Camp Margaritaville®
Formerly known as Resorts
Bottom line
- Total investment $4.5M including a $75K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100.
- 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 CAMP MARGARITAVILLE® unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
2%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Camp Margaritaville franchisees operate premium RV resort and lifestyle communities featuring furnished RV sites, branded amenities, and experiential programming inspired by the Jimmy Buffett lifestyle brand. Day-to-day operations include site management, guest services, maintenance coordination, event programming, and retail/food service management across seasonal and year-round properties.
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 · 15 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
Camp Margaritaville presents HIGH RISK due to going concern status, withheld financial disclosures, multiple lawsuits, microscopic unit count, and unprotected territory — fundamentally unsuitable for $4.5M+ capital deployment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing concern status is FALSE — indicates potential financial instability or viability concerns at corporate level
- 02MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosed — impossible to validate ROI; suggests weak unit economics or reluctance to disclose underperformance
- 03HIGHMultiple active litigation matters including trademark disputes, property/tort claims, and regulatory violations — indicates operational and legal governance issues
- 04MINOROnly 5 total units with 25% YoY growth insufficient to validate system stability — extremely small franchise base makes failure catastrophic
- 05MINORTerritory is unprotected — franchisees face direct competition from other company franchisees with no geographic exclusivity
- 06MEDHigh initial investment ($4.5M+) combined with undisclosed returns creates acute financial risk exposure
- 07MINORRegulatory filing violations in California demonstrate compliance failures at franchisor level
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
18 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
CAMP MARGARITAVILLE® · FDD (2024) PDF