Month: March 2014

Coupons.com Incorporated filed a Form S-1 Registration Statement in preparation for its initial public offering. Not that long ago, I got all my coupons from the Sunday newspaper. Actually, I clipped the coupons, filed them in an envelope, and never brought them with me when I went to the store. However, my reading and shopping habits have changed.

I canceled my newspaper subscription after one too many missed deliveries. I also realized that I had already read most of the stories that appeared in the newspaper. What was being printed was no longer news, but old wire stories. As for the coupons, Coupons.com is where you can find many of the same bargains that appeared in the Sunday paper, but now on your computer. I can see checking this site before heading to Target.

However, for essential staples, Costco offers most of what I need at a very competitive price. I’m sure I’m not alone, which probably explains why Cerberus will be acquiring Safeway, pending government approvals.

Additional Resources:
Coupons.com Incorporated contracts

King Digital Entertainment plc, the developer of the popular game Candy Crush Saga, booked $632 million in revenues and $149 million in income in Q4 2013. Pretty impressive considering that one product—Candy Crush Saga—accounted for 78% of the company’s gross revenues. Understandably, the company warns:

• A small number of games currently generate a substantial majority of our revenue.
• We must develop new games and enhance our existing games so that our players will continue to play our games and make purchases of virtual items within our games.
• Our free-to-play business model depends on purchases of virtual items within our games, and our business, financial condition and results of operations will be materially and adversely affected if we do not continue to successfully implement this model.
• A relatively small percentage of our player network accounts for a large portion of our revenue and if we are unable to continue to retain players or if they decrease their spending, our revenue could be harmed.

The big question will be whether Candy Crush is a one-hit wonder.

Resources:
King Digital Entertainment PLC contracts.