Tide Laundromat
Formerly known as Tide Cleaners
Bottom line
- Total investment $1.8M – $2.3M including a $50K franchise fee, 6.5% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.2M/year (median $1.1M). Estimated payback in 3.8 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 55/100.
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 Tide Laundromat unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
6%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Tide Laundromat units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$840K
on $4.2M purchase
Total debt
$3.4M
SBA $2.1M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate coin-operated and card-based laundromat facilities, managing 24/7 self-service washing and drying equipment. Day-to-day responsibilities include machine maintenance, facility cleaning, cash/card reconciliation, customer service, and equipment repairs or vendor coordination. Most locations operate with minimal staff, relying on automated systems and periodic owner oversight.
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 · 15 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
Rapid expansion with unverified financial claims and high capital requirements present material risk; the aggressive unit growth and absence of Item 19 suggest financial performance figures may not be representative of typical franchisee outcomes.
Score breakdown · what drove the 55 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Financial Performance Representation) disclosed — cannot independently verify claimed $1.2M average revenue or $533K net income figures
- 02MINORExtremely aggressive unit growth (166.7% YoY) from only 8 units suggests either very recent launch or unsustainable expansion trajectory that may indicate survivorship bias in reported financials
- 03MEDHigh initial investment ($1.75M-$2.26M) relative to disclosed net income ($533K) yields only ~31% annual ROI before accounting for owner labor, debt service, or working capital requirements
- 04HIGHNo 'Going Concern' statement — unclear if franchisor is stable or if financial data reflects mature, profitable unit operations
- 05MINOR6.5% royalty on weekly net sales is relatively high for laundromat category and compounds with typical operating margins of 40-45%
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
17 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Tide Laundromat · FDD (2025) PDF