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PayMore

RetailFranchising since 2020Website
Investment
$132K – $257K
28th pct Retail
Avg revenue
$1.2M
37th pct Retail
Royalty
Units
58
51st pct Retail
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $132K – $257K including a $35K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $1.2M/year (median $1.3M).
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 59/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 30 loans (below the industry average).
  • System contracting at -86.0% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
PayMore Group LLC
Incorporated in
North Carolina
HQ
North Hills Tower II, 4242 Six Forks Road, North Hills, Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
Auditor
Pinnacle Accountancy Group of Utah
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$2.0M
vs $573K prior year

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 PayMore unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $1,219,300
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: retail
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $132K–$257K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $20K–$60K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

42%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$98K
EBITDA margin
8.0%
Total invested
$234K
Payback
29 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 PayMore units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$244K

on $1.2M purchase

Total debt

$975K

SBA $0.6M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

PayMore franchisees typically operate money services businesses, including bill payment processing, money transfer services, check cashing, and possibly prepaid financial products. Day-to-day operations involve customer transactions, regulatory compliance, cash management, and point-of-sale system management across what may be single or multi-unit locations.

CEO
Stephen R. Preuss
Founded
2020
FDD year
2025
States available
20

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$132K – $257K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$20K – $60K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$35K
Royalty
Greater of 5% of Gross Sales or $1,000 per month
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
7.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$1.2M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$1.3M
Item 19 type
Actual Results
Sample size
20 units
vs category median 52 · small
Range (low → high)
$550K$1.7M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 3 / 5 · above
Revenue rank37th
vs Retail peers
Investment cost rank28th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank73th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank51th
vs Retail peers
Risk score rank49th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
58
Opened
38
Last reporting year
Closed
1
Turnover rate
1.7%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
98%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
-60.0%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
-86.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
8+37
Franchised units
2024
20
Franchised units
2025
57
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 23 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 23 states
Not registered

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.

Total loans
30
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

59
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE59 / 100

PayMore presents HIGH RISK due to a collapsing franchise network (60% unit decline), undisclosed profitability metrics, lack of territory protection, and going concern issues that raise questions about franchisor viability and franchisee ability to sustain operations.

Score breakdown · what drove the 59 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORUnit count collapsed 60% YoY (58 units remaining) — indicates severe system deterioration
  2. 02MINORNo net income disclosure — unable to assess actual franchisee profitability despite $1.2M average revenue
  3. 03MINORNo territory protection — franchisees face direct competition from other PayMore locations
  4. 04MINORHigh ongoing royalty floor of $1,000/month (~$12,000 annually) with no guaranteed minimum revenue
  5. 05MEDSubstantial investment range ($131,750-$256,500) with no disclosed Item 19 financial performance data
  6. 06HIGHGoing Concern status is False — potential financial instability at franchisor level
  7. 07MINOR15-year term locks franchisees into declining system with minimal flexibility

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Radius
Protected territory
No
Initial term
15 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Granted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
North Carolina

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
29 hrs
On-the-job training
31 hrs
POS system
computer-based point-of-sale systems approved by us
Operating tech stack

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

53 numbers

Locked
(347) 757-••••
NY
(917) 648-••••
NY
(925) 818-••••
CA

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

PayMore · FDD (2025) PDF

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