Bottom line
- Total investment $1.6M – $4.9M including a $40K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $4.6M/year.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 54/100.
- System growing at 100.0% CAGR over 3 years with 77 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 Jollibee unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
16%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Jollibee units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
25.4%
3.10× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
3.30×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$17.5M
on $32.1M purchase
Total debt
$14.6M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate quick-service restaurants serving Filipino-inspired fried chicken, burgers, and rice bowls. Day-to-day operations include food preparation and service, staff management, inventory control, and maintaining brand standards across counter service and potentially delivery channels.
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 · 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
Jollibee presents moderate-to-cautious risk due to lack of earnings transparency, unprotected territory with aggressive growth, and corporate financial concerns despite strong unit growth and no litigation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 54 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosed despite $4.6M average revenue — inability or unwillingness to provide earnings data is a major transparency concern
- 02MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk; with 77 units at 100% YoY growth, market saturation and cannibalization are likely
- 03MINORWide investment range ($1.6M–$4.9M, 199% spread) suggests inconsistent costs and unclear capital requirements
- 04HIGHGoing Concern status is False — potential financial instability in corporate operations affecting franchisee support
- 05MINOR5% royalty on gross sales (not net) combined with non-disclosure of net income makes true profitability assessment impossible
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
23 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Jollibee · FDD (2025) PDF