Will Groupon Ever Turn Itself Around?

Photo of Chris Lange
By Chris Lange Updated Published
This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them.
Will Groupon Ever Turn Itself Around?

© Thinkstock

Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) released its second-quarter financial results before the markets opened on Friday. The company said that it had $0.02 in earnings per share (EPS) and $617.4 million in revenue. That compares with consensus estimates of $0.03 in EPS and $632.46 million in revenue, as well as the $0.02 per share and $662.62 million posted in the same period of last year.

North America active customers totaled 32.2 million in the latest period, and international active customers totaled 17.1 million.

The company reported Services revenues of $295.65 million, a decrease of 6.4% year over year. Product revenues decreased 7.2% to $321.74 million.

Looking ahead to the 2018 full year, the company expects to see adjusted EBITDA between $280 million and $290 million. Also excluding any amounts that might be paid related to the IBM litigation, Groupon anticipates generating free cash flow of approximately $200 million. Consensus estimates call for $0.24 in EPS and $2.65 billion in revenue for the year.

[nativounit]

Groupon CEO Rich Williams commented:

In the second quarter, we continued our progress and invested in the key things necessary to make Groupon the daily habit in local commerce. With strong Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow, as well as improvement in International and continued operational efficiency, we enter the second half of 2018 well positioned for success.

Shares of Groupon were last seen down 9% at $4.30 on Friday, with a consensus analyst price target of $5.57 and a 52-week trading range of $3.80 to $5.99.

[recirclink id=483244]

[wallst_email_signup]

Photo of Chris Lange
About the Author Chris Lange →

Chris Lange is a writer for 24/7 Wall St., based in Houston. He has covered financial markets over the past decade with an emphasis on healthcare, tech, and IPOs. During this time, he has published thousands of articles with insightful analysis across these complex fields. Currently, Lange's focus is on military and geopolitical topics.

Lange's work has been quoted or mentioned in Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, USA Today, MSN, Yahoo, The Verge, Vice, The Intelligencer, Quartz, Nasdaq, The Motley Fool, Fox Business, International Business Times, The Street, Seeking Alpha, Barron’s, Benzinga, and many other major publications.

A graduate of Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, Lange majored in business with a particular focus on investments. He has previous experience in the banking industry and startups.

Featured Reads

Our top personal finance-related articles today. Your wallet will thank you later.

Continue Reading

Top Gaining Stocks

CBOE Vol: 1,568,143
PSKY Vol: 12,285,993
STX Vol: 7,378,346
ORCL Vol: 26,317,675
DDOG Vol: 6,247,779

Top Losing Stocks

LKQ
LKQ Vol: 4,367,433
CLX Vol: 13,260,523
SYK Vol: 4,519,455
MHK Vol: 1,859,865
AMGN Vol: 3,818,618