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Anonymous startup

Listed on TrustMRR· Aug 23
$40.0K
Asking Price
$2.3K/mo
Monthly Revenue
$2.3K/mo
Monthly Profit
1.5x
Profit Multiple
7 years
Business Age

Why We Picked This

This newsletter business generates $2,291/mo revenue with a remarkable 99% profit margin and a 1.47x annual profit multiple—exceptional value for a 7-year-old, verified income stream. The 30% open rate is strong for newsletters, and the low time-investment model with $40K asking price represents substantial cash-flow upside for an acquirer. Key confirmation: request detailed subscriber count, churn/retention data, and email delivery/compliance infrastructure to validate sustainability and expansion potential.

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Strengths

  • Exceptional 99% profit margin with $2,269/mo net profit—best-in-class for digital business
  • Extremely attractive 1.47x annual profit multiple, well below typical SaaS (3–5x) or content valuations
  • 7-year track record with verified financials on TrustMRR platform
  • 30% open rate is strong for newsletters; low operational overhead and time investment noted
  • Asking price of $40K creates immediate cash-flow yield (~68% annual return on capital at current profit run-rate)
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Details to confirm

  • Verify absolute subscriber count, active user base, and historical growth trajectory to confirm scale and sustainability
  • Request churn/attrition data month-over-month to confirm retention and validate that 99% margin is consistent and not driven by temporary cost cuts
  • Clarify the revenue model (paid subscriptions, sponsorships, affiliate, or hybrid) and concentration by top sponsors/customers
  • Confirm email deliverability infrastructure, compliance (CAN-SPAM, GDPR), and any platform dependencies (Substack, Ghost, custom) that could affect portability post-acquisition

Additional details to confirm

Evidence 90/100
Unusually high reported profit margin

Buy vs Build: BUY

92
AI-native cash cost
$800$2.5K
Estimated time
3 weeks
Asking price
$40.0K

Building an email newsletter platform or list from zero requires 3–8 weeks of work and $800–$2,500 in AI-assisted tooling (email service provider, landing page, automation scripts). However, you are purchasing an **established 7-year subscriber base with proven 30% open rates, verified $2,291/mo revenue, and 99% margins**—neither of which can be replicated through software alone. Customer acquisition for newsletters is expensive and slow; organic subscriber growth typically takes 12–18 months to reach meaningful scale. The verified financial track record, existing audience engagement, and low operational overhead justify the buy verdict decisively. Software reproducibility is trivial; business traction is the critical asset being acquired.

Cash estimate includes the AI tools, APIs and infrastructure needed for a solo founder to recreate the software. Build time is informational and lightly weighted. The verdict is driven mainly by customers, users, verified earnings, retention, distribution, brand, data and operating history.

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Financial Snapshot

$28K
Annual Revenue
$27K
Annual Profit
$2.3K
Monthly Revenue
18 mo
Est. Payback
Profit Margin99%
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Business Overview

Finance/Stocks Paid/Free Newsletter - 30% Open Rates - Bestseller - Room for Expansion - Not Niche Dependent - 98% Margins - Low Time Investment

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Quick Facts

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Age
7 years
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Source
TrustMRR
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Listed
Aug 23, 2026

Deal Score

92
Top Pick
Evidence confidence90/100
1.5x
Excellent Multiple
Asking$40.0K
MRR$2.3K/mo
Profit$2.3K/mo
Profit Multiple1.5x
Age7 years
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Preliminary screening based on marketplace and public data. Verify all financial, legal, technical, customer, and operational claims independently before making an acquisition decision. This is not financial or legal advice.