Coupang Inc priced an upsized IPO, offering 130 million shares at $35 each, up from the previously talked range of $32 to $34. The South Korean e-commerce company's stock opened at $59.60 per share and quickly skyrocketed by 57%.
You won't need an international brokerage to buy shares of Coupang because it's listed on an American exchange.
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| Latest market close | $19.79 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $13.51 - $23.77 |
| 50-day moving average | $21.77 |
| 200-day moving average | $18.41 |
| Wall St. target price | $26.33 |
| PE ratio | 28.8429 |
| Dividend yield | N/A (0%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $0.70 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $19.79 from 2024-07-25
| 1 week (2024-07-19) | -1.98% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-06-27) | -6.16% |
| 3 months (2024-04-26) | -13.62% |
| 6 months (2024-01-26) | 36.20% |
| 1 year (2023-07-27) | 16.55% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-07-27) | 16.00% |
| 3 years (2021-07-27) | 37.54 |
| 5 years (2019-07-23) | N/A |
Valuing Coupang Inc stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Coupang Inc's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Coupang Inc's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 29x. In other words, Coupang Inc shares trade at around 29x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
However, Coupang Inc's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the internet retail industry or those of similar companies.
Coupang Inc's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $770 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Coupang Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put Coupang Inc's EBITDA into context you can compare it against that of similar companies.
| Revenue TTM | $25.7 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 1.38% |
| Gross profit TTM | $4.7 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 2.35% |
| Return on equity TTM | 36.84% |
| Profit margin | 4.96% |
| Book value | $2.27 |
| Market Capitalization | $36.1 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
We're not expecting Coupang Inc to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
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Over the last 12 months, Coupang Inc's shares have ranged in value from as little as $13.51 up to $23.77. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Coupang Inc's is 1.093. This would suggest that Coupang Inc's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
To put Coupang Inc's beta into context you can compare it against those of similar companies.
Coupang, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries owns and operates retail business through its mobile applications and Internet websites primarily in South Korea. The company operates through Product Commerce and Developing Offerings segments. It sells various products and services in the categories of home goods and décor products, apparel, beauty products, fresh food and groceries, sporting goods, electronics, and everyday consumables, as well as travel, and restaurant order and delivery services. In addition, the company offers Rocket Fresh, which offers fresh groceries; Coupang Eats, a restaurant ordering and delivery services; and Coupang Play, an online content streaming services, as well as advertising products. It also performs operations and support services in the United States, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, China, Japan, and India. Coupang, Inc.
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