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FV-01115·MODERATEExcellent95

Green Home Solutions

Formerly known as OnAxis Franchising

OtherFranchising since 2010Website
Investment
$116K – $199K
40th pct Other
Avg revenue
$140K
4th pct Other
Royalty
Units
198
87th pct Other
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

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

Legal entity
OnAxis Franchising Group, LLC
Parent company
NSF GHS, LLC
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
136 School Street, #286, Spring Mills, Pennsylvania 16875
Auditor
Urish Popeck & Co., LLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$4.2M
vs $4.1M prior year

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?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $140,390
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $116K–$199K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $30K–$40K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

11%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$22K
EBITDA margin
15.8%
Total invested
$193K
Payback
105 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 Green Home Solutions units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

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.

CEO
Jeff Panella
Founded
2021
FDD year
2025
States available
29

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$116K – $199K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$30K – $40K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$55K
Royalty
For 1-2 territories, the greater of 8.25% - 10% of monthl…
Ad fund
1.3%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
9.5%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$140K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$108K
Item 19 type
Gross Revenue and Operating Profit Percentages
Sample size
190 units
vs category median 20 · large
Range (low → high)
$521$574K
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
7 / 5
vs category median 3 / 5 · above
Revenue rank4th
vs Other peers
Investment cost rank40th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank70th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank87th
vs Other peers
Risk score rank29th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
198
Opened
12
Last reporting year
Closed
10
Turnover rate
5.1%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+0.5%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
-8.8%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
198+1
Franchised units
2024
197
Franchised units
2025
217
Franchised units

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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 27 states
Not registered

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.

Total loans
22
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

56
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE56 / 100

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

  1. 01MINORStagnant unit growth (0.5% YoY) suggests market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction in a 198-unit system
  2. 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
  3. 03HIGHFour active litigation cases including two post-term non-compete disputes indicate franchisor enforcement aggression and potential franchisee exit conflicts
  4. 04MINORHigh royalty floor ($740/month minimum = $8,880 annually) creates cash flow burden even in low-revenue months
  5. 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

Territory
Geographic region (municipal or county boundaries, or contiguous zip codes)
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
4
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Pennsylvania

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
74 hrs
On-the-job training
80 hrs
POS system
Franchisor-designated and approved CRM and POS system
Operating tech stack

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

Locked
(973) 668-••••
NJ
(909) 455-••••
CA
(828) 332-••••
NC

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FDD download

Green Home Solutions · FDD (2025) PDF

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