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FV-01486·MODERATEExcellent81FDD 2022

LeTip

OtherFranchising since 2019Website
Investment
$48K – $65K
14th pct Other
Avg revenue
50th pct Other
Royalty
17.0%
63rd pct Other
Units
57
67th pct Other
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $48K – $65K including a $40K franchise fee, 17.0% 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.
  • 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

Legal entity
LeTip World Franchise, LLC
Incorporated in
Arizona
HQ
4838 E. Baseline Road, Suite 123, Mesa, Arizona 85206
Auditor
Kimberlin Company, PLLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$48K
vs $33K prior year
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2022
Status as of 2022; may have been resolved in a later filing we don't yet have.

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 LeTip unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $48K–$65K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $1K–$5K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

63%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$38K
EBITDA margin
5.0%
Total invested
$59K
Payback
19 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

LeTip is a business networking and referral organization where franchisees host weekly membership meetings in protected territories, facilitate professional introductions, and generate revenue through membership dues and referral commissions. Franchisees serve as local chapter organizers/facilitators, managing membership growth, meeting logistics, and member engagement.

CEO
Kim Marie Branch-Pettid
Founded
2019
FDD year
2022
States available
1

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$48K – $65K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$1K – $5K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$40K
Royalty
17.0%
Percentage of Gross Revenues · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
20.0%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
57
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
56
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
2%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+0.0%
Net unit change last year
2020
1±0
Franchised units
2021
1
Franchised units
2022
0
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 12 · 1 state 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.

1

states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)

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

64
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE64 / 100

LeTip presents caution-level risk due to aggressive royalty structure, missing financial disclosure, small unit base with unknown trajectory, and thin investment margins that leave little room for error.

Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19 missing) — impossible to assess actual profitability or ROI
  2. 02MINORHigh royalty rate of 17% on gross revenues significantly reduces net margins and increases break-even threshold
  3. 03MINOROnly 57 units with unknown growth trajectory — insufficient scale and unclear system health/momentum
  4. 04MINORInitial investment of $47,610–$64,900 with $40,000 franchise fee (82% of low-end investment) leaves minimal working capital
  5. 05MEDNo disclosed unit growth data — cannot verify if franchise is expanding, stagnant, or contracting

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Population
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
5 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Arizona

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
21 hrs
On-the-job training
9 hrs
POS system
LeTip Wired
Operating tech stack

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

2 numbers

Locked
(410) 576-••••
CA
(213) 576-••••
CA

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

LeTip · FDD (2022) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above