** Shares of daily deals platform Groupon Inc GRPN.O down
6.3% at $4.59 premarket
** Co reports Q4 adj. net loss per share of $0.38 compared
with $0.18 profit a year earlier
** Rev slumps 34% to $148.2 mln vs $217.0 mln a year
earlier, hurt by macroeconomic headwinds
** Co withdraws previously issued full-year free cash flow
and adj. EBITDA margin forecast citing turnaround strategy and
an uncertain macroeconomic environment
** Co to cut 500 positions globally by the end of Q2 2023
** Cost-cutting measures likely to help co reduce annual
costs by $250 mln
** GRPN fell ~42.89% YTD
(Reporting by Anandita Mehrotra in Bengaluru)
((Anandita.Mehrotra@thomsonreuters.com))