MD Hyperbaric Center
Bottom line
- Total investment $133K – $522K including a $50K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $360K/year (median $360K). Estimated payback in 1.1 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
- Emerging franchise — only 2 years of franchising with 12 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 MD Hyperbaric Center unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
22%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 MD Hyperbaric Center units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.1M
on $5.4M purchase
Total debt
$4.3M
SBA $2.7M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate hyperbaric oxygen therapy centers providing FDA-regulated medical treatments for wound healing, dive injuries, and off-label conditions. Daily operations include patient intake, chamber operation/monitoring, medical compliance, insurance billing, and marketing. Revenue depends on patient volume, treatment protocols, and payer mix (Medicare, commercial insurance, cash).
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 · 12 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
Rapidly scaling medical franchise with undisclosed financials, high fees relative to net margins, and atypical absence of litigation disclosure creates material due diligence gaps.
Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating
- 01MINORExplosive unit growth (300% YoY) suggests either aggressive recruitment or unsustainable expansion — difficult to validate quality of new franchisees
- 02HIGHNo Item 19 (Going Concern = False) means franchisor declined to disclose financial performance data, preventing independent verification of claimed average revenue/net income
- 03MINORHigh investment range ($133K-$521K) with only 12 units total creates concentration risk and limits comparative performance data
- 04MINOR8% royalty on $359K average revenue = $28,760/year in fees, compressing margins significantly given capital intensity of hyperbaric equipment
- 05HIGHMedical/clinical franchise with no disclosed litigation is unusual — hyperbaric therapy carries regulatory, insurance, and liability exposure that should be scrutinized
- 06MEDFranchise fee ($50K) represents 37% of minimum investment, indicating front-loaded costs with limited franchisor skin-in-the-game
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
18 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
MD Hyperbaric Center · FDD (2026) PDF