Rolling Suds
Formerly known as Suds Creative
Bottom line
- Total investment $186K – $252K including a $55K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $419K/year (median $384K). Estimated payback in 0.3 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 52 loans (below the industry average).
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 Rolling Suds unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
16%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Rolling Suds units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$335K
on $1.7M purchase
Total debt
$1.3M
SBA $0.8M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Rolling Suds operates mobile or on-location car wash and detailing services, likely targeting residential, commercial, or fleet clients. Franchisees manage crew scheduling, equipment maintenance, customer acquisition, and service delivery for exterior and interior vehicle cleaning.
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 · 25 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
Explosive, likely unsustainable unit growth combined with mathematically impossible financial metrics suggests Rolling Suds' FDD data requires rigorous verification before investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01MINORExtraordinary unit growth of 814% YoY is unsustainable and suggests either aggressive new franchising without proven model validation or statistical anomaly (likely inflated by very small base)
- 02MINORNet income ($807,443) vastly exceeds gross revenue ($419,193) — financially impossible and indicates either data error in FDD Item 19, accounting irregularities, or cherry-picked top performers
- 03MINORMinimum royalty structure creates cash flow risk for franchisees during slow periods; actual royalty burden unknown without disclosure of minimum threshold
- 04HIGHNo going concern statement despite explosive growth raises questions about financial stability of franchisor during rapid expansion phase
- 05MINORHigh initial investment ($186,150–$251,850) combined with unclear royalty minimums creates significant break-even risk
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
96 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Rolling Suds · FDD (2025) PDF