Bottom line
- Total investment $72K – $110K including a $35K franchise fee, 7.5% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 74/100.
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 NEXClean unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
79%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
NEXClean franchisees provide commercial cleaning and disinfection services to healthcare facilities, offices, and other commercial clients. Day-to-day operations involve managing cleaning crews, scheduling service visits, maintaining equipment, and handling client relationships across protected territories. Revenue comes from tiered royalty rates (7.5% healthcare, 5% commercial/disinfection) suggesting a multi-service model with different pricing tiers.
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 · 17 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
This is a pre-revenue-stage franchise system with dangerously thin unit base (2 units), no financial transparency, and unproven business model — extremely high failure risk for franchisee capital.
Score breakdown · what drove the 74 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 2 existing franchisees — critically small system with no demonstrated scalability or growth trajectory
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure — impossible to validate ROI or assess realistic earnings potential
- 03MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representations — franchisor provides zero earnings claims or benchmarks
- 04HIGHGoing Concern flag is FALSE but franchisor stability is unverifiable with minimal unit base
- 05MINORHigh initial investment ($71.7K-$110.4K) combined with dual royalty structure (5-7.5%) creates significant cash flow pressure with unproven unit economics
- 06MINOR10-year term with only 2 franchisees suggests either very recent launch, failed recruitment, or serious market acceptance issues
- 07MINORLack of growth data — no disclosure of new unit pipeline, expansion plans, or historical growth rates
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
17 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
NEXClean · FDD (2023) PDF