Bottom line
- Total investment $9K – $384K including a $25K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated AVOID with a risk score of 81/100.
- System contracting at -60.3% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 I LOVE KICKBOXING unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
99%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
I LOVE KICKBOXING franchisees operate boutique fitness studios offering high-intensity group kickboxing classes in protected territories. Daily operations include managing class schedules, instructing or hiring instructors, managing memberships, and handling facility maintenance and retail sales of branded merchandise/supplements.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
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
Avoid this franchise: collapsing unit base, going concern warning, pattern of fraud/regulatory violations, and complete financial opacity create extreme risk of total capital loss.
Score breakdown · what drove the 81 / 100 rating
- 01MEDSevere unit decline of 44.2% year-over-year (31 units remaining) indicates systemic problems and loss of franchisee confidence
- 02HIGHGoing concern status is FALSE, suggesting the franchisor itself may be financially unstable or unable to continue operations
- 03HIGHMultiple litigations including Franchise Sales Act violations, fraud/misrepresentation claims, and state cease-and-desist order from Washington demonstrate regulatory and legal credibility issues
- 04MINORZero financial transparency: no average unit volume, net income, or Item 19 disclosure prevents meaningful ROI analysis
- 05MINORHigh royalty floor of $750/month minimum creates fixed cost burden regardless of sales performance, risky in declining system
- 06HIGHCumulative litigation against predecessors AND current entity suggests pattern of compliance failures rather than isolated incidents
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
43 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
I LOVE KICKBOXING · FDD (2025) PDF