Service Business in the Automotive Niche
MRRdeals Score · 37/100A Service business in the Automotive and News & Education niche making $37k a year in net profit on $78k of revenue (48% margin). Profitable for 4 years, run in about 2 hours a week. Listed on Empire Flippers at $112k, 3.0× annual profit (similar businesses: 2.5×).
“Launched as a remote, asset-light lead generation and booking platform in the automotive education niche - this business has carved a unique niche in the…” — Empire Flippers listing
MRRdeals score
Empire Flippers ranking
Asking multiple of annual profit vs the median of on-sale listings of the same kind (Amazon, e-commerce, content, subscription…). 40 % under the median = full marks. Weight: 35 % of the score.
Empire Flippers' own net-profit trend (70 %) and revenue trend (30 %): -30 % or worse scores zero, +30 % or better full marks. Weight: 20 % of the score.
How steady monthly net profit is over the P&L lines Empire Flippers publishes. A rollercoaster business is riskier to underwrite. Weight: 10 % of the score.
Years since the business first made money: one year or less scores zero, six years or more full marks. Weight: 10 % of the score.
Owner hours per week: 5 h or less is full marks, 40 h is a full-time job and scores zero. Weight: 10 % of the score.
Net margin compared with similar businesses (an Amazon brand at 25 % is good, a content site at 25 % is not). Weight: 10 % of the score.
Registered trademark and approval for Empire Flippers' private lenders (a second vetting). Weight: 5 % of the score.
Scored against the Empire Flippers listings on sale today, with criteria built for their audited profit data. Not comparable with the score of TrustMRR listings. How it works
Monthly profit & loss
| Month | Revenue | Net profit |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | $11k | $5k |
| Nov 2025 | $6k | $2k |
| Dec 2025 | $10k | $7k |
| Jan 2026 | $4k | $478 |
| Feb 2026 | $3k | $1k |
| Mar 2026 | $5k | $3k |
| Apr 2026 | $7k | $4k |
| May 2026 | $6k | $2k |
| Jun 2026 | $6k | $3k |
| Jul 2026 | $8k | $5k |
| Aug 2026 | $7k | $5k |
| Sep 2026 | $5k | $445 |
Figures verified by Empire Flippers (Google Analytics).
Opportunities
- ·Improving SEO, city pages, and local content to recover rankings and expand keywords
- ·Pursuing military, government, and institutional outreach to secure high-volume training contracts
- ·Launching outbound sales
- ·Building automotive partnerships with creators, marketplaces, dealerships, and enthusiast communities for qualified customer acquisition
- ·Expanding email segmentation, automations, abandoned-booking campaigns, referrals, and lifecycle promotions
- ·Recruiting more contractors to deepen city coverage and expand into additional markets efficiently
Risks
- ·Google algorithmic changes could cause traffic to fluctuate.
- ·Revenue could be at risk when relying heavily on contractors.
As listed by Empire Flippers.