Natural Life Wellness Begins Here
Bottom line
- Total investment $205K – $354K including a $40K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $280K/year (median $253K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100.
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 NATURAL LIFE WELLNESS BEGINS HERE unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
19%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 NATURAL LIFE WELLNESS BEGINS HERE units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$839K
on $4.2M purchase
Total debt
$3.4M
SBA $2.1M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate wellness centers offering health services, likely including fitness, nutrition counseling, wellness coaching, or alternative health treatments. Daily operations involve client consultations, service delivery/instruction, facility management, and retail product sales (if applicable). Revenue model combines service fees and potential retail component typical of wellness brands.
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 · 18 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
Early-stage wellness franchise with explosive but potentially unsustainable growth, undisclosed profitability, and insufficient financial transparency to validate unit economics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 — cannot assess actual profitability or ROI; average revenue of $279,766.5 may not translate to viable returns after expenses
- 02MINORExplosive unit growth of 160% YoY with only 19 total units suggests very early-stage system with unproven unit economics and high failure risk
- 03MINORRoyalty floor of $200/week ($10,400 annually) creates break-even pressure for lower-volume locations — franchisees earning below $208,000 gross may struggle
- 04HIGHGoing Concern flag is FALSE but absence of financial disclosure raises transparency concerns about franchisor stability and franchisee performance sustainability
- 05MEDHigh investment range ($205-353k) relative to disclosed average revenue suggests lengthy payback period and capital intensity without proven profitability metrics
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
26 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
NATURAL LIFE WELLNESS BEGINS HERE · FDD (2024) PDF