Groupon (Groupon) Debt-to-Equity

: -6.86 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Groupon's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $49.9 Mil. Groupon's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $228.9 Mil. Groupon's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-40.6 Mil. Groupon's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -6.86.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Groupon's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

GRPN' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.86 Med: 0.9 Max: 40.92
Current: -6.86

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Groupon was 40.92. The lowest was -6.86. And the median was 0.90.

GRPN's Debt-to-Equity is not ranked
in the Interactive Media industry.
Industry Median: 0.16 vs GRPN: -6.86

Groupon Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Groupon's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Groupon Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Debt-to-Equity

0.94

5.18

1.97

40.92

-6.86

Groupon Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Debt-to-Equity																40.92	-12.20	-11.75	-5.81	-6.86

Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Groupon's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Groupon Debt-to-Equity Distribution

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Groupon's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Groupon's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Groupon Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Groupon's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(49.897	+	228.852)	/	-40.631
	=	-6.86

Groupon's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(49.897	+	228.852)	/	-40.631
	=	-6.86

Groupon (NAS:GRPN) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Groupon (Groupon) Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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