Bottom line
- Total investment $116K – $196K including a $42K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $270K/year (median $237K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 50/100.
- 67% of franchisees own multiple units — high repeat-buyer signal suggests strong unit 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 Bella Ballerina unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
46%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Bella Ballerina units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.2M
on $5.9M purchase
Total debt
$4.7M
SBA $3.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Bella Ballerina franchisees operate dance and movement studios for young children, typically ages 18 months to 8 years. Day-to-day operations include teaching class-based ballet and creative movement programs, managing student enrollment and retention, scheduling instructors, maintaining studio facilities, and marketing to parents in 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 · 6 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
Bella Ballerina presents moderate-to-cautious risk due to missing profitability disclosure, prior regulatory violations, high investment relative to unclear net returns, and rapid expansion that may strain franchise support infrastructure.
Score breakdown · what drove the 50 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — unable to assess actual profitability despite $269,865 average revenue
- 02MINOR2018 Virginia regulatory settlement for registration/disclosure violations suggests compliance weaknesses
- 03MEDHigh initial investment ($115,500–$196,250) relative to undisclosed net income creates ROI uncertainty
- 04MINORScaling royalty structure ($0–$989/month) lacks transparency on when fees trigger and how they impact unit economics
- 05MINORRapid YoY growth (37.5%) with only 14 units raises sustainability and support quality concerns
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
12 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Bella Ballerina · FDD (2024) PDF