Bottom line
- Total investment $152K – $315K including a $43K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 44/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 228 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 Mr. Electric unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
27%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Mr. Electric franchisees operate local residential and commercial electrical service businesses, dispatching technicians to perform repairs, installations, and maintenance. Daily operations include customer acquisition/scheduling, technician management, inventory control, and service delivery with the Mr. Electric brand.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 27 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
Opaque financial performance combined with affiliate litigation and slow growth creates material uncertainty about unit economics and franchisor compliance culture.
Score breakdown · what drove the 44 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure — cannot verify if $152k-$314.5k investment generates positive ROI or matches advertised averages
- 02HIGHAffiliate litigation (Window Genie, Molly Maid) signals potential systemic franchise compliance issues within parent company's multi-brand portfolio
- 03MINORModest unit growth (5.0% YoY on 189 units = ~9 net new franchises) suggests market saturation or difficulty recruiting/retaining franchisees
- 04MED6% royalty plus undisclosed operating costs create margin pressure in service-based electrical business with high labor costs
- 05MINORHigh franchise fee ($42,500) relative to low initial investment floor ($152k) indicates significant upfront cost burden before working capital
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
92 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Mr. Electric · FDD (2024) PDF