Mobius
Formerly known as Mobi Jack's
Bottom line
- Total investment $1.9M – $4.8M including a $40K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.7M/year. Estimated payback in 9.7 years.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 70/100.
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 Mobius unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
7%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Mobius units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
41.6%
5.69× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.07×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$3.2M
on $11.7M purchase
Total debt
$8.5M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Mobius franchisees likely operate a service-based or technology-enabled business model (specific vertical unknown from data provided). Day-to-day operations involve client acquisition, service/product delivery, managing 7% gross sales royalties to franchisor, and maintaining territory compliance within a protected geographic area.
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 · 3 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
Mobius presents HIGH RISK due to a nascent single-unit system with unvalidated unit economics, extreme capex variability, and inadequate profitability relative to investment required.
Score breakdown · what drove the 70 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 unit in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates early-stage/unproven model with no performance benchmarks
- 02MINORMassive investment range ($1.9M-$4.8M) suggests highly variable buildout costs and unclear unit economics
- 03MINORNet income of $349K represents only 20.9% net margin on $1.67M revenue—below healthy franchise standards and may not justify capex
- 04MINORSingle data point makes avg revenue/income metrics statistically meaningless for forecasting franchisee returns
- 05MINOR5-year term is short for franchise model; suggests franchisor hasn't committed to long-term partner relationships
- 06MEDNo Item 19 financial performance data disclosed (Avg Revenue/Net Income appear franchisee-reported, not FDD-certified)
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
4 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Mobius · FDD (2026) PDF