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MosquitoNix

Home Services - Pest ControlFranchising since 2023Website
Investment
$121K – $156K
77th pct Pest Control
Avg revenue
$1.3M
55th pct Pest Control
Royalty
Units
7
9th pct Pest Control
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $121K – $156K including a $49K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $1.3M/year. Estimated payback in 0.3 years.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 55/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 6 loans (below the industry average).
  • Emerging franchise — only 3 years of franchising with 7 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
MosquitoNix Franchise, LLC
Parent company
FW-MQX Holdings, LLC; O’Neal Family Trust; Franworth, LLC
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
8940 Western Way Ste. #2, Jacksonville, FL 32256
Auditor
Doeren Mayhew
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$0
Most recent fiscal year

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 MosquitoNix unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $1,297,517
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: restoration
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $121K–$156K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $10K–$25K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

92%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$143K
EBITDA margin
11.0%
Total invested
$156K
Payback
13 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 MosquitoNix units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$1.0M

on $5.2M purchase

Total debt

$4.2M

SBA $2.6M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

MosquitoNix franchisees operate mosquito and pest control treatment services, visiting residential and commercial properties to apply treatments, monitor infestations, and manage customer relationships. Day-to-day work includes scheduling service appointments, conducting property inspections, applying pesticide treatments, customer communication, and managing service routes across their protected territory.

CEO
Mike O’Neal
Founded
2023
FDD year
2024
States available
0

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$121K – $156K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$10K – $25K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$49K
Royalty
The greater of a percentage of Gross Sales (7%-10%) or a …
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
9.0%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
0.3 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$1.3M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
Item 19 type
Historical performance of 7 company-affiliated businesses
Sample size
7 units
vs category median 33 · small
Range (low → high)
$662K$2.0M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
9 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Revenue rank55th
vs Home Services - Pest Control peers
Investment cost rank77th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank55th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank9th
vs Home Services - Pest Control peers
Risk score rank45th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
7
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
7
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
0%
vs corporate-owned
2022
0±0
Franchised units
2023
0
Franchised units
2024
0
Franchised units

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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 13 states
Not registered

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.

Total loans
6
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

55
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE55 / 100

Micro-franchise with unverified financials, opaque growth metrics, and insufficient unit base to validate business model sustainability.

Score breakdown · what drove the 55 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDOnly 7 units systemwide indicates extremely limited scale and unproven franchise model replicability
  2. 02HIGHNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure (Going Concern = False) prevents validation of $443k avg net income claim
  3. 03MINORHigh royalty ceiling (10%) combined with minimum weekly fees creates unpredictable cost structure for low-revenue periods
  4. 04MINORUnknown unit growth trajectory suggests franchisor may not track or disclose performance metrics
  5. 05MINORMinimal franchise base raises questions about franchisor's ability to support franchisees or sustain operations

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Zip Codes
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Texas

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
35 hrs
On-the-job training
43 hrs

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

13 numbers

Locked
(317) 232-••••
IN
(213) 576-••••
CA
(410) 576-••••
MD

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

MosquitoNix · FDD (2024) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above