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Exhibit 99.1

Groupon Announces Third Quarter 2016 Results
 
Added 1.2 million net new customers and achieved double digit billings growth in North America Local

Gross billings of $1.43 billion
Revenue of $720.5 million
Net Loss of $35.8 million
Adjusted EBITDA of $32.1 million
GAAP loss per share of $0.07; non-GAAP loss per share of $0.01
Operating Cash Flow of $78.9 million for the trailing twelve month period; Free Cash Flow of $14.2 million for the trailing twelve month period
Fiscal year 2016 revenue guidance of $3.075 billion to $3.150 billion and 2016 Adjusted EBITDA guidance of $150.0 million to $165.0 million
Agreed to acquire LivingSocial, expect to close by early November 2016
 
CHICAGO - (BUSINESS WIRE) - October 26, 2016 - Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.

Our strategy continues to deliver results with double-digit growth in North America local billings and our highest quarter for customer acquisition in over three years,” said Groupon CEO Rich Williams. “We are looking forward to a strong finish to the year and further progress on our mission to make Groupon a daily habit for consumers.”

Third Quarter 2016 Summary
 
Gross Billings were $1.43 billion in the third quarter 2016, down 2% from $1.47 billion in the third quarter 2015. Gross billings were impacted by dispositions and country exits in connection with Groupon’s restructuring efforts. On a same-country basis, gross billings grew 1% year-over-year excluding the unfavorable impact of year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates. North America gross billings increased 6%, reflecting the contribution of new active customer cohorts, while EMEA declined by 10% and Rest of World declined by 24%. Excluding the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, EMEA declined 8% and Rest of World declined 23%. Gross billings reflect the total dollar value of customer purchases of goods and services.

Revenue was $720.5 million in the third quarter 2016, compared with $713.6 million in the third quarter 2015. Revenue increased 1% globally, or 2% excluding the unfavorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter. North America revenue increased 4%, EMEA declined 1% and Rest of World declined 19%. Excluding the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates, EMEA was flat year-over-year and Rest of World declined 15%.

Gross profit was $314.1 million in the third quarter 2016, compared with $328.9 million in the third quarter 2015. Gross profit declined 4% globally. North America gross profit increased 5%, EMEA declined 18% and Rest of World declined 20%.

Net loss from continuing operations was $35.8 million in the third quarter 2016, compared with $24.6 million in the third quarter 2015.




Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP performance measure, was $32.1 million in the third quarter 2016, compared with $56.3 million in the third quarter 2015, reflecting our increased investments in customer acquisition.

Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $38.0 million, or $0.07 per share. Non-GAAP net loss attributable to common stockholders was $8.1 million, or $0.01 per share.

Global units sold declined 5% year-over-year to 49 million, primarily driven by country exits and our restructuring efforts in international segments. Units in North America increased 4%, EMEA units declined 8%, and Rest of World units declined 31%. Units are defined as vouchers and products sold before cancellations and refunds.

Operating cash flow for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2016 was $78.9 million. Free cash flow, a non-GAAP liquidity measure, was negative $53.7 million in the third quarter 2016, bringing free cash flow for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2016 to $14.2 million, which reflects the adverse cash flow impact of restructuring charges, country exits, and the funding of our securities litigation settlement.

Cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2016 were $689.7 million, and we had no outstanding borrowings under our $250.0 million revolving credit facility.

Definitions and reconciliations of all non-GAAP financial measures are included below in the section titled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and in the accompanying tables.
 
Highlights
 
North America Local Billings grew 10% year-over-year. North America Local Billings accelerated to 10% year-over-year growth as we continue to see the contribution of new cohorts.

North America accelerated customer growth with nearly 1.2 million incremental active customers. Customer acquisition marketing yielded an incremental 1.2 million active customers in North America, as compared with the prior quarter, which is the highest acquisition in over three years. North America had 29.1 million active customers as of September 30, 2016. Active customers represent unique customer accounts that have purchased a voucher or product within the last twelve months.

SG&A declined $72.0 million, or $34.0 million excluding the impact of a litigation reserve recorded in the third quarter 2015, on solid execution of operational streamlining initiatives. SG&A in all markets declined year-over-year as we continue to execute on our restructuring plan and scale regional shared service centers, which we expect to not only improve our customer service but also create greater operating leverage over time.




Streamlined country footprint. The Company has identified its go-forward country footprint to consist of 15 countries, down from 27 in the portfolio as of the second quarter 2016. We are pursuing strategic alternatives and other options to exit the remaining countries, which we expect will continue into 2017.

Acquisition of LivingSocial
On October 24, 2016, Groupon entered into an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of LivingSocial, Inc. The acquisition is expected to close by early November 2016, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The acquisition consideration is not material.

Share Repurchase
During the third quarter 2016, Groupon repurchased 5,213,778 shares of its Class A common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $24.6 million. Up to $244.7 million of Class A common stock was available for repurchase under Groupon’s share repurchase program as of September 30, 2016. The timing and amount of any share repurchases are determined based on market conditions, share price and other factors, and the program may be discontinued or suspended at any time.
 
Outlook
Groupon’s outlook for 2016 reflects current foreign exchange rates, as well as expected marketing investments, stabilizing trends in Shopping, the acquisition of LivingSocial, potential disruption related to country exits, and cost benefits associated with our streamlining initiatives.

Groupon is raising its revenue guidance range to between $3.075 and $3.150 billion for the full year, and narrowing its expected 2016 Adjusted EBITDA range to between $150.0 million and $165.0 million.

Conference Call
A conference call will be webcast live today at 4:00 p.m. CDT / 5:00 p.m. EDT, and will be available on Groupon’s investor relations website at http://investor.groupon.com. This call will contain forward-looking statements and other material information regarding the Company’s financial and operating results.
 
Groupon encourages investors to use its investor relations website as a way of easily finding information about the company. Groupon promptly makes available on this website, free of charge, the reports that the company files or furnishes with the SEC, corporate governance information (including Groupon’s Global Code of Conduct), and select press releases and social media postings. Groupon uses its investor relations site (investor.groupon.com) and its blog (https://www.groupon.com/blog) as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.
 
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to financial results reported in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP), we have provided the following non-GAAP financial measures in this release and the accompanying tables: foreign exchange rate neutral operating results, adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income loss attributable to common stockholders, non-GAAP earnings



loss per share and free cash flow. These non-GAAP financial measures, which are presented on a continuing operations basis, are intended to aid investors in better understanding Groupon's current financial performance and its prospects for the future as seen through the eyes of management. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures facilitate comparisons with our historical results and with the results of peer companies who present similar measures (although other companies may define non-GAAP measures differently than we define them, even when similar terms are used to identify such measures). However, non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be a substitute for those reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP. For reconciliations of these measures to the most applicable financial measures under U.S. GAAP, see "Non-GAAP Reconciliation Schedules" and "Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics" included in the tables accompanying this release.
 
We exclude the following items from one or more of our non-GAAP financial measures:
 
Stock-based compensation. We exclude stock-based compensation because it is primarily non-cash in nature and we believe that non-GAAP financial measures excluding this item provide meaningful supplemental information about our operating performance and liquidity.
 
Acquisition-related expense (benefit), net. Acquisition-related expense (benefit), net is comprised of the change in the fair value of contingent consideration arrangements and external transaction costs related to business combinations, primarily consisting of legal and advisory fees. The composition of our contingent consideration arrangements and the impact of those arrangements on our operating results vary over time based on a number of factors, including the terms of our business combinations and the timing of those transactions. We exclude acquisition-related expense (benefit), net because we believe that non-GAAP financial measures excluding this item provide meaningful supplemental information about our operating performance and facilitate comparisons to our historical operating results.
 
Depreciation and amortization. We exclude depreciation and amortization expenses because they are non-cash in nature and we believe that non-GAAP financial measures excluding these items provide meaningful supplemental information about our operating performance and liquidity.
 
Interest and Other Non-Operating Items. Interest and other non-operating items include: gains and losses related to minority investments, foreign currency gains and losses, interest income and interest expense, including non-cash interest expense from our convertible senior notes. We exclude interest and other non-operating items from certain of our non-GAAP financial measures because we believe that excluding these items provides meaningful supplemental information about our core operating performance and facilitates comparisons to our historical operating results.

Items That Are Unusual in Nature or Infrequently Occurring. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, items that we believe to be unusual in nature or infrequently occurring were gains from business dispositions and charges related to our restructuring plan. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, items that we believe to be unusual in nature or infrequently occurring also included the write-off of a prepaid asset related to a marketing program that was discontinued because the counterparty ceased operations and the expense related to a



significant increase in the contingent liability for our securities litigation matter. We exclude items that are unusual in nature or infrequently occurring because we believe that excluding those items provides meaningful supplemental information about our core operating performance and facilitates comparisons to our historical results.

Income Tax Effect of Items Excluded from Non-GAAP Financial Measures. We determine the income tax effect of items excluded from our measures of non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders and non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share by performing a tax provision calculation using pre-tax income (loss) amounts that have been adjusted to exclude those items in the respective jurisdictions to which they relate. The difference between the income tax expense (benefit) determined on that basis and our reported income tax expense (benefit) represents the income tax effect of the excluded items.

Descriptions of the non-GAAP financial measures included in this release and the accompanying tables are as follows:
 
Foreign exchange rate neutral operating results show our current period operating results as if foreign currency exchange rates had remained the same as those in effect in the prior-year period. We present foreign exchange rate neutral information to facilitate comparisons to our historical operating results.
 
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP performance measure that we define as net income (loss) from continuing operations excluding income taxes, interest and other non-operating items, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, acquisition-related expense (benefit), net, and items that are unusual in nature or infrequently occurring. Our definition of Adjusted EBITDA may differ from similar measures used by other companies, even when similar terms are used to identify such measures. Adjusted EBITDA is a key measure used by our management and Board of Directors to evaluate operating performance, generate future operating plans, and make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of capital. Accordingly, we believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating performance in the same manner as our management and Board of Directors.
Non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders and non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share are non-GAAP performance measures that adjust our net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders and earnings (loss) per share to exclude the impact of:
stock-based compensation,
amortization of acquired intangible assets,
acquisition-related expense (benefit), net,
gains on business dispositions,
non-cash interest expense on convertible senior notes,
items that are unusual in nature or infrequently occurring,
non-operating foreign currency gains and losses related to intercompany balances and reclassifications of cumulative translation adjustments to earnings as a result of business dispositions or country exits,



non-operating gains and losses from minority investments that we have elected to record at fair value with changes in fair value reported in earnings,
income (loss) from discontinued operations, and
the income tax effect of those items.

We believe that excluding the above items from our measures of non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders and non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share provides useful supplemental information for evaluating our operating performance and facilitates comparisons to our historical results by eliminating items that are non-cash in nature, relate to discrete events, or are otherwise not indicative of the core operating performance of our ongoing business.
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP liquidity measure that comprises net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations less purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software from continuing operations. We use free cash flow to conduct and evaluate our business because, although it is similar to cash flow from operations, we believe that it typically represents a more useful measure of cash flows because purchases of fixed assets, software developed for internal-use, and website development costs are necessary components of our ongoing operations. Free cash flow is not intended to represent the total increase or decrease in Groupon's cash balance for the applicable period.
 
Note on Forward-Looking Statements
The statements contained in this release that refer to plans and expectations for the next quarter, the full year or the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those discussed. The words "may," will," should," "could," "expect," anticipate," "believe," "estimate," intend," "continue" and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that could cause our results to differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, volatility in our revenue and operating results; risks related to our business strategy, including our strategy to grow our local marketplaces, marketing strategy and spend and the productivity of those marketing investments and the impact of our shift away from lower margin products in our Goods category; effectively dealing with challenges arising from our international operations, including fluctuations in currency exchange rates and any potential adverse impact from the United Kingdom’s likely exit from the European Union; retaining existing customers and adding new customers, including as we increase our marketing spend and shift away from lower margin products in our Goods category; retaining and adding high quality merchants; cyber security breaches; incurring expenses as we expand our business; competing successfully in our industry; maintaining favorable payment terms with our business partners; providing a strong mobile experience for our customers; delivery and routing of our emails; product liability claims; managing inventory and order fulfillment risks; integrating our technology platforms; litigation; managing refund risks; retaining, attracting and integrating members of our executive team; difficulties, delays or our inability to successfully complete all or part of the announced restructuring actions or to realize the operating efficiencies and other benefits of such restructuring actions; higher than anticipated restructuring charges or changes in the timing of such restructuring charges; completing and realizing the anticipated benefits



from acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and strategic investments; tax liabilities; tax legislation; compliance with domestic and foreign laws and regulations, including the CARD Act and regulation of the Internet and e-commerce; classification of our independent contractors; maintaining our information technology infrastructure; protecting our intellectual property; maintaining a strong brand; seasonality; customer and merchant fraud; payment-related risks; our ability to raise capital if necessary and our outstanding indebtedness; global economic uncertainty; the impact of our ongoing strategic review and any potential strategic alternatives we may choose to pursue; our senior convertible notes; and our ability to realize the anticipated benefits from the hedge and warrant transactions. For additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties, we urge you to refer to the factors included under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016 and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which may be obtained by visiting the company's Investor Relations web site at http://investor.groupon.com or the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. Groupon's actual results could differ materially from those predicted or implied and reported results should not be considered an indication of future performance.
 
You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although Groupon believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. Moreover, neither the company nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements reflect Groupon’s expectations as of October 26, 2016. Groupon undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this release to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in its expectations.
 
About Groupon
Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) is building the daily habit in local commerce, offering a vast mobile and online marketplace where people discover and save on amazing things to do, see, eat and buy. By enabling real-time commerce across local businesses, travel destinations, consumer products and live events, shoppers can find the best a city has to offer.

Groupon is redefining how small businesses attract and retain customers by providing them with customizable and scalable marketing tools and services to profitably grow their businesses.

To download Groupon's top-rated mobile apps, visit www.groupon.com/mobile. To search for great deals or subscribe to Groupon emails, visit www.groupon.com. To learn more about the company’s merchant solutions and how to work with Groupon, visit www.groupon.com/merchant.
 
Contacts:
Investor Relations                    Public Relations
Deb Schwartz                        Bill Roberts
312-662-6535                312-459-5191
ir@groupon.com



Groupon, Inc..
Summary Consolidated and Segment Results
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)

The financial results of Ticket Monster are presented as discontinued operations in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and tables for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. All prior period financial information and operational metrics have been retrospectively adjusted to reflect this presentation.
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Y/Y % Growth
 
FX Effect(2)
 
Y/Y % Growth excluding FX(2)
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
Y/Y % Growth
 
FX
Effect(2)
 
Y/Y % Growth excluding 
FX
(2)
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
Gross Billings(1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North America
 
$
920,962

 
$
869,203

 
6.0

%
 
$
17

 
6.0

%
 
$
2,824,290

 
$
2,659,436

 
6.2

%
 
$
(1,085
)
 
6.2

%
EMEA
 
370,992

 
414,482

 
(10.5
)
 
 
(8,371
)
 
(8.5
)
 
 
1,144,528

 
1,307,207

 
(12.4
)
 
 
(20,595
)
 
(10.9
)
 
Rest of World
 
140,201

 
183,849

 
(23.7
)
 
 
(1,802
)
 
(22.8
)
 
 
428,229

 
581,905

 
(26.4
)
 
 
(35,628
)
 
(20.3
)
 
Consolidated gross billings
 
$
1,432,155

 
$
1,467,534

 
(2.4
)
%
 
$
(10,156
)
 
(1.7
)
%
 
$
4,397,047

 
$
4,548,548

 
(3.3
)
%
 
$
(57,308
)
 
(2.1
)
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North America
 
$
483,281

 
$
463,931

 
4.2

%
 
$
4

 
4.2

%
 
$
1,501,016

 
$
1,425,095

 
5.3

%
 
$
(260
)
 
5.3

%
EMEA
 
196,573

 
199,287

 
(1.4
)
 
 
(2,718
)
 

 
 
583,848

 
619,554

 
(5.8
)
 
 
(7,626
)
 
(4.5
)
 
Rest of World
 
40,614

 
50,377

 
(19.4
)
 
 
(1,976
)
 
(15.5
)
 
 
123,605

 
157,697

 
(21.6
)
 
 
(14,576
)
 
(12.4
)
 
Consolidated revenue
 
$
720,468

 
$
713,595

 
1.0

%
 
$
(4,690
)
 
1.6

%
 
$
2,208,469

 
$
2,202,346

 
0.3

%
 
$
(22,462
)
 
1.3

%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from operations
 
$
(26,685
)
 
$
(70,423
)
 
62.1

%
 
$
(562
)
 
62.9

%
 
$
(117,187
)
 
$
(74,354
)
 
(57.6
)
%
 
$
(1,005
)
 
(56.3
)
%
Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
$
(35,792
)
 
$
(24,613
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(133,119
)
 
$
(56,619
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$

 
$
133,463

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to Groupon, Inc.
 
$
(37,976
)
 
$
(27,615
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(141,999
)
 
$
67,196

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic net income (loss) per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
 
$
(0.07
)
 
$
(0.04
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.25
)
 
$
(0.10
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discontinued operations
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
0.20

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic net income (loss) per share
 
$
(0.07
)
 
$
(0.04
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.25
)
 
$
0.10

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted net income (loss) per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
 
$
(0.07
)
 
$
(0.04
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.25
)
 
$
(0.10
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Discontinued operations
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
0.20

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted net income (loss) per share
 
$
(0.07
)
 
$
(0.04
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(0.25
)
 
$
0.10

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
575,216,191

 
644,894,785

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
578,290,291

 
664,302,630

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted
 
575,216,191

 
644,894,785

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
578,290,291

 
664,302,630

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
Represents the total dollar value of customer purchases of goods and services, excluding applicable taxes and net of estimated refunds.
(2)
Represents the change in financial measures that would have resulted had average exchange rates in the reporting period been the same as those in effect during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.



Groupon, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2016
 
2015 (1)
 
2016
 
2015 (1)
Operating activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
(35,792
)
 
$
(24,613
)
 
$
(133,119
)
 
$
76,844

Less: Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

 
133,463

Income (loss) from continuing operations
(35,792
)
 
(24,613
)
 
(133,119
)
 
(56,619
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization of property, equipment and software
28,845

 
30,475

 
88,697

 
84,241

Amortization of acquired intangible assets
4,408

 
5,160

 
13,643

 
14,966

Stock-based compensation
26,442

 
35,575

 
94,750

 
109,204

Restructuring-related long-lived asset impairments

 
345

 
45

 
345

Gains on business dispositions
(2,060
)
 
(13,710
)
 
(11,399
)
 
(13,710
)
Deferred income taxes
(1,288
)
 
(15,202
)
 
(6,436
)
 
(15,252
)
(Gain) loss, net from changes in fair value of contingent consideration
(162
)
 
435

 
4,130

 
(268
)
(Gain) loss from changes in fair value of investments
1,594

 
2,564

 
7,301

 
2,114

Amortization of debt discount on convertible senior notes
2,458

 

 
4,854

 

Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restricted cash
361

 
1,392

 
(332
)
 
4,555

Accounts receivable
(4,798
)
 
16,635

 
(3,593
)
 
6,353

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
44,266

 
(33,366
)
 
10,738

 
(39,813
)
Accounts payable
2,831

 
5,371

 
(4,326
)
 
(944
)
Accrued merchant and supplier payables
(46,354
)
 
(51,319
)
 
(171,816
)
 
(101,852
)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
(51,854
)
 
51,169

 
(47,919
)
 
57,214

Other, net
(9,719
)
 
(18,551
)
 
(16,775
)
 
(1,242
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations
(40,822
)
 
(7,640
)
 
(171,557
)
 
49,292

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from discontinued operations

 
(19,205
)
 

 
(36,578
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
(40,822
)
 
(26,845
)
 
(171,557
)
 
12,714

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities from continuing operations
(12,088
)
 
(98,028
)
 
(51,719
)
 
(146,012
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities from discontinued operations

 

 

 
244,470

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(12,088
)
 
(98,028
)
 
(51,719
)
 
98,458

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(38,342
)
 
(14,793
)
 
52,868

 
(192,188
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents, including cash classified within current assets held for sale
867

 
(6,923
)
 
6,793

 
(27,338
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, including cash classified within current assets held for sale
(90,385
)
 
(146,589
)
 
(163,615
)
 
(108,354
)
Less: Net increase (decrease) in cash classified within current assets held for sale

 

 

 
(55,279
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(90,385
)
 
(146,589
)
 
(163,615
)
 
(53,075
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
780,132

 
1,110,148

 
853,362

 
1,016,634

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
689,747

 
$
963,559

 
$
689,747

 
$
963,559


(1)
The Company adopted the guidance in Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718) - Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, on January 1, 2016. ASU 2016-09 requires that all income tax-related cash flows resulting from share-based payments be reported as operating activities in the statement of cash flows. Previously, income tax benefits at settlement of an award were reported as a reduction to operating cash flows and an increase to financing cash flows to the extent that those benefits exceeded the income tax benefits reported in earnings during the award's vesting period. The Company has elected to apply that change in cash flow classification on a retrospective basis, which has resulted in a decrease to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities and net cash used in financing activities of $0.03 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, and increases to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities and net cash used in financing activities of $6.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015.



Groupon, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations  
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)

 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third party and other
 
$
309,836

 
$
326,306

 
$
962,533

 
$
1,027,273

Direct
 
410,632

 
387,289

 
1,245,936

 
1,175,073

Total revenue
 
720,468

 
713,595

 
2,208,469

 
2,202,346

Cost of revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third party and other
 
40,419

 
46,050

 
131,000

 
145,292

Direct
 
365,932

 
338,633

 
1,090,436

 
1,043,729

Total cost of revenue
 
406,351

 
384,683

 
1,221,436

 
1,189,021

Gross profit
 
314,117

 
328,912

 
987,033

 
1,013,325

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marketing
 
87,858

 
61,587

 
269,616

 
171,127

Selling, general and administrative
 
253,554

 
326,248

 
811,710

 
904,816

Restructuring charges
 
1,459

 
24,146

 
29,988

 
24,146

Gains on business dispositions
 
(2,060
)
 
(13,710
)
 
(11,399
)
 
(13,710
)
Acquisition-related expense (benefit), net
 
(9
)
 
1,064

 
4,305

 
1,300

  Total operating expenses
 
340,802

 
399,335

 
1,104,220

 
1,087,679

Income (loss) from operations
 
(26,685
)
 
(70,423
)
 
(117,187
)
 
(74,354
)
Other income (expense), net (1) 
 
(7,028
)
 
(8,160
)
 
(14,303
)
 
(25,146
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before provision (benefit) for income taxes
 
(33,713
)
 
(78,583
)
 
(131,490
)
 
(99,500
)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
 
2,079

 
(53,970
)
 
1,629

 
(42,881
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations
 
(35,792
)
 
(24,613
)
 
(133,119
)
 
(56,619
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
 

 

 

 
133,463

Net income (loss)
 
(35,792
)
 
(24,613
)
 
(133,119
)
 
76,844

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
(2,184
)
 
(3,002
)
 
(8,880
)
 
(9,648
)
Net income (loss) attributable to Groupon, Inc.
 
$
(37,976
)
 
$
(27,615
)
 
$
(141,999
)
 
$
67,196

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic net income (loss) per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
 
$
(0.07
)
 
$
(0.04
)
 
$
(0.25
)
 
$
(0.10
)
Discontinued operations
 

 

 

 
0.20

Basic net income (loss) per share
 
$
(0.07
)
 
$
(0.04
)
 
$
(0.25
)
 
$
0.10

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted net income (loss) per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Continuing operations
 
$
(0.07
)
 
$
(0.04
)
 
$
(0.25
)
 
$
(0.10
)
Discontinued operations
 

 

 

 
0.20

Diluted net income (loss) per share
 
$
(0.07
)
 
$
(0.04
)
 
$
(0.25
)
 
$
0.10

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
575,216,191

 
644,894,785

 
578,290,291

 
664,302,630

Diluted
 
575,216,191

 
644,894,785

 
578,290,291

 
664,302,630


(1)
Other income (expense), net includes foreign currency gains (losses), net of $0.2 million and $(5.2 million) for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and foreign currency gains (losses), net of $5.4 million and $(22.1 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.




Groupon, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
(unaudited)
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
689,747

 
$
853,362

Accounts receivable, net
 
74,047

 
68,175

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
145,280

 
153,705

Total current assets
 
909,074

 
1,075,242

Property, equipment and software, net
 
179,987

 
198,897

Goodwill
 
289,856

 
287,332

Intangible assets, net
 
25,475

 
36,483

Investments (including $150,532 and $163,675 at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, at fair value)
 
180,617

 
178,236

Deferred income taxes
 
4,242

 
3,454

Other non-current assets
 
24,290

 
16,620

Total Assets
 
$
1,613,541

 
$
1,796,264

Liabilities and Equity
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
21,833

 
$
24,590

Accrued merchant and supplier payables
 
608,939

 
776,211

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
 
353,696

 
402,724

Total current liabilities
 
984,468

 
1,203,525

Convertible senior notes, net
 
176,473

 

Deferred income taxes
 
6,840

 
8,612

Other non-current liabilities
 
113,604

 
113,540

Total Liabilities
 
1,281,385

 
1,325,677

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' Equity
 
 
 
 
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 2,000,000,000 shares authorized, 730,849,600 shares issued and 571,551,487 shares outstanding at September 30, 2016 and 717,387,446 shares issued and 588,919,281 shares outstanding at December 31, 2015
 
73

 
72

Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 2,399,976 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015
 

 

Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 2,010,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015
 

 

Additional paid-in capital
 
2,094,975

 
1,964,453

Treasury stock, at cost, 159,298,113 shares at September 30, 2016 and 128,468,165 shares at December 31, 2015
 
(757,520
)
 
(645,041
)
Accumulated deficit
 
(1,046,422
)
 
(901,292
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
40,132

 
51,206

Total Groupon, Inc. Stockholders' Equity
 
331,238

 
469,398

Noncontrolling interests
 
918

 
1,189

Total Equity
 
332,156

 
470,587

Total Liabilities and Equity
 
$
1,613,541

 
$
1,796,264





Groupon, Inc.
Segment Information
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
North America
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Gross billings (1)
 
$
920,962

 
$
869,203

 
 
$
2,824,290

 
$
2,659,436

 
Revenue
 
$
483,281

 
$
463,931

 
 
$
1,501,016

 
$
1,425,095

 
Segment cost of revenue and operating expenses (2)(3)(4)
 
483,036

 
494,843

 
 
1,510,731

 
1,404,472

 
Segment operating income (loss) (2)
 
$
245

 
$
(30,912
)
 
 
$
(9,715
)
 
$
20,623

 
Segment operating income (loss) as a percent of segment gross billings
 

%
(3.6
)
%
 
(0.3
)
%
0.8

%
Segment operating income (loss) as a percent of segment revenue
 
0.1

%
(6.7
)
%
 
(0.6
)
%
1.4

%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EMEA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross billings (1)
 
$
370,992

 
$
414,482

 
 
$
1,144,528

 
$
1,307,207

 
Revenue
 
$
196,573

 
$
199,287

 
 
$
583,848

 
$
619,554

 
Segment cost of revenue and operating expenses (2)(4)(5)
 
192,692

 
195,397

 
 
570,294

 
586,343

 
Segment operating income (loss) (2)
 
$
3,881

 
$
3,890

 
 
$
13,554

 
$
33,211

 
Segment operating income (loss) as a percent of segment gross billings
 
1.0

%
0.9

%
 
1.2

%
2.5

%
Segment operating income (loss) as a percent of segment revenue
 
2.0

%
2.0

%
 
2.3

%
5.4

%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rest of World
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross billings (1)
 
$
140,201

 
$
183,849

 
 
$
428,229

 
$
581,905

 
Revenue
 
$
40,614

 
$
50,377

 
 
$
123,605

 
$
157,697

 
Segment cost of revenue and operating expenses (2)(4)
 
45,284

 
57,282

 
 
146,247

 
175,542

 
Segment operating income (loss) (2)
 
$
(4,670
)
 
$
(6,905
)
 
 
$
(22,642
)
 
$
(17,845
)
 
Segment operating income (loss) as a percent of segment gross billings
 
(3.3
)
%
(3.8
)
%
 
(5.3
)
%
(3.1
)
%
Segment operating income (loss) as a percent of segment revenue
 
(11.5
)
%
(13.7
)
%
 
(18.3
)
%
(11.3
)
%

(1)
Represents the total dollar value of customer purchases of goods and services, excluding applicable taxes and net of estimated refunds.
(2)
Segment cost of revenue and operating expenses and segment operating income (loss) exclude stock-based compensation and acquisition-related expense (benefit), net.
(3)
Segment cost of revenue and operating expenses for North America for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 includes a $37.5 million expense related to an increase in the Company's contingent liability for its securities litigation matter, which was subsequently settled.
(4)
Segment cost of revenue and operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2016 includes restructuring charges of $1.0 million in North America, $(0.2) million in EMEA and $0.7 million in Rest of World. Segment cost of revenue and operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 includes restructuring charges of $6.8 million in North America (which excludes $2.6 million of stock-based compensation), $13.9 million in EMEA (which excludes $2.1 million of stock-based compensation) and $4.6 million in Rest of World (which excludes $0.02 million of stock-based compensation). Segment cost of revenue and operating expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 includes restructuring charges of $1.4 million in North America, $19.7 million in EMEA and $3.0 million in Rest of World.
(5)
Segment cost of revenue and operating expenses for EMEA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 includes a $6.7 million expense for the write-off of a prepaid asset related to a marketing program that was discontinued because the counterparty ceased operations.




Groupon, Inc.
Non-GAAP Reconciliation Schedules
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)  

Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP earnings attributable to common stockholders and non-GAAP earnings per share are non-GAAP performance measures. The Company reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to the most comparable U.S. GAAP performance measure, "Net income (loss) from continuing operations" for the periods presented and the Company reconciles non-GAAP earnings per share to the most comparable U.S. GAAP performance measure, "Diluted net income (loss) per share," for the periods presented.

The following is a quarterly reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the most comparable U.S. GAAP performance measure, "Income (loss) from continuing operations."
    
 
Q3 2015
 
Q4 2015
 
Q1 2016
 
Q2 2016
 
Q3 2016
Income (loss) from continuing operations
$
(24,613
)
 
$
(32,552
)
 
$
(45,596
)
 
$
(51,731
)
 
$
(35,792
)
Adjustments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Stock-based compensation (1)
35,432

 
32,691

 
27,976

 
35,244

 
26,176

  Depreciation and amortization
35,635

 
33,763

 
34,797

 
34,290

 
33,253

  Acquisition-related expense (benefit), net
1,064

 
557

 
3,464

 
850

 
(9
)
  Gains on business dispositions
(13,710
)
 

 

 
(9,339
)
 
(2,060
)
  Restructuring charges
24,146

 
5,422

 
12,444

 
16,085

 
1,459

  Prepaid marketing write-off
6,690

 

 

 

 

  Securities litigation expense
37,500

 

 

 

 

  Non-operating expense (income), net
8,160

 
3,393

 
(3,486
)
 
10,761

 
7,028

  Provision (benefit) for income taxes
(53,970
)
 
23,736

 
1,749

 
(2,199
)
 
2,079

Total adjustments
80,947

 
99,562

 
76,944

 
85,692

 
67,926

Adjusted EBITDA
$
56,334

 
$
67,010

 
$
31,348

 
$
33,961

 
$
32,134


(1)
Represents stock-based compensation recorded within cost of revenue, marketing expense, and selling, general and administrative expense. Non-operating expense (income), net, includes $0.1 million, $0.2 million, $0.2 million, $0.2 million and $0.3 million of additional stock-based compensation for the three months ended September 30, 2015, December 31, 2015, March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016, respectively. Restructuring charges includes $2.6 million and $2.1 million of additional stock-based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and June 30, 3016, respectively.

    



























The following is a reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders to non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders and a reconciliation of diluted net income (loss) per share to non-GAAP net income (loss) per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016:
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
$
(37,976
)
 
$
(141,999
)
Stock-based compensation (1)
26,442

 
90,047

Amortization of acquired intangible assets
4,408

 
13,643

Acquisition-related expense (benefit), net
(9
)
 
4,305

Restructuring charges
1,459

 
29,988

Gains on business dispositions
(2,060
)
 
(11,399
)
Intercompany foreign currency losses (gains) and reclassifications of translation adjustments to earnings (2)
(3,263
)
 
(8,377
)
Losses (gains), net from changes in fair value of investments
1,594

 
7,301

Non-cash interest expense on convertible senior notes
2,458

 
4,854

Income tax effect of above adjustments
(1,154
)
 
(7,849
)
Non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
$
(8,101
)
 
$
(19,486
)
 
 
 
 
Diluted shares
575,216,191

 
578,290,291

Incremental diluted shares

 

Adjusted diluted shares
575,216,191

 
578,290,291

 
 
 
 
Diluted net income (loss) per share
$
(0.07
)
 
$
(0.25
)
Per share impact of adjustments and related tax effects
0.06

 
0.22

Non-GAAP net income (loss) per share
$
(0.01
)
 
$
(0.03
)

(1)
Excludes $4.7 million of stock-based compensation classified within restructuring charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

(2)
Foreign currency gains (losses), net for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 includes $0.3 million of net cumulative translation gains that were reclassified to earnings as a result of the Company's exit from certain countries as part of its restructuring plan.

The following is a reconciliation of the Company's annual outlook for Adjusted EBITDA to the Company's outlook for the most comparable U.S. GAAP performance measure, "Net income (loss)."
 
Year Ending December 31, 2016
Expected net income (loss) range
$(155,394) to $(141,894)

Expected adjustments:
 
  Stock-based compensation
120,000

  Depreciation and amortization
136,000

  Acquisition-related expense (benefit), net
4,305

  Restructuring charges
29,988

  Gains on business dispositions
(11,399
)
  Non-operating expense (income), net
20,000

  Provision (benefit) for income taxes
6,500 to 8,000

Total expected adjustments
$305,394 to $306,894

Expected Adjusted EBITDA range
$150,000 to $165,000


The outlook provided above does not reflect the potential impact of any additional restructuring actions that we may decide to pursue, business acquisitions or dispositions, changes in the fair values of investments or contingent consideration, foreign currency gains or losses or other unusual or non-recurring items that may occur during the fourth quarter of 2016.




Groupon, Inc.
Non-GAAP Reconciliation Schedules
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited) 

Foreign exchange rate neutral operating results are non-GAAP financial measures. The Company reconciles foreign exchange rate neutral operating results to the most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures, "Gross billings," "Revenue" and "Income (loss) from continuing operations," respectively, for the periods presented. The Company reconciles "foreign exchange rate neutral Gross billings growth" and "foreign exchange rate neutral Revenue growth" to year-over-year growth rates for the most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures, "Gross billings growth" and "Revenue growth," respectively, for the periods presented.
The effect on the Company's gross billings, revenue and income (loss) from changes in exchange rates versus the U.S. Dollar for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was as follows: 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
 
At Avg. Q3 2015
Rates
(1)
 
Exchange Rate
Effect
(2)
 
As
Reported
 
At Avg. Q2 2016
Rates
(3)
 
Exchange Rate
Effect
(2)
 
As
Reported
Gross billings
 
$
1,442,311

 
$
(10,156
)
 
$
1,432,155

 
$
1,437,017

 
$
(4,862
)
 
$
1,432,155

Revenue
 
725,158

 
(4,690
)
 
720,468

 
723,157

 
(2,689
)
 
720,468

Income (loss) from operations
 
$
(26,123
)
 
$
(562
)
 
$
(26,685
)
 
$
(26,481
)
 
$
(204
)
 
$
(26,685
)
The effect on the Company's gross billings, revenue and income (loss) from operations from changes in exchange rates versus the U.S. Dollar for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was as follows: 
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
 
At Avg. Q3 2015 YTD
Rates
(1)
 
Exchange Rate
Effect
(2)
 
As Reported
 
At Avg. Q4'15-Q2'16
Rates
(3)
 
Exchange Rate
Effect
(2)
 
As Reported
Gross billings
 
$
4,454,355

 
$
(57,308
)
 
$
4,397,047

 
$
4,394,617

 
$
2,430

 
$
4,397,047

Revenue
 
2,230,931

 
(22,462
)
 
2,208,469

 
2,208,022

 
447

 
2,208,469

Income (loss) from operations
 
$
(116,182
)
 
$
(1,005
)
 
$
(117,187
)
 
$
(115,292
)
 
$
(1,895
)
 
$
(117,187
)
(1)
Represents the financial statement balances that would have resulted had average exchange rates in the reporting periods been the same as those in effect during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.
(2)
Represents the increase or decrease in reported amounts resulting from changes in exchange rates from those in effect in the comparable prior periods.
(3)
Represents the financial statement balances that would have resulted had average exchange rates in the reporting periods been the same as those in effect during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016.

The following is a quarterly reconciliation of foreign exchange rate neutral Gross billings growth from the comparable quarterly periods of the prior year to reported Gross billings growth from the comparable quarterly periods of the prior year.
    
 
 
Q3 2015
 
Q4 2015
 
Q1 2016
 
Q2 2016
 
Q3 2016
 
EMEA Gross billings growth, excluding FX
(1
)
%
(2
)
%
(12
)
%
(12
)
%
(8
)
%
FX Effect
(14
)
 
(11
)
 
(3
)
 

 
(2
)
 
EMEA Gross billings growth
(15
)
%
(13
)
%
(15
)
%
(12
)
%
(10
)
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rest of World Gross billings growth, excluding FX

%
(7
)
%
(17
)
%
(21
)
%
(23
)
%
FX Effect
(19
)
 
(14
)
 
(11
)
 
(6
)
 
(1
)
 
Rest of World Gross billings growth
(19
)
%
(21
)
%
(28
)
%
(27
)
%
(24
)
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Gross billings growth, excluding FX
6

%
4

%
(3
)
%
(2
)
%
(2
)
%
FX Effect
(8
)
 
(5
)
 
(2
)
 

 

 
Consolidated Gross billings growth
(2
)
%
(1
)
%
(5
)
%
(2
)
%
(2
)
%





The following is a quarterly reconciliation of foreign exchange rate neutral Revenue growth from the comparable quarterly periods of the prior year to reported Revenue growth from the comparable quarterly periods of the prior year.
    
 
 
Q3 2015
 
Q4 2015
 
Q1 2016
 
Q2 2016
 
Q3 2016
 
EMEA Revenue growth, excluding FX
2

%
3

%
(10
)
%
(3
)
%

%
FX Effect
(15
)
 
(12
)
 
(3
)
 

 
(1
)
 
EMEA Revenue growth
(13
)
%
(9
)
%
(13
)
%
(3
)
%
(1
)
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rest of World Revenue growth, excluding FX
(5
)
%
(8
)
%
(8
)
%
(14
)
%
(15
)
%
FX Effect
(18
)
 
(15
)
 
(14
)
 
(9
)
 
(4
)
 
Rest of World Revenue growth
(23
)
%
(23
)
%
(22
)
%
(23
)
%
(19
)
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Revenue growth, excluding FX
7

%
9

%
(1
)
%
3

%
2

%
FX Effect
(7
)
 
(5
)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
Consolidated Revenue growth

%
4

%
(2
)
%
2

%
1

%
    
The effect on North America's gross billings by category from changes in foreign exchange rates versus the U.S. Dollar for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was as follows: 
 
At Avg. Q3
2015 Rates
(1)
 
Exchange
Rate
Effect
(2)
 

September 30, 2016
As Reported
 

September 30, 2015
As Reported
 
Y/Y %
Growth
 
Y/Y% Growth excluding FX
 
 
Local:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third party and other
$
530,760

 
$
8

 
$
530,768

 
$
481,608

 
10.2

%
10.2

%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Travel:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third party
93,562

 
2

 
93,564

 
101,801

 
(8.1
)
%
(8.1
)
%
Total services
624,322

 
10

 
624,332

 
583,409

 
7.0

%
7.0

%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goods:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third party
12,768

 
7

 
12,775

 
8,686

 
47.1

%
47.0

%
Direct
283,855

 

 
283,855

 
277,108

 
2.4

%
2.4

%
Total
296,623

 
7

 
296,630

 
285,794

 
3.8

%
3.8

%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total gross billings
$
920,945

 
$
17

 
$
920,962

 
$
869,203

 
6.0

%
6.0

%
























The effect on EMEA's gross billings by category from changes in foreign exchange rates versus the U.S. Dollar for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was as follows: 
 
At Avg. Q3
2015 Rates
(1)
 
Exchange
Rate
Effect
 (2)
 

September 30, 2016
As Reported
 

September 30, 2015
As Reported
 
Y/Y %
Growth
 
Y/Y% Growth excluding FX
 
 
 
Local:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third party and other
$
166,081

 
$
(7,289
)
 
$
158,792

 
$
182,540

 
(13.0
)
%
(9.0
)
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Travel:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third party
57,510

 
84

 
57,594

 
64,916

 
(11.3
)
%
(11.4
)
%
Total services
223,591

 
(7,205
)
 
216,386

 
247,456

 
(12.6
)
%
(9.6
)
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goods:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third party
35,564

 
(1,295
)
 
34,269

 
63,918

 
(46.4
)
%
(44.4
)
%
Direct
120,208

 
129

 
120,337

 
103,108

 
16.7

%
16.6

%
Total
155,772

 
(1,166
)
 
154,606

 
167,026

 
(7.4
)
%
(6.7
)
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total gross billings
$
379,363

 
$
(8,371
)
 
$
370,992

 
$
414,482

 
(10.5
)
%
(8.5
)
%

The effect on Rest of World's gross billings by category from changes in foreign exchange rates versus the U.S. Dollar for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was as follows:
 
At Avg. Q3
2015 Rates
(1)
 
Exchange
Rate
Effect
(2)
 

September 30, 2016
As Reported
 

September 30, 2015
As Reported
 
Y/Y %
Growth
 
Y/Y% Growth excluding FX
 
 
Local:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third party and other
$
79,716

 
$
602

 
$
80,318

 
$
92,972

 
(13.6
)
%
(14.3
)
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Travel:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third party
24,914

 
(748
)
 
24,166

 
30,709

 
(21.3
)
%
(18.9
)
%
Total services
104,630

 
(146
)
 
104,484

 
123,681

 
(15.5
)
%
(15.4
)
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goods:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third party
29,457

 
(180
)
 
29,277

 
53,095

 
(44.9
)
%
(44.5
)
%
Direct
7,916

 
(1,476
)
 
6,440

 
7,073

 
(8.9
)
%
11.9

%
Total
37,373

 
(1,656
)
 
35,717

 
60,168

 
(40.6
)
%
(37.9
)
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total gross billings
$
142,003

 
$
(1,802
)
 
$
140,201

 
$
183,849

 
(23.7
)
%
(22.8
)
%

    










    



The effect on consolidated gross billings by category from changes in foreign exchange rates versus the U.S. Dollar for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was as follows: 
 
At Avg. Q3
2015 Rates
(1)
 
Exchange
Rate
Effect
(2)
 

September 30, 2016
As Reported
 

September 30, 2015
As Reported
 
Y/Y %
Growth
 
Y/Y% Growth excluding FX
 
 
Local:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third party and other
$
776,557

 
$
(6,679
)
 
$
769,878

 
$
757,120

 
1.7

%
2.6

%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Travel:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third party
175,986

 
(662
)
 
175,324

 
197,426

 
(11.2
)
%
(10.9
)
%
Total services
952,543

 
(7,341
)
 
945,202

 
954,546

 
(1.0
)
%
(0.2
)
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goods:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Third party
77,789

 
(1,468
)
 
76,321

 
125,699

 
(39.3
)
%
(38.1
)
%
Direct
411,979

 
(1,347
)
 
410,632

 
387,289

 
6.0

%
6.4

%
Total
489,768

 
(2,815
)
 
486,953

 
512,988

 
(5.1
)
%
(4.5
)
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total gross billings
$
1,442,311

 
$
(10,156
)
 
$
1,432,155

 
$
1,467,534

 
(2.4
)
%
(1.7
)
%


(1)
Represents the financial statement balances that would have resulted had average exchange rates in the reporting period been the same as those in effect during the three months ended September 30, 2015.
(2)
Represents the increase or decrease in reported amounts resulting from changes in exchange rates from those in effect in the comparable prior year period.

The following is a reconciliation of foreign exchange rate neutral same country gross billings growth for the three months ended September 30, 2016 from the prior year period:
 
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
Y/Y %
Growth
Gross billings as reported
 
$
1,432,155

 
$
1,467,534

 
(2.4
)%
Less: Gross billings from countries where Groupon no longer operates
 
(763
)
 
(36,255
)
 

Exchange rate effect (1)
 
10,156

 

 
 
Same-country gross billings
 
$
1,441,548

 
$
1,431,279

 
0.7
 %

(1)
Represents the increase or decrease in reported amounts resulting from changes in exchange rates from those in effect in the comparable prior year period.

The following is a reconciliation of foreign exchange rate neutral same country gross billings growth for our EMEA segment for the three months ended September 30, 2016 from the prior year period:
 
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
Y/Y %
Growth
EMEA gross billings as reported
 
$
370,992

 
$
414,482

 
(10.5
)%
Less: EMEA Gross billings from countries where Groupon no longer operates
 

 
(26,488
)
 
 
Exchange rate effect (1)
 
8,371

 

 
 
Same-country gross billings
 
$
379,363

 
$
387,994

 
(2.2
)%

(1)
Represents the increase or decrease in reported amounts resulting from changes in exchange rates from those in effect in the comparable prior year period.




    



The following is a reconciliation of foreign exchange rate neutral same-country revenue growth for our EMEA segment for the three months ended September 30, 2016 from the prior year period:

 
 
September 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2015
 
Y/Y %
Growth
EMEA revenue as reported
 
$
196,573

 
$
199,287

 
(1.4
)%
Less: EMEA revenue from countries where Groupon no longer operates
 

 
(11,078
)
 
 
Exchange rate effect (1)
 
2,718

 

 
 
Same-country revenue
 
$
199,291

 
$
188,209

 
5.9
 %

(1)
Represents the increase or decrease in reported amounts resulting from changes in exchange rates from those in effect in the comparable prior year period.




Groupon, Inc.
Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (9)(11)  
(financial data in thousands; active customers in millions)
(unaudited)
 
 
Q3 2015
 
Q4 2015
 
Q1 2016
 
Q2 2016
 
Q3 2016
 
Segments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North America Segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Billings (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Local (2) Gross Billings
$
481,608

 
$
531,154

 
$
539,623

 
$
542,439

 
$
530,768

 
 
Travel Gross Billings
101,801

 
89,389

 
103,390

 
105,388

 
93,564

 
 
Gross Billings - Services
583,409

 
620,543

 
643,013

 
647,827

 
624,332

 
 
Gross Billings - Goods
285,794

 
429,818

 
294,061

 
318,427

 
296,630

 
 
Total Gross Billings
$
869,203

 
$
1,050,361

 
$
937,074

 
$
966,254

 
$
920,962

 
 
Year-over-year growth
12

%
11

%
5

%
8

%
6

%
 
% Third Party and Other
68

%
60

%
70

%
68

%
69

%
 
% Direct
32

%
40

%
30

%
32

%
31

%
Gross Billings Trailing Twelve Months (TTM)
$
3,608,015

 
$
3,709,797

 
$
3,752,894

 
$
3,822,892

 
$
3,874,651

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue (3):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Local Revenue
$
163,786

 
$
184,201

 
$
192,153

 
$
184,139

 
$
176,220

 
 
Travel Revenue
21,394

 
18,390

 
20,914

 
21,401

 
21,241

 
 
Revenue - Services
185,180

 
202,591

 
213,067

 
205,540

 
197,461

 
 
Revenue - Goods
278,751

 
420,056

 
287,746

 
311,382

 
285,820

 
 
Total Revenue
$
463,931

 
$
622,647

 
$
500,813

 
$
516,922

 
$
483,281

 
 
Year-over-year growth
11

%
13

%
4

%
7

%
4

%
 
% Third Party and Other
40

%
33

%
43

%
40

%
41

%
 
% Direct
60

%
67

%
57

%
60

%
59

%
Revenue TTM
$
1,976,069

 
$
2,047,742

 
$
2,068,673

 
$
2,104,313

 
$
2,123,663

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Profit (4):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Local Gross Profit
$
138,798

 
$
159,745

 
$
164,018

 
$
158,812

 
$
152,873

 
 
% of North America Local Gross Billings
28.8

%
30.1

%
30.4

%
29.3

%
28.8

%
 
Travel Gross Profit
17,644

 
15,207

 
15,712

 
16,334

 
17,257

 
 
% of North America Travel Gross Billings
17.3

%
17.0

%
15.2

%
15.5

%
18.4

%
 
Gross Profit - Services
156,442

 
174,952

 
179,730

 
175,146

 
170,130

 
 
% of North America Services Gross Billings
26.8

%
28.2

%
28.0

%
27.0

%
27.2

%
 
Gross Profit - Goods
34,801

 
44,329

 
36,213

 
42,028

 
31,531

 
 
% of North America Goods Gross Billings
12.2

%
10.3

%
12.3

%
13.2

%
10.6

%
 
Total Gross Profit
$
191,243

 
$
219,281

 
$
215,943

 
$
217,174

 
$
201,661

 
 
Year-over-year growth
9

%
12

%
11

%
10

%
5

%
 
% Third Party and Other
83

%
81

%
84

%
82

%
85

%
 
% Direct
17

%
19

%
16

%
18

%
15

%
 
% of North America Total Gross Billings
22.0

%
20.9

%
23.0

%
22.5

%
21.9

%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EMEA Segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Billings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Local Gross Billings
$
182,540

 
$
197,445

 
$
174,033

 
$
165,290

 
$
158,792

 
 
Travel Gross Billings
64,916

 
59,836

 
57,201

 
52,880

 
57,594

 
 
Gross Billings - Services
247,456

 
257,281

 
231,234

 
218,170

 
216,386

 
 
Gross Billings - Goods
167,026

 
229,866

 
160,993

 
163,139

 
154,606

 
 
Total Gross Billings
$
414,482

 
$
487,147

 
$
392,227

 
$
381,309

 
$
370,992

 
 
Year-over-year growth
(15
)
%
(13
)
%
(15
)
%
(12
)
%
(10
)
%
 
Year-over-year growth, excluding FX (5)
(1
)
%
(2
)
%
(12
)
%
(12
)
%
(8
)
%
 
% Third Party and Other
75

%
70

%
73

%
68

%
68

%
 
% Direct
25

%
30

%
27

%
32

%
32

%
Gross Billings TTM
$
1,867,748

 
$
1,794,354

 
$
1,727,392

 
$
1,675,165

 
$
1,631,675

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Local Revenue
$
70,781

 
$
73,225

 
$
61,886

 
$
60,616

 
$
58,581

 
 
Travel Revenue
13,561

 
11,681

 
11,178

 
10,709

 
12,866

 
 
Revenue - Services
84,342

 
84,906

 
73,064

 
71,325

 
71,447

 
 
Revenue - Goods
114,945

 
163,420

 
115,906

 
126,980

 
125,126

 
 
Total Revenue
$
199,287

 
$
248,326

 
$
188,970

 
$
198,305

 
$
196,573

 
 
Year-over-year growth
(13
)
%
(9
)
%
(13
)
%
(3
)
%
(1
)
%
 
Year-over-year growth, excluding FX
2

%
3

%
(10
)
%
(3
)
%

%
 
% Third Party and Other
48

%
41

%
44

%
39

%
39

%
 
% Direct
52

%
59

%
56

%
61

%
61

%
Revenue TTM
$
892,029

 
$
867,880

 
$
840,630

 
$
834,888

 
$
832,174

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q3 2015
 
Q4 2015
 
Q1 2016
 
Q2 2016
 
Q3 2016
 
Gross Profit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Local Gross Profit
$
66,288

 
$
68,966

 
$
58,263

 
$
56,849

 
$
54,467

 
 
% of EMEA Local Gross Billings
36.3

%
34.9

%
33.5

%
34.4

%
34.3

%
 
Travel Gross Profit
12,323

 
10,732

 
10,215

 
9,784

 
11,882

 
 
% of EMEA Travel Gross Billings
19.0

%
17.9

%
17.9

%
18.5

%
20.6

%
 
Gross Profit - Services
78,611

 
79,698

 
68,478

 
66,633

 
66,349

 
 
% of EMEA Services Gross Billings
31.8

%
31.0

%
29.6

%
30.5

%
30.7

%
 
Gross Profit - Goods
24,905

 
43,026

 
26,412

 
23,525

 
18,710

 
 
% of EMEA Goods Gross Billings
14.9

%
18.7

%
16.4

%
14.4

%
12.1

%
 
Total Gross Profit
$
103,516

 
$
122,724

 
$
94,890

 
$
90,158

 
$
85,059

 
 
Year-over-year growth
(21
)
%
(14
)
%
(18
)
%
(13
)
%
(18
)
%
 
% Third Party and Other
86

%
77

%
82

%
79

%
83

%
 
% Direct
14

%
23

%
18

%
21

%
17

%
 
% of EMEA Total Gross Billings
25.0

%
25.2

%
24.2

%
23.6

%
22.9

%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rest of World Segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Billings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Local Gross Billings
$
92,972

 
$
83,430

 
$
75,294

 
$
84,581

 
$
80,318

 
 
Travel Gross Billings
30,709

 
25,369

 
23,928

 
22,300

 
24,166

 
 
Gross Billings - Services
123,681

 
108,799

 
99,222

 
106,881

 
104,484

 
 
Gross Billings - Goods
60,168

 
60,685

 
43,487

 
38,438

 
35,717

 
 
Total Gross Billings
$
183,849

 
$
169,484

 
$
142,709

 
$
145,319

 
$
140,201

 
 
Year-over-year growth
(19
)
%
(21
)
%
(28
)
%
(27
)
%
(24
)
%
 
Year-over-year growth, excluding FX

%
(7
)
%
(17
)
%
(21
)
%
(23
)
%
 
% Third Party and Other
96

%
95

%
95

%
95

%
95

%
 
% Direct
4

%
5

%
5

%
5

%
5

%
Gross Billings TTM
$
797,454

 
$
751,389

 
$
695,263

 
$
641,361

 
$
597,713

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Local Revenue
$
26,372

 
$
22,229

 
$
22,082

 
$
22,461

 
$
21,876

 
 
Travel Revenue
6,135

 
5,098

 
5,049

 
4,321

 
5,075

 
 
Revenue - Services
32,507

 
27,327

 
27,131

 
26,782

 
26,951

 
 
Revenue - Goods
17,870

 
18,870

 
15,057

 
14,021

 
13,663

 
 
Total Revenue
$
50,377

 
$
46,197

 
$
42,188

 
$
40,803

 
$
40,614

 
 
Year-over-year growth
(23
)
%
(23
)
%
(22
)
%
(23
)
%
(19
)
%
 
Year-over-year growth, excluding FX
(5
)
%
(8
)
%
(8
)
%
(14
)
%
(15
)
%
 
% Third Party and Other
86

%
82

%
85

%
82

%
84

%
 
% Direct
14

%
18

%
15

%
18

%
16

%
Revenue TTM
$
217,476

 
$
203,894

 
$
191,828

 
$
179,565

 
$
169,802

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Profit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Local Gross Profit
$
22,568

 
$
18,889

 
$
18,771

 
$
18,739

 
$
18,645

 
 
% of Rest of World Local Gross Billings
24.3

%
22.6

%
24.9

%
22.2

%
23.2

%
 
Travel Gross Profit
4,859

 
4,040

 
3,997

 
3,240

 
3,962

 
 
% of Rest of World Travel Gross Billings
15.8

%
15.9

%
16.7

%
14.5

%
16.4

%
 
Gross Profit - Services
27,427

 
22,929

 
22,768

 
21,979

 
22,607

 
 
% of Rest of World Services Gross Billings
22.2

%
21.1

%
22.9

%
20.6

%
21.6

%
 
Gross Profit - Goods
6,726

 
6,806

 
5,727

 
4,277

 
4,790

 
 
% of Rest of World Goods Gross Billings
11.2

%
11.2

%
13.2

%
11.1

%
13.4

%
 
Total Gross Profit
$
34,153

 
$
29,735

 
$
28,495

 
$
26,256

 
$
27,397

 
 
Year-over-year growth
(28
)
%
(23
)
%
(24
)
%
(28
)
%
(20
)
%
 
% Third Party and Other
99

%
99

%
100

%
99

%
100

%
 
% Direct
1

%
1

%

%
1

%

%
 
% of Rest of World Total Gross Billings
18.6

%
17.5

%
20.0

%
18.1

%
19.5

%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Results of Operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Billings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Local Gross Billings
$
757,120

 
$
812,029

 
$
788,950

 
$
792,310

 
$
769,878

 
 
Travel Gross Billings
197,426

 
174,594

 
184,519

 
180,568

 
175,324

 
 
Gross Billings - Services
954,546

 
986,623

 
973,469

 
972,878

 
945,202

 
 
Gross Billings - Goods
512,988

 
720,369

 
498,541

 
520,004

 
486,953

 
 
Total Gross Billings
$
1,467,534

 
$
1,706,992

 
$
1,472,010

 
$
1,492,882

 
$
1,432,155

 
 
Year-over-year growth
(2
)
%
(1
)
%
(5
)
%
(2
)
%
(2
)
%
 
Year-over-year growth, excluding FX
6

%
4

%
(3
)
%
(2
)
%
(2
)
%
 
% Third Party and Other
74

%
66

%
73

%
71

%
71

%
 
% Direct
26

%
34

%
27

%
29

%
29

%
Gross Billings TTM
$
6,273,217

 
$
6,255,540

 
$
6,175,549

 
$
6,139,418

 
$
6,104,039

 
 
Year-over-year growth
3

%

%
(1
)
%
(2
)
%
(3
)
%



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Q3 2015
 
Q4 2015
 
Q1 2016
 
Q2 2016
 
Q3 2016
 
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Local Revenue
$
260,939

 
$
279,655

 
$
276,121

 
$
267,216

 
$
256,677

 
 
Travel Revenue
41,090

 
35,169

 
37,141

 
36,431

 
39,182

 
 
Revenue - Services
302,029

 
314,824

 
313,262

 
303,647

 
295,859

 
 
Revenue - Goods
411,566

 
602,346

 
418,709

 
452,383

 
424,609

 
  Total Revenue
$
713,595

 
$
917,170

 
$
731,971

 
$
756,030

 
$
720,468

 
 
Year-over-year growth

%
4

%
(2
)
%
2

%
1

%
 
Year-over-year growth, excluding FX
7

%
9

%
(1
)
%
3

%
2

%
 
% Third Party and Other
46

%
38

%
46

%
42

%
43

%
 
% Direct
54

%
62

%
54

%
58

%
57

%
Revenue TTM
$
3,085,574

 
$
3,119,516

 
$
3,101,131

 
$
3,118,766

 
$
3,125,639

 
 
Year-over-year growth
5

%
3

%
1

%

%
1

%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Profit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Local Gross Profit
$
227,654

 
$
247,600

 
$
241,052

 
$
234,400

 
$
225,985

 
 
% of Consolidated Local Gross Billings
30.1

%
30.5

%
30.6

%
29.6

%
29.4

%
 
Travel Gross Profit
34,826

 
29,979

 
29,924

 
29,358

 
33,101

 
 
% of Consolidated Travel Gross Billings
17.6

%
17.2

%
16.2

%
16.3

%
18.9

%
 
Gross Profit - Services
262,480

 
277,579

 
270,976

 
263,758

 
259,086

 
 
% of Consolidated Services Gross Billings
27.5

%
28.1

%
27.8

%
27.1

%
27.4

%
 
Gross Profit - Goods
66,432

 
94,161

 
68,352

 
69,830

 
55,031

 
 
% of Consolidated Goods Gross Billings
13.0

%
13.1

%
13.7

%
13.4

%
11.3

%
 
Total Gross Profit
$
328,912

 
$
371,740

 
$
339,328

 
$
333,588

 
$
314,117

 
 
Year-over-year growth
(7
)
%
(2
)
%
(2
)
%
(1
)
%
(4
)
%
 
% Third Party and Other
85

%
81

%
85

%
82

%
86

%
 
% Direct
15

%
19

%
15

%
18

%
14

%
 
% of Total Consolidated Gross Billings
22.4

%
21.8

%
23.1

%
22.3

%
21.9

%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marketing
$
61,587

 
$
83,208

 
$
89,765

 
$
91,993

 
$
87,858

 
Selling, general and administrative
$
326,248

 
$
287,976

 
$
280,988

 
$
277,168

 
$
253,554

 
Income (loss) from continuing operations
$
(24,613
)
 
$
(32,552
)
 
$
(45,596
)
 
$
(51,731
)
 
$
(35,792
)
 
Adjusted EBITDA
$
56,334

 
$
67,010

 
$
31,348

 
$
33,961

 
$
32,134

 
 
% of Total Consolidated Gross Billings
3.8

%
3.9

%
2.1

%
2.3

%
2.2

%
 
% of Total Consolidated Revenue
7.9

%
7.3

%
4.3

%
4.5

%
4.5

%




Groupon, Inc.
Supplemental Financial Information and Business Metrics (9)(11)  
(financial data in thousands; active customers in millions)
(unaudited)

Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. The following is a reconciliation of free cash flow to the most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measure, "Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations."
    
 
 
Q3 2015 (10)
 
Q4 2015 (10)
 
Q1 2016
 
Q2 2016
 
Q3 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations
$
(7,640
)
 
$
250,455

 
$
(76,725
)
 
$
(54,010
)
 
$
(40,822
)
Purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software from continuing operations
(27,735
)
 
(15,507
)
 
(19,952
)
 
(16,395
)
 
(12,868
)
Free cash flow
$
(35,375
)
 
$
234,948

 
$
(96,677
)
 
$
(70,405
)
 
$
(53,690
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations (TTM)
$
325,971

 
$
299,747

 
$
179,415

 
$
112,080

 
$
78,898

Purchases of property and equipment and capitalized software from continuing operations (TTM)
(88,598
)
 
(83,988
)
 
(85,646
)
 
(79,589
)
 
(64,722
)
Free cash flow (TTM)
$
237,373

 
$
215,759

 
$
93,769

 
$
32,491

 
$
14,176

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities from continuing operations
$
(98,028
)
 
$
(31,238
)
 
$
(20,778
)
 
$
(18,853
)
 
$
(12,088
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
$
(14,793
)
 
$
(323,597
)
 
$
(78,015
)
 
$
169,225

 
$
(38,342
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities from continuing operations (TTM)
$
(181,187
)
 
$
(177,250
)
 
$
(178,585
)
 
$
(168,897
)
 
$
(82,957
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (TTM)
$
(216,683
)
 
$
(515,785
)
 
$
(557,962
)
 
$
(247,180
)
 
$
(270,729
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Metrics:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Active Customers (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North America
25.2

 
25.9

 
26.9

 
27.9

 
29.1

 
EMEA
15.4

 
15.4

 
15.3

 
15.3

 
15.4

 
Rest of World
8.0

 
7.6

 
7.2

 
6.8

 
6.3

 
Total Active Customers
48.6

 
48.9

 
49.4

 
50.0

 
50.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TTM Gross Billings / Average Active Customer (7)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
North America
$
148

 
$
149

 
$
146

 
$
145

 
$
142

EMEA
123

 
117

 
113

 
109

 
106

Rest of World
99

 
96

 
90

 
86

 
84

Consolidated
132

 
130

 
127

 
125

 
123


Global headcount as of September 30, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:
    
 
Q3 2015
 
Q3 2016
Sales (8)
4,168
 
3,285
% North America
33%
 
34%
% EMEA
42%
 
43%
% Rest of World
25%
 
23%
Other
6,301
 
5,089
Total Headcount
10,469
 
8,374

(1)
Represents the total dollar value of customer purchases of goods and services, excluding applicable taxes and net of estimated refunds.
(2)
Local represents deals from local merchants, deals with national merchants, and deals through local events. Other revenue transactions, which include advertising, payment processing and commission revenue, are also included within the Local category.
(3)
Includes third party revenue, direct revenue and other revenue. Third party revenue is related to sales for which the Company acts as a marketing agent for the merchant. This revenue is recorded on a net basis. Direct revenue is primarily related to the sale of products for which the Company is the merchant of record. These revenues are accounted for on a gross basis, with the cost of inventory included in cost of revenue. Other revenue primarily consists of commission revenue, payment processing revenue and advertising revenue.
(4)
Represents third party revenue, direct revenue and other revenue reduced by cost of revenue.
(5)
Represents the change in financial measures that would have resulted had average exchange rates in the reporting periods been the same as those in effect in the prior year periods.
(6)
Reflects the total number of unique user accounts who have purchased a voucher or product from us during the trailing twelve months.
(7)
Reflects the total gross billings generated in the trailing twelve months per average active customer over that period.
(8)
Includes merchant sales representatives, as well as sales support from continuing operations.
(9)
Financial information and other metrics exclude Ticket Monster, which has been classified as discontinued operations. The Company sold a controlling stake in Ticket Monster in May 2015.



(10)
The Company adopted the guidance in ASU 2016-09 on January 1, 2016. ASU 2016-09 requires that all income tax-related cash flows resulting from share-based payments be reported as operating activities in the statement of cash flows. Previously, income tax benefits at settlement of an award were reported as a reduction to operating cash flows and an increase to financing cash flows to the extent that those benefits exceeded the income tax benefits reported in earnings during the award's vesting period. The Company has elected to apply that change in cash flow classification on a retrospective basis, which has resulted in adjustments to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, net cash used in financing activities, and free cash flow for the three-month and trailing twelve-month periods ended September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2015.
(11)
The definition, methodology and appropriateness of each of our supplemental metrics is reviewed periodically. As a result, metrics are subject to removal and/or change.