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FV-02905·STRONGExcellent95

Voda Cleaning & Restoration

Formerly known as Cleaning and Restoration Services

Cleaning - Commercial & JanitorialFranchising since 2023Website
Investment
$207K – $377K
86th pct Commercial & …
Avg revenue
$841K
40th pct Commercial & …
Royalty
Units
106
73rd pct Commercial & …
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $207K – $377K including a $60K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $841K/year (median $709K). Estimated payback in 0.3 years.
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 42/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 110 loans (below the industry average).
  • System growing at 1000.0% CAGR over 3 years with 106 total units — strong expansion trajectory.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
FPB DNA CLEANING AND RESTORATION LLC
Parent company
Franchise Playbook LLC
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
1574 West Broadway Street, Suite 202, Madison, WI 53713
Auditor
Hancock & Robinson CPAs
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$70K
vs $1.6M prior year

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 Voda Cleaning & Restoration unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $841,359
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: restoration
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $207K–$377K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $50K–$80K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

26%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$93K
EBITDA margin
11.0%
Total invested
$357K
Payback
46 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 Voda Cleaning & Restoration units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$673K

on $3.4M purchase

Total debt

$2.7M

SBA $1.7M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Voda Cleaning & Restoration franchisees operate water damage restoration, mold remediation, and commercial/residential cleaning services. Day-to-day operations include emergency response calls, property damage assessment, water extraction and drying, customer coordination, and crew management. Most franchisees manage technician teams while handling sales and insurance company relationships.

CEO
Dan Claps
Founded
2023
FDD year
2026
States available
27

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$207K – $377K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$50K – $80K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$60K
Royalty
the greater of: (i) 7% of Gross Revenue or (ii) between $…
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
9.0%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
0.3 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$841K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$709K
Item 19 type
Historical
Sample size
20 units
vs category median 32
Range (low → high)
$297K$2.4M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
10 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Revenue rank40th
vs Cleaning - Commercial & Janitorial peers
Investment cost rank86th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank66th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank73th
vs Cleaning - Commercial & Janitorial peers
Risk score rank13th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
106
Opened
57
Last reporting year
Closed
10
Turnover rate
9.4%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
99%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+81.0%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
Outlier (see FDD)
Likely small-sample artifact
2024
105+47
Franchised units
2025
58
Franchised units
2026
2
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 4 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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 4 states
Not registered

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.

Total loans
110
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

42
Risk · 0-100
STRONG42 / 100

Financial data integrity concerns (net income exceeding revenue), aggressive unit growth, and high fees relative to disclosed profits warrant careful franchisee verification before investment.

Score breakdown · what drove the 42 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORNet income ($952,458) exceeds gross revenue ($841,359) — mathematically impossible and suggests financial statement unreliability or misreporting
  2. 02MEDNo Item 19 (Financial Performance Representations) disclosed — cannot independently verify claimed revenue/profit figures
  3. 03MINORUnit growth of 81% YoY is exceptionally high and raises sustainability questions; may indicate aggressive recruitment over profitability
  4. 04MINORHigh initial investment ($206k-$376k) combined with variable royalty floor ($0/month minimum) creates unpredictable cost structure
  5. 05MINORHigh royalty cap at 7% of gross revenue on average $841k revenue = ~$58,888 annually in royalties alone, compressing margins significantly

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Zip Codes
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Wisconsin

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
40 hrs
On-the-job training
24 hrs
POS system
Tech Stack / Quickbooks
Operating tech stack

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

4 numbers

Locked
(701) 328-••••
ND
(617) 958-••••
MA
(860) 240-••••
CT

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Voda Cleaning & Restoration · FDD (2026) PDF

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