Prime IV Hydration & Wellness
Bottom line
- Total investment $188K – $631K including a $49K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $567K/year (median $539K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 44/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 118 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 Prime IV Hydration & Wellness unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
29%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Prime IV Hydration & Wellness units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.7M
on $8.5M purchase
Total debt
$6.8M
SBA $4.3M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate IV hydration therapy clinics offering intravenous vitamin infusions, wellness shots, and hydration services to clientele seeking recovery, immune support, and performance enhancement. Day-to-day operations include administering treatments, managing nursing/clinical staff, maintaining inventory of IV solutions and nutrients, scheduling appointments, and driving client acquisition through local marketing and partnerships with fitness facilities or corporate wellness programs.
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 · 29 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
Rapid growth and solid unit count are offset by material litigation, missing profitability data, going concern status, and unclear unit economics.
Score breakdown · what drove the 44 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHActive litigation in multiple states regarding franchise fee deferral and registration violations—indicates compliance issues at corporate level
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19—unable to validate actual profitability claims; average revenue of $567K may mask wide variance and underperforming units
- 03HIGHGoing concern status suggests potential financial instability at franchisor level, raising questions about support, marketing fund viability, and long-term system survival
- 04MINORHigh unit growth rate (55.1% YoY) may be unsustainable and typical of aggressive expansion preceding market saturation or system contraction
- 05MINORWide investment range ($187K-$631K) indicates inconsistent build-out costs and unclear path to profitability for lower-investment models
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
90 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Prime IV Hydration & Wellness · FDD (2025) PDF