Jani-King
Formerly known as Focus Brands
Bottom line
- Total investment $13K – $218K including a $10K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 71/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 3 loans (below the industry average).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 Jani-King unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
47%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Jani-King franchisees operate commercial cleaning contracts for office buildings, retail spaces, and industrial facilities. Day-to-day work involves managing cleaning crews (or performing work themselves), scheduling service routes, maintaining equipment, and billing clients. Revenue scales with customer acquisition and retention, while profitability depends on labor cost management and operational efficiency.
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 · 7 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
Jani-King presents high risk due to shrinking franchisee base, unresolved litigation over worker classification, opaque financials, and parent company financial distress.
Score breakdown · what drove the 71 / 100 rating
- 01MINORDeclining unit count (-1.2% YoY) suggests system contraction and potential franchisee attrition
- 02MINORMultiple class action lawsuits alleging worker misclassification and wage/hour violations create legal and operational risk
- 03MINORWide investment range ($12,955–$218,100) indicates inconsistent unit economics and unclear cost structure
- 04MEDNo disclosed average revenue or net income prevents ROI validation and masks profitability concerns
- 05MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk and revenue cannibalization within the system
- 06MINOR10% royalty on gross revenue (not net) penalizes franchisees during low-margin periods
- 07HIGHGoing concern status suggests parent company financial instability despite 4,872-unit system size
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
69 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Jani-King · FDD (2025) PDF