GROUPON INC (GRPN) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:GRPN • US3994732069

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14.89 USD
+0.68 (+4.79%)
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This GRPN fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. GRPN Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • GRPN had negative earnings in the past year.
  • GRPN had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • GRPN had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
  • In multiple years GRPN reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
GRPN Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFGRPN Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M -100M -200M

1.2 Ratios

  • The Return On Assets of GRPN (-12.46%) is worse than 80.00% of its industry peers.
  • GRPN has a Return On Invested Capital of 3.57%. This is in the lower half of the industry: GRPN underperforms 63.33% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -12.46%
ROE N/A
ROIC 3.57%
ROA(3y)-10.6%
ROA(5y)-10.3%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
GRPN Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICGRPN Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -500 -1K -1.5K -2K -2.5K

1.3 Margins

  • GRPN has a Operating Margin (2.60%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • The Gross Margin of GRPN (90.79%) is better than 100.00% of its industry peers.
  • GRPN's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 2.6%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 90.79%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1.33%
GM growth 5Y13.69%
GRPN Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsGRPN Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 40 60 80

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2. GRPN Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so GRPN is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, GRPN has more shares outstanding
  • The number of shares outstanding for GRPN has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, GRPN has a worse debt to assets ratio.
GRPN Yearly Shares OutstandingGRPN Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10M 20M 30M 40M
GRPN Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsGRPN Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B

2.2 Solvency

  • GRPN has an Altman-Z score of -2.05. This is a bad value and indicates that GRPN is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • GRPN has a Altman-Z score of -2.05. This is amonst the worse of the industry: GRPN underperforms 83.33% of its industry peers.
  • GRPN has a debt to FCF ratio of 6.87. This is a slightly negative value and a sign of low solvency as GRPN would need 6.87 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • GRPN has a Debt to FCF ratio (6.87) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF 6.87
Altman-Z -2.05
ROIC/WACC0.41
WACC8.77%
GRPN Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFGRPN Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M -100M 200M 300M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.98 indicates that GRPN may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.98, GRPN is doing worse than 90.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.98 indicates that GRPN may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • GRPN's Quick ratio of 0.98 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. GRPN is outperformed by 70.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.98
Quick Ratio 0.98
GRPN Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesGRPN Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

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3. GRPN Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for GRPN have decreased strongly by -84.43% in the last year.
  • GRPN shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 1.19%.
  • The Revenue for GRPN have been decreasing by -18.86% on average. This is quite bad
EPS 1Y (TTM)-84.43%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%114.17%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)1.19%
Revenue growth 3Y-5.95%
Revenue growth 5Y-18.86%
Sales Q2Q%1.79%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 35.90% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • Based on estimates for the next years, GRPN will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 6.37% on average per year.
EPS Next Y133.55%
EPS Next 2Y57.45%
EPS Next 3Y35.9%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year2.53%
Revenue Next 2Y4.56%
Revenue Next 3Y6.37%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
GRPN Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesGRPN Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 1B 2B 3B
GRPN Yearly EPS VS EstimatesGRPN Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 2 -2 4

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4. GRPN Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for GRPN. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • GRPN is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 19.73.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of GRPN is on the same level as its industry peers.
  • GRPN's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a similar valuation than the S&P500 average which is at 21.36.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 19.73
GRPN Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsGRPN Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • GRPN's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
  • 70.00% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than GRPN, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 12.16
EV/EBITDA 19.83
GRPN Per share dataGRPN EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 -5 10

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • GRPN's earnings are expected to grow with 35.90% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y57.45%
EPS Next 3Y35.9%

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5. GRPN Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for GRPN!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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GRPN Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

GROUPON INC

NASDAQ:GRPN (5/1/2026, 8:00:01 PM)

After market: 15.19 +0.3 (+2.01%)

14.89

+0.68 (+4.79%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustryBroadline Retail
Industry Strength54.04
Industry Growth51.55
Earnings (Last)03-10
Earnings (Next)05-07
Inst Owners67.25%
Inst Owner Change0.3%
Ins Owners3.4%
Ins Owner Change0.24%
Market Cap606.62M
Revenue(TTM)498.42M
Net Income(TTM)-83.52M
Analysts77.78
Price Target23.8 (59.84%)
Short Float %55.02%
Short Ratio7.79
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-10803.7%
Min EPS beat(2)-21576%
Max EPS beat(2)-31.51%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-4134.62%
Min EPS beat(4)-21576%
Max EPS beat(4)4803.53%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-2504.57%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)-1665.61%
EPS beat(16)8
Avg EPS beat(16)-1252.18%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-3.28%
Min Revenue beat(2)-5.26%
Max Revenue beat(2)-1.29%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.61%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.26%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.63%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.01%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.87%
Revenue beat(16)5
Avg Revenue beat(16)-3.5%
PT rev (1m)-25.33%
PT rev (3m)-25.33%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-63.46%
EPS NY rev (1m)-35.65%
EPS NY rev (3m)-35.65%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-7.7%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-7.32%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 19.73
P/S 1.22
P/FCF 12.16
P/OCF 9.41
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 19.83
EPS(TTM)-2.25
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.75
Fwd EY5.07%
FCF(TTM)1.22
FCFY8.22%
OCF(TTM)1.58
OCFY10.63%
SpS12.23
BVpS-1.04
TBVpS-5.51
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number0 (-100%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -12.46%
ROE N/A
ROCE 4.52%
ROIC 3.57%
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM 2.6%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 90.79%
FCFM 10.01%
ROA(3y)-10.6%
ROA(5y)-10.3%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1.33%
GM growth 5Y13.69%
F-Score3
Asset Turnover0.74
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF 6.87
Debt/EBITDA 9.8
Cap/Depr 78.62%
Cap/Sales 2.93%
Interest Coverage 0.88
Cash Conversion 204.38%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.98
Quick Ratio 0.98
Altman-Z -2.05
F-Score3
WACC8.77%
ROIC/WACC0.41
Cap/Depr(3y)57.58%
Cap/Depr(5y)61.43%
Cap/Sales(3y)3.47%
Cap/Sales(5y)4.47%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-84.43%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%114.17%
EPS Next Y133.55%
EPS Next 2Y57.45%
EPS Next 3Y35.9%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)1.19%
Revenue growth 3Y-5.95%
Revenue growth 5Y-18.86%
Sales Q2Q%1.79%
Revenue Next Year2.53%
Revenue Next 2Y4.56%
Revenue Next 3Y6.37%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y169.02%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year183.56%
EBIT Next 3Y64.13%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y24.79%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y15.39%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

GROUPON INC / GRPN Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for GRPN stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to GRPN.


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ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to GROUPON INC (GRPN). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


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GROUPON INC (GRPN) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.


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The financial health rating of GROUPON INC (GRPN) is 0 / 10.