Hi-Five Sports
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
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?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
14%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Hi-Five Sports units return on equity?
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.
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 · 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).
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
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
- 01MEDUnit count declined 7.7% YoY (14 units) suggests system contraction and potential franchisee struggles
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 prevents ROI validation; only gross revenue ($317,692 avg) is known
- 03MINORWide investment range ($28K-$556K) indicates inconsistent unit economics or multiple business models with unclear differentiation
- 04HIGHGoing Concern = False indicates franchisor financial instability or operational challenges
- 05MINORHigh royalty rate (8.5%) on modest average revenue creates cash flow pressure for marginal performers
- 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
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
23 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Hi-Five Sports · FDD (2024) PDF