Musicologie
Bottom line
- Total investment $191K – $364K including a $60K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $604K/year (median $648K). Estimated payback in 2.3 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 3 years of franchising with 8 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 Musicologie unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
28%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Musicologie units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$846K
on $4.2M purchase
Total debt
$3.4M
SBA $2.1M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Musicologie franchisees operate music education and instruction centers offering lessons, ensemble training, and performance opportunities. Daily operations include scheduling/managing student lessons, instructor coordination, facility management, and community music events. Revenue streams typically derive from tuition, private lessons, group classes, and potentially retail instrument sales.
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 · 15 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Musicologie presents substantial risk due to going concern status, microscopic unit count, high investment-to-income ratios, and unverified financial claims—suitable only for well-capitalized investors with music industry expertise and strong risk tolerance.
Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status indicates parent company financial distress or viability questions
- 02MINOROnly 8 units system-wide with unknown/likely stagnant growth trajectory raises scalability concerns
- 03MINORHigh initial investment ($190k-$363k) against modest average net income ($121k) yields 1.6-3 year payback with no margin for error
- 04MINOR7% royalty on gross sales (not net) creates cash flow pressure during low-revenue periods
- 05MINORAbsence of Item 19 financial performance representation limits transparency and verification of claimed averages
- 06MEDMinimal franchise system size suggests limited corporate support infrastructure and franchisor resources
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
15 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Musicologie · FDD (2025) PDF