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FV-00641·MODERATEExcellent91FDD 2022

Count Junkula

OtherFranchising since 2020Website
Investment
$93K – $148K
32nd pct Other
Avg revenue
$1.0M
30th pct Other
Royalty
6.0%
17th pct Other
Units
2
14th pct Other
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $93K – $148K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $1.0M/year. Estimated payback in 0.5 years.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
COUNT JUNKULA FRANCHISING LLC
Incorporated in
North Carolina
HQ
1627 Navaho Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
Auditor
Reese CPA LLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$0
vs $66K 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 Count Junkula unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $1,040,035
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: $93K–$148K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $25K–$34K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

104%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%
ROIC above 100% usually means the revenue figure is a system-wide aggregate or top-cohort number rather than a single-unit average. Verify the "Revenue · per unit" field against the brand's FDD Item 19 detail tables before relying on this output.

Store EBITDA · annual
$156K
EBITDA margin
15.0%
Total invested
$150K
Payback
12 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 Count Junkula 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

$1.7M

on $8.3M purchase

Total debt

$6.7M

SBA $4.2M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Count Junkula franchisees operate junk removal and hauling services, likely managing customer acquisition, scheduling pickups, operating disposal logistics, and handling daily operational compliance. The business model involves fieldwork coordinating waste management and environmental disposal while maintaining equipment and managing a small team.

CEO
Jason Tudor
Founded
2020
FDD year
2022
States available
1

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$93K – $148K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$25K – $34K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$50K
Royalty
6.0%
Gross Revenues · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
0.5 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$1.0M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
Item 19 type
Actual financial results
Sample size
2 units
vs category median 20 · small
Range (low → high)
$1.0M$1.0M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
9 / 5
vs category median 3 / 5 · above
Revenue rank30th
vs Other peers
Investment cost rank32th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank17th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank14th
vs Other peers
Risk score rank57th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
2
Opened
1
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
2
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
0%
vs corporate-owned
Multi-unit owners
50.0%
2020
0+1
Franchised units
2021
0
Franchised units
2022
0
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 17 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
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 17 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.

No SBA loan data available for this brand.

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

Risk & Legal

64
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE64 / 100

Count Junkula presents elevated risk due to an extremely nascent two-unit system with undisclosed growth, franchisor going concern issues, and unsubstantiated financial projections.

Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDOnly 2 existing units with unknown growth trajectory indicates extremely limited system maturity and validation data
  2. 02HIGHGoing Concern designation suggests franchisor financial instability or uncertainty about business viability
  3. 03MINORNo Item 19 financial performance claims provided; cannot independently verify the $1.04M average revenue figure or validate franchisee profitability claims
  4. 04MINORHigh initial investment ($93K-$148K) combined with only 2 operating units creates excessive risk with minimal peer network for support
  5. 05MEDFranchise fee of $50K represents 33-54% of minimum investment, leaving limited capital for working operations
  6. 06MINORUnknown unit growth rate prevents assessment of system momentum, retention, or franchisee success trajectory

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Population
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 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
Optional
Governing law
North Carolina

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
15 hrs
On-the-job training
25 hrs
POS system
Dashula
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

17 numbers

Locked
(804) 371-••••
VA
(608) 266-••••
WI
(860) 240-••••
CT

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Count Junkula · FDD (2022) PDF

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