Bottom line
- Total investment $145K – $206K including a $50K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $478K/year (median $337K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 61/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 62 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -10.7% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 SCREENMOBILE unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
23%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 SCREENMOBILE units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$287K
on $1.4M purchase
Total debt
$1.1M
SBA $0.7M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Screenmobile is a mobile window and door screen repair, replacement, and installation service. Franchisees operate as service providers visiting residential and commercial customers on-site, handling screen fabrication, repair, rescreening, and related services. The model relies on local marketing, customer referrals, and route-based service delivery in a protected territory.
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 · 31 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
Declining franchise system with going concern issues, undisclosed profitability, active litigation, and unclear unit economics presents substantial execution and franchisor stability risk.
Score breakdown · what drove the 61 / 100 rating
- 01MEDSystem contracting sharply: -7.6% unit decline YoY signals franchisee dissatisfaction or market saturation
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE: franchisor may face financial instability or operational challenges
- 03MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19: inability to validate actual profitability claims against $477K avg revenue
- 04HIGHActive litigation on trademark/non-compete enforcement: indicates franchisor-franchisee relationship tension and IP protection gaps
- 05MINORHigh royalty burden: 7% on $477K revenue = $33.4K annually, plus minimum fees create cash flow pressure during market downturns
- 06MINORModest investment ROI unclear: $144-206K initial cost requires ~3-4 years to break even if net margins are <15%
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
97 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
SCREENMOBILE · FDD (2025) PDF