Bottom line
- Total investment $92K – $174K including a $50K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $107K/year (median $131K). Estimated payback in 0.8 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 44/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 57 loans (below the industry average).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 GYMGUYZ unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
18%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 GYMGUYZ units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$469K
on $2.3M purchase
Total debt
$1.9M
SBA $1.2M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
GYMGUYZ franchisees operate mobile personal training businesses, delivering fitness coaching directly to clients at homes, offices, or outdoor locations. Revenue comes from training session fees, packages, and supplementary wellness services. Daily operations involve scheduling appointments, executing workouts, managing client relationships, and handling basic business administration.
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 · 15 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
GYMGUYZ presents moderate-to-cautious risk due to declining unit economics, financial reporting inconsistencies, and lack of transparent performance data despite reasonable initial investment and healthy top-line averages.
Score breakdown · what drove the 44 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count declining 2.5% YoY suggests system contraction and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MINORNet income ($160,712) appears unusually high relative to gross revenue ($106,506) — mathematically impossible and indicates data quality issues or accounting irregularities
- 03MINORRoyalty structure has dual-trigger minimum ($300-$400 bi-weekly floor) which may create cash flow pressure on lower-performing locations
- 04MEDNo Item 19 Financial Performance Representation disclosed limits transparency on typical franchisee earnings
- 05MINORPersonal training/fitness services are labor-intensive with high customer acquisition costs and seasonal demand volatility
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
18 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
GYMGUYZ · FDD (2025) PDF