Bottom line
- Total investment $75K – $195K including a $40K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $157K/year (median $107K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 44/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 21 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 41.2% CAGR over 3 years with 121 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 SNAPOLOGY unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
15%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 SNAPOLOGY units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$220K
on $1.1M purchase
Total debt
$879K
SBA $0.5M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Snapology franchisees operate STEM education centers offering robotics, coding, and engineering classes to school-age children through in-center programs, field trips, and school-based partnerships. Daily operations include curriculum delivery, student enrollment management, facility maintenance, and parent communication. Revenue streams include class tuition, birthday parties, camps, and institutional contracts with schools.
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 · 32 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
Snapology presents moderate-to-cautious risk due to undisclosed profitability metrics, affiliate litigation history, and franchisor going concern status, despite reasonable unit growth and protected territories.
Score breakdown · what drove the 44 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo average net income disclosed despite $157k average revenue—unclear actual profitability and return on $75-195k investment
- 02HIGHMultiple litigation cases involving franchisor affiliates (Maryland Securities, UATP, Class 101, Premier Martial Arts) suggest corporate governance and compliance issues
- 03MINORRoyalty structure (greater of 7% or minimum fee) is opaque—minimum fee amount not specified, creating hidden cost uncertainty
- 04MINORModest unit growth (17.6% YoY on only 121 units) is solid but insufficient to offset profitability opacity
- 05HIGHGoing Concern: False status indicates franchisor does not assert business continuity confidence
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
92 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
SNAPOLOGY · FDD (2025) PDF