Weird Brothers Coffee
Bottom line
- Total investment $203K – $532K including a $35K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $881K/year (median $743K). Estimated payback in 2.3 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 63/100.
- Emerging franchise — only 1 year of franchising with 3 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 Weird Brothers Coffee unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
23%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Weird Brothers Coffee units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$705K
on $3.5M purchase
Total debt
$2.8M
SBA $1.8M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate specialty coffee retail locations serving espresso-based beverages, specialty coffee drinks, and likely food items. Day-to-day operations involve inventory management, barista staffing, customer service, point-of-sale management, and brand compliance while paying 6% royalties on net sales.
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 · 14 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
Weird Brothers Coffee presents elevated risk due to micro-scale operations (3 units), undisclosed financial performance data, going concern flag, and unproven franchise model replicability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 63 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 3 units in system with unknown growth trajectory indicates minimal scale and unproven replication model
- 02HIGHGoing Concern warning flag suggests franchisor financial instability or operational challenges
- 03MINORHigh investment range ($202K-$532K) relative to only 3 existing locations raises questions about capital efficiency and ROI timeline
- 04MEDNo Item 19 financial performance representations disclosed limits ability to validate claimed $158K average net income
- 05MINORSignificant gap between average revenue ($881K) and net income ($158K) suggests 82% expense ratio — higher than typical café operations (70-75%)
- 06MINORUnknown growth means no demonstrable unit expansion or franchisee success momentum
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
14 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Weird Brothers Coffee · FDD (2025) PDF