Bottom line
- Total investment $141K – $250K including a $50K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $712K/year.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
- No protected territory and the franchisor reserves the right to compete in your area. Clarify territorial boundaries before signing.
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 Mold Medics unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
46%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Mold Medics units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.1M
on $5.7M purchase
Total debt
$4.6M
SBA $2.8M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate mold inspection, testing, and remediation services, dispatching technicians to residential and commercial properties for detection, documentation, and remediation work. Day-to-day operations involve customer acquisition, job scheduling, crew management, material sourcing, and regulatory compliance for environmental work.
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 · 12 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 mold remediation franchise with hypergrowth metrics, undisclosed profitability, unprotected territories, and missing financial performance data creates material investment uncertainty.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — unable to validate profitability claims against $711K average revenue
- 02MINORExplosive unit growth (500% YoY) with only 6 total units suggests either very recent launch or aggressive expansion into unproven model
- 03MINORNo protected territory — franchisees compete directly with each other and company-owned locations
- 04MEDHigh initial investment ($141K-$250K) relative to disclosed average revenue ($711K) creates tight ROI margins
- 05MINOR7% royalty on gross sales plus minimum monthly royalty creates dual fee burden with no revenue floor protection
- 06HIGHNo going concern statement suggests franchisor profitability or financial stability concerns
- 07MINORMinimal unit count (6 locations) provides insufficient operating history and franchisee reference pool
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
12 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Mold Medics · FDD (2025) PDF