Bottom line
- Total investment $300K – $518K including a $40K franchise fee, 30.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.4M/year (median $1.2M). Estimated payback in 2.2 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 57/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 1 year of franchising with 12 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 Epoxy Depot unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
-30%
Negative
Overview
About
Epoxy Depot franchisees operate flooring and coating installation/retail businesses, selling and installing epoxy floor coatings for residential and commercial clients. Day-to-day operations include customer consultations, site preparation, application work, inventory management, and sales/marketing to local contractors and property owners.
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 · 6 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
High royalty burden, stagnant unit growth, corporate financial uncertainty, and lack of performance transparency create substantial investment risk despite moderate absolute revenue figures.
Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating
- 01MINORExtremely high royalty rate of 30% of gross revenues significantly reduces franchisee profitability and cash flow
- 02MEDOnly 12 units system-wide with unknown/stagnant growth indicates limited franchise scalability and brand recognition
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, suggesting potential financial instability or restructuring at corporate level
- 04MINORWide investment range ($299,982–$517,632) indicates unclear cost structure and high variability in startup requirements
- 05MINORNet income of $183,811 on $1.35M revenue (13.6% margin) leaves thin margin after 30% royalties are paid
- 06MINORNo Item 19 (Financial Performance Representations) disclosure prevents validation of average unit economics
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
31 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Epoxy Depot · FDD (2025) PDF