Freckled Frog Dance Studio
Formerly known as The Freckled Frog
Bottom line
- Total investment $50K – $115K including a $36K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $332K/year.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 2 years of franchising with 3 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 Freckled Frog Dance Studio unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
121%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Freckled Frog Dance Studio units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.7M
on $8.3M purchase
Total debt
$6.6M
SBA $4.1M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Freckled Frog Dance Studio franchisees operate children's dance instruction facilities, managing class schedules across multiple age groups and skill levels, handling student enrollment and retention, coordinating recitals/performances, and managing studio staff and operations in protected territories.
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 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
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
Extreme caution warranted: micro-scale franchise (3 units) with undisclosed profitability, corporate going concern issues, and unclear growth prospects despite moderate investment requirements.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 3 units in system with unknown growth trajectory suggests stagnant or declining franchise
- 02MEDNo average net income disclosed despite $331K average revenue — opacity on actual profitability
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, indicating potential financial instability at corporate level
- 04MINORHigh initial investment ($49.5K-$115.4K) relative to tiny unit count raises sustainability questions
- 05MINOR$36K franchise fee on 3-unit system may indicate struggling franchisor dependent on franchise sales revenue
- 06HIGHNo litigation disclosed but small unit count makes this less meaningful; limited sample size for dispute history
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
1 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Freckled Frog Dance Studio · FDD (2025) PDF