Bottom line
- Total investment $119K – $135K including a $45K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $1.1M/year (median $929K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 50/100.
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 SpringGreen unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
92%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 SpringGreen units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$896K
on $4.5M purchase
Total debt
$3.6M
SBA $2.2M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
SpringGreen franchisees operate lawn care and landscaping service businesses, managing customer acquisition, crew scheduling, and direct service delivery (treatment applications, yard maintenance). Day-to-day operations involve sales/marketing, customer service, operational logistics, and compliance with seasonal service calendars.
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 · 29 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
SpringGreen presents moderate-to-cautious risk due to non-disclosed profitability metrics, opaque unit growth, and potential franchisor financial concerns, warranting deep validation before commitment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 50 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosed — inability to verify if $112K average revenue translates to profitability
- 02MED156 units with unknown growth trajectory — lack of transparency on system momentum or decline
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE (assumed meaning franchisor may have solvency concerns or recent instability)
- 04MEDHigh initial investment ($118K-$135K) against undisclosed net income creates unfavorable risk-reward profile
- 05MINORSliding royalty scale (10%-8%) on $112K average revenue could consume 8-10% of gross sales, leaving thin margins if net income is low
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
82 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
SpringGreen · FDD (2026) PDF