Bottom line
- Total investment $153K – $317K including a $60K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.1M/year (median $652K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 41/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 151 loans (below the industry average).
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 Glass Doctor unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
48%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Glass Doctor units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.3M
on $6.5M purchase
Total debt
$5.2M
SBA $3.2M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Glass Doctor franchisees operate mobile glass repair and replacement services, dispatching technicians to residential and commercial customers for windshield repairs, window replacements, and related services. Daily operations involve customer scheduling, field technician management, parts inventory, and direct service delivery across a protected territory.
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 · 8 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
Glass Doctor presents moderate-to-cautionary risk: minimal system growth, hidden profitability metrics, prior litigation over territory claims, and high front-loaded costs in a mature market with unclear earnings visibility.
Score breakdown · what drove the 41 / 100 rating
- 01MINORStagnant unit growth (1.9% YoY) suggests market saturation or franchisee struggles in a mature 165-unit system
- 02MEDNo disclosed net income data prevents ROI validation; combined with $152,900-$317,100 investment, payback period is unverifiable
- 03HIGHLitigation history includes territory/licensing misrepresentation settlement ($125,000) and affiliate regulatory violations indicating compliance issues within parent company ecosystem
- 04MEDRoyalty range (4-7%) is moderate-to-high against undisclosed profitability; unclear what drives variance or triggers upper tier
- 05MEDHigh franchise fee ($59,900) represents 39-59% of minimum investment, leaving limited working capital for a service-based business requiring equipment/inventory
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
100 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Glass Doctor · FDD (2024) PDF