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FV-01193·MODERATEExcellent86

Hi-Five Sports

Education - Children's ProgramsFranchising since 2015Website
Investment
$28K – $556K
0th pct Children's Pr…
Avg revenue
$318K
22nd pct Children's Pr…
Royalty
8.5%
71st pct Children's Pr…
Units
14
43rd pct Children's Pr…
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $28K – $556K including a $16K franchise fee, 8.5% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $318K/year.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 4 loans (below the industry average).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
HI-FIVE SPORTS FRANCHISING LLC
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
5550 Glades Road, Suite 500 #1051, Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Auditor
Cummings & Carroll, P.C.
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$365K
vs $453K 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 Hi-Five Sports unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $317,692
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: education
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $28K–$556K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $1K–$30K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

14%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$43K
EBITDA margin
13.5%
Total invested
$308K
Payback
86 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 Hi-Five Sports 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

$413K

on $2.1M purchase

Total debt

$1.7M

SBA $1.0M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Hi-Five Sports operates youth athletic instruction and sports programming centers, likely offering multi-sport coaching clinics, camps, leagues, and birthday parties for children. Franchisees manage facility operations, hire/train coaches, manage customer enrollment, schedule programming, and handle P&L across multiple revenue streams.

CEO
Ryan Tuchman
Founded
2014
FDD year
2024
States available
6

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$28K – $556K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$1K – $30K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$16K
Royalty
8.5%
Percentage of Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
9.5%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$318K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
Item 19 type
Historic franchised and affiliate-owned outlets
Sample size
11 units
vs category median 16
Range (low → high)
$51K$927K
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
3 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · below
Revenue rank22th
vs Education - Children's Programs peers
Investment cost rank0th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank71th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank43th
vs Education - Children's Programs peers
Risk score rank71th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
14
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
1
Turnover rate
7.1%
Company-owned
2
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
86%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
-7.7%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
-20.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2022
12-3
Franchised units
2023
13
Franchised units
2024
15
Franchised units

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).

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 · 19 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
4
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

65
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE65 / 100

Hi-Five Sports presents elevated risk due to shrinking unit base, undisclosed profitability, franchisor going concern issues, and insufficient data to validate ROI potential.

Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDUnit count declined 7.7% YoY (14 units) suggests system contraction and potential franchisee struggles
  2. 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 prevents ROI validation; only gross revenue ($317,692 avg) is known
  3. 03MINORWide investment range ($28K-$556K) indicates inconsistent unit economics or multiple business models with unclear differentiation
  4. 04HIGHGoing Concern = False indicates franchisor financial instability or operational challenges
  5. 05MINORHigh royalty rate (8.5%) on modest average revenue creates cash flow pressure for marginal performers
  6. 06MINORShort 5-year term with no renewal details increases franchisee risk exposure and uncertainty

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
5 years
Renewal term
5 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
12 hrs
On-the-job training
11 hrs
POS system
Explore by Care.com
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

23 numbers

Locked
(503) 378-••••
OR
(317) 232-••••
IN
(401) 462-••••
RI

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Hi-Five Sports · FDD (2024) PDF

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