Bottom line
- Total investment $96K – $339K including a $50K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $638K/year (median $473K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 42/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 108 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 42.1% CAGR over 3 years with 139 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 JUNKLUGGERS unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
14%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate a junk removal and hauling service, managing crews to pick up and dispose of unwanted items from residential and commercial clients. Day-to-day operations include scheduling appointments, dispatching teams, managing vehicles/equipment, customer service, and overseeing waste disposal/recycling logistics.
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 · 30 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
Moderate-to-caution risk profile: lack of profitability disclosure, opaque fee structures, and modest growth trajectory warrant deep financial validation before committing $96K–$339K.
Score breakdown · what drove the 42 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet Income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — cannot validate profitability claims or ROI timeline
- 02MINORWide investment range ($96K–$339K) suggests inconsistent startup costs and unclear value proposition
- 03MINOR17.4% YoY unit growth is modest for a franchise in growth phase; slower than industry junk removal benchmarks
- 04MINORAnnual Minimum Royalty fee structure not specified — franchisees could owe significant fees even in low-revenue months
- 05MINORHigh franchise fee ($50K) relative to lower end of total investment suggests aggressive upfront capture
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
93 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
THE JUNKLUGGERS · FDD (2024) PDF