GreenTree Inn Hotel
Bottom line
- Total investment $301K – $1.8M including a $20K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 66/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 GreenTree Inn Hotel unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
9%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
GreenTree Inn franchisees operate limited-service hotel properties, managing day-to-day operations including front desk services, housekeeping, maintenance, and guest relations. Franchisees are responsible for local marketing, staffing, and compliance with GreenTree's brand standards while paying 4% royalties on all room revenue regardless of profitability.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 19 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
GreenTree Inn presents caution-level risk due to undisclosed financials, franchisor going concern issues, unprotected territories, and a small, slowly-growing system with unclear unit-level profitability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 66 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representation — cannot verify claimed average revenue or profitability
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, indicating potential financial instability at franchisor level
- 03MINORTerritory is unprotected — franchisees face direct competition from other GreenTree locations
- 04MINOROnly 17 units with modest 10% YoY growth — small system size limits brand recognition and purchasing power
- 05MINORWide investment range ($300K-$1.8M) suggests highly variable unit economics with unclear cost drivers
- 06MINOR4% royalty on gross revenue (not net) — franchisees pay even during unprofitable periods
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
29 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
GreenTree Inn Hotel · FDD (2023) PDF