N Zone Sports
Entertainment & Recreation · Kids' Sports
- Active units
- 68
- Avg unit volume
- $165k
Franchised, year-end 2024
About N Zone Sports
N Zone Sports offers community-based athletic programs including seasonal leagues for children and introductory programs for preschoolers held at schools and daycare centers. The business operates as a home-based or mobile franchise model, utilizing local parks and existing facilities rather than a dedicated storefront. Franchisees organize and manage operations such as player registration and coach recruitment while focusing on values like sportsmanship and skill development. The brand serves youth typically ranging from ages 2 to 16, with some locations also providing adult recreational leagues.
Key terms
Brand Percentile Rankings
Growth
- Total locations68
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings26
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate54.5%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR27.2%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio26.0×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)$165k
Weighted average across Sales Year 2+ Full-Time (18 at $258,753) and Part-Time (24 at $94,330): (18*258,753 + 24*94,330)/42 = 164,797.
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$71k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open1 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate8.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio2.3×
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Location footprint
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Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.