Bottom line
- Total investment $136K – $535K including a $120K franchise fee, 50.0% 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. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 32 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 Live Hydration Spa unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
-62%
Negative
Overview
About
Live Hydration Spa franchisees operate wellness facilities offering intravenous hydration therapy, vitamin infusions, and related IV-based treatments. Daily operations likely include patient intake, IV administration, clinical compliance, inventory management, and marketing to corporate/wellness clients. Revenue model depends on per-service pricing and client retention, but specific unit economics are undisclosed.
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 12 · 2 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.
2
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
Extremely early-stage franchise system with only 2 units, no financial disclosure, punitive royalty structure, zero territory protection, and high capital requirements — presents substantial investment risk with minimal validation data.
Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 2 existing units indicates extremely early-stage system with minimal track record and unproven scalability
- 02MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosed — inability to model ROI or validate $136k-$534k investment thesis
- 03MINOR50% royalty on net fees is extraordinarily high and creates misaligned incentives between franchisor and franchisee profitability
- 04MINORZero territory protection exposes franchisees to immediate cannibalization and multi-unit saturation risk
- 05MED$120,000 franchise fee represents 88% of minimum investment with no disclosed path to profitability
- 06MINOR10-year term locks franchisees into partnership with unproven franchisor during critical growth phase
- 07MEDNo disclosed Item 19 financial performance data prevents validation of unit economics
- 08MINORVague business model (hydration spa) lacks clarity on service differentiation, unit economics, or labor model
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
1 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Live Hydration Spa · FDD (2024) PDF