LEI Home Enhancements
Bottom line
- Total investment $61K – $142K including a $50K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 69/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 4 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -12.0% 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 LEI Home Enhancements unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
86%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
LEI Home Enhancements franchisees operate in the home improvement/remodeling sector, likely managing customer acquisition, project sales, contractor coordination, and installation oversight. Day-to-day activities typically include site assessments, client consultations, project management, and quality control for services such as windows, doors, roofing, or kitchen/bath remodeling depending on franchise focus.
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 · 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Contracting franchise system with non-transparent financials and high fees relative to undisclosed profitability creates significant ROI validation risk.
Score breakdown · what drove the 69 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 8.3% YoY (30 units) indicating system contraction and potential franchisee underperformance
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — impossible to validate ROI claims or compare to $61k-$142k investment
- 03MINORHigh franchise fee ($49,500) represents 81% of minimum total investment with no published revenue benchmarks to justify cost
- 04MINORDeclining franchise system suggests difficulty recruiting/retaining franchisees; raises questions about unit economics and support
- 05MINOR5% royalty on gross sales (not net) compounds margin pressure if average unit economics are weak
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
15 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
LEI Home Enhancements · FDD (2022) PDF