Bottom line
- Total investment $681K – $1.2M including a $40K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 61/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 26 loans (below the industry average).
- 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 Monkey Joe’s unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
12%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate indoor children's play centers featuring climbing structures, slides, bounce houses, and interactive games. Day-to-day operations include facility management, staff supervision, birthday party/event hosting, membership sales, and maintenance of play equipment and safety standards.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 13 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
Monkey Joe's presents elevated risk due to significant unit decline, lack of financial disclosure, prior litigation involving fraudulent transfer allegations, and high capital requirement relative to system size and profitability opacity.
Score breakdown · what drove the 61 / 100 rating
- 01MINORSystem declining 17.6% YoY (14 units) indicates loss of franchisee confidence and market contraction
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (avg revenue/net income not disclosed) prevents ROI verification and raises transparency concerns
- 03HIGH2012 bankruptcy adversary proceedings involving franchisor with allegations of fraudulent transfers, though resolved in 2017, suggest prior financial/governance instability
- 04MEDHigh total investment ($681k-$1.24M) combined with undisclosed profitability creates significant downside risk without upside visibility
- 05MINORSmall unit count (14) limits system support infrastructure and indicates weak brand momentum/market demand
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
Monkey Joe’s · FDD (2022) PDF