Bottom line
- Total investment $297K – $467K including a $60K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $914K/year. Estimated payback in 1.1 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 0 years of franchising with 2 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 Vibe House Pilates unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
69%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Vibe House Pilates units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
28.9%
3.56× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.80×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$9.7M
on $21.0M purchase
Total debt
$11.3M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Vibe House Pilates franchisees operate boutique pilates studios offering instructor-led reformer and mat classes in protected territories. Day-to-day operations include class scheduling, instructor management, member retention programs, facility maintenance, and sales/marketing to build recurring membership revenue. The business model relies on high-touch customer experience and premium pricing typical of the pilates studio 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 · 19 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
Vibe House Pilates presents CAUTION-level risk due to minimal system size (2 units), absence of financial performance substantiation, undisclosed franchisor financial health, and high fixed royalty burden relative to revenue volatility in boutique fitness.
Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 2 operating units with unknown growth trajectory suggests early-stage or stalled system expansion
- 02MEDNo Item 19 (Financial Performance Representations) disclosed — cannot independently verify the $345,778 average net income claim
- 03MINORHigh initial investment range ($297K-$467K) relative to system size creates concentration risk with minimal franchisee reference pool
- 04MINORMinimum royalty of $500/week ($26,000 annually) is fixed floor cost — significantly impacts profitability at lower revenue stores
- 05HIGHGoing Concern status is 'False' — unclear if franchisor has financial stability to support franchisees long-term
- 06MINORExtreme data sparsity (only 2 units) makes risk assessment speculative; no track record of sustainable multi-unit growth
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
23 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Vibe House Pilates · FDD (2026) PDF