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CRS Packout

Formerly known as Content Recovery Specialists

Cleaning - Commercial & JanitorialFranchising since 2022Website
Investment
$201K – $423K
85th pct Commercial & …
Avg revenue
$531K
24th pct Commercial & …
Royalty
Units
37
41st pct Commercial & …
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

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

Legal entity
CRS Franchising, LLC
Incorporated in
Pennsylvania
HQ
195 Montour Run Road, Suite 105, Coraopolis, PA 15108
Auditor
Holsinger P.C.
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$228K
vs $719K 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 CRS Packout unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $530,838
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: restoration
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $201K–$423K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $100K–$115K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

15%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$64K
EBITDA margin
12.0%
Total invested
$420K
Payback
79 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 CRS Packout 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

$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.

CEO
Henry D. Duckstein
Founded
2021
FDD year
2025
States available
13

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$201K – $423K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$100K – $115K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$55K
Royalty
The greater of (i) 7% of Gross Revenue, or (ii) the Minim…
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$531K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$429K
Item 19 type
Actual Gross Sales
Sample size
10 units
vs category median 32 · small
Range (low → high)
$360K$763K
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Revenue rank24th
vs Cleaning - Commercial & Janitorial peers
Investment cost rank85th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank66th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank41th
vs Cleaning - Commercial & Janitorial peers
Risk score rank38th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
37
Opened
31
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
97%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
Outlier (see FDD)
Likely small-sample artifact
3-yr CAGR
Outlier (see FDD)
Likely small-sample artifact
2023
36+31
Franchised units
2024
5
Franchised units
2025
1
Franchised units

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).

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 · 7 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.

Total loans
18
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

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

Risk & Legal

52
Risk · 0-100
STRONG52 / 100

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

  1. 01MEDNet Income not disclosed in Item 19 — inability to verify actual profitability claims against $530K average revenue
  2. 02MINORExplosive 620% YoY unit growth (6 to 37 units) suggests immature system with unproven unit economics and retention data
  3. 03MINORWide investment range ($201K-$422K spread) indicates inconsistent territory sizing and unclear cost structure
  4. 04HIGHNo going concern statement provided — ambiguity about franchisor's financial stability and long-term viability
  5. 05MINORMinimum $1,000/month royalty floor may be unsustainable for underperforming units in early ramp phase
  6. 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

Territory
Zip codes
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
Required
Governing law
Pennsylvania

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
32 hrs
On-the-job training
24 hrs
POS system
QuickBooks (Franchise version), Assured Restoration Job Software, and Xactimate or Symbility
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

7 numbers

Locked
(630) 300-••••
IL
(213) 576-••••
NY
(945) 308-••••
TX

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

CRS Packout · FDD (2025) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above