Bottom line
- Total investment $77K – $247K including a $15K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $961K/year (median $668K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 47/100.
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 Wellness Way unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
125%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 The Wellness Way units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
33.7%
4.27× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.40×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$5.8M
on $15.4M purchase
Total debt
$9.6M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
The Wellness Way franchisees operate health and wellness centers offering services such as chiropractic care, nutritional counseling, fitness programs, or complementary health treatments. Day-to-day operations include patient/client consultations, treatment administration, billing, staff management, and regulatory compliance in the healthcare services sector.
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 · 22 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
The Wellness Way presents moderate-to-cautious risk due to undisclosed profitability metrics, aggressive growth potentially outpacing franchisee sustainability, and opaque royalty structure despite solid average unit revenue.
Score breakdown · what drove the 47 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in Item 19 — unable to verify profitability claims against $960K average revenue
- 02MINORHigh royalty structure (5% of revenue OR minimum performance requirements) creates unpredictable costs and potential disputes
- 03MINORRapid unit growth (34.5% YoY) may indicate aggressive recruitment over sustainable franchisee success
- 04MINORWide investment range ($77.4K–$246.9K) suggests inconsistent startup costs and unclear value proposition
- 05HIGHGoing Concern status 'False' is ambiguous — requires clarification on franchisor financial stability
- 06HIGHNo litigation disclosed but wellness/health claims industry faces regulatory scrutiny
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
57 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
The Wellness Way · FDD (2025) PDF