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Ranger Guard

OtherFranchising since 2021Website
Investment
$152K – $215K
52nd pct Other
Avg revenue
50th pct Other
Royalty
Units
3
20th pct Other
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $152K – $215K including a $65K franchise fee.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Ranger Guard Franchising, LLC
Incorporated in
Texas
HQ
4660 Beechnut Street, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77096
Auditor
Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co.
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$139K
vs $243K prior year

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 Ranger Guard unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $152K–$215K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $30K–$45K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

48%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$105K
EBITDA margin
14.0%
Total invested
$221K
Payback
25 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

Ranger Guard franchisees operate security guard services, likely providing uniformed personnel to commercial and residential clients. Day-to-day operations typically include scheduling guards, managing client accounts, handling dispatch coordination, and ensuring compliance with security industry regulations and licensing requirements.

CEO
Assaf (David) Catran
Founded
2021
FDD year
2024
States available
2

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$152K – $215K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$30K – $45K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$65K
Royalty
The greater of 4% of Gross Revenue or the minimum royalty…
Ad fund
The greater of 2% of Gross Revenue or the minimum Brand F…
Total fee load
6.0%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
3
Opened
2
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
67%
vs corporate-owned
Multi-unit owners
1.0%
2022
2+2
Franchised units
2023
0
Franchised units
2024
0
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 3 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 3 states
Not registered

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

72
Risk · 0-100
CAUTION72 / 100

Ranger Guard presents HIGH RISK due to an extremely small unit base (3 units), absent financial disclosures, going concern status uncertainty, and lack of demonstrated system profitability — making ROI projections impossible to validate.

Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINOROnly 3 operating units indicates extremely small, unproven system with minimal track record
  2. 02MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosed — inability or unwillingness to provide Item 19 is major red flag
  3. 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, suggesting potential financial viability concerns at franchisor level
  4. 04MINORHigh initial investment ($151,700-$214,500) paired with opaque financial performance creates severe ROI uncertainty
  5. 05MINORAmbiguous royalty structure ('greater of 4% or minimum fee') lacks transparency — minimum fee amount unknown
  6. 06MEDNo disclosed system growth trajectory; 3 units could indicate stagnation or contraction
  7. 07MINOR10-year term locks franchisee into relationship with unproven franchisor model

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
population
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Texas

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
23 hrs
On-the-job training
23 hrs
POS system
Business Management and Technology System
Operating tech stack

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

4 numbers

Locked
(713) 999-••••
David Catran at
TX
(213) 576-••••
NY
(904) 584-••••
FL

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Ranger Guard · FDD (2024) PDF

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