Bottom line
- Total investment $179K – $438K including a $38K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 57/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 62 loans (below the industry average).
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Interstate All Battery Center unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
17%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Interstate All Battery franchisees operate retail battery distribution centers selling automotive, marine, industrial, and consumer batteries. Day-to-day operations include customer sales, inventory management, installation services, and warranty claims processing. Franchisees typically manage 1-3 employees and handle both walk-in retail traffic and wholesale/fleet customer accounts.
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 · 24 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
Interstate All Battery Center presents meaningful investment risk due to a shrinking unit base, undisclosed financial performance data, prior litigation over misrepresented earnings, lack of territorial protection, and franchisor going concern issues.
Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating
- 01MEDDeclining unit count (-1.9% YoY) suggests a contracting franchise system with limited growth trajectory
- 02MEDNo disclosed average revenue or net income data (missing Item 19) prevents validation of investment returns and profitability claims
- 03HIGH2016-2019 litigation involving false financial performance disclosures creates direct credibility concerns about franchisor transparency
- 04MINORUnprotected territory exposes franchisees to internal brand competition and cannibalization risk
- 05HIGHGoing Concern = False on FDD indicates potential financial instability or operational uncertainty at franchisor level
- 06MINORSettlement terms show franchisor repurchasing inventory/equipment at $199,000, suggesting franchisee financial distress and possible system weakness
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
87 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Interstate All Battery Center · FDD (2025) PDF