Bottom line
- Total investment $853K – $1.6M including a $9K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 56/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 41 loans (below the industry average).
- 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 Do it Best unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
8%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Do it Best franchisees operate independent hardware retail stores serving residential and commercial customers. Daily operations include inventory management, point-of-sale transactions, customer service, and participation in the cooperative's purchasing programs and marketing initiatives. Franchisees leverage the cooperative's bulk buying power and supplier relationships while maintaining local market presence.
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 · 3 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
A mature, slow-growing hardware cooperative with escalating franchisee financial distress, opaque economics, and unprotected territories presents significant capital-at-risk for a $1M+ investment without clear profitability metrics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 56 / 100 rating
- 01MEDHigh investment range ($852.5K-$1.58M) with no disclosed average revenue or net income prevents ROI validation
- 02MINORDeclining unit growth (3.4% YoY) suggests market saturation or franchisee struggles in mature 4,053-unit system
- 03HIGHActive collection litigation indicates cash flow problems among franchisees and potential systemic profitability issues
- 04MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk and cannibalization within franchise network
- 05MEDCritical data omissions: royalty rate unknown, franchise term unknown, no Item 19 financial performance data
- 06HIGHGoing Concern flag = false provides no clarity on whether FTC disclosure addressed franchisor financial stability
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
Do it Best · FDD (2025) PDF