Pacific Lawn Sprinklers
Bottom line
- Total investment $23K – $112K including a $45K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.1M/year (median $857K). Estimated payback in 0.2 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 49/100.
- No protected territory and the franchisor reserves the right to compete in your area. Clarify territorial boundaries before signing.
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 Pacific Lawn Sprinklers unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
160%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Pacific Lawn Sprinklers units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.1M
on $5.3M purchase
Total debt
$4.2M
SBA $2.7M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Pacific Lawn Sprinklers franchisees design, install, and maintain residential and commercial irrigation systems. Day-to-day operations involve customer consultations, system installation/repair, seasonal maintenance scheduling, and managing a small crew of technicians. The business is highly seasonal (peak spring/summer) with weather-dependent revenue 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 · 12 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
Moderate-to-caution risk profile: unprotected territory and slow growth raise concerns about unit viability and competitive cannibalization, while aggressive royalty structure and missing financial disclosures obscure true franchisee profitability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 49 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk and customer poaching among franchisees
- 02MINORSlow unit growth of 4.5% YoY suggests market saturation or franchisee struggles
- 03MINOR10% royalty on net revenues (not gross) is aggressive given seasonal lawn care cash flow volatility
- 04MINORWide investment range ($23.1K–$111.6K) indicates unclear startup costs and inconsistent unit economics
- 05MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representation limits ability to validate $366K average net income claim
- 06MINORFranchise fee of $45,000 is high relative to minimum investment of $23,100, creating front-loaded risk
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
30 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Pacific Lawn Sprinklers · FDD (2025) PDF