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DryJect

OtherFranchising since 2001Website
Investment
$46K – $302K
13th pct Other
Avg revenue
50th pct Other
Royalty
8.0%
49th pct Other
Units
28
55th pct Other
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $46K – $302K including a $30K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 11 loans (below the industry average).
  • Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
DryJect Management, LLC
Incorporated in
Pennsylvania
HQ
307 Lincoln Avenue, Hatboro, Pennsylvania 19040
Auditor
Roger K. Stein, CPA LLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$1.2M
vs $1.2M prior year
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2025
Auditor flagged doubt about continued operations. Verify against the latest FDD before deciding.

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 DryJect unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $46K–$302K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $2K–$20K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

53%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$98K
EBITDA margin
13.0%
Total invested
$185K
Payback
23 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

DryJect franchisees operate specialized lawn and turf treatment services, likely involving soil injection, aeration, or chemical application for residential and commercial properties. Day-to-day activities include customer scheduling, equipment operation, field service delivery, and customer billing/retention.

CEO
John Paddock
Founded
2014
FDD year
2025
States available
24

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$46K – $302K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$2K – $20K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$30K
Royalty
8.0%
Gross Revenues · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
10.0%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
28
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
1
Turnover rate
3.6%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
-3.4%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+3.7%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
28-1
Franchised units
2024
29
Franchised units
2025
27
Franchised units

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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 23 states
Not registered

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.

Total loans
11
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

52
Risk · 0-100
STRONG52 / 100

Declining unit count, missing financial disclosures, and limited system scale present material risks despite no litigation or territory protection.

Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORUnit count declining 3.4% YoY (28 units total) indicates shrinking franchise system with possible franchisee underperformance or churn
  2. 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19 absent) prevents ROI verification and raises transparency concerns
  3. 03MINORWide investment range ($46K–$302K) suggests inconsistent unit economics or unclear cost structure
  4. 04MED8% royalty on gross (not net) revenues with undisclosed monthly minimum may create cash flow pressure for low-revenue operators
  5. 05MINORSmall system size (28 units) limits franchisor resources and support infrastructure, increasing failure risk

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Designated Territory
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Pennsylvania

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
22 hrs
On-the-job training
10 hrs

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

29 numbers

Locked
(610) 721-••••
PA
(208) 906-••••
CA
(561) 262-••••
FL

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

DryJect · FDD (2025) PDF

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