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FILING · MN · 2019 FDD · 6+ YEARS OLD

Right at Home FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2019

The FDD is the 23-item legal disclosure every U.S. franchisor must hand you at least 14 days before you sign or pay anything (FTC Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436). Right at Home's most recent FDD tracked here is the 2019 FDD · 6+ years old, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal) (a newer issuance very likely exists; ask the franchisor for it). Registration-state filings are public records, so you can read it free, with no sign-up.

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PUBLIC RECORD · FILED 2019 · SOURCE STATE MN

What the 2019 filing revealedextracted from the filing
ITEM 5Initial franchise fee$49,500
ITEM 6Ongoing royalty5.0% of gross sales
ITEM 7Total initial investment$80K–$147K
ITEM 3Disclosed litigation matters1
ITEM 19Earnings disclosure (FPR)Yes — median unit volume $940K (population and period as defined in the filing's Item 19)
ITEM 20Outlets (fiscal 2018)471 franchised at year end · 11 exits (exit rate 2.3%, fiscal 2018)
ITEM 21Franchisor financial statementsUnmodified (clean) opinion — Lutz & Company, P.C.
Item 19 · how Right at Home's earnings claim is built2019 FDD · page-cited

This filing makes an Item 19 earnings claim; we have not yet read how it is built. Open Item 19 and check which units it covers, which it leaves out, and whether it shows costs.

Item 21 · Right at Home's own audited statements2019 FDD · page-cited

Lutz & Company, P.C. gave an unmodified (clean) opinion on the statements in the 2019 FDD; revenue rose 78% from FY2011 to FY2015.

Audit opinion

Unmodified (clean) opinion

Lutz & Company, P.C. · p. 187

Revenue · FY2015

$21.1M

extracted · not cross-checked

Net income · FY2015

$6.4M

extracted · not cross-checked

Where FY2015 revenue came from

85% royalties

initial-fee share not extracted

  • Fiscal years covered: FY2011, FY2012, FY2013, FY2015 (2019 FDD)
  • Statements are for: not extracted
  • Parent / owner: not identified in the statements
  • The newest statements are more than two fiscal years older than the filing — check Item 21 for a missing or spliced exhibit.
Fiscal yearFY2011FY2012FY2013FY2015
Total revenue$11.9Mextracted · not cross-checked$14.2Mextracted · not cross-checked$16.9Mextracted · not cross-checked$21.1Mextracted · not cross-checked
Royalty revenue$10.2Mextracted · not cross-checked$11.7Mextracted · not cross-checked$13.4Mextracted · not cross-checked$17.9Mextracted · not cross-checked
Net income (loss)$3.4Mextracted · not cross-checked$4.4Mextracted · not cross-checked$6.3Mextracted · not cross-checked$6.4Mextracted · not cross-checked

How to read this: royalties recur as long as franchisees trade; initial and development fees arrive only when new franchises are sold. A franchisor whose revenue leans on initial fees is funding itself by selling territories, and that revenue stops when sales slow. Under ASC 606 most franchisors recognize initial fees over the agreement term, so the line understates the cash collected in a strong selling year. Ad-fund revenue, where reported, is included in total revenue as the statements present it.

Each figure links to its page in the filed PDF. “Matched to statement” means our extraction and a second, rule-based read of the statement page agree; “extracted · not cross-checked” means the statement page is a scanned image or could not be read as text. Figures we could not place on a consistent scale are withheld, not guessed. Spotted an error? Report a correction.

Every figure above was extracted by software from the 2019 Right at Home FDD as filed (figures are not individually checked by a person) and links back to that document. Fields that could not be extracted are omitted; no figure here is estimated. Extraction errors are possible: the filing controls, and FDDs are reissued annually; verify against the current issuance before relying on any number. Spotted an error? Franchisors and owners can report it via the contact on our Terms page.

Right at Home FDD questions, answered

Where can I download the Right at Home FDD for free?

Right at Home's 2019 Franchise Disclosure Document is a public record, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). It can be downloaded free from the source link on this page — no broker form, no email signup required.

What year is Right at Home's most recent FDD on file?

The most recent Right at Home FDD tracked here is the 2019 FDD · 6+ years old, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). Franchisors must update their FDD annually, so a newer issuance very likely exists; confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.

Does Right at Home's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?

Yes — Right at Home makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2019 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $940K. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.

What does Right at Home's FDD Item 20 show?

In fiscal 2018, Right at Home ended with 471 franchised outlets; 11 of 475 open at the start of the year left the system (exit rate 2.3%, fiscal 2018) through terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons".

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