Bottom line
- Total investment $116K – $158K including a $43K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $364K/year (median $273K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 49/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 168 loans (below the industry average).
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 Mosquito Joe unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
16%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate mosquito and pest control treatment services for residential and commercial properties. Day-to-day activities include scheduling customer appointments, applying EPA-approved treatments using spray equipment, managing service routes across protected territories, and handling customer communications and billing.
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 · 32 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
Moderate-to-cautious investment with meaningful litigation concerns, opaque profitability data, and questions about the franchisor's marketing program credibility.
Score breakdown · what drove the 49 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHActive litigation from three separate franchisees alleging breach of contract, fraudulent inducement, and misrepresentation—indicating systemic dispute patterns
- 02MEDAverage Net Income not disclosed in FDD Item 19—prevents validation of $364,223 revenue translates to actual profitability after expenses
- 03MINORSlow unit growth (5.6% YoY) on 418-unit base suggests market saturation or franchisee satisfaction issues in mature system
- 04MEDHigh initial investment ($115,630–$157,500) relative to undisclosed net income creates uncertainty about ROI timeline
- 05HIGHDisputed direct marketing program at center of litigation raises questions about franchisor support model and lead generation reliability
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
95 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Mosquito Joe · FDD (2024) PDF