Net Positive Pool Services
Bottom line
- Total investment $71K – $222K including a $50K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.4M/year (median $267K). Estimated payback in 0.5 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 40/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 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 NET POSITIVE POOL SERVICES unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
89%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 NET POSITIVE POOL SERVICES units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$852K
on $4.3M purchase
Total debt
$3.4M
SBA $2.1M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate pool maintenance, cleaning, and chemical management services for residential and commercial clients within a protected territory. Day-to-day operations include equipment servicing, water testing, chlorine/chemical application, customer acquisition, and team management. The business model relies on recurring monthly maintenance contracts and seasonal demand fluctuations.
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 · 3 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
Early-stage pool services franchise with minimal unit count, undisclosed financial performance data, and aggressive royalty structure creates moderate-to-elevated risk for franchisees lacking validated revenue benchmarks.
Score breakdown · what drove the 40 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 6 units in system with 66.7% YoY growth indicates very early-stage franchise with limited track record and unproven scalability
- 02MEDNo Item 19 (Financial Performance Representations) disclosed — cannot independently verify claimed $279,636 average net income or validate if all units achieve similar returns
- 03MINORWide investment range ($70,975–$221,700) suggests inconsistent startup costs or territory-dependent pricing, creating uncertainty around actual capital requirements
- 04MINORFranchise fee of $49,500 on $70,975 minimum investment represents 70% of entry cost for a brand with only 6 operating units
- 05MINORAggressive 8% royalty tier (vs. 7% above $1M) on average $1.42M revenue creates $113,561 annual royalty burden — reducing net income visibility and franchisee profitability predictability
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
7 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
NET POSITIVE POOL SERVICES · FDD (2025) PDF