Connect consumers with local merchants through an online marketplace. Offer deals and discounts on a variety of goods and services. 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.
At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — 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.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
The stock trades 50% 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.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 31 buys and 28 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $83.5M against $498.4M in annual sales.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 22/100.
The growth engine is running at low revs right now. Report-card grade: 30/100.
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’s sales are going backwards, and it closed last year at a loss. The road back runs through both.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (35/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.