Groupon Reported Better-than-Expected 3Q; Shares Remain Overvalued; Maintaining $4 FVE
No-moat Groupon reported third-quarter results ahead of expectations. However, management only slightly increased its full-year revenue guidance. We were impressed with the company’s top-line growth, while considering its ongoing country exits and restructuring. Nevertheless, we remain skeptical about Groupon’s ability to accelerate revenue growth and expand margins over the long run. In addition, in the short term, the firm’s announcement of the acquisition of its competitor, LivingSocial, for ...Groupon operates online local commerce marketplaces that connect merchants to consumers by providing goods and services through its websites, groupon.com, and its mobile applications. The company provides goods and services in three categories: Local, which includes offerings from local and national merchants, and local events; Goods, which provides customers the ability to find discounted merchandise across multiple product lines, including electronics, sporting goods, jewelry, toys, household items and apparel; and Travel, which features travel offers at both discounted and market rates, such as hotels, airfare and package deals covering both domestic and international travel.
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Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.
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