Bottom line
- Total investment $297K – $793K including a $13K franchise fee, 2.5% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 67/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Disc Replay unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
14%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Disc Replay franchisees operate retail stores buying, selling, and trading used media (DVDs, Blu-rays, CDs, video games, vinyl records). Daily operations include inventory management, customer transactions, appraisals of traded media, store merchandising, and staff management. The model relies on consumer foot traffic and repeat customers seeking affordable entertainment media.
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 12 · 6 states 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.
6
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
Disc Replay presents meaningful risk due to lack of financial transparency, franchisor stability concerns, and a small/stagnant unit base in a structurally declining retail category.
Score breakdown · what drove the 67 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (average revenue and net income not disclosed) — impossible to validate ROI claims
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is False — indicates potential financial instability or operational uncertainty at franchisor level
- 03MINOROnly 30 units systemwide with unknown growth trajectory — suggests stagnant or declining franchise system
- 04MINORWide investment range ($297k-$793k) without corresponding revenue guidance creates unpredictable profitability
- 05MEDUsed media retail model faces secular decline from streaming and digital alternatives
- 06HIGHNo litigation disclosed but absence of data is not absence of conflict — verify independently
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
2 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Disc Replay · FDD (2023) PDF