Bottom line
- Total investment $219K – $339K including a $98K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $3.5M/year (median $3.5M).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 50/100.
- System contracting at -6.4% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 Anago Cleaning Systems unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
177%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Anago Cleaning Systems units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
25.7%
3.14× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
3.24×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$16.3M
on $30.4M purchase
Total debt
$14.1M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Anago franchisees operate commercial cleaning services, primarily managing janitorial contracts for office buildings, retail spaces, and facilities. Day-to-day work involves scheduling/managing cleaning crews, maintaining client relationships, handling quality control, and scaling customer acquisition within their protected territory.
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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Anago presents moderate-to-cautious risk: a shrinking system with non-transparent profitability metrics, high upfront costs, and unclear franchisor financial health make this a bet on turnaround rather than proven model.
Score breakdown · what drove the 50 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 2.2% YoY (45 units) — suggests system is contracting rather than growing
- 02MINORNo Item 19 net income disclosure — impossible to assess actual profitability despite $3.45M avg revenue claim
- 03MINORHigh initial investment ($219K-$339K) combined with 5% royalty creates significant break-even pressure
- 04HIGHGoing Concern status is False — unusual phrasing suggests potential franchisor financial instability
- 05MED45-unit system is small and fragile — limited brand recognition and support infrastructure
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
46 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Anago Cleaning Systems · FDD (2026) PDF