Nationwide Lifts
Bottom line
- Total investment $50K – $75K including a $30K franchise fee, 3.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 69/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 4 loans (below the industry average).
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Nationwide Lifts unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
151%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate or manage elevator and lift installation, maintenance, and repair services for residential and commercial clients. Day-to-day work involves scheduling service calls, managing technician crews, handling customer relationships, and performing safety inspections and regulatory compliance work. The business model likely relies on recurring maintenance contracts and emergency service calls.
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 · 10 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
Nationwide Lifts presents caution-to-high-risk profile due to lack of financial disclosure, tiny unit base with unknown growth, franchisor going-concern issues, and opaque profitability metrics that prevent informed ROI analysis.
Score breakdown · what drove the 69 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure (avg revenue and net income not provided) — cannot validate ROI claims
- 02MINORTiny system with only 14 units and unknown growth trajectory — high risk of system collapse or consolidation
- 03MEDHybrid fee structure ($30k franchise fee + $1,250/month + 3% royalty) creates high fixed overhead that may not be justified by disclosed performance
- 04HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests financial instability or uncertainty in franchisor viability
- 05MINORMinimal franchisee base (14 units) limits peer validation and increases single-point-of-failure risk
- 06HIGHNo litigation disclosed but small system size means disputes may not reach public record
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
Nationwide Lifts · FDD (2022) PDF