Finance expert Mike Periu on what may be the beginning of the end for Groupon.
Groupon’s stock price hit a new low yesterday of $2.69 per share, down 87 percent since its debut as a publicly-traded company. Investors have been selling the stock because of several key problems, which many believe are not fixable. Groupon continues to lose money consistently, raising doubts about the company’s ability to turn a profit. More worrisome though is the company’s declining sales growth and difficultly in turning small businesses into repeat customers.
These signals indicate that Groupon may have just been a fad instead of a game changing-marketing channel for small businesses. The company still has more than $1 billion in cash on hand, equivalent to about $2 per share, meaning that investors are valuing the business at only $0.69 per share. If the company is to survive, it will need to find a path towards profitable growth very quickly or be acquired.
Who is Mike Periu?
Mike Periu is the President of Proximo, LLC, a company that markets education and training programs to small business owners, entrepreneurs and consumers.
Mike Periu has been interviewed over 500 times for broadcasters including CNN, NBC TVE, RTE and others. Mike is a contributing author to OpenForum, Yahoo! Finanzas and the Huffington Post.
Mike graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. His degrees are in Finance and International Business. In addition to his work Mike is also on the Board of the Council for Economic Education.
A little about Mike Periu
Periu founded Proximo, LLC nearly 15 years ago. The company provides small business education and training services with an emphasis on finance and technology.
Periu teaches empowerment through entrepreneurship and economic opportunity. He regularly appears on television and radio talking about these subjects.
Periu also writes for leading blogs about finance. These include: American Express OpenForum, Yahoo! Finanzas and the Huffington Post.
Periu studied Finance and International Business at Georgetown University. He is a Board member at the Council for Economic Education.
