Medi-Weightloss
Formerly known as MWF
Bottom line
- Total investment $207K – $435K including a $45K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $902K/year (median $753K). Estimated payback in 1.8 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 42/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 84 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 22.2% CAGR over 3 years with 105 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 Medi-Weightloss unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
57%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Medi-Weightloss units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
35.1%
4.50× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.33×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$5.1M
on $14.4M purchase
Total debt
$9.3M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Medi-Weightloss franchisees operate medical weight-loss clinics offering supervised diet programs, pharmaceutical weight-loss treatments, and lifestyle coaching. Day-to-day operations include patient consultations, monitoring weight-loss progress, managing prescriptions (or coordinating with physicians), nutritional counseling, and administrative/billing tasks. Revenue is generated through patient program fees, treatment packages, and ancillary services (supplements, meal replacements).
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 · 25 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
Medi-Weightloss presents moderate-to-cautious risk due to undisclosed financial performance data, high royalty burden, historical litigation, and niche market vulnerability—requiring thorough validation before $207K–$435K commitment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 42 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHNo Item 19 financial performance data published (Going Concern = False) — unable to verify if avg revenue/net income figures are representative or cherry-picked
- 02MEDModerate unit growth (15.8% YoY) is positive but system is still small (105 units) with limited scale; vulnerability to economic downturns in weight-loss sector
- 03MINORHigh royalty burden: Greater of $2,250/month floor OR 10% of gross sales — at $75,137 avg monthly revenue, franchisees pay ~$7,514/month (10%), reducing net margins significantly
- 04HIGH2014 litigation with former franchisee (Evelyn Kikta) involved contract disputes, trademark infringement, and employment claims — signals potential franchisor-franchisee relationship friction and IP vulnerability
- 05MINORWeight-loss industry faces regulatory scrutiny (FDA, FTC) and reputational risk; no mention of clinical validation or compliance framework in franchise overview
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
94 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Medi-Weightloss · FDD (2024) PDF