Kwik Kopy
Bottom line
- Total investment $211K – $248K including a $25K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 55 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -20.0% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 Kwik Kopy unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
12%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Kwik Kopy franchisees operate local print shops offering copying, printing, design services, and related business solutions to small businesses and consumers. Day-to-day operations include managing equipment, handling customer orders, managing staff, handling billing, and competing in a rapidly digitizing industry where print volumes continue declining.
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 · 23 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
Kwik Kopy is a contracting print franchise with no financial transparency, unprotected territories, and structural headwinds from industry digitalization—HIGH RISK for new franchisees.
Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating
- 01MEDSevere unit decline of 14.3% YoY (28 units) indicates system contraction and potential franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosure (missing Item 19) prevents ROI validation and suggests weak unit economics
- 03MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk; franchisees can cannibalize each other's sales
- 04HIGHNo going concern status is concerning for a 15-year commitment in a contracting franchise system
- 05MINORDigital transformation of printing/copying industry fundamentally threatens print shop business model viability
- 06MED7% royalty on undisclosed revenue means true cost burden cannot be assessed
- 07MINOR$210k-$248k investment in declining print services sector with unproven return pathway
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
31 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Kwik Kopy · FDD (2025) PDF