Bottom line
- Total investment $139K – $224K including a $65K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $454K/year (median $353K).
- Rated AVOID with a risk score of 79/100.
- 17 litigation matters disclosed in Item 3 — higher than typical. Review the summary for patterns (franchisor-initiated vs. franchisee-initiated).
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 PROLIFT GARAGE DOORS unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
23%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 PROLIFT GARAGE DOORS units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$364K
on $1.8M purchase
Total debt
$1.5M
SBA $0.9M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Prolift Garage Doors franchisees operate local garage door sales, installation, and service businesses. Day-to-day operations include responding to customer service calls, performing door installations and repairs, managing inventory, and handling sales/estimates. The business model relies on territorial exclusivity and brand reputation for repeat and referral business.
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 · 34 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
Prolift Garage Doors exhibits extreme systemic risk: rapid unit collapse, pervasive litigation including fraud allegations, regulatory violations across multiple states, undisclosed profitability, and franchisor financial distress—avoid investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 79 / 100 rating
- 01MINOR25.5% unit contraction year-over-year indicates systemic franchisee failure or departure
- 02HIGH17 active legal actions including fraud allegations and multiple state consent orders for disclosure violations suggest corporate compliance failures
- 03MEDNet income not disclosed despite $454K average revenue—inability or unwillingness to provide Item 19 financial performance suggests poor profitability or hidden liabilities
- 04HIGHGoing Concern status = FALSE indicates franchisor financial instability or solvency concerns
- 05HIGHHigh litigation involving breach of contract and prior franchisee settlements suggests adversarial franchisor-franchisee relationships
- 06MINORRoyalty structure ($150/week minimum = $7,800 annually) creates high fixed costs on declining unit base, pressuring franchisor viability
- 07MINORMultiple state consent orders (MD, IL, VA, CA, WA) indicate pattern of franchise law violations across jurisdictions
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
74 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
PROLIFT GARAGE DOORS · FDD (2025) PDF