Bottom line
- Total investment $73K – $115K including a $50K franchise fee, 25.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100.
- 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 Bumper Man unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
-15%
Negative
Overview
About
Bumper Man franchisees operate mobile or fixed-location bumper car rental and entertainment venues, typically at carnivals, fairs, events, or dedicated entertainment parks. Daily operations involve equipment maintenance, customer service, liability management, event coordination, and revenue collection from ride-per-participant transactions.
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 · 31 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
Bumper Man presents caution-level risk due to undisclosed financial performance, unsustainably high royalty rates, anemic unit growth, and questionable corporate financial health — the lack of Item 19 data makes ROI validation impossible.
Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (avg revenue/net income not disclosed) — cannot validate ROI claims or unit economics
- 02MINORExtremely high royalty rate of 25% of gross sales significantly erodes profitability and leaves minimal margin for error
- 03MINORSlow unit growth of only 6.1% YoY suggests market saturation, franchisee dissatisfaction, or weak brand demand
- 04HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates potential financial instability or accounting irregularities at corporate level
- 05MINORHigh initial investment ($73k-$115k) combined with 25% royalty creates substantial break-even risk without proven earnings data
- 06MINOR$50,000 franchise fee represents 68% of minimum investment, concentrating corporate revenue on unit recruitment rather than support
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
Bumper Man · FDD (2026) PDF