Bottom line
- Total investment $297K – $535K including a $60K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.1M/year (median $848K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 10 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 58.3% CAGR over 3 years with 57 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 MONKEE’S unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
20%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 MONKEE’S units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$219K
on $1.1M purchase
Total debt
$877K
SBA $0.5M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
MONKEE'S franchisees operate casual dining or quick-service restaurant concepts (specific concept unclear from data). Daily operations likely include food preparation, customer service, inventory management, and staff oversight. Revenue generation centers on food/beverage sales with 5% gross receipts paid to franchisor.
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 · 7 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
MONKEE'S presents caution-level risk due to undisclosed profitability, aggressive growth masking performance data, litigation history, and absence of going concern statement, making ROI validation impossible before investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Net Income disclosure (Item 19) prevents ROI validation despite $1.09M average revenue
- 02MINORAggressive unit growth (23.9% YoY) with only 57 units suggests rapid expansion without profitability proof
- 03HIGHLitigation history shows franchisor willingness to litigate over license terminations, indicating potential enforcement risk
- 04HIGHGoing Concern = False is a critical governance red flag suggesting potential financial instability at corporate level
- 05MINORHigh investment-to-average-revenue ratio (27-49%) with unknown profitability creates break-even uncertainty
- 06MINORProtected territory claim unverified—no data on territory exclusivity enforcement or actual protection mechanisms
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
15 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
MONKEE’S · FDD (2025) PDF