Bottom line
- Total investment $68K – $107K including a $20K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $4K/year.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 49/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 32 loans (below the industry average).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 CoolVu unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
0%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
CoolVu franchisees operate window tinting and protective film installation services for automotive and residential clients. Day-to-day activities include customer consultations, precise film application, quality inspections, and service maintenance calls. The business model relies on local market penetration, repeat customers, and upselling premium film products.
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 · 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
CoolVu shows growth momentum but represents a CAUTION-level risk due to absent net income disclosure, unclear profitability relative to investment size, and royalty structures that may exceed franchisee earnings.
Score breakdown · what drove the 49 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — impossible to validate ROI claims or compare to $68k-$107k investment
- 02MINORAverage revenue of $3,591.15 appears monthly but unverified; if annual, would indicate severe underperformance relative to investment
- 03MINORRoyalty structure ($400-$1,600/month) consumes 13-53% of stated average revenue, creating negative cash flow risk
- 04MINOR32% YoY unit growth is strong but insufficient to offset profitability opacity and high fee burden
- 05MINORTerritory protection is positive, but lack of net income disclosure prevents assessment of territorial value
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
95 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
CoolVu · FDD (2025) PDF