Bottom line
- Total investment $276K – $616K including a $35K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 56/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 86 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 15.9% CAGR over 3 years with 153 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 OsteoStrong unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
46%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
OsteoStrong franchisees operate boutique fitness studios offering specialized strength-training workouts (primarily leveraging bone density and muscle development through high-intensity, low-impact exercise). Day-to-day operations include managing class schedules, member enrollment and retention, personal training delivery, facility maintenance, and local marketing to build membership base in protected territories.
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 · 7 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
OsteoStrong presents elevated investment risk due to active multi-party litigation, regulatory compliance issues, opaque financial performance data, and slow system growth in a niche market segment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 56 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHMultiple active litigation cases involving misrepresentation and breach of contract allegations from former franchisees and regional developers
- 02MINORCalifornia regulatory consent order regarding failure to register franchise broker agreements, indicating compliance lapses
- 03MEDHigh initial investment ($275k–$615k) with no disclosed average revenue or net income data (Item 19) prevents ROI validation
- 04MEDSlow unit growth (7.0% YoY) on small base (153 units) suggests limited system momentum and market traction
- 05MINORRoyalty structure floor of $1,500/month ($18k annually) creates significant breakeven threshold for low-revenue locations
- 06MINOR10-year term locks franchisee into relationship with company facing active legal disputes
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
96 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included