The Pineapple School
Bottom line
- Total investment $666K – $8.0M including a $65K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $3.1M/year (median $3.2M). Estimated payback in 6.1 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 65/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 2 years of franchising with 3 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 Pineapple School unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
10%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 The Pineapple School units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
28.6%
3.51× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.84×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$10.2M
on $21.7M purchase
Total debt
$11.5M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
The Pineapple School franchisees operate early childhood education centers, managing daily classroom operations, curriculum delivery, staff hiring/training, and parent relations. Franchisees handle enrollment, facility management, compliance with education regulations, and execution of the brand's educational methodology across their protected territory.
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
Early-stage educational franchise with minimal unit count, undisclosed growth, franchisor financial concerns, and unvalidated unit economics creates elevated risk despite moderate profitability claims.
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 3 units with unknown growth trajectory suggests nascent/stalled system expansion
- 02HIGHGoing Concern = False indicates potential financial instability at franchisor level
- 03MINORMassive investment range ($665K-$8M) with only 3 comps creates unpredictable ROI modeling
- 04MINORNo Item 19 (financial performance) disclosure limits ability to validate $710K avg net income claim
- 05MINOR7% royalty on $3.1M avg revenue = $217K annual ongoing cost with unproven unit economics at scale
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
1 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
The Pineapple School · FDD (2025) PDF