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Groupon (Groupon) Interest Coverage

: 8.66 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Groupon's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $15.3 Mil. Groupon's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.8 Mil. Groupon's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.66. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Groupon's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


GRPN's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Interactive Media industry.
Industry Median: 34.85
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Groupon Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Groupon's Interest Coverage 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Groupon Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.69 - 2.16 - -

Groupon Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 0.62 8.66

Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Groupon's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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 Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Groupon's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Groupon's Interest Coverage falls into.



Groupon Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Groupon's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Groupon's Interest Expense was $-15.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-10.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $228.9 Mil.

Groupon did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Groupon's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Groupon's Interest Expense was $-1.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was $15.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $228.9 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*15.326/-1.769
=8.66

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Groupon  (NAS:GRPN) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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Groupon (Groupon) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
600 West Chicago Avenue, Suite 400, Chicago, IL, USA, 60654
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