World Options
Bottom line
- Total investment $81K – $93K including a $55K franchise fee, 35.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.0M/year (median $909K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 13 loans (below the industry average).
- 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 World Options unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
-258%
Negative
Overview
About
World Options operates as a freight brokerage and logistics franchise focusing on Full Truckload (FTL), Less Than Truckload (LTL), and other shipping services. Franchisees manage client relationships, negotiate freight rates, arrange transportation, and handle billing/collections while remitting 15-35% of gross margin to the franchisor.
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 · 7 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Small, rapidly growing system with opaque profitability, punitive royalty rates, unprotected territories, and insufficient franchisee financial disclosure to validate investment viability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating
- 01MINORExtremely high royalty rates (15-35% of gross margin) compress profitability and leave minimal net income cushion
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD — inability to verify actual franchisee profitability despite $1M+ revenue claims
- 03MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk; 50% YoY unit growth suggests rapid market saturation potential
- 04MEDOnly 7 units total indicates very small, unproven franchise system with limited track record and peer support network
- 05MEDHigh initial investment ($81-93K) + $55K franchise fee ($136-148K total) against undisclosed net income creates ROI uncertainty
- 06MINORRoyalty structure tied to gross margin (not revenue) incentivizes franchisor to monitor cost accounting closely and creates disputes 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
14 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
World Options · FDD (2025) PDF