Bottom line
- Total investment $300K – $601K including a $35K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.0M/year (median $932K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 61/100.
- System growing at 155.2% CAGR over 3 years with 142 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 My Eyelab unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
6%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
My Eyelab franchisees operate retail optical centers providing eye exams, eyewear sales, and contact lens services. Day-to-day operations include managing optometrist/staff schedules, inventory management for frames and lenses, patient consultations, and driving walk-in traffic through local marketing. Franchisees handle P&L responsibility for their protected territory while paying 4% weekly royalties to the franchisor.
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 · 16 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
My Eyelab presents CAUTION-level risk due to undisclosed profitability metrics, aggressive expansion masking potential franchisee churn, prior litigation settlement, and opaque cost structures that prevent accurate ROI assessment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 61 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Net Income) disclosed — impossible to validate ROI claims or unit economics
- 02MINOR54.2% YoY unit growth is unsustainably aggressive and suggests potential recruitment over retention focus
- 03HIGHLitigation history: $200,000 settlement for fraud/breach of contract allegations raises franchisor credibility concerns
- 04MINOR4% royalty on gross sales (not net) creates cash flow pressure during slow periods
- 05HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — ambiguous language; clarify if this is a negative indicator
- 06MINORWide investment range ($299,858–$601,197) suggests high variability in startup costs and unclear cost structure
- 07MINOR$34,900 franchise fee is moderate but paired with high total investment signals significant working capital needs
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
21 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
My Eyelab · FDD (2022) PDF