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If Groupon can really make $400 Million in sales this year at 50%+ margins on the deal then they could be worth quite a bit on the surface. However, with recent acquisitions and other costs, I would expect their expenses to be through the roof.

Problems:

-500 Employees is a lot of overhead. -Acquisitions are spendy, too, and add more overhead. -When businesses wise-up they are either going to have only Gap deals left or have to significantly lower their margins in order to drive real value to the merchant. Not every mom & pop business is going to fall for this "we sell it for $10 and give you nothing sales pitch."

I'm impressed with what Groupon has built, but the valuation seems inflated for a company that has so many vowels in its spelling.