Bottom line
- Total investment $296K – $600K including a $45K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $834K/year. Estimated payback in 1.2 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100.
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 GLO30 unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
38%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 GLO30 units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
39.1%
5.21× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.15×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$3.8M
on $12.5M purchase
Total debt
$8.8M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
GLO30 franchisees operate boutique fitness studios focused on 30-minute infrared sauna and wellness sessions. Day-to-day operations include managing studio scheduling, client check-ins, equipment maintenance, staff supervision, and membership/retail sales to generate the reported ~$834K annual revenue per unit.
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 · 16 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
GLO30's micro-scale franchise system (10 units), missing financial disclosures, and franchisor going concern status create material risk despite attractive per-unit economics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 10 units system-wide with unknown/stagnant growth trajectory raises sustainability concerns
- 02HIGHGoing Concern = False indicates potential financial instability or operational uncertainty at franchisor level
- 03MINORNo Item 19 (financial performance representations) provided despite healthy average unit economics, suggesting franchisor may lack audited data or is being deliberately opaque
- 04MINORHigh initial investment ($295.5K-$599.5K) paired with very small franchise system creates concentration risk
- 05MINOR6% royalty on weekly gross revenue is front-loaded burden with no performance thresholds or relief mechanisms
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
GLO30 · FDD (2025) PDF