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FV-01151·MODERATEExcellent81

Hang It Up TVs

Automotive - Repair & ServiceFranchising since 2025Website
Investment
$50K – $85K
11th pct Repair & Serv…
Avg revenue
$364K
9th pct Repair & Serv…
Royalty
Units
1
1st pct Repair & Serv…
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $50K – $85K including a $35K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $364K/year. Estimated payback in 0.5 years.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
  • No protected territory and the franchisor reserves the right to compete in your area. Clarify territorial boundaries before signing.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Hang It Up TVs Franchising, LLC
Incorporated in
Illinois
HQ
10S160 Ramm Drive, Unit C, Naperville, Illinois 60564
Auditor
Metwally CPA PLLC
Audited financials

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 Hang It Up TVs unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $363,524
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: automotive
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $50K–$85K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $5K–$15K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

80%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$62K
EBITDA margin
17.0%
Total invested
$77K
Payback
15 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 Hang It Up TVs 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

$727K

on $3.6M purchase

Total debt

$2.9M

SBA $1.8M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Hang It Up TVs franchisees operate retail locations focused on TV sales and installation services. Day-to-day operations include customer consultations, product demonstrations, sales transactions, and coordinating professional installation services. The business model centers on providing convenience and expertise in TV selection and mounting rather than competing on price alone.

CEO
Aaron Coleman
Founded
2025
FDD year
2026
States available
0

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$50K – $85K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$5K – $15K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$35K
Royalty
Greater of 6% of Gross Sales or Minimum Weekly Royalty Fe…
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
0.5 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$364K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
Item 19 type
Company-owned
Sample size
1 units
vs category median 59 · small
Transparency
9 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Revenue rank9th
vs Automotive - Repair & Service peers
Investment cost rank11th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank79th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank1th
vs Automotive - Repair & Service peers
Risk score rank51th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
1
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
0%
vs corporate-owned
2024
0±0
Franchised units
2025
0
Franchised units
2026
0
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 4 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 · 4 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.

No SBA loan data available for this brand.

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

Risk & Legal

60
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE60 / 100

Early-stage franchise with only one operating unit, unprotected territory, and unvalidated financial claims poses significant execution risk despite reasonable unit economics.

Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINOROnly 1 operating unit with unknown growth trajectory indicates unproven franchise model scalability
  2. 02MINORNo protected territory creates direct competition risk and limits franchisee defensibility
  3. 03MINORMinimum weekly royalty fee structure (in addition to 6% of sales) may squeeze margins on lower-revenue weeks
  4. 04MINORHigh initial investment ($49,850–$84,900) relative to single-unit track record creates unvalidated ROI model
  5. 05MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representations limit ability to validate $123,394 average net income claim
  6. 06MINOR10-year term is lengthy for unproven concept with minimal franchisee reference base

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
No
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
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
Illinois

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
27 hrs
On-the-job training
3 hrs
POS system
Housecall Pro
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

5 numbers

Locked
(701) 328-••••
NC
(360) 902-••••
UT
(212) 416-••••
NY

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Hang It Up TVs · FDD (2026) PDF

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