Tripadvisor

TRIP

Internet Content & Information · Communication Services

Price

$14.58

-0.31 (-2.08%)

Market Cap

$1.70B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

−4.5% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 137.2M (2021) → 131.0M (2025)

TripAdvisor, Inc. operates as an online travel company. It operates in two segments, Hotels, Media & Platform; and Experiences & Dining. The company operates TripAdvisor-branded websites, including tripadvisor.com in the United States; and localized versions of the website in 40 markets and 20 languages. It also manages and operates other travel media brands that provide users the comprehensive travel-planning and trip-taking resources in the travel industry, such as bokun.io, cruisecritic.com,

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-3.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-259.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

1.3%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$1.1B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Tripadvisor's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

0.0%

Thin — 0.0% gross margin

Operating Margin

-6.6%

Losing money on operations — -6.6%

ROCE

-1.4%

Weak — -1.4% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+2.0%

Nearly flat sales (2.0% YoY)

EPS YoY

-63.1%

Earnings shrinking (-63.1% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency

4/8 quarters

Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

1402%

Turns 1402% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

10.5%

Modest free cash flow (10.5%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

1.97

Elevated debt (1.97)

Interest Cover

2.03x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.0x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

104.1x

Expensive — P/E 104.1

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward

+97.8

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (104.1 → 6.3)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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