(GRPN) Groupon - Overview
Sector: Communication Services | Industry: Internet Content & Information | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 696m USD | Total Return: -27.2% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 30.8M
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -81.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Negative Equity with losses - insolvent profile
Interest Coverage Ratio -3.4 is critical
Altman Z'' -12.68 < 1.0 - financial distress zone
Tailwinds
Idiosyncratic Leader
Grouon, Inc. (GRPN) operates a global e-commerce marketplace that facilitates transactions between local merchants and consumers through discounted goods and services. The company’s platform spans categories such as beauty, wellness, dining, travel, and consumer electronics, utilizing a multi-channel distribution strategy including mobile applications, search engine marketing, and direct email notifications.
As a participant in the Broadline Retail sub-industry, Groupon relies on a performance-based marketing model where it typically retains a percentage of each voucher sold in exchange for providing merchants with increased customer foot traffic. This sector is characterized by high competition from both niche local service aggregators and large-scale digital advertising platforms.
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- Local merchant service demand directly impacts core marketplace gross billings growth
- Aggressive cost-cutting initiatives and workforce reductions drive adjusted EBITDA margin expansion
- Active customer retention rates influence long-term marketing spend and revenue stability
- Consumer discretionary spending shifts dictate volume in high-margin beauty and wellness categories
- International market performance and currency fluctuations affect consolidated top-line growth figures
| Net Income: -103.6m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.07 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -1.55 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -14.52% < 20% (prev -7.90%; Δ -6.62% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.09 > 3% & CFO 54.6m > Net Income -103.6m |
| Net Debt/EBITDA: error (EBITDA <= 0) |
| Current Ratio: 0.81 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (40.5m) vs 12m ago -2.85% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 90.26% > 18% (prev 0.90%; Δ 8.94k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 82.80% > 50% (prev 80.02%; Δ 2.77% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: -3.36 > 6 (EBITDA TTM -30.8m / Interest Expense TTM 14.3m) |
| A: -0.12 (Total Current Assets 302.0m - Total Current Liabilities 374.4m) / Total Assets 595.9m |
| B: -2.69 (Retained Earnings -1.61b / Total Assets 595.9m) |
| C: -0.08 (EBIT TTM -47.9m / Avg Total Assets 602.0m) |
| D: -2.44 (Book Value of Equity -1.61b / Total Liabilities 658.3m) |
| Altman-Z'' = -12.68 = D |
| DSRI: 0.79 (Receivables 27.7m/34.4m, Revenue 498.4m/486.7m) |
| GMI: 1.00 (GM 90.26% / 90.42%) |
| AQI: 1.01 (AQ_t 0.46 / AQ_t-1 0.45) |
| SGI: 1.02 (Revenue 498.4m / 486.7m) |
| TATA: -0.27 (NI -103.6m - CFO 54.6m) / TA 595.9m) |
| Beneish M = -3.45 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of May 27, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 20.69 with a total of 4,099,377 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +22.21%,
over one month by +38.30%,
over three months by +61.01% and
over the past year by -27.20%.
Groupon has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy GRPN.
- StrongBuy: 2
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 0
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 24.3 | 17.6% |
P/E Forward = 60.6061
P/S = 1.3965
P/B = 17.7667
P/EG = 14.657
Revenue TTM = 498.4m USD
EBIT TTM = -47.9m USD
EBITDA TTM = -30.8m USD
Long Term Debt = 262.4m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 49.3m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 320.1m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 5.95m
Net Debt = 94.6m USD (calculated: Debt 320.1m - CCE 225.5m)
Enterprise Value = 790.7m USD (696.1m + Debt 320.1m - CCE 225.5m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -3.36 (Ebit TTM -47.9m / Interest Expense TTM 14.3m)
EV/FCF = 19.71x (Enterprise Value 790.7m / FCF TTM 40.1m)
FCF Yield = 5.07% (FCF TTM 40.1m / Enterprise Value 790.7m)
FCF Margin = 8.05% (FCF TTM 40.1m / Revenue TTM 498.4m)
Net Margin = -20.78% (Net Income TTM -103.6m / Revenue TTM 498.4m)
Gross Margin = 90.26% ((Revenue TTM 498.4m - Cost of Revenue TTM 48.5m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 90.49% (prev 90.41%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.33 (Enterprise Value 790.7m / Total Assets 595.9m)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.46% (Interest Expense 14.3m / Debt 320.1m)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = -37.9m (EBIT -47.9m * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 0.81 (Total Current Assets 302.0m / Total Current Liabilities 374.4m)
Debt / Equity = -5.11 (negative equity) (Debt 320.1m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter -62.6m)
Debt / EBITDA = -3.08 (negative EBITDA) (Net Debt 94.6m / EBITDA -30.8m)
Debt / FCF = 2.36 (Net Debt 94.6m / FCF TTM 40.1m)
Total Stockholder Equity = -28.4m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -17.20% (Net Income -103.6m / Total Assets 595.9m)
RoE = -6.57% (Net Income TTM -103.6m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.58b)
RoCE = -2.61% (EBIT -47.9m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.58b + L.T.Debt 262.4m))
RoIC = -13.99% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -37.9m / Invested Capital 270.8m)
WACC = 9.75% (E(696.1m)/V(1.02b) * Re(12.61%) + D(320.1m)/V(1.02b) * Rd(4.46%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 12.61% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 24.44 | Cagr: 3.77%
[DCF] Terminal Value 68.05% ; FCFF base≈44.2m ; Y1≈38.8m ; Y5≈31.3m
[DCF] Fair Price = 8.28 (EV 409.0m - Net Debt 94.6m = Equity 314.3m / Shares 38.0m; r=9.75% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: -0.25 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -81.79 | Revenue CAGR: -2.94% | SUE: -0.16 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.00 | Chg30d=-91.75% | Revisions=-33% | Analysts=3
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.08 | Chg30d=-7.44% | Revisions=-20% | Analysts=3
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=-0.03 | Chg30d=-110.01% | Revisions=N/A | GrowthEPS=+98.7% | GrowthRev=+4.3%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.72 | Chg30d=+6.37% | Revisions=+20% | GrowthEPS=+2812.2% | GrowthRev=+6.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -33%