Bottom line
- Total investment $165K – $220K including a $50K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $472K/year (median $305K). Estimated payback in 0.5 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 44/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 65 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 Squad unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
16%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Mosquito Squad units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$283K
on $1.4M purchase
Total debt
$1.1M
SBA $0.7M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate mosquito and outdoor pest control services, conducting yard treatments, inspections, and consultations with residential and commercial customers. Day-to-day work involves scheduling appointments, performing chemical/barrier treatments, managing service technicians, handling customer service, and managing recurring revenue contracts. The business is seasonal (peak spring/summer) and heavily dependent on weather, local competition, and customer retention.
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 · 33 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 Squad presents moderate-to-cautionary risk: regulatory litigation for false advertising, negligible unit growth, high ongoing royalty obligations, and unverified financial claims warrant careful franchisee validation before investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 44 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHLitigation: Assurance of Discontinuance (AOD) with Massachusetts AG for misleading advertising claims regarding environmental and health-and-safety benefits — indicates past regulatory violation and potential reputational risk
- 02MINORAnemic Unit Growth: Only 1.9% YoY growth across 232 units suggests market saturation, franchisee churn, or weakening brand demand in a mature system
- 03MINORHigh Royalty Burden: Greater of 10% or $650-$3,000 monthly minimum creates cash flow pressure; at $471k avg revenue, 10% royalty = $47,189/year plus marketing/support fees
- 04MINORNo Item 19 Financial Disclosure: Absence of audited earnings data limits ability to verify the stated $386,869 average net income claim independently
- 05MINORSeasonal Business Model: Mosquito control is weather and season-dependent, creating revenue volatility not fully captured in single-year averages
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
93 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Mosquito Squad · FDD (2024) PDF