How much would it cost to buy WSO

You sure you work in finance bud? Is this your first time on the site? WSO has four pretty clear revenue streams: 

1. Ad revenue. Assuming you dont live under a rock and arent blind, surely you see the ads on the site. Do you think WSO puts them there out of brand loyalty, or because the companies pay a fee?

2. WSO Training Courses. When you enter the home page you see, at the very top of your page, the following quote, "Join 929,713+ students for the most modeling tests, the most cases and the best instructors from elite firms". So firms and individuals are paying for these services, seems like another fairly sizeable revenue stream, no?

3. Mentorship program. While the fees are generally low here, this is another service whereby WSO acts as the middleman for, generating revenue yet again. 

4. WSO Premium. Premium is yet another source of revenue whereby users pay for interview guides and specific firm data. 

So hopefully by now you can acknowledge that WSO can at least generate revenue. How much? Hard to say, but I bet it its more than you think given the # of site users and prospects trying to break into finance. 

Next, we have costs, which are likely very low. COGS for most of these services is 0 - <10%, so they have a gross margin far above 99% of companies. Next, we have opex, which is also going to be very low as SG&A and R&D are next to nothing. Lean # of FT employees and little to no R&D means fat operating income. 

So you have a company that has likely demonstrated exponential growth, is the sole player in a unique but growing market, and has a strong margin profile. 

But no, for sure you could buy it man. Looking forward to you submitting your IOI and revamping the site first year Analyst in S&T.