Lush Lawn®
Bottom line
- Total investment $167K – $322K including a $38K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $2.1M/year (median $2.2M).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 2 years of franchising with 5 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 Lush Lawn® unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
63%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Lush Lawn® units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$411K
on $2.1M purchase
Total debt
$1.6M
SBA $1.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate lawn care and landscaping service businesses, managing recurring residential and commercial client accounts. Day-to-day activities include crew supervision, equipment maintenance, scheduling service routes, client communication, and performance of grounds maintenance services (mowing, fertilization, pest control, seasonal cleanup).
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 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
Lush Lawn presents elevated risk due to micro-scale system (5 units), absent profitability disclosure, corporate going concern issues, and inability to validate ROI claims through comparable franchisee performance data.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 5 units in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal scale and potentially stagnant development
- 02MINORNo net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents accurate ROI validation and profitability assessment
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, suggesting potential financial instability or viability questions at corporate level
- 04MINORHigh initial investment range ($167k-$321.5k) against only 5 comparable units limits benchmarking and peer validation
- 05MINOR8% royalty on reported $2.056M average revenue equals ~$164k annual corporate take, which may be insufficient to support franchise operations with only 5 units
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.
FDD download
Lush Lawn® · FDD (2025) PDF