Signs Now / Signs By Tomorrow
Formerly known as Alliance Global Graphics
Bottom line
- Total investment $50K – $304K including a $20K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 57/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 105 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -6.6% 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 Signs Now / Signs By Tomorrow unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
27%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Signs Now/Signs By Tomorrow franchisees operate retail or production-focused locations producing custom signage, vehicle wraps, promotional products, and print materials for local businesses and consumers. Day-to-day operations involve client consultations, design work, production management (in-house or via third parties), inventory management, and account servicing. Revenue models typically blend high-margin custom orders with lower-margin commodity products.
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 · 26 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 franchisee count, litigation history, undisclosed financials, and aggressive minimum royalty structure present material risks despite protected territory and reasonable initial fee.
Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating
- 01MINORDeclining unit count (-4.1% YoY) suggests system contraction and potential market saturation or performance issues
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents validation of ROI claims and profitability benchmarks
- 03HIGHTwo litigation cases involving breach of contract and post-termination disputes raise concerns about franchisor enforcement practices and franchisee disputes
- 04MINORMinimum royalty floor of 6% on $300,000 threshold creates fixed cost burden regardless of actual sales performance
- 05MINORWide investment range ($50K-$304K) lacks clarity on which locations achieve profitability and why variance exists
- 06MINOR20-year term is unusually long and locks franchisees into relationship with declining system momentum
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
80 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Signs Now / Signs By Tomorrow · FDD (2024) PDF