Bottom line
- Total investment $135K – $221K including a $60K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $389K/year.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 59/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 136 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 Bio-One unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
43%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Bio-One 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 $5.8M purchase
Total debt
$4.7M
SBA $2.9M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Bio-One franchisees operate biohazard and trauma scene cleanup services, responding to emergency cleanup calls for residential and commercial properties. Day-to-day work involves lead generation/marketing, dispatching crews to contaminated sites, performing specialized decontamination and disposal, and managing client billing and compliance documentation.
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 · 14 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
Bio-One presents HIGH RISK due to ongoing franchisee litigation, regulatory violations involving disclosure failures, undisclosed net income metrics, and slow unit growth—indicative of operational or contractual friction within the franchise system.
Score breakdown · what drove the 59 / 100 rating
- 01MINORActive arbitration cases from 5 named former franchisees alleging breach of contract and supply chain issues suggest systemic operational or contractual problems
- 02MINORPrior settlements with 3 states (CA, IL, WA) for registration violations and failure to disclose founder's felony convictions indicates regulatory compliance failures and governance concerns
- 03HIGHMinimal unit growth (5.4% YoY) combined with active litigation creates doubt about franchisee satisfaction and system stability
- 04MEDNet income not disclosed despite $388K average revenue—inability to demonstrate profitability is a major red flag for prospective investors
- 05MINORHigh franchise fee ($60K) relative to modest average revenue ($389K) creates breakeven pressure, especially given $750-$2,250 minimum royalties may not scale with smaller units
- 06MINORMultiple breach of contract claims specifically mentioning 'required supplies' suggests potential supply-chain captivity or margin compression issues for franchisees
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
21 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Bio-One · FDD (2025) PDF