Green Home Solutions
Formerly known as OnAxis Franchising
Bottom line
- Total investment $116K – $199K including a $55K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $140K/year (median $108K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 56/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 22 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -8.8% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 Green Home Solutions unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
11%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Green Home Solutions units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$246K
on $1.2M purchase
Total debt
$983K
SBA $0.6M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Green Home Solutions franchisees provide energy-efficiency and green home improvement services including insulation, weatherization, HVAC optimization, and sustainable home upgrades. Day-to-day operations involve customer acquisition, in-home consultations, project estimation, installation coordination, and customer service for residential properties.
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 · 27 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
Slow-growth system with undisclosed profitability, aggressive litigation history, and high fixed royalty obligations creates material risk despite protected territories.
Score breakdown · what drove the 56 / 100 rating
- 01MINORStagnant unit growth (0.5% YoY) suggests market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction in a 198-unit system
- 02MEDNo Item 19 (Average Net Income) disclosed — cannot validate the $140,390 average revenue translates to acceptable profit after 8.25-10% royalties plus operating costs
- 03HIGHFour active litigation cases including two post-term non-compete disputes indicate franchisor enforcement aggression and potential franchisee exit conflicts
- 04MINORHigh royalty floor ($740/month minimum = $8,880 annually) creates cash flow burden even in low-revenue months
- 05HIGHPredecessor company litigation (JC Franchising Group) suggests operational or compliance issues that may persist under current management
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
56 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Green Home Solutions · FDD (2025) PDF