Bottom line
- Total investment $118K – $249K including a $75K franchise fee, 15.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $801K/year. Estimated payback in 0.3 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 3 years of franchising with 1 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 EzLane.com unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
37%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 EzLane.com units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$481K
on $2.4M purchase
Total debt
$1.9M
SBA $1.2M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
EzLane.com appears to be a service-based franchise (likely logistics, transportation, or digital services based on name), though specific operations are unclear. Franchisees likely manage client accounts, handle day-to-day service delivery, and manage local territory operations. Without disclosed Item 19 data, the actual revenue model, customer acquisition method, and operational complexity remain undefined.
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 · 19 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
Extremely limited franchise validation (1 unit only), unclear franchisor financial health, missing performance data, and high royalty burden create significant execution and viability risk.
Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 unit in system with unknown growth trajectory—no franchise system scale or proven replicability
- 02HIGHGoing Concern = False indicates potential financial instability or restructuring risk at franchisor level
- 03MINOR15% royalty on adjusted gross revenues is high relative to single-unit performance and creates cash flow pressure
- 04MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representations—cannot validate if $801k avg revenue and $600k net income are achievable or current
- 05MINORHigh investment range ($118k–$248k) with zero multi-unit franchisee examples to reference
- 06MINORProtected territory provided but meaningless without proven system demand or franchisor growth plans
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
19 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
EzLane.com · FDD (2023) PDF