Bottom line
- Total investment $269K – $673K including a $40K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 74/100.
- 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 Strong Pilates unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
44%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Strong Pilates franchisees operate boutique pilates studios offering group classes, private instruction, and equipment-based pilates training. Day-to-day responsibilities include class scheduling, client management, instructor hiring/training, equipment maintenance, and marketing to build recurring membership revenue.
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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
A high-risk franchise with zero disclosed operating units, missing financial performance data (Item 19), unprotected territory, and unclear corporate stability makes this unsuitable for most franchisees without substantial additional due diligence.
Score breakdown · what drove the 74 / 100 rating
- 01MEDZero disclosed franchise units with unknown growth trajectory creates inability to validate system viability
- 02MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosure (missing Item 19) prevents ROI analysis and financial benchmarking
- 03MINORHigh investment range ($269K-$673K) with 8% royalty is difficult to justify without unit economics transparency
- 04MINORUnprotected territory exposes franchisees to direct competition from other Strong Pilates locations
- 05MINOR10-year term is lengthy commitment given lack of operating history and performance data
- 06HIGHGoing Concern flag is FALSE (unusual phrasing) — suggest clarification on parent company financial stability
- 07HIGHNo litigation disclosed is positive, but combined with other factors suggests limited franchise history
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
18 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Strong Pilates · FDD (2023) PDF