Bottom line
- Total investment $407K – $425K including a $148K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 PlumbingPro unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
17%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
PlumbingPro franchisees operate a plumbing service business, likely handling residential and/or commercial pipe repairs, installations, maintenance, and emergency calls. Day-to-day activities include scheduling appointments, performing plumbing work, managing crew or subcontractors, invoicing customers, and maintaining vehicles/equipment. The protected territory grants geographic exclusivity for service delivery.
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 · 8 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
PlumbingPro presents extreme risk due to Going Concern status, single-unit system, missing financial disclosures, and unproven business model — this franchise appears to be in early stage, financially unstable, or abandoned by the franchisor.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 franchisee unit in system with unknown growth trajectory suggests failed or stalled franchise model
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates franchisor financial distress or operational viability questions
- 03MINORNo Item 19 (average revenue/income) disclosure — impossible to assess ROI on $406k-$425k investment
- 04MINORHigh franchise fee ($147,500) represents 36% of total investment with no performance benchmarks to justify it
- 05MED6% royalty on undisclosed revenue creates ongoing cost burden with no visibility into franchisee profitability
- 06MINOR10-year term locks franchisee into relationship with single-unit, non-growing system
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
12 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
PlumbingPro · FDD (2025) PDF