Stork Vision®
Bottom line
- Total investment $50K – $110K including a $35K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 8 loans (below the industry average).
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 Stork Vision® unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
185%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Stork Vision franchisees appear to operate a vision care or eye-related service business (brand name suggests pediatric/maternal focus). Day-to-day operations likely involve patient consultations, eye exams or screenings, and retail product sales, though the exact service model is unclear without disclosed operational details.
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 · 18 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
Stork Vision presents HIGH RISK due to a contracting franchise system, undisclosed financial performance, false going concern status, and aggressive royalty structure relative to investment size.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01MEDSystem contracting sharply: 16 units with 12.5% YoY decline indicates franchisees are exiting
- 02MINORNo financial disclosure (Item 19): Franchisor refuses to provide average unit revenue or net income — impossible to validate ROI claims
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE: Franchisor has material doubt about continued operations or sustainability
- 04MINORHigh fee structure relative to investment size: $35,000 franchise fee + $500 minimum monthly royalty on a $49,850-$110,000 investment creates aggressive cost burden
- 05MINORDeclining unit count in early franchise stage: Losing 2 units from 16-unit base suggests product-market fit or support issues
- 06HIGHNo litigation disclosure provides false comfort: Absence of reported litigation in a declining system may indicate franchisees lack resources to pursue claims or disputes are being settled quietly
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
30 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Stork Vision® · FDD (2024) PDF