Bottom line
- Total investment $45K – $82K including a $5K 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. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 5 loans (below the industry average).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 RooterMan unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
81%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
RooterMan franchisees operate plumbing and drain cleaning service businesses, managing field technicians who perform residential and commercial repairs, drain cleaning, and maintenance services. Daily operations include customer acquisition and scheduling, technician dispatch and supervision, and service delivery management within their protected territory.
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 · 24 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
RooterMan presents high investment risk due to accelerating unit decline, extensive franchisee litigation, regulatory violations across multiple states, and complete lack of financial performance disclosure.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01MEDSevere unit decline of 18.1% YoY indicates systemic franchisee failure and collapsing system momentum
- 02HIGHMultiple pending litigation cases with current and former franchisees regarding territory disputes and breach of contract suggest franchisor operational/enforcement problems
- 03MEDNo disclosed average revenue or net income (Item 19) prevents validation of franchise profitability claims and suggests franchisor may be hiding poor performance data
- 04MINORMulti-state governmental actions (MD, IL, VA, CA, WA) for registration and disclosure violations indicate franchisor compliance and transparency issues
- 05MINORUnique population-based royalty model ($3 per 1,000 residents) creates unpredictable costs and potential disputes over territory definitions and population calculations
- 06HIGHGoing concern notation raises questions about franchisor financial stability despite low franchise fee
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
29 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
RooterMan · FDD (2025) PDF