Bottom line
- Total investment $72K – $106K including a $35K franchise fee, 3.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $555K/year. Estimated payback in 0.4 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 20/100.
- 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
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 LIFE SAVER POOL FENCE® unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
111%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 LIFE SAVER POOL FENCE® units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.3M
on $6.7M purchase
Total debt
$5.3M
SBA $3.3M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Life Saver Pool Fence franchisees install and maintain removable, self-closing pool safety fencing systems designed to meet ASTM standards and local pool safety codes. Day-to-day operations include measuring and installing fence barriers on residential pools, managing customer service calls, handling installation scheduling, and performing maintenance/inspections on existing customer accounts.
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 20 · 7 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Strong unit growth and healthy unit economics are offset by a very small system size, high relative franchise fees, and absence of verified financial performance data.
Score breakdown · what drove the 20 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 10 units in system limits brand recognition and support infrastructure scalability
- 02MINORHigh franchise fee ($35,000) represents 49% of minimum total investment ($71,658), creating significant upfront cost concentration
- 03MINORLack of Item 19 financial performance disclosure limits ability to verify claimed $241,980 average net income independently
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
14 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
LIFE SAVER POOL FENCE® · FDD (2025) PDF