Bottom line
- Total investment $596K – $1.5M including a $40K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 5 loans (below the industry average).
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Lumberjacks unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
12%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Lumberjacks franchisees operate what appears to be a service-based or outdoor recreation business (likely tree care, landscaping, logging services, or outdoor experience center based on the brand name). Day-to-day operations likely involve managing crew scheduling, client acquisition, equipment maintenance, and field work delivery, but exact business model is unclear without further disclosure.
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
Lumberjacks is a high-risk micro-franchise with critical financial transparency gaps, no profitability disclosure, questionable franchisor stability, and minimal system size to support franchisee success.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (avg revenue and net income not disclosed) — impossible to assess ROI on $595k-$1.5M investment
- 02MEDOnly 8 units system-wide with unknown growth trajectory — suggests minimal scale, limited support infrastructure, and high failure risk
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates potential financial instability or operational uncertainty at franchisor level
- 04MINORWide investment range ($595k-$1.5M spread) without corresponding revenue disclosure creates opacity around unit economics
- 05MED4% royalty on undisclosed gross sales means franchisees have no visibility into what 'successful' looks like financially
- 06MINOR10-year term locks franchisee into relationship with micro-franchise (8 units) with no proven business model track record
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
9 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Lumberjacks · FDD (2025) PDF