Bottom line
- Total investment $389K – $1.6M including a $20K franchise fee, 2.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 77/100.
- 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 Kinya unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
12%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Kinya franchisees appear to operate in the wellness, beauty, or specialty services sector (specific business model unclear from available data). Day-to-day operations likely involve direct client service delivery, inventory/supply management, and local marketing — but without disclosed revenue figures or operational details, the actual business model and revenue drivers remain unvalidated.
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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Kinya presents HIGH RISK due to going concern status, micro-scale system (4 units), absence of financial disclosures, and undocumented unit growth trajectory.
Score breakdown · what drove the 77 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status indicates potential financial distress or viability questions at franchisor level
- 02MEDOnly 4 units systemwide suggests minimal brand presence, limited support infrastructure, and high failure risk
- 03MEDNo Item 19 (financial performance representations) disclosed — impossible to validate ROI claims or assess unit profitability
- 04MINORWide investment range ($388.7K-$1.56M) with no average revenue/net income data prevents realistic payback period calculation
- 05MEDExtremely small franchise system provides no network effect, limited referral sources, or peer support network
- 06MINORUnknown unit growth trajectory — 4 units may be declining rather than stable, suggesting market rejection
- 07MINOR20-year term locks franchisees into relationship with potentially unstable franchisor
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
7 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Kinya · FDD (2023) PDF