Bottom line
- Total investment $136K – $286K including a $39K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Puptqe unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
55%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Puptqe appears to be a pet-related franchise (likely dog grooming, training, boarding, or retail based on brand name). Franchisees would manage day-to-day operations including customer service, staff management, inventory/service delivery, and local marketing within their protected territory. Specific operational details are unavailable due to limited public disclosure.
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 · 10 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
Puptqe presents extreme risk due to going concern uncertainty, single operating unit with no growth evidence, complete absence of financial performance disclosure, and inability to validate investment returns.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates material doubt about franchisor's ability to continue operations
- 02MINOROnly 1 operating unit with unknown growth trajectory — no evidence of system expansion or replicable model
- 03MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure — impossible to validate ROI on $136k-$285.5k investment
- 04MINORHigh initial investment ($39k franchise fee + $136k-$285.5k total) with no financial performance data to justify
- 05MEDExtremely limited franchisee base (1 unit) prevents meaningful comparative analysis or peer validation
- 06MED6% royalty on undisclosed revenue stream creates ongoing cost with no earnings visibility
- 07HIGHNo disclosed litigation history may reflect newness rather than safety — unproven track record
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
12 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Puptqe · FDD (2025) PDF