Mosquito Mike
Bottom line
- Total investment $104K – $127K including a $49K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $707K/year. Estimated payback in 0.2 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 54/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 4 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 Mike unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
64%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Mosquito Mike units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$565K
on $2.8M purchase
Total debt
$2.3M
SBA $1.4M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate mosquito and pest control treatment services, performing quarterly or seasonal spray applications for residential and commercial properties. Day-to-day activities include client acquisition/retention, scheduling treatments, mixing/applying EPA-approved pesticides, equipment maintenance, and customer service.
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 · 16 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
Mosquito Mike presents moderate-to-caution risk: single operating unit makes financial claims unverifiable, aggressive royalty floors may strain seasonal cash flow, and lack of Item 19 disclosure limits due diligence.
Score breakdown · what drove the 54 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 franchisee unit reported — impossible to validate system viability or growth trajectory
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure — cannot independently verify $706,869 avg revenue or $536,852 net income claims
- 03MINORAggressive royalty structure (10% of gross OR $25-$110 weekly minimums) creates cash flow pressure on seasonal/variable revenue business
- 04MINORHigh initial investment ($104k-$127k) relative to single-unit data set — significant capital at risk with minimal peer validation
- 05MINOR7-year term is longer than industry standard (5 years typical) — locks franchisee into relationship with unproven system
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
16 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Mosquito Mike · FDD (2022) PDF