Summit Building Services
Bottom line
- Total investment $26K – $46K including a $12K franchise fee, 9.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $7.2M/year.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 67/100.
- No protected territory and the franchisor reserves the right to compete in your area. Clarify territorial boundaries before signing.
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 Summit Building Services unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
1256%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Summit Building Services units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.4M
on $7.2M purchase
Total debt
$5.8M
SBA $3.6M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Summit Building Services franchisees operate commercial cleaning and facility maintenance operations, servicing office buildings, retail spaces, and institutional clients. Franchisees manage crews, schedule cleaning cycles, handle client relationships, and oversee quality control while the franchisor provides marketing support, operational systems, and training.
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 · 14 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
Micro-franchise with unproven economics, missing critical financial disclosures, no territory protection, and ambiguous franchisor stability — suitable only for investors with high risk tolerance and ability to conduct deep owner validation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 67 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 4 units in system indicates minimal scale, unproven franchise model, and extremely limited growth trajectory
- 02MEDNo Item 19 (financial performance representations) disclosed — cannot verify if $71,975.80 average revenue per unit is realistic or sustainable
- 03MEDNet income not disclosed — inability to assess actual profitability after the 7-9% royalty burden and operating costs
- 04MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk; franchisees may cannibalize each other's markets
- 05HIGHGoing Concern status is False (uncertain), suggesting potential financial instability at franchisor level
- 06MINOR5-year term is relatively short, creating renewal/relocation uncertainty and limiting franchisee equity building
- 07MEDNo disclosed growth data for existing 4 units raises questions about system viability and unit economics
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
14 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Summit Building Services · FDD (2025) PDF