On the stock market since 2011, it operates in the world of media and communication. It has 1,734 employees. Now — the numbers.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
An average decline of 15% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. For now, time is on the company’s side.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades 25% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The company sells $498.4M a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
A loss of $83.5M against $498.4M in annual sales.
The stock trades 30% above the average analyst price target.
On our five-subject report card, GRPN sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: GRPN is a small company that closed last year at a loss. The road back to profit runs through spending discipline.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.