Dryer Vent Superheroes
Formerly known as Superheroes Management
Bottom line
- Total investment $87K – $246K including a $49K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $320K/year (median $362K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 16 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 800.0% CAGR over 3 years with 58 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 Dryer Vent Superheroes unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
18%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Dryer Vent Superheroes units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$256K
on $1.3M purchase
Total debt
$1.0M
SBA $0.6M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Dryer Vent Superheroes franchisees operate a service business cleaning residential and commercial dryer vents to improve safety and efficiency. Day-to-day operations involve scheduling customer appointments, performing vent inspections and cleaning, managing call intake/dispatch, and handling billing and customer service in a protected territory.
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 · 22 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
Litigation history with fraud allegations, missing profitability data, and explosive growth metrics create meaningful concerns about franchisor transparency and franchisee success sustainability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHThree disclosed litigation cases involving franchisor/affiliate alleging fraudulent inducement and breach of contract—one resulted in rescission and refund, indicating potential systemic disclosure or performance issues
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19, preventing ROI validation despite $319,862 average revenue claim—cannot assess if franchise is actually profitable after expenses and royalties
- 03MINORRoyalty structure (6% or monthly minimum) is ambiguous; monthly minimum amount not specified, creating uncertainty around true cost burden and break-even requirements
- 04MINORAggressive unit growth (145.5% YoY) on small base (58 units) may indicate unsustainable expansion, rapid turnover, or inflated recruitment metrics rather than organic success
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
35 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Dryer Vent Superheroes · FDD (2026) PDF