Disaster Blaster
Bottom line
- Total investment $136K – $298K including a $48K franchise fee, 3.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $538K/year.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100.
- No protected territory and the franchisor reserves the right to compete in your area. Clarify territorial boundaries before signing.
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 Disaster Blaster 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 Disaster Blaster units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$645K
on $3.2M purchase
Total debt
$2.6M
SBA $1.6M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Disaster Blaster franchisees provide emergency restoration and construction services including water damage mitigation, fire/smoke cleanup, and structural repairs. They generate revenue through both insurance-referred jobs and direct consumer service calls, managing crews and coordinating with contractors. The business model relies on rapid response capability, customer relationships, and insurance adjuster networks.
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 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
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
Extreme caution warranted: single-unit system with undisclosed profitability, no territory protection, financial viability concerns, and insufficient data to validate business model or franchisor stability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 operating unit with unknown growth trajectory suggests a nascent or stalled system with no proven scalability
- 02MINORNo net income disclosure prevents ROI validation; average revenue of $537,573 may not support $136K-$297K investment payback
- 03MEDTiered royalty structure (3-6%) plus undisclosed minimum monthly requirements creates unpredictable cost burden, especially problematic with single-unit data
- 04MINORNo protected territory exposes franchisees to direct competition from franchisor or other franchisees in same market
- 05MINOR5-year term is short for capital recovery in disaster restoration/construction services requiring client relationship building
- 06MINORFranchise fee of $47,500 represents 35% of minimum investment with unclear training, support, and ongoing services
- 07HIGHGoing Concern = False indicates potential franchisor financial instability or restructuring risk
- 08MINORSingle unit data point makes all averages and projections statistically meaningless for franchise system validation
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
1 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Disaster Blaster · FDD (2023) PDF