Bottom line
- Total investment $113K – $459K including a $50K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $826K/year.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
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 DumpStor unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
36%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 DumpStor units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.2M
on $5.8M purchase
Total debt
$4.6M
SBA $2.9M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
DumpStor franchisees operate portable dumpster/container rental services, deploying trucks and managing container inventory across protected territories. Day-to-day operations include customer acquisition, scheduling deliveries/pickups, maintaining equipment, managing 1-50+ containers per location, and handling logistics for commercial and residential waste management clients.
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 · 4 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
DumpStor presents meaningful risk due to minimal system scale (6 units), undisclosed profitability, going concern status, and complex royalty structures that obscure true earnings potential.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 6 units in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal scale and potential stagnation
- 02MINORNo average net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents realistic ROI analysis and suggests weak franchisee profitability
- 03MINORComplex tiered royalty structure ($49.50/week per truck + $19.50/week per container up to 50, then $15/container) creates variable cost unpredictability
- 04MINORHigh initial investment range ($112,750–$458,950) relative to only 6 units suggests inconsistent startup costs or territory-dependent pricing
- 05HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — critical red flag indicating potential franchisor financial instability or operational uncertainty
- 06MEDFranchise fee ($49,950) is substantial for a 6-unit system with no disclosed unit growth or brand recognition
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
5 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
DumpStor · FDD (2023) PDF