Bottom line
- Total investment $93K – $209K including a $43K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $514K/year (median $148K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 47/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 9 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 44.2% CAGR over 3 years with 78 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 Pestmaster unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
28%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Pestmaster units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$308K
on $1.5M purchase
Total debt
$1.2M
SBA $0.8M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Pestmaster franchisees operate residential and commercial pest control services, conducting inspections, treating infestations, and providing ongoing prevention maintenance. Day-to-day operations involve dispatching technicians to customer locations, managing service calls, and handling customer acquisition and retention within their protected territory.
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 · 30 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
Pestmaster presents moderate-to-caution risk due to missing profitability data, affiliate litigation history, and high royalty minimums that could squeeze franchisee margins despite solid unit growth.
Score breakdown · what drove the 47 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo average net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents accurate ROI analysis on $92,850-$208,600 investment
- 02MINORParent company affiliate (MaidPro) had 2025 SEC compliance violation involving franchise fee deferral practices, raising governance concerns
- 03MINOR31.6% YoY unit growth appears strong but absolute unit count (78) is relatively small, limiting statistical significance
- 04MINORHigh minimum royalty (7% of gross sales floor) creates cash flow pressure for franchisees in slower months
- 05MINOR5-year term is shorter than industry standard (10 years), requiring earlier contract renegotiation
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
65 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Pestmaster · FDD (2026) PDF