Bottom line
- Total investment $51K – $65K including a $49K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 66/100.
- 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 Walkway Management Group unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
177%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Walkway Management Group franchisees typically operate property management or facility maintenance operations serving commercial or residential clients. Day-to-day activities likely include client relations, staff scheduling, quality oversight, and service delivery coordination—though the specific service line is unclear given limited disclosure.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 31 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
High growth velocity masking non-transparent unit economics, minimal territory protection, and a short contract term indicate elevated risk of franchisor instability or franchisee cannibalization.
Score breakdown · what drove the 66 / 100 rating
- 01MEDRoyalty rate undisclosed—unable to assess true profitability or franchisor alignment
- 02MEDAverage revenue and net income not disclosed—no visibility into realistic earnings potential or unit viability
- 03MINOR1-year franchise term is extremely short, suggesting low franchisor confidence or high churn risk
- 04MINORNo protected territory despite 131.6% YoY unit growth (15→45 units)—saturation and cannibalization risk
- 05MINORHigh franchise fee ($48,500) relative to total investment cap ($51,100-$64,500)—minimal working capital buffer
- 06MEDExplosive growth rate (131.6% YoY) without disclosed financials raises quality-of-life and support scalability concerns
- 07HIGHNo litigation disclosed, but rapid expansion without transparent metrics invites reputational and legal risk
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
54 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Walkway Management Group · FDD (2022) PDF