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
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?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
104%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Count Junkula units return on equity?
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.
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 · 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).
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
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
- 01MEDOnly 2 existing units with unknown growth trajectory indicates extremely limited system maturity and validation data
- 02HIGHGoing Concern designation suggests franchisor financial instability or uncertainty about business viability
- 03MINORNo Item 19 financial performance claims provided; cannot independently verify the $1.04M average revenue figure or validate franchisee profitability claims
- 04MINORHigh initial investment ($93K-$148K) combined with only 2 operating units creates excessive risk with minimal peer network for support
- 05MEDFranchise fee of $50K represents 33-54% of minimum investment, leaving limited capital for working operations
- 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
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
17 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Count Junkula · FDD (2022) PDF