Bottom line
- Total investment $397K – $682K including a $60K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $444K/year (median $411K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 44/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 94 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 233.3% CAGR over 3 years with 42 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 ISI Elite Training unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
22%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 ISI Elite Training units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$2.0M
on $9.8M purchase
Total debt
$7.8M
SBA $4.9M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
ISI Elite Training franchisees operate youth athletic training and conditioning facilities, delivering personalized coaching, strength development, and sports performance enhancement programs. Day-to-day operations include client assessment, program design, one-on-one/group training sessions, facility management, and staff supervision. Revenue is primarily generated through membership fees, training packages, and performance improvement programs.
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 · 12 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
ISI Elite Training presents moderate-to-high risk due to undisclosed profitability data, franchisor financial concerns, and explosive growth that may outpace operational support infrastructure.
Score breakdown · what drove the 44 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosed — cannot validate $443,832 average revenue claim or profitability
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed — unable to assess actual franchisee profit margins after 7% royalty + operating costs
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests potential financial instability at franchisor level
- 04MINORHigh unit growth (81.8% YoY) may indicate aggressive recruitment over sustainable support — quality vs. quantity concern
- 05MINORInvestment range of $285,300 spread ($396.6K–$681.9K) suggests high variability in startup costs and undefined ROI clarity
- 06MINOR10-year term is extended lock-in with 7% royalty on gross (not net) — high ongoing cost structure
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
58 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
ISI Elite Training · FDD (2024) PDF