Bottom line
- Total investment $570K – $757K including a $50K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.4M/year (median $1.4M).
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 70/100.
- System growing at 250.0% CAGR over 3 years with 30 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 HEAVYWEIGHT WASTE unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
27%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 HEAVYWEIGHT WASTE units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.56× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$2.0M
on $10.0M purchase
Total debt
$8.0M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Heavyweight Waste franchisees operate commercial waste and recycling collection services, managing customer routes, collection logistics, and disposal operations. Day-to-day activities include scheduling pickups, maintaining collection vehicles, managing customer relationships, and coordinating with disposal/recycling facilities. Franchisees are responsible for local sales, operations, and all staffing within their territory.
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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Heavyweight Waste presents HIGH RISK due to substantiated misrepresentation litigation, regulatory investigation, undisclosed profitability metrics, unprotected territory, and going concern issues—warranting extreme caution despite revenue growth figures.
Score breakdown · what drove the 70 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHMultiple active and concluded litigations involving misrepresentation, with a $2.875M award to plaintiffs indicating substantiated fraud claims
- 02MINORPending arbitration regarding misrepresentation and population data suggests current operational integrity concerns
- 03MINORNo average net income disclosure despite $1.43M average revenue, preventing ROI validation and suggesting profitability issues
- 04MINORWashington Securities Administrator investigation resulting in consent order indicates regulatory scrutiny of franchise operations
- 05MINORUnprotected territory creates direct franchisee competition and cannibalization risk within the 30-unit system
- 06HIGHHigh 55.6% YoY unit growth (18 new units) appears unsustainable given litigation backdrop and may indicate aggressive recruitment masking unit attrition
- 07HIGHGoing Concern status of False is critical red flag suggesting potential financial instability of franchisor
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
21 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
HEAVYWEIGHT WASTE · FDD (2025) PDF