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DESP
Despegar.com, Corp
~5 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Despegar.com, Corp. What it actually does.

Operates an online travel marketplace via websites and mobile applications in Latin America. Offers airline tickets for various destinations. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2017
3,956 employees
$1.6B market value
WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
81%Commissions and Service Fees
Commissions and Service FeesIncentives 5%Breakage 4%Advertising 3%Other Revenue 3%Other 4%
81% of all revenue comes from a single line: Commissions and Service Fees.

That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.

Revenue last year:
$774.1M
The net profit left over:
$27.9M
Out of every $100 in sales, $4 stays as net profit.
THE SLICE THAT TURNS INTO PROFIT: 4%

This is an established company with proven profits.

THE SALES TREND
Sales are growing, year after year.

Average growth of 56% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.

$131.3M
2020
2021
2022
2023
$774.1M
2024
Cash on hand:
$222.8M
Total debt:
$66.8M
The cash outweighs the debt.

If every debt were paid off today, $156.0M would still be left in the vault — a solid cushion for hard times.

THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL PROFIT
58.4×

The market pays 58.4× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.

Analysts' average target sits 13% below today's price.

THE COUNCIL REVIEW
9

angles, checked one by one.

The 3 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.

The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.

STRENGTHS
Fat profit per sale, but shrinking10/10
A strong cash pile8/10
WEAK SPOTS
The stock has lost its spark0/10
THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Bumpy, but the direction is up.

The stock trades near its peak today. For long-term holders the ride has paid off so far — though past performance guarantees nothing about the future.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/2
Sales keep climbing

Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 56% a year on average.

2
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/2
Strong cash, light debt

There is $222.8M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $156.0M would remain.

1
THE RISKS · 1/2
A rich price tag

The company’s market value is 58 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.

2
THE RISKS · 2/2
The price sits above analysts’ target

The stock trades 13% above the average analyst price target.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

We don’t have a report card for this stock yet — the data isn’t mature enough to grade. No grade is information too: it means the evidence is thin.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 11, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film