Bottom line
- Total investment $68K – $80K including a $35K franchise fee, 5.0% 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 3 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 Lice Lifters unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
140%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Lice Lifters franchisees operate head lice treatment centers offering non-chemical removal services, typically managing client appointments, performing manual lice removal treatments, and providing education to families. Day-to-day operations involve treating multiple patients per day, maintaining sanitation protocols, managing inventory of treatment supplies, and handling customer scheduling and billing.
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 · 4 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
Small, litigious system with opaque financials and growth from minimal base creates visibility and viability concerns.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (average revenue and net income not disclosed) prevents ROI validation
- 02HIGHActive litigation history demonstrates franchisor-franchisee conflict and enforcement costs that may burden system
- 03MEDOnly 11 units with 125% YoY growth is modest absolute growth in small system, suggesting limited scalability or market validation
- 04MED5% royalty on undisclosed revenue makes unit economics impossible to assess relative to $35,000 franchise fee
- 05HIGHGoing Concern status indicates potential financial instability at corporate level affecting franchisor support
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
6 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Lice Lifters · FDD (2025) PDF