Bottom line
- Total investment $227K – $393K including a $70K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $8.9M/year (median $4.8M).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 41/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 56 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 1530% CAGR over 3 years with 98 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 City Wide Facility Solutions unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
339%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 City Wide Facility Solutions units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
22.1%
2.72× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
4.15×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$51.3M
on $80.4M purchase
Total debt
$29.1M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
City Wide Facility Solutions franchisees operate commercial cleaning and facility maintenance services for office buildings, retail spaces, and institutional clients. Day-to-day work involves managing cleaning crews, scheduling service calls, maintaining equipment, handling client relations, and ensuring contract compliance across their protected territory.
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 · 8 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
Facility services franchise with opaque profitability metrics, modest growth, litigation history, and high capital requirements relative to per-unit economics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 41 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo net income disclosure despite $8.9M average revenue — inability or unwillingness to show profitability is a major transparency concern
- 02MINORSlow unit growth of 4.3% YoY suggests market saturation, franchisee struggles, or weak brand momentum in a mature 98-unit system
- 03HIGHLitigation history (breach of contract and renewal dispute with Dauntless Enterprises) indicates franchisee-franchisor relationship friction and potential contract interpretation issues
- 04MEDMinimum royalty fee structure without disclosed threshold — could create cash flow burden for new/underperforming locations with unclear break-even point
- 05MEDHigh initial investment ($226K-$393K) relative to disclosed average revenue per unit (~$91K) creates multi-year payback pressure
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
93 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
City Wide Facility Solutions · FDD (2025) PDF