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FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers

Health & Wellness - OtherFranchising since 2013Website
Investment
$64K – $519K
13th pct Other
Avg revenue
$670K
24th pct Other
Royalty
Units
579
96th pct Other
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $64K – $519K including a $49K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $670K/year (median $508K).
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 42/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 196 loans (below the industry average).
  • Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
FYZICAL, LLC
Parent company
Fyzical Acquisition Holdings LLC
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
1751 Mound Street, Suite 102, Sarasota, Florida 34236
Auditor
Kerkering Barberio & Co.
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$16.9M
vs $15.1M prior year
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2026
Auditor flagged doubt about continued operations. Verify against the latest FDD before deciding.

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 FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $670,103
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: personal services
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $64K–$519K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $25K–$150K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

39%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$147K
EBITDA margin
22.0%
Total invested
$379K
Payback
31 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.6%

7.48× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.89×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$2.0M

on $10.1M purchase

Total debt

$8.0M

SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note

SBA 7(a) request ($5.0M) exceeds the $5M program cap. Excess capped automatically; backfill via conventional or equity.

Overview

About

FYZICAL franchisees operate physical therapy and balance centers delivering rehabilitation services, fall prevention programs, and vestibular therapy to patients with insurance or self-pay arrangements. Day-to-day operations include patient assessment, treatment delivery, billing/insurance claims management, and staff scheduling across typically 2-5 licensed therapists per location.

CEO
Wayne Cavanaugh
Founded
2012
FDD year
2026
States available
44

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$64K – $519K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$25K – $150K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$49K
Royalty
Greater of $1,000-$3,000 per month or 6% of Gross Revenue
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$670K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$508K
Item 19 type
Gross Revenue
Sample size
258 units
vs category median 12 · large
Range (low → high)
$28K$3.8M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Revenue rank24th
vs Health & Wellness - Other peers
Investment cost rank13th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank72th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank96th
vs Health & Wellness - Other peers
Risk score rank4th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
579
Opened
81
Last reporting year
Closed
52
Turnover rate
9.0%
Company-owned
56
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
90%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+5.9%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+17.8%
Compounded over last 3 years
2024
523+29
Franchised units
2025
494
Franchised units
2026
444
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 17 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 17 states
Not registered

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.

Total loans
196
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

42
Risk · 0-100
STRONG42 / 100

FYZICAL presents moderate-to-cautionary risk: lack of earnings transparency, active litigation indicating franchisor-franchisee disputes, slow growth, and going concern status warrant deep validation before committing $500K+ investment.

Score breakdown · what drove the 42 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosed despite $670K average revenue claim — inability to verify earnings claims or unit profitability
  2. 02HIGHThree active litigation cases including breach of contract/misrepresentation settlement ($50K) suggest franchisor-franchisee conflict and potential systemic issues
  3. 03MINORSlow unit growth (5.9% YoY) with 579 units indicates market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction in mature system
  4. 04MINORHigh royalty floor ($3,000/month = $36K annually) creates significant fixed costs regardless of revenue, problematic for underperforming locations
  5. 05HIGHGoing Concern status signals potential financial distress at franchisor level, raising questions about support, technology, and long-term viability
  6. 06MINORConstructive discharge and retaliation claims suggest internal management/HR dysfunction that may extend to franchisee relations

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Radius
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
3
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Florida

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
35 hrs
On-the-job training
0 hrs

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

72 numbers

Locked
(213) 576-••••
Suite
CA
(415) 972-••••
One Sansome Street, Suite
CA
(623) 261-••••
AZ

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FDD download

FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers · FDD (2026) PDF

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