Lawn Doctor
Formerly known as LDI Reproprinting Centers
Bottom line
- Total investment $150K – $177K including a $127K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.1M/year (median $659K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 41/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 147 loans (below the industry average).
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 Lawn Doctor unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
25%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate lawn care and landscaping services, managing teams of technicians who treat residential and commercial properties for fertilization, weed control, and related yard maintenance. Day-to-day involves scheduling service routes, managing 2-10+ employees, maintaining equipment, customer billing/collections, and competing for customer retention in a seasonally volatile market.
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 12 · 41 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
41
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
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
Lawn Doctor presents moderate-to-cautious risk due to missing profitability disclosure, anemic unit growth, and high upfront costs relative to unvalidated returns in a capital-intensive service business.
Score breakdown · what drove the 41 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Net Income) disclosed — unable to validate actual profitability against $150k-$177k investment
- 02MINORSlow unit growth of 3.7% YoY in a mature 653-unit system suggests market saturation or retention challenges
- 03MEDHigh franchise fee ($127k) represents 85% of total investment with no disclosed net income to justify ROI
- 04MEDRoyalty structure (10% of net revenues) on undisclosed profitability creates earnings opacity for franchisees
- 05MINORService-based lawn care is labor-intensive and seasonally dependent with high customer acquisition costs
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
34 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Lawn Doctor · FDD (2025) PDF