Groupon Stock Price, News & Analysis

Groupon has released a study revealing significant challenges faced by Chicago families during summer break. The research shows 52% of children complain of boredom within the first week, while 56% of parents are reducing activities due to financial constraints. Parents expect additional costs of $229 per child weekly, with 65% needing to save in advance. To address these challenges, Groupon is launching 'Big Days Out', a campaign running June 2-13 offering discounted access to local experiences. The initiative includes arcade games, boat rides, and water parks. For every deal sold, Groupon will donate $1 (up to $10,000) to Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago. The company is also offering a free 6-Week Summer Survival Guide to help parents manage summer activities on a budget.

Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) has released its Q1 2025 financial results, showing mixed performance across regions. The company reported a 5% decline in global revenue, while billings increased by 1%. North America Local segment demonstrated resilience with a minimal revenue decline of less than 1% and strong billing growth of 11%. International Local revenue fell by 8%, though excluding Italy, it showed 4% growth.

CEO Dusan Senkypl expressed optimism about the company's trajectory, highlighting the double-digit growth in North America Local Billings and positive signs from their local marketplace strategy. The company aims to focus on delivering sustainable growth by enhancing value for both consumers and merchants.

Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) has scheduled the release of its first quarter 2025 financial results after market close on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

The company will follow up with a conference call on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 8:00am ET to address questions about their quarterly performance. Investors have the opportunity to submit their questions in advance via email to ir@groupon.com.

Interested parties can access the live webcast through investor.groupon.com. Following the conference call, a replay of the webcast will be available on the same platform, along with additional materials related to the quarterly results.

Recharge, the European prepaid payments leader, has acquired Giftcloud from Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), marking its strategic expansion into the B2B digital rewards market. The acquisition follows Recharge's recent €45M facility with ABN AMRO for M&A activities.

Giftcloud, which powers customer and employee engagement campaigns for major UK brands like Vodafone, Sky, and TalkTalk, processes millions of transactions annually and maintains strong profitability. This acquisition represents Recharge's second major purchase following Startselect in 2023.

The deal positions the UK as Recharge's third-largest market and serves as a launchpad for further European B2B growth. Through this acquisition, Recharge aims to enhance its corporate prepaid offering and expand its services directly to business clients.

Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) has released its Q4 and fiscal year 2024 financial results, highlighting a successful transformation strategy. North America Local performance showed mixed results with Q4 Local Revenue remaining flat while Local Billings increased by 8%. For the full year 2024, Local Revenue grew 1% with Local Billings up 3%.

The company achieved significant cash flow milestones, reporting positive trailing twelve-month operating cash flow of $55.9 million and Free Cash Flow of $40.6 million, marking the first positive free cash flow since the post-pandemic period. Following a challenging Q3, the company demonstrated recovery in Q4 2024, positioning itself for potential growth acceleration in 2025.

Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) has scheduled the release of its fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results after market close on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. The company will hold a conference call on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 8:00am ET to discuss the results.

Investors can submit questions via email to ir@groupon.com. The conference call will be accessible through a live webcast at investor.groupon.com, where a replay and additional materials will be available afterward.

Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) has announced a $197 million financing transaction involving two key components: (1) An exchange of approximately $176.26 million of existing 1.125% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 for new 6.25% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2027, and (2) The issuance of $21 million in new 2027 Notes for $20 million in cash proceeds. The new notes will have an initial conversion rate of 33.333 shares per $1,000 principal amount, equivalent to approximately $30 per share, representing a 184% premium over recent trading prices. The notes will be secured by first-priority interest in substantially all company assets and guaranteed by certain wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries.

Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) reported Q3 2024 results with revenue at the low-end of guidance, while EBITDA exceeded the high-end of guidance. The company's International Local revenue declined 13%, though excluding Italy, the decline was to 2%. Notable achievements include completing the rollout of their new front-end platform across 100% of North America mobile web and desktop traffic. The company also announced a $197 million financing transaction. Management expressed optimism about the company's transformation progress, highlighting positive responses to new features like gifting and video content.

Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) has scheduled the release of its third quarter 2024 financial results for Tuesday, November 12, 2024, after market close. The company will host a conference call to discuss the results at 5:00pm ET. Investors can access the live webcast at investor.groupon.com, where a replay and additional materials will be available after the call.