What Groupon (GRPN) Investors Need to Know

Groupon logged a 16.2% change during today's evening session, and is now trading at a price of $12.71 per share. On average, analysts give it a target price of $13.75.

Groupon, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a marketplace that connects consumers to merchants. The small-cap company is based in the United States.

Make Sure to Consider the Following Before Buying Groupon:

  • Groupon has moved 76.0% over the last year.

  • GRPN has a forward P/E ratio of 16.5 based on its EPS guidance of 0.77.

  • Over the last 6 years, earnings per share (EPS) have been growing at a compounded average rate of -17.9%.

  • The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -2.69.

Groupon Has Irregular Cash Flows

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) Capital expenditures ($ k) Free Cash Flow ($ k) YoY Growth (%)
2020-02-18 71,283 -67,328 138,611 -50.02
2019-02-12 190,855 -86,457 277,312 56.71
2018-03-23 135,079 -41,884 176,963 -5.76
2017-03-22 117,105 -70,682 187,787 -45.9
2016-03-30 262,499 -84,637 347,136 -11.25
2015-02-13 304,804 -86,357 391,161

Groupon's free cash flows have a decent average of $253.16 Million over the last 6 years, but they are highly variable since their coefficient of variability is 1084809096.5%. The compounded average growth rate over this period is 0.0%.

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