Sam & Louie’s® New York Pizzeria
Bottom line
- Total investment $328K – $469K including a $25K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $590K/year.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 12 loans (below the industry average).
- No protected territory and the franchisor reserves the right to compete in your area. Clarify territorial boundaries before signing.
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 Sam & Louie’s® New York Pizzeria unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
22%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Sam & Louie’s® New York Pizzeria units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$944K
on $4.7M purchase
Total debt
$3.8M
SBA $2.4M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate quick-service or casual-dining pizzeria locations serving New York-style pizza and complementary menu items. Day-to-day operations involve food preparation, staff management, inventory control, customer service, and marketing within their local market while adhering to Sam & Louie's brand standards and paying 5% royalties on all gross receipts.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
No multi-year history disclosed and no opening/closing activity in the last reporting year.
Item 20 · 12 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
Sam & Louie's presents elevated risk due to going concern status, minimal system size, undisclosed profitability, and unprotected territories—suitable only for sophisticated investors who can verify current unit economics through direct franchisee interviews.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status indicates potential financial distress or viability concerns at corporate level
- 02MINORNo net income disclosure in Item 19 prevents accurate ROI analysis on $327.5k-$468.7k investment
- 03MEDOnly 9 units systemwide suggests limited brand scale, unproven model, or recent contraction
- 04MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk from other Sam & Louie's franchisees in same market
- 05MINORUnknown unit growth trajectory raises questions about system stability and franchisee success rates
- 06MINORHigh investment-to-revenue ratio (55-79% of avg revenue required upfront) creates extended breakeven 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
13 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Sam & Louie’s® New York Pizzeria · FDD (2019) PDF