* Note: Prices are in Million (M) USD.
Description:
Groupon, Inc. operates a marketplace that connects consumers with merchants. The company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
These criteria used Company's Cash, EBITDA and Debt balance to determines its fair value:
Cash : $226 M
Debt : $312 M
EBITDA : $-31 M
Net Debt (Debt - Cash): $86 M
Since Ebitda is less than 0, 0 points assigned.
This criteria used industry in which company operates:
Sector: Trade & services
Industry: Services-advertising agencies
Based on industry, 3 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's Price To Earning (P/E) Ratio to determines its fair value:
Message: Cannot calculate PE Ratio since EPS is either 0 or negative.
Using default values for calculation.
Forward PE Ratio (using default values): 20.00
Since Forward PE Ratio is between 20 - 25, 2 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's ability to convert Sales into free cash flow to determine fair value:
Using last 17 overlapping fiscal years (max 20).Average Free Cash Flow: $44 M
Average Revenue: $1,700 M
Revenue Converted To Free Cash Flow (%): 2.6%
Since Free Cash Flow (FCF) to Revenue percentage is less than 15, 1 point assigned.
This criteria used company's growth potential to calculate its fair value:
Latest Revenue (2025-12-31): $498 M
Revenue 5 Years Ago (2020-12-31): $1,417 M
Total Growth over 5 Years: -64.8%
5-Year Revenue CAGR (Historical): -18.9%
Forward 5-Year CAGR (Tapered): -17.0%
Since historical Revenue CAGR is between 0 - 5, 1 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's ability to buy back its own share:
Latest Share Count (2025-12-31): $40 M
Share Count 5 Years Ago (2021-12-31): $34 M
Company is not buying back its own shares, 0 points assigned.
This criteria used Company's dividend payout ratio to determine its fair value:
Next Year Earnings Per Share (EPS): $0.00
Trailing 12-Month Earnings Per Share (EPS): $0.00
Average Earnings Per Share (EPS): $0.00
Dividend Per Share (DPS): $0
Payout Ratio: 0%
Dividend Yield: 0.00%
Since Dividend Per Share is less than or equal to 0, 0 point assigned.
Since Dividend Yield is less than 1, 0 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's Return On Equity (ROE%) to determine its fair value:
Using last 14 valid ROE years (max 20).Average ROE: -580.1%
Since Average ROE is non-positive, 0 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's current price to its 52 week low price to determines its fair value:
Current Price: $27.89
52-Week Low: $9.17
Threshold Price (15% Above 52-Week Low): $10.55
Since Current price is not within 15% threshold, 0 point assigned.
This criteria used Company's Market Cap to determines its fair value:
Market Capitalization: $1,034 M
Since Market Cap is less than 10B, 1 point assigned.
% Exposure to Total Portfolio
Based on the market cap, we recommend do not exceed 2% exposure of Total Portfolio.
Warren Buffett's Owners' Earnings:
Owners' Earnings (FCF/Share) (TTM ending 2026-03-31): $1.00
Owners' Earnings (FCF/Share, latest positive annual) (2025-12-31): $1.24
Note: Many fast-growing companies reinvest heavily, so Owners' Earnings may appear low.
Consider other factors in your valuation.
Value-Trade has assigned 8 points to above Groupon Inc (GRPN) stock.
Last 4 Years Avg PE 21.56, Fair Value PE 9, Industry Based PE 17, RCFC Based PE 2.62, Risk-Free Anchored PE (25% MoS) 16.78. Based on these 5 values, average assigned is 13.39. The fair value of Groupon Inc (GRPN) stock cannot be calculated since EBITDA and EPS are either 0 or negative.
