Groupon shares slightly lower ahead of first report as a publicly-traded company

Daily deal site Groupon will be releasing its first earnings report since its tumultuous IPO last November, and analysts expect that the company will post its first profitable quarter in two years on revenue that's estimated to grow 170% from the same period last year.  Analysts expect to see earnings of 3 cents per share on revenue of $473.1 million in Q4, according to Factset. Forecasts for Q1 project quarterly revenue coming in at $600 million and earnings at 6 cents per share. Groupon hasn't posted a profit since March 2010, according to its SEC filings. Shares of Groupon were down 1% to just under $24, in recent trading.  Most analysts are taking a neutral view of the company's shares, mostly ... [Read more]