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Anonymous startup

Listed on TrustMRR· Aug 23
$40.0K
Asking Price
$2.3K/mo
Monthly Revenue
$2.2K/mo
Monthly Profit
1.5x
Profit Multiple
7 years
Business Age

Why We Picked This

This 7-year-old newsletter business delivers $2,269/mo revenue with an exceptional 99% profit margin and a 1.48x annual multiple—well below market for established, profitable operations. Verified financials and a 30% open rate (above industry standard) demonstrate strong audience engagement. The low time investment and evergreen finance-stocks niche support durability, though buyer should verify subscriber count, churn, and organic growth trajectory to confirm the business model's resilience.

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Strengths

  • Verified financials with 1.48x annual profit multiple—exceptionally attractive for established business
  • Exceptional 99% profit margin indicating highly leveraged unit economics
  • $2,269/mo profit on minimal overhead typical of newsletter operations
  • 7-year track record with 30% open rates (above industry average of ~21%)
  • Low operational time requirement and recurring subscriber revenue model
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Details to confirm

  • Confirm total active subscriber count and year-over-year churn rate to assess revenue durability
  • Request subscriber acquisition history and breakdown between paid vs. free tiers to understand growth engine
  • Clarify revenue composition—newsletter subscriptions, sponsorships, or affiliate revenue—and platform dependencies
  • Verify whether the 30% open rate is publisher-reported or independently audited, and request historical open-rate trends

Additional details to confirm

Evidence 90/100
Unusually high reported profit margin

Buy vs Build: BUY

92
AI-native cash cost
$2.0K$5.0K
Estimated time
4 weeks
Asking price
$40.0K

The core software (email template, list management, basic segmentation) is trivially reproducible with Substack, ConvertKit, or a custom Node.js + AWS Lambda build in weeks at minimal cost. However, the business asset being acquired—7 years of audience trust, 30% open-rate performance, proven subscriber base, and operational knowledge—cannot be rebuilt. The 1.48x multiple is roughly 2–3 months of verified profit, making acquisition far cheaper and faster than audience development, which typically requires 12–24 months of consistent content production to reach comparable engagement metrics. The low operational burden and recurring revenue stream justify the buy verdict.

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

$27K
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$2.2K/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.