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FV-02331·MODERATEExcellent95

SixFour3

Education - Tutoring & Test PrepFranchising since 2023Website
Investment
$521K – $1.0M
91st pct Tutoring & Te…
Avg revenue
$760K
36th pct Tutoring & Te…
Royalty
6.0%
3rd pct Tutoring & Te…
Units
3
14th pct Tutoring & Te…
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $521K – $1.0M including a $43K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $760K/year (median $658K). Estimated payback in 10.1 years.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
  • Emerging franchise — only 3 years of franchising with 3 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
SixFour3 Franchising, LLC
Incorporated in
Virginia
HQ
44427 Atwater Drive, Suite 100, Ashburn, Virginia 20147
Auditor
Crowe Donahue PLLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$34K
vs $152K prior year

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 SixFour3 unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $760,285
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: education
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $521K–$1.0M
Working capital
$
FDD reports $25K–$50K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

15%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$122K
EBITDA margin
16.0%
Total invested
$805K
Payback
79 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 SixFour3 units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$1.4M

on $6.8M purchase

Total debt

$5.5M

SBA $3.4M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

SixFour3 franchisees appear to operate a service or retail business generating average revenues of $760K annually. Without disclosed details, the specific daily operations remain unclear—requiring urgent clarification on whether franchisees manage storefronts, provide field services, offer consulting, or another model.

CEO
Matthew Cooke
Founded
2023
FDD year
2025
States available
2

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$521K – $1.0M
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$25K – $50K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$43K
Royalty
6.0%
Gross Revenue · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
7.0%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
10.1 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$760K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$658K
Item 19 type
Affiliate-owned outlets
Sample size
3 units
vs category median 12 · small
Range (low → high)
$445K$1.2M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
10 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Revenue rank36th
vs Education - Tutoring & Test Prep peers
Investment cost rank91th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank3th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank14th
vs Education - Tutoring & Test Prep peers
Risk score rank74th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
3
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
3
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
0%
vs corporate-owned
Multi-unit owners
1.0%
2023
0±0
Franchised units
2024
0
Franchised units
2025
0
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 16 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 16 states
Not registered

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.

No SBA loan data available for this brand.

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

65
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE65 / 100

SixFour3 presents material risk due to minimal unit count, franchisor financial instability indicators, thin franchisee margins, and lack of financial transparency—suitable only for capital-patient investors with strong operational experience.

Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINOROnly 3 units in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal scale and unproven replicability
  2. 02HIGHGoing Concern = False suggests potential financial instability or uncertainty about franchisor's viability
  3. 03MINORNet income of $76,240 on $760,286 revenue (10% net margin) is thin; 6% royalty eats 60% of net profit
  4. 04MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representations limits ability to validate actual franchisee profitability claims
  5. 05MINORHigh investment range ($520K-$1M+) relative to 10% average net income creates extended breakeven timeline
  6. 06HIGHUndisclosed litigation history combined with Going Concern status raises transparency concerns

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
zip codes
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Virginia

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
21 hrs
On-the-job training
24 hrs
POS system
Square POS
Operating tech stack

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

19 numbers

Locked
(571) 781-••••
Matthew Cooke Kevin Bednoski
VA
(804) 371-••••
VA
(503) 378-••••
OR

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

SixFour3 · FDD (2025) PDF

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