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CMIT Solutions

Business Services - OtherFranchising since 2010Website
Investment
$106K – $159K
82nd pct Other
Avg revenue
$487K
41st pct Other
Royalty
6.0%
0th pct Other
Units
278
93rd pct Other
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $106K – $159K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $487K/year (median $289K).
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 41/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 80 loans (below the industry average).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
CMIT Solutions, LLC
Parent company
Encore TopCo, LLC
Incorporated in
Texas
HQ
9433 Bee Caves Road, Building 3, Suite 210, Austin, TX 78733
Auditor
Calvetti Ferguson
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$27.7M
vs $30.4M prior year

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 CMIT Solutions unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $487,310
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $106K–$159K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $39K–$79K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

38%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$73K
EBITDA margin
15.0%
Total invested
$191K
Payback
31 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 CMIT Solutions units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$780K

on $3.9M purchase

Total debt

$3.1M

SBA $1.9M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

CMIT Solutions franchisees operate managed IT services (MSP) businesses, providing small-to-medium businesses with cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, network management, and technical support. Day-to-day work involves onboarding SMB clients, managing recurring service agreements, handling help desk tickets, deploying IT solutions, and generating recurring service revenue through GPS (Gross Profit Share) royalty calculations.

CEO
Roger Lewis
Founded
2009
FDD year
2025
States available
37

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$106K – $159K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$39K – $79K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$50K
Royalty
6.0%
Greater of 6% of GPS Revenue or the Minimum Royalty · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$487K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$289K
Item 19 type
Gross Revenue and Gross Margins
Sample size
136 units
vs category median 39 · large
Range (low → high)
$17K$3.0M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
7 / 5
vs category median 3 / 5 · above
Revenue rank41th
vs Business Services - Other peers
Investment cost rank82th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank0th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank93th
vs Business Services - Other peers
Risk score rank2th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
278
Opened
24
Last reporting year
Closed
7
Turnover rate
2.5%
Company-owned
6
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
98%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+6.7%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+7.9%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
272+17
Franchised units
2024
255
Franchised units
2025
252
Franchised units

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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
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DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
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WY
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CO
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ND
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OK
TX
MN
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MO
AR
LA
WI
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MS
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MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 15 states
Not registered

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.

Total loans
80
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

41
Risk · 0-100
STRONG41 / 100

CMIT Solutions presents moderate-to-cautious risk due to lack of financial transparency (no Item 19), modest unit growth, and absence of disclosed net income data needed to validate ROI claims.

Score breakdown · what drove the 41 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosed — cannot independently verify the stated $487,310 average revenue or validate profitability claims
  2. 02MEDAverage net income not disclosed — unable to assess actual franchisee profitability after royalties (6%), operating expenses, and debt service on $106K-$159K investment
  3. 03MINORSlow unit growth of 6.7% YoY with 278 units — suggests market saturation, competitive pressure, or franchisee satisfaction issues in a mature 10-year-old system
  4. 04MINORHigh initial investment ($106K-$159K) combined with 6% royalty creates break-even risk if revenue underperforms or customer acquisition costs rise
  5. 05MED10-year franchise term is longer than industry average (5-7 years) — locks franchisees into relationship with limited exit flexibility

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Zip codes
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Texas

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
66 hrs
On-the-job training
0 hrs
POS system
Autotask and QuickBooks Online
Operating tech stack

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

23 numbers

Locked
(804) 371-••••
VA
(503) 378-••••
OR
(916) 445-••••
CA

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

CMIT Solutions · FDD (2025) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above