Transformations Center for Weight Loss Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Transformations Center for Weight Loss is a healthcare franchise offering medical weight-loss programs, nutrition coaching, and body composition analysis. Franchisees run the centers, managing clinical staff and client programs.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Transformations Center for Weight Loss franchise requires a total initial investment of $121K – $247K, including a $40K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: C (Average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $121K – $247K
- 22nd pct Healthcare
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Company-owned only
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 11th pct Healthcare
- Units
- 4
- 16th pct Healthcare
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Healthcare · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Healthcare avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $121K – $247K including a $40K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAn earlier version of this note quoted a dollar figure that APPEARS NOWHERE IN THE FILING - verified in comma, no-comma and period-for-comma form and against a de-punctuated digit stream, across every page. It was our own arithmetic published as the franchisor's disclosure. Item 19 discloses three outlets in one period, so the range is genuine and stays. THE ROW HOLDS TWO DIFFERENT METRICS: the columns carry UNADJUSTED 2024 Gross Revenue (200,329-280,482) while item19_cohorts carries the 'as if a Franchised Outlet' ADJUSTED figures (245,653 / 208,138 / 170,309). The middle unadjusted value, Laurel's $240,572, is absent entirely - and it is the printed figure nearest the fabricated '$240K'.
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 45/100 (higher is better).
- DATAItem 19 reports Affiliate Outlets rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Transformations, Franchise, LLC
- CEO title
- CEO
- Dr. Eugenia Caternor
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- HQ
- 1000 Smyrna Clayton Blvd., Unit #5, Smyrna, DE 19977
- Auditor
- SMITH, BUZZI & ASSOCIATES, LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $0
- Most recent fiscal year
Affiliated brands
- has not offered franchises in this line or any other line of business
- Transformations Center for Weight Loss
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Dr. Eugenia Caternor
- Headquarters
- DE
- Founded
- 2024
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 2
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 56% below the typical healthcare franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown16 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $40K | $40K | |
| Traveling and Living Expenses while Training | $3K | $6K | |
| Utility Deposits and Prepaid Expenses (3 months) | $1K | $2K | |
| Real Property Rent (3 months) | $9K | $27K | |
| Leasehold Improvements | $10K | $50K | |
| Furniture, Fixtures, and Decor | $10K | $20K | |
| Medical Equipment | $6K | $10K | |
| Computer and POS System | $3K | $4K | |
| Initial Inventory and Supplies | $3K | $7K | |
| Office supplies, TV, Cameras, and other equipment | $2K | $4K | |
| Signage | $3K | $6K | |
| Grand Opening Advertising | $3K | $9K | |
| Licenses, Permits, and Certifications | $2K | $5K | |
| Insurance (3 Months) | $2K | $3K | |
| Professional Fees | $4K | $5K | |
| Additional Funds (3 months) | $20K | $50K | |
| Total initial investment | $121K | $247K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $121K – $247K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $20K – $50K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $40K – $40K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Transformations Center for Weight Loss did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Transformations Center for Weight Loss unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
58%
Within the 30–60% "attractive franchise" band
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
An earlier version of this note quoted a dollar figure that APPEARS NOWHERE IN THE FILING - verified in comma, no-comma and period-for-comma form and against a de-punctuated digit stream, across every page. It was our own arithmetic published as the franchisor's disclosure. Item 19 discloses three outlets in one period, so the range is genuine and stays. THE ROW HOLDS TWO DIFFERENT METRICS: the columns carry UNADJUSTED 2024 Gross Revenue (200,329-280,482) while item19_cohorts carries the 'as if a Franchised Outlet' ADJUSTED figures (245,653 / 208,138 / 170,309). The middle unadjusted value, Laurel's $240,572, is absent entirely - and it is the printed figure nearest the fabricated '$240K'.
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
- Item 19 type
- Affiliate Outlets
- Sample size
- 3 outlets
- vs category median 20 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $200K→$280K
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- The FDD edition these figures were read from
- Transparency
- 4 / 10
- vs category median 3 / 10 · above
Compared against 162 Healthcare brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 8.0% (near the Healthcare average).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports Affiliate Outlets rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Healthcare averages
How Transformations Center for Weight Loss Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 4
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 50.0%
- Company-owned
- 4
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 0%
- vs corporate-owned
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 0
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 2
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 2 states 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.
2
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Litigation (Item 3)
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Largest disclosed settlement: $120,000
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · SMITH, BUZZI & ASSOCIATES, LLC
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 45 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORis_pre_opening=true, 0 franchised units
- 02MINORNominal net worth $100
- 03MEDClean legal record; audited, Item 19 disclosed
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 8.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Territory type | radius |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 3 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 3 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Delaware |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 12 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 14 hrs
- Training location
- On-site and corporate
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Clover POS system
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Clover POS system
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Transformations Center for Weight Loss franchise?
The total investment to open a Transformations Center for Weight Loss franchise ranges from $121K – $247K, with an initial franchise fee of $40K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Transformations Center for Weight Loss franchise owners earn?
Transformations Center for Weight Loss does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the Transformations Center for Weight Loss FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Transformations Center for Weight Loss FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Transformations Center for Weight Loss's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Transformations Center for Weight Loss (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Transformations Center for Weight Loss franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Transformations Center for Weight Loss has 4 total units in the United States, including 0 franchised units and 4 company-owned units.
Is Transformations Center for Weight Loss a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Transformations Center for Weight Loss as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 45 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.