Bottom line
- Total investment $91K – $152K including a $45K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $7.0M/year.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 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 GoJoe Patrol unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
803%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 GoJoe Patrol units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
22.7%
2.78× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
3.96×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$39.1M
on $63.0M purchase
Total debt
$23.9M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
GoJoe Patrol appears to operate mobile patrol or security surveillance services, with franchisees likely managing recurring monitoring contracts, client account management, and dispatch operations. Day-to-day activities probably include monitoring systems, responding to alerts, managing field teams, and maintaining client relationships.
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 · 4 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
Early-stage 4-unit system with opaque profitability, high upfront costs, and undisclosed net income creates meaningful uncertainty about unit-level returns and franchisor viability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet Income not disclosed in Item 19 — unable to validate profitability claims against $69.98M average revenue
- 02MEDOnly 4 franchised units with 100% YoY growth suggests extremely early-stage system with limited track record and scale
- 03MINORHigh initial investment ($90,900–$152,100) relative to minimal royalty ($3,540 minimum after year 3) creates revenue concentration risk for franchisor sustainability
- 04MINORSignificant gap between average gross sales ($69.98M) and typical unit economics unclear — outlier performance may not be replicable
- 05HIGH'Going Concern' status False indicates potential financial instability or accounting concerns at corporate level
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
4 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
GoJoe Patrol · FDD (2025) PDF