Bottom line
- Total investment $163K – $661K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 4 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 KongDog unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
28%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
KongDog franchisees operate dog-focused retail or service locations (likely grooming, boarding, daycare, or pet supplies). Day-to-day operations involve customer service, pet care/handling, inventory management, and facility maintenance while paying 6% of all revenue to corporate regardless of profitability.
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 · 8 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
KongDog shows promise with 50% growth and no litigation, but opacity around financials (no Item 19), vague investment requirements, and gross-revenue royalties create material uncertainty around unit economics and franchisee profitability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (average unit volumes) disclosed — impossible to validate ROI claims or compare to $162.75k–$660.5k investment range
- 02MINORExtreme investment range spread ($497.75k variance) suggests inconsistent buildout costs or unclear initial capital requirements
- 03MINOR50% YoY unit growth with only 38 total units indicates very small base — growth rate may not be sustainable or statistically meaningful
- 04MINOR6% royalty on gross revenue (not net) creates profitability pressure; franchisee must cover all costs before royalty kicks in
- 05MINOR10-year term is longer than industry standard (5–7 years typical), locking franchisees into relationship without performance benchmarks
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
22 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
KongDog · FDD (2025) PDF