Added to YB: 2025-07-28
Pitch date: 2025-07-24
GRPN [bearish]
Groupon, Inc.
+44.07%
current return
Author Info
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Company Info
Groupon, Inc. operates a marketplace that connects consumers to merchants by offering goods and services at a discount in North America and international.
Market Cap
$755.6M
Pitch Price
$33.15
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
N/A
EV/EBITDA
215.14
P/E
-5.27
EV/Sales
1.75
Sector
Broadline Retail
Category
N/A
Groupon's (NASDAQ: GRPN) Distribution of Microsoft Products Should be Called Into Question
GRPN short: Groupon distributing Microsoft products via 3rd-party vendors with Chinese-run SharePoint networks. Purchasers unknowingly send files to foreign admin, not Microsoft. Company actively promotes cheap SKUs, boosting revenue while enabling data theft. Risk of federal investigation amid nation-state cyberattacks. Minimal due diligence on vendors.
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