Delta Crown™
Formerly known as Crown Extension Bar
Bottom line
- Total investment $364K – $528K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.0M/year. Estimated payback in 3.0 years.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 70/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 1 year of franchising with 1 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 DELTA CROWN™ unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
45%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 DELTA CROWN™ units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
34.2%
4.36× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.37×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$5.5M
on $15.0M purchase
Total debt
$9.5M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Delta Crown franchisees operate a [BUSINESS MODEL NOT DISCLOSED IN DATA PROVIDED]. Daily operations likely involve [SERVICE/PRODUCT DELIVERY], customer acquisition, and revenue generation sufficient to meet $250 weekly minimum royalty obligations to franchisor.
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 · 17 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
Single-unit franchise with undisclosed growth, potential franchisor financial instability, and unverified financial performance claims present substantial execution and viability risk.
Score breakdown · what drove the 70 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 franchised unit in system with unknown growth trajectory suggests minimal viable franchise model or recent launch/collapse
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status 'False' indicates franchisor may have liquidity/solvency issues or unstable corporate foundation
- 03MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representations available — cannot verify if $149,656 net income is achievable or typical
- 04MINORHigh initial investment ($364k-$528k) paired with single operating unit creates extreme selection bias and unproven scalability
- 05MINORMinimum royalty of $250/week ($13k annually) creates floor obligation regardless of revenue, raising cash flow risk for underperforming locations
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
21 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
DELTA CROWN™ · FDD (2026) PDF