Zoom Drain
Formerly known as Drain Doctor
Bottom line
- Total investment $260K – $491K including a $50K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $2.9M/year (median $2.0M). Estimated payback in 0.1 years.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 29/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 84 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 21570% CAGR over 3 years with 166 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 ZOOM DRAIN unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
102%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 ZOOM DRAIN units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
27.9%
3.42× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.91×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$11.2M
on $23.1M purchase
Total debt
$11.9M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Zoom Drain franchisees operate drain cleaning and plumbing maintenance services for residential and commercial customers. Daily operations include dispatch management, technician scheduling, customer service, and field work to diagnose and clear clogs, repairs, and preventative drain cleaning. The service-based model requires managing labor, equipment, vehicles, and local marketing.
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 · 30 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
Solid unit growth and strong reported financials are offset by lack of Item 19 disclosure, recent regulatory settlement, and royalty structure ambiguity requiring franchise disclosure document review.
Score breakdown · what drove the 29 / 100 rating
- 01MINORRecent compliance violation in July 2024 by parent affiliate regarding franchise registration lapse in Virginia — indicates operational/legal oversight
- 02HIGHNo Item 19 financial performance representations (Going Concern = False) — cannot independently verify the $2.89M average revenue claim
- 03MINORRoyalty structure creates ambiguity: $1,000/territory/month minimum from month 13 could disadvantage low-volume territories or create cash flow pressure
- 04MINORAggressive unit growth of 30.9% YoY may strain support infrastructure and quality control across 166 franchises
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
90 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
ZOOM DRAIN · FDD (2025) PDF