Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co.
Bottom line
- Total investment $292K – $408K including a $40K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.0M/year (median $981K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
- System growing at 700.0% CAGR over 3 years with 27 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 Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
31%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$815K
on $4.1M purchase
Total debt
$3.3M
SBA $2.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate specialty Yemeni coffee retail locations, likely emphasizing traditional brewing methods, authentic sourcing, and cafe-style service. Day-to-day operations include inventory management of premium coffee beans, customer-facing beverage preparation, point-of-sale management, and maintaining brand consistency across the growing chain.
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 · 13 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
Rapid expansion with missing financial disclosures and uncertain franchisor stability creates material risk despite protected territory and no litigation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests potential financial instability or undisclosed material weaknesses in the franchisor
- 02MEDNet Income not disclosed — inability to verify actual profitability despite $1.02M average revenue; franchisees cannot validate unit economics
- 03MINORAggressive unit growth (140% YoY) with only 27 units — expansion may be outpacing operational support capacity and masking underlying unit quality issues
- 04MEDHigh investment ceiling ($408K) relative to disclosed average revenue and missing net income data creates opacity around ROI timeline
- 05MINOR5% royalty on gross revenues (not net) — franchisees pay on top-line even during losses or low-margin periods
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
34 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Co. · FDD (2025) PDF