Bottom line
- Total investment $2.3M – $3.3M including a $10K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
- System contracting at -15.2% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 PowerLift unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
4%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
PowerLift franchisees operate commercial garage door and loading dock equipment sales, installation, and service businesses, serving industrial and commercial clients. Day-to-day activities include site assessments, equipment installation/repair, customer service calls, and account management. The business model appears to be territory-based equipment distribution and installation with ongoing service revenue.
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 · 28 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
PowerLift presents substantial risk due to extreme capital requirements paired with undisclosed financials, stagnant unit count, recent franchise law litigation, and apparent corporate financial distress.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MEDExtremely high capital requirement ($2.3M–$3.3M) with no royalty transparency and undisclosed average revenue/net income creates inability to validate ROI
- 02MINOROnly 47 units with unknown growth trajectory suggests stagnant or declining system; no unit growth data provided is itself a red flag
- 03HIGHRecent litigation (Inland Metalworks case, dismissed December 2024) involving Franchise Investment Protection Act violations indicates compliance or contractual disputes within franchisee relationships
- 04HIGHGoing Concern = False indicates potential financial instability at corporate level, raising questions about franchisor's ability to support franchisees long-term
- 05MEDNo Item 19 (average unit volumes/profitability) disclosed despite massive capital requirement makes due diligence nearly impossible
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
35 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
PowerLift · FDD (2026) PDF