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FV-01129·STRONGExcellent95

Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash

Home Services - PaintingFranchising since 2022Website
Investment
$158K – $204K
86th pct Painting
Avg revenue
$1.1M
48th pct Painting
Royalty
Units
46
62nd pct Painting
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $158K – $204K including a $60K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $1.1M/year (median $683K).
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 49/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 78 loans (below the industry average).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
HPB Painting LLC
Parent company
JEZ Investments LLC
Incorporated in
Pennsylvania
HQ
2525 N. 117th Avenue, Third Floor, Omaha, NE 68164
Auditor
Forvis Mazars, LLP
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$812K
vs $1.3M 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 Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $1,116,373
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: restoration
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $158K–$204K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $20K–$40K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

53%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$112K
EBITDA margin
10.0%
Total invested
$211K
Payback
23 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 Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash 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

$670K

on $3.3M purchase

Total debt

$2.7M

SBA $1.7M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Groovy Hues franchisees operate a dual-service business offering interior/exterior painting and power washing services to residential and commercial customers. Day-to-day operations involve job scheduling, crew management, customer acquisition/retention, and quality control on job sites. Revenue is generated through service calls, with customer acquisition typically driven by local marketing, referrals, and digital channels.

CEO
Anthony “Tony” Hulbert
Founded
2021
FDD year
2025
States available
11

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$158K – $204K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$20K – $40K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$60K
Royalty
Tiered percentage (6% for first $1M, 5% for $1M-$3M, 4% a…
Ad fund
n/d
Total fee load
6.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$1.1M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$683K
Item 19 type
Gross Sales
Sample size
6 units
vs category median 16 · small
Range (low → high)
$353K$3.3M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Revenue rank48th
vs Home Services - Painting peers
Investment cost rank86th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank76th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank62th
vs Home Services - Painting peers
Risk score rank29th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
46
Opened
33
Last reporting year
Closed
21
Turnover rate
45.7%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+35.3%
Net unit change last year
2023
46+12
Franchised units
2024
34
Franchised units
2025
0
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 11 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
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NH
MA
RI
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NY
NJ
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DC
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OH
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GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 11 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
78
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

49
Risk · 0-100
STRONG49 / 100

Significant franchisor stability concerns (going concern issues + active litigation) combined with missing profitability data and aggressive growth create a CAUTION-to-HIGH-RISK profile requiring extensive due diligence before investment.

Score breakdown · what drove the 49 / 100 rating

  1. 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — franchisor may face existential financial/operational challenges
  2. 02HIGHActive litigation involving parent company ownership and governance creates uncertainty about franchisor stability and decision-making authority
  3. 03MEDNet Income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — impossible to assess actual profitability despite $1.1M average revenue claim
  4. 04MINORTiered royalty structure with $500/month minimum may create cash flow pressure for franchisees in early/slower periods
  5. 05HIGHRapid unit growth (35.3% YoY) with litigation simultaneously suggests potential quality control issues or franchisee dissatisfaction being masked
  6. 06MINORHigh franchise fee ($59,500) combined with investment range ($157.5K-$204.5K) limits margin for error in startup phase

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Population-based
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
1
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
Required
Governing law
Pennsylvania

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
185 hrs
On-the-job training
0 hrs
POS system
Service Titan
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

28 numbers

Locked
(772) 291-••••
FL
(830) 245-••••
TX
(980) 771-••••
NC

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Groovy Hues Peace Love Paint Powerwash · FDD (2025) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above