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FV-01284·MODERATEExcellent86

iMove PT

Health & Wellness - OtherFranchising since 2022Website
Investment
$40K – $245K
7th pct Other
Avg revenue
$249K
5th pct Other
Royalty
Units
7
30th pct Other
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $40K – $245K including a $38K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $249K/year.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
iMove PT, LLC
Incorporated in
Missouri
HQ
156 Chesterfield Commons Road East, Chesterfield, MO 63005
Auditor
DA Advisory Group PLLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$138K
vs $186K 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 iMove PT unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $248,801
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: personal services
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $40K–$245K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $2K–$9K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

37%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$55K
EBITDA margin
22.0%
Total invested
$148K
Payback
32 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 iMove PT 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

$746K

on $3.7M purchase

Total debt

$3.0M

SBA $1.9M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

iMove PT franchisees operate physical therapy clinics providing rehabilitation and therapeutic services to patients. Day-to-day activities include patient assessment, treatment delivery, insurance billing, staff management, and facility operations. Franchisees leverage the brand's protocols, training, and operational systems while maintaining their own patient roster and revenue generation.

CEO
Michael Gorman
Founded
2020
FDD year
2025
States available
3

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$40K – $245K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$2K – $9K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$38K
Royalty
Greater of 5% of Gross Revenues or the Minimum Royalty
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
7.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$249K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
Item 19 type
Aggregate Gross Revenue and Patient Visits
Sample size
7 units
vs category median 12
Transparency
3 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · below
Revenue rank5th
vs Health & Wellness - Other peers
Investment cost rank7th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank72th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank30th
vs Health & Wellness - Other peers
Risk score rank57th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
7
Opened
1
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
2
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
71%
vs corporate-owned
Multi-unit owners
1.0%
Net growth (yr3)
+25.0%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+66.7%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
5+1
Franchised units
2024
4
Franchised units
2025
3
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 5 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 · 5 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

63
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE63 / 100

Micro-system (7 units) with going concern issues, zero earnings disclosure, and high investment carry meaningful operational and financial viability risks.

Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosed despite $248.8k average revenue claim — inability or unwillingness to substantiate earnings is a major transparency concern
  2. 02MINOROnly 7 units in system with 25% YoY growth insufficient to validate business model viability or franchisor financial stability
  3. 03HIGHGoing Concern flag = False suggests potential franchisor balance sheet stress or inability to meet obligations, creating risk of system collapse
  4. 04MEDHigh initial investment ($37.5k franchise fee + up to $244.5k total) coupled with undisclosed profitability creates ROI opacity
  5. 05MINORMinimum royalty not specified — franchisees face unknown fixed cost floor regardless of revenue performance
  6. 06MINORRoyalty structure (5% or minimum) may compress margins if minimum is substantial relative to $248.8k average revenue

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Geographic area or Radius
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
7 years
Renewal term
7 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Not allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Missouri

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
32 hrs
On-the-job training
8 hrs
POS system
Quickbooks
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

11 numbers

Locked
(636) 578-••••
The franchisor is iMove PT, LLC,
MO
(212) 416-••••
NY
(518) 473-••••
NY

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

iMove PT · FDD (2025) PDF

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