Bottom line
- Total investment $824K – $2.0M including a $40K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $3.0M/year.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 0 years of franchising with 1 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 Mo'Tail & Spaw unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
32%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Mo'Tail & Spaw units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
25.8%
3.15× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
3.22×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$16.0M
on $30.1M purchase
Total debt
$14.0M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Mo'Tail & Spaw appears to operate a pet grooming and spa facility offering bathing, grooming, and wellness services for companion animals. Daily operations involve managing groomer staff, maintaining facility cleanliness and equipment, scheduling appointments, handling customer service, and ensuring animal care quality and safety standards.
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 · 22 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Single-unit franchise system with undisclosed profitability, high capital requirements, and aggressive royalty structure creates substantial validation and viability risks.
Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 unit in system with unknown growth trajectory — impossible to validate unit economics or franchise viability
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD — inability to assess actual profitability or validate $3M+ revenue claims
- 03MINORHigh initial investment ($823.5K–$1.95M) with single-unit reference creates extreme risk if that unit underperforms
- 04MINORMinimum royalty of $750/week ($39K annually) represents hard cost floor regardless of revenue — creates financial pressure in slow periods
- 05MINOR6% weekly royalty (vs. industry standard monthly) suggests aggressive cash flow extraction and potential cash management issues
- 06MINORNo growth indicators provided — single-unit franchise could indicate recent launch, failed expansion, or systemic issues
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
22 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Mo'Tail & Spaw · FDD (2026) PDF