Port of Subs (Regional Developer)
Formerly known as Point of Sale Services
Bottom line
- Total investment $170K – $578K including a $125K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 76 loans (below the industry average).
- 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 Port of Subs (Regional Developer) unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
26%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Port of Subs franchisees operate submarine sandwich shops, managing daily food preparation, inventory, customer service, and point-of-sale operations. Franchisees are responsible for local marketing, staffing, and maintaining brand standards across a protected territory with minimal franchisor infrastructure given the 2-unit system.
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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Extremely limited system scale (2 units), franchisor financial distress, complete financial opacity, and non-standard terms make this a high-risk, unvalidatable investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 2 units in system indicates minimal scale, validation network, and support infrastructure
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests financial instability or viability questions at franchisor level
- 03MINORNo financial disclosures (revenue, net income, Item 19) prevents ROI validation and creates opacity
- 04MEDUnknown royalty structure indicates incomplete disclosure or unstandardized terms
- 05MINORZero franchise fee is unusual and may signal difficulty attracting franchisees or inability to fund support
- 06MEDUnknown unit growth trajectory suggests stagnation or undisclosed performance issues
- 07MINORWide investment range ($169,750–$578,400) indicates poor cost standardization and execution risk
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
15 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Port of Subs (Regional Developer) · FDD (2025) PDF