The Carpet Chemist
Bottom line
- Total investment $82K – $121K including a $30K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $283K/year (median $283K). Estimated payback in 0.4 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 67/100.
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 The Carpet Chemist unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
24%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 The Carpet Chemist units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$226K
on $1.1M purchase
Total debt
$906K
SBA $0.6M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
The Carpet Chemist appears to be a carpet and upholstery cleaning service franchise. Franchisees likely manage customer acquisition, direct field cleaning operations, schedule appointments, and oversee application of proprietary cleaning chemistry. Daily work involves operating as a mobile service business with technician coordination and customer service delivery.
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 12 · 1 state reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
1
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
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
Single-unit system with unvalidated financial claims and vague royalty terms presents significant replication and growth uncertainty risk.
Score breakdown · what drove the 67 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 operating unit despite 10-year franchise term indicates system has failed to scale or expand
- 02HIGHNo Item 19 Financial Performance Representation ('Going Concern: False') means franchisor cannot/will not validate the $283k revenue and $242k net income claims with historical data
- 03MEDTiered royalty structure (8% or minimum monthly requirement) is ambiguous — minimum amount not disclosed, creating uncertainty around actual cost burden
- 04MINORHigh investment-to-revenue ratio ($82-121k initial cost vs. $283k average revenue) requires significant ramp-up and assumes the single unit's performance is replicable
- 05MINORFranchise fee ($30k) plus royalties represent 18-20%+ of first-year revenue if new franchisee achieves average performance, leaving thin margins
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.
FDD download
The Carpet Chemist · FDD (2022) PDF