Bottom line
- Total investment $915K – $1.7M including a $40K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $716K/year (median $552K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 57/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 13 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 The Casual Pint unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
9%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 The Casual Pint 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
$5.7M
SBA $3.6M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
The Casual Pint operates casual craft beer and food service establishments, requiring franchisees to manage day-to-day bar/restaurant operations including inventory management, staff scheduling, customer service, local marketing, and compliance with alcohol licensing regulations across typically 18-unit portfolio locations.
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 · 9 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
Small, stagnant system with undisclosed profitability, going concern questions, prior litigation for false statements, and missing critical financial disclosures creates meaningful investment risk.
Score breakdown · what drove the 57 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates potential financial distress or uncertainty at franchisor level
- 02MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosed — cannot validate $715,823 avg revenue claim or assess ROI feasibility
- 03HIGHLitigation history: 2017 arbitration case alleging misleading statements by franchisor; reputational and disclosure integrity concern
- 04MINORStagnant unit growth: Only 18 units with unknown trajectory suggests weak franchisee acquisition and retention
- 05MEDHigh initial investment ($914K-$1.67M) against undisclosed net income creates profitability blind spot
- 06MINOR5% royalty on net sales compounds risk if revenue projections are optimistic or territory underperforms
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
25 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
The Casual Pint · FDD (2025) PDF