Rock N Roll Sushi
Bottom line
- Total investment $333K – $798K including a $36K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.1M/year (median $991K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 42/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 10 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 19.0% CAGR over 3 years with 72 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 Rock N Roll Sushi unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
27%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Rock N Roll Sushi units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.6M
on $8.0M purchase
Total debt
$6.4M
SBA $4.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate casual sushi restaurants, likely handling daily P&L management, food inventory/prep, staff scheduling, and customer service. Daily operations include managing kitchen production, food safety compliance, and point-of-sale systems while adhering to Rock N Roll Sushi brand standards.
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 · 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Rock N Roll Sushi presents moderate-to-cautionary risk due to undisclosed profitability metrics, wide capex variance, and below-average unit growth, despite stable litigation record and protected territories.
Score breakdown · what drove the 42 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — unable to verify actual profitability claims despite $1.07M average revenue
- 02MINORWide investment range ($332K-$797K) suggests inconsistent unit economics or undefined build-out costs
- 03MINORModest unit growth of 11.3% YoY is below industry standards for established restaurant franchises
- 04HIGHNo disclosed going concern language, but financial transparency gaps raise questions about franchisor stability
- 05MINOR6% royalty on gross (not net) revenue creates cash flow pressure in low-margin restaurant operations
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
Rock N Roll Sushi · FDD (2025) PDF