CRS Packout
Formerly known as Content Recovery Specialists
Bottom line
- Total investment $201K – $423K including a $55K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $531K/year (median $429K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 18 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 1000.0% CAGR over 3 years with 37 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 CRS Packout unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
15%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 CRS Packout units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$531K
on $2.7M purchase
Total debt
$2.1M
SBA $1.3M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
CRS Packout franchisees operate junk removal and space organization services, likely handling residential/commercial cleanouts, hauling, and organizing projects. Day-to-day operations include customer acquisition, job scheduling, crew management, hauling to disposal facilities, and customer service delivery.
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 · 7 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
Rapidly scaling franchise with undisclosed profitability metrics, immature unit base, and unclear franchisor financial health creates significant execution and viability risk.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet Income not disclosed in Item 19 — inability to verify actual profitability claims against $530K average revenue
- 02MINORExplosive 620% YoY unit growth (6 to 37 units) suggests immature system with unproven unit economics and retention data
- 03MINORWide investment range ($201K-$422K spread) indicates inconsistent territory sizing and unclear cost structure
- 04HIGHNo going concern statement provided — ambiguity about franchisor's financial stability and long-term viability
- 05MINORMinimum $1,000/month royalty floor may be unsustainable for underperforming units in early ramp phase
- 06MINOROnly 37 total units limits sample size for meaningful performance data and franchisee support infrastructure maturity
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
7 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
CRS Packout · FDD (2025) PDF