Bottom line
- Total investment $481K – $933K including a $60K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $680K/year (median $626K). Estimated payback in 2.6 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100.
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 D1 Training unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
27%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 D1 Training units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
33.4%
4.22× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.43×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$5.9M
on $15.6M purchase
Total debt
$9.7M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
D1 Training franchisees operate fitness facilities offering strength and conditioning training, athletic performance coaching, and group fitness classes. Franchisees manage day-to-day operations including client acquisition, staff scheduling, facility maintenance, and class instruction, with the franchisor claiming a semi-absentee model is achievable.
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 · 5 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
D1 Training presents elevated litigation risk with fraud allegations undermining the semi-absentee model promise, regulatory compliance concerns, and corporate going concern issues that contradict unit growth metrics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHActive multi-franchisee litigation alleging fraud and misrepresentation of semi-absentee model — core business claim is disputed
- 02MINORAffiliate (BIO-One) regulatory settlements for unregistered franchise sales suggest compliance and disclosure issues across related entities
- 03HIGHGoing concern status despite 41% YoY unit growth indicates profitability/cash flow problems at corporate level despite expansion
- 04HIGH7% royalty on $679k avg revenue ($47.6k annually) combined with $480k+ initial investment creates extended payback period with litigation risk overhang
- 05MINORLack of Item 19 (financial performance representations) in disclosure despite franchisor publishing average revenue figures ($679,601) — potential UFOC violation
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
D1 Training · FDD (2025) PDF