Bottom line
- Total investment $6K – $47K including a $0 franchise fee, 16.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100.
- System growing at 60.9% CAGR over 3 years with 112 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 Pritikin ICR unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
210%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Pritikin ICR franchisees operate cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation facilities offering medically supervised exercise programs, nutrition counseling, and lifestyle education for post-cardiac-event patients. Revenue is derived entirely from Medicare reimbursement per patient session, with franchisees managing facility operations, staff, patient scheduling, and compliance with cardiac rehab licensing standards.
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 · 20 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
Moderate-to-high risk opportunity with undisclosed financials, heavy Medicare dependency, unprotected territory, and franchisor going concern status creating significant revenue uncertainty and competitive exposure.
Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo financial performance disclosure (Item 19) — unable to verify profitability claims or typical unit economics
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests potential financial instability at franchisor level despite 24.7% unit growth
- 03MINORUnusually high royalty rates (16-18.5%) tied solely to Medicare reimbursement — creates dependency on government payer mix and reimbursement rates beyond franchisee control
- 04MINORNo protected territory — direct competition from other Pritikin franchisees and non-affiliated cardiac rehab providers in same market
- 05MINORWide investment range ($5.7K-$46.7K) without clarity on what drives cost variance — suggests inconsistent startup requirements or undefined scope
- 06MINOR3-year term length is short — limits franchisee ability to recoup investment or build sustainable patient base before renewal/renegotiation risk
- 07MINORRapid unit growth (24.7% YoY) may indicate aggressive expansion without vetting franchisee quality or market saturation analysis
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
87 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Pritikin ICR · FDD (2024) PDF