Bottom line
- Total investment $121K – $158K including a $55K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $286K/year (median $135K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 42/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 126 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 17.9% CAGR over 3 years with 435 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 MOSQUITO SHIELD unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
18%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 MOSQUITO SHIELD units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$114K
on $572K purchase
Total debt
$457K
SBA $0.3M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate mosquito and pest control service businesses, conducting outdoor property treatments, inspections, and customer follow-ups. Day-to-day involves sales calls, scheduling service appointments, applying treatments using company-provided products, and managing 2-4 employee technicians. Revenue depends on seasonal demand peaks (spring-summer in most climates).
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 · 30 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 Shield presents moderate-to-cautionary risk due to missing profitability data, slow growth metrics, and unclear royalty floor mechanics that could strain undercapitalized operators.
Score breakdown · what drove the 42 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 (Average Net Income) disclosure — impossible to validate actual profitability against $120k-$158k investment
- 02MINORSlow unit growth (6.9% YoY) suggests market saturation or franchisee satisfaction issues in a mature 435-unit system
- 03MEDHigh royalty floor risk — 8% minimum on 'Minimum Gross Sales' creates revenue pressure even in slow months; actual minimum threshold not disclosed
- 04MINORAverage revenue of $285k leaves thin margin for $120k+ investment, especially if net income is materially lower than expected
- 05MINORSeasonal service business (mosquito control peaks spring-summer) creates cash flow volatility not addressed in disclosure
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
77 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
MOSQUITO SHIELD · FDD (2025) PDF