Bottom line
- Total investment $276K – $909K including a $50K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 3 loans (below the industry average).
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Genius Kids unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
21%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Genius Kids operates educational enrichment centers focused on early childhood development and tutoring services. Franchisees manage day-to-day instruction, student enrollment, staff training, and facility operations while marketing to parents seeking academic and developmental programming. Revenue typically derives from monthly tuition fees, after-school programs, and summer camps.
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 · 31 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
Declining unit count, absent financial transparency, high investment requirements, and franchisor financial weakness create meaningful franchise risk despite protected territories and no litigation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 8.0% YoY (25 units) suggests system contraction and potential franchisee struggles
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents ROI validation and obscures unit economics
- 03MEDHigh initial investment range ($276k–$909k) with undisclosed returns creates asymmetric risk for franchisees
- 04MINORMinimum $1,000/month royalty floor may be unsustainable for underperforming locations, forcing closures
- 05HIGHGoing Concern status = 'False' indicates financial instability in franchisor's own operations
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
51 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Genius Kids · FDD (2025) PDF