Despegar.com, Corp. (DESP) is a Travel Services company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, currently trading at $19.50. It has a SharesGrow Score of 44/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 2 out of 7 criteria passed.
Analyst consensus target is DESP = $17 (-13.4% upside).
Financials: revenue is $774M, +35.8%/yr average growth. Net income is $28M, growing at +61.2%/yr. Net profit margin is 3.6% (thin). Gross margin is 73.1% (+21.7 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $67M with negative equity of -$94M — this means total liabilities exceed total assets. This is a warning sign that may indicate accumulated losses, aggressive share buybacks, heavy debt financing, or aggressive dividend payouts. Companies like McDonald's and Starbucks also carry negative equity due to buybacks and dividends, but investors should assess whether the business generates sufficient cash flow to service its debt and sustain payouts. Current ratio is 0.85 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 7.4%. Total assets: $905M.
Analyst outlook: 6 / 9 analysts rate DESP as buy (67%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 18/100 (Fail), Growth 100/100 (Pass), Past 50/100 (Partial), Health 0/100 (Fail), Moat 70/100 (Pass), Future 37/100 (Fail), Income 30/100 (Fail).
