Bottom line
- Total investment $80K – $361K including a $60K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 1 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 72.2% CAGR over 3 years with 32 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 Gasket Guy unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
49%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Gasket Guy franchisees operate automotive parts businesses specializing in gasket and sealing products, selling to repair shops, fleet operators, and service centers. Day-to-day operations typically involve inventory management, direct sales to commercial clients, order fulfillment, and customer relationship management in a protected territory.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 22 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
Gasket Guy presents meaningful investment risk due to undisclosed financial performance, regulatory non-compliance history, and lack of benchmarking data to validate return potential.
Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosed — cannot assess profitability or ROI on $80K–$361K investment
- 02MINORMultiple state regulatory actions (California 2005–2017, Minnesota 2022) indicate systemic franchise disclosure violations and pattern of non-compliance
- 03MEDRoyalty structure ($1,200/month minimum or 6% of gross) creates high fixed costs with no disclosed average revenue baseline to validate viability
- 04HIGH32-unit system is small; 24% YoY growth rate insufficient to offset litigation risk and suggest stability
- 05MED10-year term with $60K upfront franchise fee represents long commitment with limited performance data transparency
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
29 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Gasket Guy · FDD (2025) PDF