Groupon (Groupon) Intangible Assets

: $190.1 Mil (As of Dec. 2023)

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Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. Groupon's intangible assets for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $190.1 Mil.

Groupon Intangible Assets Historical Data

The historical data trend for Groupon's Intangible Assets can be seen below:

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Groupon Annual Data

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Dec23

Intangible Assets

360.31

244.85

240.70

196.33

190.09

Groupon Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Intangible Assets																196.33	194.92	193.25	191.44	190.09

Groupon Intangible Assets Calculation

Intangible assets are defined as identifiable non-monetary assets that cannot be seen, touched or physically measured. Examples of intangible assets include trade secrets, copyrights, patents, trademarks. If a company acquires assets at the prices above the book value, it may carry goodwill on its balance sheet. Goodwill reflects the difference between the price the company paid and the book value of the assets.

Groupon (NAS:GRPN) Intangible Assets Explanation

If a company (company A) received a patent through their own work, though it has value, it does not show up on its balance sheet as an intangible asset. However, if company A sells this patent to company B, it will show up on company B's balance sheet as an intangible asset.

The same applies to brand names, trade secrets etc. For instance, Coca-Cola's brand is extremely valuable, but the brand does not appear on its balance sheet, because the brand was never acquired.

Some intangibles are amortized. Amortization is the depreciation of intangible assets.

Many intangibles are not amortized. They may still be written down when the company decides the asset is impaired.

Whenever you see an increase in goodwill over a number of years, you can assume it's because the company is out buying other businesses above book value. GOOD if buying businesses with durable competitive advantage.

If goodwill stays the same, the company when acquiring other companies is either paying less than book value or not acquiring. Businesses with moats never sell for less than book value.

Intangibles acquired are on balance sheet at fair value.

Internally developed brand names (Coke, Wrigleys, Band-Aid) however are not reflected on the balance sheet.

One of the reasons competitive advantage power can remain hidden for so long.

Be Aware

Companies may change the way intangible assets are amortized, and this will affect their reported earnings.

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Groupon (Groupon) Business Description

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G5NA:Germany GRPN:Austria

Address

600 West Chicago Avenue, Suite 400, Chicago, IL, USA, 60654

Website

https://www.groupon.com

Groupon acts as the middleman between consumers and merchants, offering a variety of products and services at discounts via its online store. It offers consumers daily deals from local merchants. It generates revenue from the take rate on the vouchers' purchase and/or usage. More than 60% of Groupon's revenue comes from North America.

Executives

Dusan Senkypl	other: See Footnote 1 and Remarks	JESTRABI 493, OSNICE, JESENICE 2N 252 42
Jason Harinstein	director	C/O ARK GLOBAL ACQUISITION CORP., 4235 HILLSBORO PIKE, SUITE 300, NASHVILLE TN 37215
Kyle Netzly	officer: Interim CAO	600 W CHICAGO AVE, CHICAGO IL 60654
Jiri Ponrt	officer: Chief Financial Officer	600 W CHICAGO AVE, CHICAGO IL 60654
Jan Barta	other: See Footnote 1	NA BATERIICH 104/35, BREVNOV, PRAGUE 2N 16200
Pale Fire Capital Sicav A.s.	10 percent owner	ZATECKA 55/14, JOSEFOV, PRAGUE 2N 110 00
Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc.	10 percent owner	21 ST. CLAIR AVENUE EAST, SUITE 1100, TORONTO A6 M4T 1L9
Xavier Majic	10 percent owner	21 ST. CLAIR AVENUE EAST, SUITE 1100, TORONTO A6 A6 M4T 1L9
Rpd Opportunity Fund Lp	10 percent owner	767 THIRD AVE, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Rpd Fund Management Llc	10 percent owner	767 THIRD AVE, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Ahmet H Okumus	10 percent owner	C/O OKUMUS FUND MANAGEMENT LTD., 767 THIRD AVENUE, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Pale Fire Capital Se	other: See Footnote 1 and Remarks	ZATECKA 55/14, JOSEFOV, PRAGUE 2N 110 00
Kerrie Dvorak	officer: Interim CAO	600 W. CHICAGO AVENUE, SUITE 400, CHICAGO IL 60654
Robert J Bass	director	C/O GROUPON, INC., 600 WEST CHICAGO AVENUE, SUITE 620, CHICAGO IL 60654
Deborah Wahl	director	600 WEST CHICAGO AVENUE, SUITE 400, CHICAGO IL 60654