Bottom line
- Total investment $158K – $356K including a $55K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.5M/year (median $1.1M). Estimated payback in 4.3 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 58/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 237 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 College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
57%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
48.6%
7.25× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.90×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$2.1M
on $10.2M purchase
Total debt
$8.1M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate junk removal and moving services, managing crews of college-aged workers to haul items, provide labor-only moving, and handle estate cleanouts for residential and commercial customers. Day-to-day operations include crew scheduling, customer acquisition/retention, vehicle maintenance, local marketing, and managing the labor-intensive logistics of pickup and delivery services across a 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 · 28 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
Contracting franchise system with Going Concern issues, active litigation, and thin unit-level economics signal elevated risk of franchisor instability and franchisee profitability challenges.
Score breakdown · what drove the 58 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 7.9% year-over-year (190 units), indicating system contraction and potential franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, suggesting franchisor financial viability concerns or accounting issues
- 03HIGHActive litigation involving breach of contract, trademark infringement, and non-compete violations indicates enforcement problems and franchisor-franchisee relationship strain
- 04MINORNet income of $60,031 on $1.46M average revenue (4.1% net margin) is razor-thin; 7% royalty leaves minimal profit cushion
- 05MINORHigh initial investment ($158K–$355K) combined with thin margins creates extended break-even period and elevated failure risk
- 06MINORRoyalty burden (7% of gross sales) is aggressive given the service industry's typical operating expenses for labor-intensive junk hauling/moving
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
College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving · FDD (2025) PDF