Bottom line
- Total investment $90K – $361K including a $25K franchise fee, 5.8% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 21 loans (below the industry average).
- 29 litigation matters disclosed in Item 3 — higher than typical. Review the summary for patterns (franchisor-initiated vs. franchisee-initiated).
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 CPR Cell Phone Repair unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
32%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
CPR Cell Phone Repair franchisees operate retail locations providing smartphone screen replacement, battery service, water damage repair, and device diagnostics. Franchisees manage day-to-day customer service, technician staffing, inventory procurement, and local marketing while adhering to CPR's repair protocols and brand standards.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 9 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
Declining franchise system with active multi-jurisdictional litigation, undisclosed financials, and going concern issues presents substantial investment risk.
Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNegative unit growth (-2.1% YoY) indicates shrinking franchise system with 419 units declining
- 02HIGHMultiple active litigation cases across jurisdictions (Daytona Tech, Ontario, Franventures, ABSA) with 25+ settled arbitration demands suggesting systemic franchisee disputes
- 03MEDNo disclosed average revenue or net income data prevents ROI validation on $90K-$360K investment range
- 04HIGHGoing concern status = False suggests potential financial instability at franchisor level
- 05MED5.8% royalty on undisclosed gross volume creates opacity on actual franchisee take-home profitability
- 06MINORHigh initial investment range ($270K spread) with no Item 19 benchmarks to justify cost
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
99 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
CPR Cell Phone Repair · FDD (2026) PDF