TWS Temporary Wall Systems
Formerly known as Temp Walls
Bottom line
- Total investment $153K – $366K including a $60K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $2.6M/year. Estimated payback in 0.3 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 49/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 159 loans (below the industry average).
- No protected territory and the franchisor reserves the right to compete in your area. Clarify territorial boundaries before signing.
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 TWS Temporary Wall Systems unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
129%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 TWS Temporary Wall Systems units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
30.8%
3.82× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.62×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$7.8M
on $18.2M purchase
Total debt
$10.5M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
TWS franchisees operate in the modular wall partition and temporary barrier space, serving commercial construction, event management, and office reconfiguration projects. Daily operations involve client acquisition, job estimation, installation/removal of temporary wall systems, and equipment maintenance. Revenue scales with project volume and geographic market penetration.
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 · 16 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Rapidly scaling temporary wall systems franchise with unprotected territories, opaque financial claims, and inflexible royalty structure presents meaningful growth sustainability and profitability concerns.
Score breakdown · what drove the 49 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk with other franchisees and company-owned locations
- 02MINORExtreme unit growth (1000% YoY) suggests either new brand launch instability or unsustainable expansion; difficult to validate true performance
- 03MINORHigh royalty floor (greater of 8% or minimum monthly fee) provides no relief during revenue downturns, impacting cash flow
- 04MINORInvestment range spans 138% ($153k-$366k) indicating high variability in startup costs and unclear build-out requirements
- 05MEDNo Item 19 financial performance representations limits ability to verify the disclosed $801k average net income claim
- 06MINOR10-year term is longer than industry standard (5-7 years typical), locking franchisee into relationship with unproven brand
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
21 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
TWS Temporary Wall Systems · FDD (2024) PDF