Skill Samurai
Bottom line
- Total investment $75K – $308K including a $49K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 67/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Skill Samurai unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
51%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Skill Samurai franchisees operate after-school and youth skill-development centers, likely teaching STEM, coding, robotics, or martial arts programs. Day-to-day operations include delivering classes to students, managing instructor staff, handling student enrollment and billing, and maintaining facility operations.
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 · 7 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Skill Samurai presents a high-risk early-stage franchise with no financial transparency, unclear unit economics, and franchisor going concern issues masking true investment viability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 67 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 6 units in system with 500% YoY growth suggests extremely early-stage franchise model with unproven scalability and potentially unsustainable growth claims
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents prospective franchisees from validating realistic financial projections and ROI
- 03MINORHigh initial investment range ($74,615–$307,950) combined with lack of performance data creates significant blind-spot risk
- 04MINORMinimum $500/month royalty (7% or greater) begins month 7, creating immediate cash flow pressure before unit reaches profitability
- 05HIGHGoing Concern status is False, indicating potential financial instability or viability concerns at franchisor level
- 06MEDMicro-system size (6 units) means limited peer network, support infrastructure, and ability to absorb franchisee failures
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
9 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Skill Samurai · FDD (2023) PDF