Buy Groupon: An Examination Of Merchant Satisfaction And Accounting Shows That Issues Are Being Resolved

By Helix Investment Management:Every public (as well as private) company operates in a slightly different way. There are nuances in each business model and strategy, nuances that take time to understand and evaluate. And in this article, we would like to discuss one of the most misunderstood companies on the market today: Groupon (GRPN). Groupon has had a tumultuous history since its founding in 2008.

ByCarl Cachia:Groupon Inc. (GRPN) is a stock that I have been accumulating recently. GRPN's stock price has plummeted from $30 in late 2011 to the current price of around $6. Recently, a change in trend has been seen and I like the potential of the company going forward.

By Helix Investment Management:Newly public companies rarely have their stories written in the first few months, or even the first year of trading. As one of the most prominent IPO's of 2011 Groupon (GRPN) has received a great deal of coverage, both positive and negative. On balance, however, the coverage has tilted towards the negative side, and there has been a substantial impact on Groupon's stock price.

By Helix Investment Management:For years, regular investors have been locked out of being able to invest in the booming social media, networking and gaming sector. All of the leading companies in the sector were private, available only to venture capitalists and accredited investors.

By Helix Investment Management:Few companies are as criticized and derided here on Seeking Alpha (or in the broader investment community) as Groupon (GRPN). Since going public at the end of 2011, the company has lost over 80% of its value as the expectations investors had when it made its market debut have failed to materialize, to say the least.

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By James Kwak Groupon plans to go public later this week. According to the latest leaks, things are going well: the IPO valuation, scaled back from $30 billion to about $12 billion, may be raised because of a successful road show. Apparently even after the company conceded that the amount they pay to a merchant does not count as revenue, investors have decided they like what they see. But there is still something fishy about Groupon’s business model.