Bottom line
- Total investment $64K – $83K including a $49K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $392K/year (median $179K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 39/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 31 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 59.3% CAGR over 3 years with 88 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 DoodyCalls unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
87%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 DoodyCalls units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$823K
on $4.1M purchase
Total debt
$3.3M
SBA $2.1M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
DoodyCalls franchisees operate a pet waste removal and yard cleanup service, visiting residential clients on recurring schedules (typically weekly or bi-weekly) to scoop and dispose of dog waste. Day-to-day work involves route management, customer acquisition/retention, scheduling, and direct service delivery or team supervision. Revenue scales with customer count and service frequency.
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 · 23 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
Moderate-to-caution risk: Pet waste removal is recession-resistant, but opaque profitability metrics, undisclosed minimum royalties, and lack of earnings claims create uncertainty around actual franchisee ROI and unit sustainability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 39 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD — cannot assess actual profitability or ROI; $392k revenue does not guarantee acceptable earnings
- 02MINORMinimum Royalty Fee structure not specified — franchisees could owe 7.5% of revenue regardless of profitability, creating cash flow pressure
- 03MEDHigh initial investment ($64-83k) relative to disclosed average revenue ($392k) yields thin margins if net income is materially lower than gross
- 04MINORRapid unit growth (19.4% YoY) without profitability disclosure raises sustainability concerns — growth may mask franchisee struggles
- 05MINORNo Item 19 (Earnings Claims) means franchisor provides zero financial performance guarantees; results highly variable and unverified
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
54 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
DoodyCalls · FDD (2024) PDF