Bottom line
- Total investment $180K – $295K including a $58K franchise fee, 6.5% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $449K/year (median $186K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 42 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 811.1% CAGR over 3 years with 82 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
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 WOOFIE’S unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
24%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 WOOFIE’S units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$853K
on $4.3M purchase
Total debt
$3.4M
SBA $2.1M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Woofie's is a pet services franchise (likely pet grooming, boarding, daycare, or retail) where franchisees operate a branded location serving local pet owners. Daily operations typically involve managing staff, handling customer service, inventory/supply management, and facility maintenance while paying 6.5% royalties on gross revenue.
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 12 · 23 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
23
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Woofie's presents elevated risk due to absent profitability data, unverified going concern status, and unit growth metrics that may obscure underlying franchisee performance and retention problems.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 — impossible to validate actual profitability against $180k-$295k investment
- 02HIGHGoing Concern flag is FALSE (double negative) — suggests franchisor may have solvency/operational concerns
- 03MINORRoyalty burden of 6.5% on $448k avg revenue ($29k/year) reduces margins significantly with no net income transparency
- 04MINORUnit growth of 110.3% YoY appears inflated — likely includes new openings masking retention/failure data
- 05MINORHigh franchise fee ($57,500) relative to initial investment ratio suggests front-loaded revenue model favoring franchisor
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
2 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
WOOFIE’S · FDD (2025) PDF