Pest Hunters-Mosquito Hunters-Humbug Holiday Lighting
Bottom line
- Total investment $141K – $171K including a $107K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 61/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 8 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 PEST HUNTERS-MOSQUITO HUNTERS-HUMBUG HOLIDAY LIGHTING unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
-4%
Negative
Overview
About
Franchisees operate seasonal and year-round pest management services (general pest control, mosquito treatment, and holiday lighting installation/removal). Daily operations typically include customer acquisition, service scheduling, on-site treatments, and seasonal labor management across multiple service lines that require different skill sets and equipment.
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 · 26 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
Material lack of financial transparency (no Item 19), high upfront costs relative to system size, and slow growth in a fragmented service industry create significant ROI uncertainty for prospective franchisees.
Score breakdown · what drove the 61 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (average revenue/income) disclosed — impossible to assess ROI on $141K-$171K investment
- 02MINORHigh franchise fee ($107K) represents 62-76% of total initial investment with no performance benchmarks to justify it
- 03MINORModest unit growth of 10.7% YoY suggests market saturation or franchisee satisfaction issues in a 141-unit system
- 04MINOR10% royalty on net revenues is aggressive without visibility into typical net margins in pest control/seasonal services
- 05MINORThree distinct business lines (pest control, mosquito services, holiday lighting) suggests unfocused brand identity and operational complexity
- 06HIGHGoing Concern flag is FALSE but absence of profitability/revenue data raises questions about franchisor financial stability
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
67 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
PEST HUNTERS-MOSQUITO HUNTERS-HUMBUG HOLIDAY LIGHTING · FDD (2025) PDF