Bottom line
- Total investment $82K – $104K including a $50K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $473K/year. Estimated payback in 0.6 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 55/100.
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 Tootl Transport unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
61%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Tootl Transport units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$756K
on $3.8M purchase
Total debt
$3.0M
SBA $1.9M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Tootl Transport franchisees operate last-mile delivery and transportation logistics services, likely managing driver networks, vehicle operations, and customer fulfillment coordination. Day-to-day operations include dispatch management, route optimization, customer service, and ensuring on-time delivery performance across protected service territories.
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 · 5 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
Early-stage franchise with promising unit economics but critical viability questions due to minimal operating history, undefined fee structures, and unproven scalability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 55 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 2 existing units with unknown growth trajectory creates severe system maturity and viability concerns
- 02MINORMinimum Royalty Fee structure undefined — could significantly impact profitability if floor is substantial relative to $165,754 avg net income
- 03MEDFinancial Item 19 averages appear strong but based on extremely limited sample size (n=2), limiting statistical reliability
- 04MINORHigh franchise fee ($49,900) relative to total investment ($81,900-$104,400) represents 47-61% upfront cost with uncertain ROI given tiny unit base
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
6 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Tootl Transport · FDD (2024) PDF