Prep Academy Tutors
Formerly known as Precision Tune Auto Care
Bottom line
- Total investment $53K – $66K including a $43K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 44/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 11 loans (below the industry average).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 Prep Academy Tutors unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
152%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Prep Academy Tutors franchisees operate one-on-one and small-group tutoring services in protected territories, delivering personalized academic support across K–12 subjects. Day-to-day operations include recruiting/managing tutors, scheduling sessions, client acquisition and retention, curriculum delivery oversight, and payment processing. Most franchisees serve as owner-operators or managers, handling client relationships and tutor supervision directly.
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 · 9 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
Early-stage tutoring franchise with concerning financial opacity, no Item 19 disclosure, and unclear royalty floor structure that could make unit economics unviable for low-revenue locations.
Score breakdown · what drove the 44 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) — impossible to validate ROI claims or profitability benchmarks
- 02MINORVery small system with only 16 units limits peer support network and economies of scale; high growth rate (77.8% YoY) may indicate instability or cherry-picked data
- 03MINORMonthly minimum service fee structure creates fixed overhead risk regardless of actual sales — unclear what the minimum is and how it impacts franchisees with slower months
- 04MEDHigh initial investment ($52.6k–$65.6k) + 8% royalty with no disclosed average revenue means breakeven timeline is completely opaque
- 05MINORProtected territory is positive, but 10-year term is longer than industry standard (5–7 years typical) and limits exit flexibility
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
37 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Prep Academy Tutors · FDD (2025) PDF