Bottom line
- Total investment $240K – $540K including a $48K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $860K/year (median $821K). Estimated payback in 1.2 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 42/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 44 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 51.5% CAGR over 3 years with 51 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 Mobility City unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
16%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Mobility City units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$172K
on $860K purchase
Total debt
$688K
SBA $0.4M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Mobility City franchisees operate retail locations focused on mobility solutions (likely scooters, e-bikes, or adaptive mobility devices). Day-to-day operations include customer sales and service, equipment maintenance, inventory management, and local marketing to build recurring revenue through rentals or retail transactions.
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
Early-stage mobility franchise with litigation history around licensing disclosures, no verified financial performance data, and modest unit growth that requires careful validation of claimed profitability and operational support.
Score breakdown · what drove the 42 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHLitigation history involving franchisee claims of inadequate disclosure regarding licensing requirements—a material operational issue
- 02HIGHNo Item 19 Financial Performance Representation (Going Concern = False) limits ability to validate the $315,104 average net income claim independently
- 03MEDModest unit growth of 13.6% YoY with only 51 total units suggests a small, still-scaling system with limited track record
- 04MINORRoyalty structure with $4,000/month minimum may create cash flow pressure for lower-performing locations near breakeven
- 05MINORHigh initial investment range ($240K-$540K) relative to system size and maturity increases franchisee downside risk
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
52 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Mobility City · FDD (2026) PDF