02MEDNo Item 19 (average revenue/income) disclosed prevents ROI validation and raises transparency concerns
- 03MINOR20% royalty on 'Basic Weekly Fee' structure is ambiguous—unclear what constitutes revenue base and actual take-home
- 04HIGH2016 litigation involving defamation/tortious interference indicates brand management and social media liability exposure
- 05MINORShort 2-year term creates renewal risk and limits franchisee ability to build long-term equity in territory
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
100 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
American Poolplayers Association (APA) · FDD (2025) PDF