Bottom line
- Total investment $737K – $1.9M including a $45K franchise fee, 5.5% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $2.1M/year (median $2.0M). Estimated payback in 3.2 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
- 52% of franchisees own multiple units — high repeat-buyer signal suggests strong unit economics.
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 Wild Eggs unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
26%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Wild Eggs units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
28.8%
3.55× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.80×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$9.8M
on $21.1M purchase
Total debt
$11.3M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Wild Eggs franchisees operate casual, full-service breakfast/brunch restaurants featuring specialty egg dishes, comfort food, and beverages. Daily operations include managing kitchen and front-of-house staff, maintaining food quality and service standards, managing inventory and food costs, and driving local marketing to compete in the crowded breakfast/brunch category.
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 · 6 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
Wild Eggs presents caution-level risk due to lack of financial disclosure, minuscule franchise system size, concerning going concern status, and unclear unit economics despite reasonable profitability claims.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Financial Performance Representations) disclosed — cannot verify $416K avg net income claim independently
- 02MINOROnly 15 units with unknown growth trajectory — extremely small system raises sustainability questions
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — suggests potential financial instability or uncertainty about franchisor viability
- 04MINORWide investment range ($736K–$1.89M) indicates inconsistent unit economics or unclear buildout costs
- 05MINOR5.5% royalty on gross sales (not net) combined with restaurant-level margins creates cash flow pressure
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
18 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Wild Eggs · FDD (2023) PDF