Bottom line
- Total investment $490K – $917K including a $45K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $1.0M/year.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 4 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 BYou Laser Clinic unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
29%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 BYou Laser Clinic units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
35.2%
4.51× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.32×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$5.1M
on $14.4M purchase
Total debt
$9.3M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
BYou Laser Clinic franchisees operate medical aesthetics facilities offering laser treatments (hair removal, skin resurfacing, etc.). Day-to-day operations include managing licensed technicians, scheduling patient appointments, maintaining specialized laser equipment, ensuring regulatory compliance, and generating revenue through treatment packages and memberships.
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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
BYou Laser Clinic presents elevated risk due to micro-scale unit count, undisclosed profitability metrics, franchisor going concern issues, and high capital requirements relative to system maturity.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 6 units system-wide indicates minimal brand scale and limited proven replicability
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 prevents accurate ROI/profitability analysis and suggests potential underperformance
- 03MINORHigh initial investment ($489,700–$917,000) relative to small unit count creates survivor bias risk
- 04HIGHGoing Concern = False suggests franchisor financial stability concerns or recent restructuring
- 05MINOR7% royalty on $1M+ revenue ($70K+/year) plus $500 minimum creates significant ongoing cost burden
- 06HIGHNo disclosed litigation history with only 6 units is statistically unlikely and may indicate incomplete disclosure or new system
- 07MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard, indicating higher renewal/renegotiation risk
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
7 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
BYou Laser Clinic · FDD (2025) PDF