FUSE Service
Formerly known as Fuse HVAC & Appliance Repair
Bottom line
- Total investment $92K – $328K including a $24K franchise fee, 3.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $554K/year (median $546K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 50/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 580.0% CAGR over 3 years with 35 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 FUSE Service unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
34%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 FUSE Service units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$775K
on $3.9M purchase
Total debt
$3.1M
SBA $1.9M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
FUSE Service franchisees operate a service-based business (likely field services, facilities management, or similar B2B/B2C operations). Day-to-day activities involve managing technician teams, scheduling service calls, maintaining customer relationships, handling billing/collections, and meeting performance metrics to optimize royalty tier placement.
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 · 14 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
FUSE Service presents moderate-to-cautious risk: aggressive growth without profitability transparency, unprotected territories, and missing financial performance data create uncertainty around franchisee earnings potential.
Score breakdown · what drove the 50 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents accurate ROI assessment and profitability validation
- 02MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk and cannibalization with other franchisees
- 03MINORRapid unit growth of 112.5% YoY is unsustainable and may indicate aggressive recruitment over retention
- 04MINORAverage revenue of $553,641 falls only slightly above the 3% royalty threshold, limiting margin flexibility
- 05MINORTiered royalty structure incentivizes growth but penalizes mid-range performers disproportionately
- 06HIGHNo litigation disclosure doesn't guarantee system health; emerging brand with limited track record
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
53 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
FUSE Service · FDD (2025) PDF