Pets Are Inn
Formerly known as Precision Auto Care
Bottom line
- Total investment $74K – $122K including a $65K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $263K/year (median $208K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100.
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 Pets Are Inn unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
36%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Pets Are Inn units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$368K
on $1.8M purchase
Total debt
$1.5M
SBA $0.9M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Pets Are Inn franchisees operate pet boarding, daycare, and/or grooming facilities that provide in-home or facility-based care for dogs, cats, and other pets. Day-to-day operations include managing customer relationships, scheduling pet care services, handling animal care/safety protocols, staffing management, and marketing to local pet owners. Franchisees generate revenue through boarding fees, daycare services, grooming, and ancillary pet care services.
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 · 6 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
Pets Are Inn presents caution-level risk due to an extremely small franchise system (5 units), absence of financial performance disclosure, opaque tiered royalty structure, and unproven franchisor viability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 5 operating units suggests extremely limited franchise system with unclear growth trajectory and viability
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure (Average Net Income not provided) prevents validation of profitability claims despite $262,695 average revenue
- 03MINORTiered royalty structure (10%/7.5%/5%) appears designed to obscure total royalty burden—franchisee at $262,695 revenue pays ~$9,826 annually (~3.7% effective rate), creating uncertainty around profitability at different revenue levels
- 04MEDHigh franchise fee ($65,000) relative to system size and lack of disclosed franchisor profitability raises questions about business model sustainability
- 05HIGHNo disclosed going concern issues but minimal system size and lack of financial transparency creates elevated risk of franchisor instability
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
10 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Pets Are Inn · FDD (2024) PDF