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Mighty

Formerly known as MDSA

Automotive - Repair & ServiceFranchising since 1970Website
Investment
$249K – $571K
64th pct Repair & Serv…
Avg revenue
$2.3M
46th pct Repair & Serv…
Royalty
5.0%
14th pct Repair & Serv…
Units
93
56th pct Repair & Serv…
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $249K – $571K including a $8K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $2.3M/year (median $1.7M).
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 49/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 4 loans (below the industry average).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
MDSA, LLC
Parent company
Gonher North America, Inc.
Incorporated in
Georgia
HQ
650 Engineering Drive, Peachtree Corners, Georgia 30092
Auditor
Bennett Thrasher LLP
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$127.1M
vs $126.1M prior year

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 Mighty unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $2,279,378
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: automotive
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $249K–$571K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $50K–$100K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

92%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$444K
EBITDA margin
19.5%
Total invested
$485K
Payback
13 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 Mighty units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

26.2%

3.20× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

3.16×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$14.9M

on $28.5M purchase

Total debt

$13.5M

SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note

SBA 7(a) request ($14.2M) exceeds the $5M program cap. Excess capped automatically; backfill via conventional or equity.

Overview

About

Mighty franchisees operate a [service/product category — need clarification] business serving [target market]. Day-to-day operations likely include customer acquisition, service/product delivery, inventory/supply management, and local marketing within their protected territory.

CEO
Joshua A. D'Agostino
Founded
1963
FDD year
2026
States available
42

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$249K – $571K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$50K – $100K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$8K
Royalty
5.0%
Gross Sales or Product Purchases · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
0.5%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
5.5%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$2.3M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$1.7M
Item 19 type
Average and Median Gross Sales, Net Income percentage
Sample size
80 units
vs category median 59
Range (low → high)
$507K$5.1M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · typical
Revenue rank46th
vs Automotive - Repair & Service peers
Investment cost rank64th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank14th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank56th
vs Automotive - Repair & Service peers
Risk score rank12th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
93
Opened
4
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
2
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
98%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+3.3%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+3.3%
Compounded over last 3 years
2024
93±0
Franchised units
2025
90
Franchised units
2026
90
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 12 · 42 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.

42

states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)

Government records

SBA Loan Data

Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.

Total loans
4
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

49
Risk · 0-100
STRONG49 / 100

Mighty presents moderate-to-elevated risk due to undisclosed profitability metrics, negligible growth, aggressive dual royalty structure, and small system scale limiting support resources.

Score breakdown · what drove the 49 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 — cannot assess actual profitability despite $2.28M average revenue
  2. 02MINORAnemic unit growth of 3.3% YoY suggests market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
  3. 03MINORHigh royalty structure (5% + 8.3% on product purchases) creates dual revenue drain totaling ~13% of gross
  4. 04MEDInitial investment range ($248K–$570K) is substantial with no disclosed net income benchmarks for ROI validation
  5. 05MEDOnly 93 units system-wide indicates limited brand recognition and support infrastructure
  6. 06MED10-year term locks franchisees into commitment with minimal disclosed exit data

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Designated territory
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Georgia

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
29 hrs
On-the-job training
96 hrs
POS system
Autopart or Pacesetter
Operating tech stack

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.

No franchisee contacts available for Mighty. This brand's FDD Item 20 did not include a contactable franchisee list.

FDD download

Mighty · FDD (2026) PDF

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