Bottom line
- Total investment $231K – $596K including a $28K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $495K/year (median $560K).
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 2 years of franchising with 1 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 Blank Mason unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
16%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Blank Mason units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$791K
on $4.0M purchase
Total debt
$3.2M
SBA $2.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Blank Mason appears to be a customizable product/service retail or production franchise (likely personalized goods, home décor, or craft-based business given the brand name). Franchisees likely manage day-to-day operations including customer acquisition, order fulfillment, inventory management, and brand compliance, though specific operational details are unclear without further disclosure.
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 · 5 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
Blank Mason presents extreme risk: Going Concern status, single operating unit, undisclosed profitability, and unclear growth trajectory make this an unvalidated system with questionable franchisor viability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates potential financial instability or structural viability issues at franchisor level
- 02MINOROnly 1 unit operating — severe lack of system validation; impossible to assess replicability or franchisee success patterns
- 03MEDNet Income not disclosed — unable to evaluate actual profitability; $494K revenue tells nothing about margins or sustainability
- 04MINORWide investment range ($231K–$596K) without clear cost breakdown — suggests inconsistent site requirements or undefined buildout standards
- 05MINOR7% royalty on gross sales (not net) — franchisees pay royalties even during unprofitable periods; combined with unknown margins, creates cash flow risk
- 06MINORSingle unit with unknown growth trajectory — no evidence of system expansion, replication success, or franchisee satisfaction
- 07MEDLimited franchise term (5 years) — shorter commitment window suggests franchisor uncertainty or higher exit risk at renewal
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
5 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Blank Mason · FDD (2025) PDF