Bottom line
- Total investment $217K – $468K including a $55K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.2M/year. Estimated payback in 0.9 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 2 years of franchising with 7 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 GForce unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
91%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 GForce units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
26.8%
3.27× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
3.07×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$13.4M
on $26.3M purchase
Total debt
$12.9M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
GForce franchisees typically operate [UNKNOWN - specific business model not provided]. Without disclosed business category, the actual day-to-day operations, customer interaction model, and revenue drivers cannot be assessed.
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 · 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).
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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
GForce presents elevated risk due to going concern status, minimal unit count, lack of financial documentation, and unclear franchisee profitability despite headline net income claims.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status indicates potential financial instability or solvency issues at franchisor level
- 02MINOROnly 7 units systemwide suggests nascent/stalled growth with unclear expansion trajectory
- 03MEDNo Item 19 (financial performance representation) disclosed — cannot validate claimed $376K avg net income
- 04MINOR8% royalty on $1.2M avg revenue = $96K annual ongoing costs, creating significant breakeven pressure
- 05MINORHigh investment range ($217K–$467.5K) relative to small unit count raises capital efficiency questions
- 06MINOR5-year term is short; franchisor may lack commitment or franchisees may lack confidence in renewal
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
18 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
GForce · FDD (2025) PDF