Bottom line
- Total investment $104K – $242K including a $50K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 57/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
- 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 DapperTails unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
63%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
DapperTails franchisees operate mobile or brick-and-mortar pet grooming services, performing bathing, nail trimming, coat conditioning, and styling for dogs and cats. Day-to-day work involves client scheduling, animal handling, grooming execution, inventory management, and potentially employing/managing groomers depending on location model. Revenue depends on service volume, pricing, and customer retention in protected territories.
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 · 20 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
DapperTails presents meaningful caution-level risk due to complete financial opacity, tiny system size with unknown growth, and royalty structure that penalizes unprofitable operators.
Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial disclosure (average revenue and net income not provided) — impossible to validate ROI claims or unit economics
- 02MINOROnly 33 units system-wide with unknown growth trajectory — suggests early-stage or stalled expansion; insufficient data to assess brand momentum
- 03MINORWide investment range ($103.5K–$242K spread of 135%) indicates inconsistent startup costs or undefined territory/service tier model
- 04MINOR7% royalty on gross revenue (not net profit) — franchisees pay royalties even during unprofitable months, increasing break-even risk
- 05HIGHNo disclosed litigation, but combined with zero financial transparency, raises questions about FDD completeness and franchisee communication
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
24 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
DapperTails · FDD (2026) PDF