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MercadoLibre, Inc. (MELI) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

MELI • • Industrial / General
Consumer CyclicalSpecialty RetailE-commerce MarketplacesRegional E-commerce Leaders
AboutMercadoLibre, Inc. operates online commerce platforms in Latin America. It operates Mercado Libre Marketplace, an automated online commerce platform that enables businesses, merchants, and individuals to list merchandise and conduct sales and purchases online; and Mercado Pago FinTech platform, a financial technology solution platform, which facilitates transactions on and off its marketplaces by providing a mechanism that allows its users to send and receive payments online, as well as allows users to transfer money through their websites or on the apps. The company also offers Mercado Fondo that allows users to invest funds deposited in their Mercado Pago accounts; Mercado Credito, which extends loans to certain merchants and consumers; and Mercado Envios logistics solution that enables sellers on its platform to utilize third-party carriers and other logistics service providers, as well as fulfillment and warehousing services for sellers. In addition, it provides Mercado Libre Classifieds, an online classified listing service, where users can list and purchase motor vehicles, real estate, and services; Mercado Libre Ads, an advertising platform, which enables large retailers and brands to promote their products and services on the Internet; and Mercado Shops, an online storefronts solution that enables users to set-up, manage, and promote their own digital stores. MercadoLibre, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay.Show more
  • Revenue $20.78B +37.5%
  • EBITDA $3.25B +18.9%
  • Net Income $1.91B +93.6%
  • EPS (Diluted) 37.69 +93.7%
  • Gross Margin 46.09% -8.3%
  • EBITDA Margin 15.63% -13.5%
  • Operating Margin 12.66% -13.3%
  • Net Margin 9.2% +40.8%
  • ROE 51.5% +27.8%
  • ROIC 27.29% -7.6%
  • Debt/Equity 1.58 -9.2%
  • Interest Coverage 17.20 +37.1%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Excellent 3Y average ROE of 40.2%
  • ✓FCF machine: 34.0% free cash flow margin
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 55.3%

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Expensive at 24.5x book value

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y43.62%
5Y55.35%
3Y43.24%
TTM38.01%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y38.69%
5Y-
3Y184.49%
TTM44.54%

EPS CAGR

10Y36.82%
5Y-
3Y182.6%
TTM44.53%

ROCE

10Y Avg15.02%
5Y Avg22.57%
3Y Avg32.06%
Latest35.22%

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+651.79M844.4M1.22B1.44B2.3B3.97B7.07B10.78B15.11B20.78B
Revenue Growth %0.17%0.3%0.44%0.18%0.6%0.73%0.78%0.52%0.4%0.38%
Cost of Goods Sold+214.99M307.54M496.94M742.64M1.19B2.27B4.06B5.58B7.52B11.2B
COGS % of Revenue0.33%0.36%0.41%0.52%0.52%0.57%0.57%0.52%0.5%0.54%
Gross Profit+436.8M536.86M719.6M697.01M1.1B1.71B3B5.2B7.59B9.58B
Gross Margin %0.67%0.64%0.59%0.48%0.48%0.43%0.43%0.48%0.5%0.46%
Gross Profit Growth %0.1%0.23%0.34%-0.03%0.58%0.55%0.76%0.73%0.46%0.26%
Operating Expenses+297.6M355.8M663.33M766.49M1.26B1.58B2.56B4.13B5.38B6.95B
OpEx % of Revenue0.46%0.42%0.55%0.53%0.55%0.4%0.36%0.38%0.36%0.33%
Selling, General & Admin204.95M243.61M447.57M620.22M1.03B1.09B1.54B1.96B2.5B3.15B
SG&A % of Revenue0.31%0.29%0.37%0.43%0.45%0.28%0.22%0.18%0.17%0.15%
Research & Development76.42M98.48M127.16M146.27M223.81M353M590M1.1B1.83B1.93B
R&D % of Revenue0.12%0.12%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.09%0.08%0.1%0.12%0.09%
Other Operating Expenses16.23M13.72M88.6M00133M435M1.07B1.05B1.86B
Operating Income+139.2M181.06M56.27M-69.48M-153.16M128M441M1.07B2.21B2.63B
Operating Margin %0.21%0.21%0.05%-0.05%-0.07%0.03%0.06%0.1%0.15%0.13%
Operating Income Growth %0.16%0.3%-0.69%-2.23%-1.2%1.84%2.45%1.42%1.06%0.19%
EBITDA+162.41M210.08M97.19M-23.69M-79.84M233M645M1.47B2.73B3.25B
EBITDA Margin %0.25%0.25%0.08%-0.02%-0.03%0.06%0.09%0.14%0.18%0.16%
EBITDA Growth %0.18%0.29%-0.54%-1.24%-2.37%3.92%1.77%1.28%0.86%0.19%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)23.21M29.02M40.92M45.79M73.32M105M204M403M524M617M
EBIT170.88M210.93M80.54M-9.2M-41.37M188M470M915M1.73B2.6B
Net Interest Income+748K-24.58M19.43M-14.21M47.65M-3.92M-90.74M-7M-41M-5M
Interest Income20.56M045.9M42.04M113.52M102.77M137.96M265M135M148M
Interest Expense19.81M24.58M26.47M56.25M65.88M106.69M228.7M272M176M153M
Other Income/Expense11.29M4.27M-2.2M4.03M45.91M-47M-209M-289M-651M-199M
Pretax Income+150.49M185.33M54.07M-65.45M-107.25M81M232M780M1.56B2.43B
Pretax Margin %0.23%0.22%0.04%-0.05%-0.05%0.02%0.03%0.07%0.1%0.12%
Income Tax+44.7M48.96M40.29M-28.87M64.75M82M149M298M569M521M
Effective Tax Rate %0.7%0.74%0.25%0.56%1.6%-0.01%0.36%0.62%0.63%0.79%
Net Income+105.79M136.37M13.78M-36.59M-172M-1M83M482M987M1.91B
Net Margin %0.16%0.16%0.01%-0.03%-0.07%-0%0.01%0.04%0.07%0.09%
Net Income Growth %0.46%0.29%-0.9%-3.65%-3.7%0.99%84%4.81%1.05%0.94%
Net Income (Continuing)105.79M136.37M13.78M-36.59M-172M-1M83M482M987M1.91B
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+2.403.090.31-0.82-3.53-0.011.679.5319.4637.69
EPS Growth %0.46%0.29%-0.9%-3.65%-3.3%1%118.61%4.71%1.04%0.94%
EPS (Basic)2.403.090.31-0.82-3.53-0.011.679.5719.6437.69
Diluted Shares Outstanding44.16M44.16M44.16M44.53M48.69M49.74M49.8M51.34M51.01M50.7M
Basic Shares Outstanding44.16M44.16M44.16M44.53M48.69M49.74M49.8M50.35M50.26M50.7M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.2%0.18%1.92%-------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+545.17M869.46M1.29B1.51B3.79B5.35B8.17B10.95B14.26B20.14B
Cash & Short-Term Investments368.99M487.46M597.69M617.56M2.46B2.46B2.79B3.03B3.75B3.69B
Cash Only166.88M234.14M388.26M440.33M1.38B1.86B2.58B1.91B2.56B2.63B
Short-Term Investments202.11M253.32M209.43M177.22M1.07B604.36M208M1.12B1.19B1.05B
Accounts Receivable151.54M328.05M543.79M390.81M410.44M908.98M1.93B3.08B3.79B5.54B
Days Sales Outstanding84.86141.8163.1599.0865.2483.4999.5104.1591.5297.38
Inventory222K1.1M2.55M4.61M8.63M118.14M253M152M238M296M
Days Inventory Outstanding0.381.311.872.272.6419.0422.729.9411.569.65
Other Current Assets18.41M37.79M137.02M470.67M865.3M1.83B3.16B4.66B6.46B10.56B
Total Non-Current Assets+458.43M497.97M386.27M728.4M992.83M1.18B1.93B2.78B3.35B5.05B
Property, Plant & Equipment81.63M148.4M136.45M165.61M444.71M694.9M1.27B1.65B2.15B2.48B
Fixed Asset Turnover7.98x5.69x8.92x8.69x5.16x5.72x5.57x6.54x7.03x8.38x
Goodwill86.55M91.8M92.28M88.88M87.61M85.21M148.24M153M163M149M
Intangible Assets28.99M26.28M23.17M18.58M14.28M14.15M24M16M11M12M
Long-Term Investments187.62M153.8M34.72M276.14M263.98M166.11M76M301M161M1.21B
Other Non-Current Assets73.64M101.84M121.26M179.18M182.26M219.15M410M664M868M1.21B
Total Assets+1B1.37B1.67B2.24B4.78B6.53B10.1B13.74B17.61B25.2B
Asset Turnover0.65x0.62x0.73x0.64x0.48x0.61x0.70x0.78x0.86x0.82x
Asset Growth %0.04%0.36%0.22%0.34%1.14%0.36%0.55%0.36%0.28%0.43%
Total Current Liabilities+322.48M576.6M968.03M1.17B1.75B3.64B5.84B8.56B11.26B16.6B
Accounts Payable54.65M95.14M199.5M243.31M331.14M765.73M1.37B1.88B3.19B5.12B
Days Payables Outstanding92.78112.92146.53119.58101.21123.4123.31122.67154.85166.82
Short-Term Debt1.97M11.58M56.33M131.49M184.13M541M1.27B2.13B2.26B2.8B
Deferred Revenue (Current)000001000K0000
Other Current Liabilities225.56M411.04M626.74M710.35M1.07B2.15B2.77B4B5.06B7.67B
Current Ratio1.69x1.51x1.33x1.30x2.16x1.47x1.40x1.28x1.27x1.21x
Quick Ratio1.69x1.51x1.33x1.29x2.16x1.44x1.36x1.26x1.24x1.20x
Cash Conversion Cycle-7.5430.1918.5-18.23-33.34-20.87-1.09-8.58-51.77-59.8
Total Non-Current Liabilities+341.67M361.98M379.38M736.6M947.41M1.24B2.73B3.35B3.28B4.24B
Long-Term Debt294.34M301.94M312.09M596.57M623.99M844.62M2.2B2.6B2.12B2.82B
Capital Lease Obligations0005.66M184.04M259.86M407.25M551M768M975M
Deferred Tax Liabilities0000000000
Other Non-Current Liabilities47.33M60.04M67.29M134.37M139.38M134.4M128M200M393M447M
Total Liabilities664.15M938.58M1.35B1.9B2.7B4.87B8.57B11.91B14.54B20.84B
Total Debt+296.31M313.52M368.41M735.18M1.02B1.71B3.98B5.43B5.35B6.88B
Net Debt129.43M79.38M-19.85M294.85M-367.32M-148.28M1.4B3.52B2.79B4.24B
Debt / Equity0.87x0.73x1.13x2.18x0.49x1.03x2.60x2.97x1.74x1.58x
Debt / EBITDA1.82x1.49x3.79x--7.33x6.17x3.69x1.96x2.12x
Net Debt / EBITDA0.80x0.38x-0.20x---0.64x2.17x2.39x1.02x1.31x
Interest Coverage7.03x7.37x2.13x-1.24x-2.32x1.20x1.93x3.93x12.54x17.20x
Total Equity+339.46M428.85M325.78M336.7M2.08B1.65B1.53B1.83B3.07B4.35B
Equity Growth %-1%0.26%-0.24%0.03%5.18%-0.21%-0.07%0.19%0.68%0.42%
Book Value per Share7.699.717.387.5642.7633.2030.7535.5960.2185.82
Total Shareholders' Equity339.46M428.85M325.78M336.7M2.08B1.65B1.53B1.83B3.07B4.35B
Common Stock44K44K44K45K50K50K50K000
Retained Earnings440.77M550.64M537.92M503.43M322.59M314.12M397.42M913M1.9B3.81B
Treasury Stock0000-720K-54.8M-789.98M-931M-310M-311M
Accumulated OCI-239.28M-259.81M-282.85M-391.58M-406.67M-468.28M-515.14M-464M-290M-920M
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+221.37M190.26M269.01M230.91M451.09M1.18B965.04M2.94B5.14B7.92B
Operating CF Margin %0.34%0.23%0.22%0.16%0.2%0.3%0.14%0.27%0.34%0.38%
Operating CF Growth %0.12%-0.14%0.41%-0.14%0.95%1.62%-0.18%2.05%0.75%0.54%
Net Income105.79M136.37M13.78M-36.59M-172M-707K83.3M482M987M1.91B
Depreciation & Amortization23.21M29.02M40.92M45.79M73.32M104.99M203.94M403M524M617M
Stock-Based Compensation10.21M22.98M35.72M27.52M52.06M131M89M84M167M261M
Deferred Taxes4.35M-6.19M-24.57M-92.58M16.45M-70.31M-29.48M-97M40M-243M
Other Non-Cash Items45.12M26.45M130.27M21.46M126.34M244.75M618.59M1.66B1.63B2.18B
Working Capital Changes32.69M-18.37M72.89M265.3M354.92M772.83M-312K411M1.79B3.19B
Change in Receivables-36.48M-15.43M-21.82M-27.11M-507K-509.91M-1.09B-1.16B-1.41B-157M
Change in Inventory-237K-787K-1.55M-3.02M-4.15M-106.98M-142.38M114M-69M-113M
Change in Payables63.67M47.98M150.22M90.12M143.5M584.28M379.77M449M1.23B1.59B
Cash from Investing+-183.54M-84.24M-22.64M-672.46M-1.45B-252.18M-1.6B-3.87B-3.45B-8.29B
Capital Expenditures-64.28M-77.37M-74.88M-97.75M-136.87M-247.14M-609.5M-455M-509M-860M
CapEx % of Revenue0.1%0.09%0.06%0.07%0.06%0.06%0.09%0.04%0.03%0.04%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing-76M-6.6M-72.24M-57.23M-173.78M-344.33M-1.35B-1.7B-2.1B-4.67B
Cash from Financing+-27.71M-19.67M-50.9M608.88M2.02B242.27M1.93B916M-267M1.96B
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-20.97M-24.42M-26.5M-6.62M-2.84M-3.36M0000
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing000-16.26M1.87B-306.38M293M000
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+157.09M112.89M194.13M133.15M314.22M935.41M355.55M2.48B4.63B7.06B
FCF Margin %0.24%0.13%0.16%0.09%0.14%0.24%0.05%0.23%0.31%0.34%
FCF Growth %-0.03%-0.28%0.72%-0.31%1.36%1.98%-0.62%5.99%0.86%0.52%
FCF per Share3.562.564.402.996.4518.817.1448.4190.79139.22
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)2.09x1.40x19.52x-6.31x-2.62x-1182.55x11.63x6.10x5.21x4.14x
Interest Paid7.98M8.06M7.73M19.51M40.52M54M58M247M608M0
Taxes Paid65.55M74.01M110.91M99.49M94.95M140M282M437M651M0

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)0%35.5%3.65%-11.04%-14.22%-0.05%5.21%28.7%40.3%51.5%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)0%27.79%10.37%-11.12%-9.79%5.97%14.93%19.38%29.53%27.29%
Gross Margin67.01%63.58%59.15%48.41%48%43%42.51%48.22%50.24%46.09%
Net Margin16.23%16.15%1.13%-2.54%-7.49%-0.03%1.17%4.47%6.53%9.2%
Debt / Equity0.87x0.73x1.13x2.18x0.49x1.03x2.60x2.97x1.74x1.58x
Interest Coverage7.03x7.37x2.13x-1.24x-2.32x1.20x1.93x3.93x12.54x17.20x
FCF Conversion2.09x1.40x19.52x-6.31x-2.62x-1182.55x11.63x6.10x5.21x4.14x
Revenue Growth17.12%29.55%44.07%18.34%59.5%73.06%77.88%52.5%40.14%37.53%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Service-------9.44B12.98B18.64B
Service Growth--------37.50%43.56%
Product-------1.09B1.49B2.14B
Product Growth--------36.07%43.56%
Commerce-----2.56B4.64B---
Commerce Growth------81.09%---
Fintech-----1.41B2.43B---
Fintech Growth------72.17%---
Marketplace393.01M491.63M839.12M702.38M1.2B-----
Marketplace Growth-25.09%70.68%-16.30%70.73%-----
Nonmarketplace258.78M352.77M558.98M737.27M1.1B-----
Nonmarketplace Growth-36.32%58.45%31.90%48.81%-----

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Brazil290.6M455.02M831.42M866.17M1.46B2.19B3.91B5.67B7.59B11.41B
Brazil Growth-56.58%82.72%4.18%68.73%50.12%78.19%44.93%34.05%50.18%
Mexico40.34M46.33M86.49M109.1M275.13M575.17M1.17B1.86B2.98B4.66B
Mexico Growth-14.86%86.67%26.14%152.19%109.05%103.83%59.00%60.14%56.25%
Argentina245.01M262.25M-376.56M456.33M980.28M1.53B2.5B3.24B3.82B
Argentina Growth-7.04%--21.18%114.82%56.18%63.29%29.60%17.84%
Other Countries35.36M43.6M66.51M87.82M103.34M223.97M456.44M507M653M889M
Other Countries Growth-23.30%52.53%32.04%17.67%116.74%103.79%11.08%28.80%36.14%
V [E]40.48M37.19M--------
V [E] Growth--8.13%--------

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

MercadoLibre, Inc. (MELI) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 55.7x. This suggests investors expect higher future growth.

Growth & Financials

MercadoLibre, Inc. (MELI) reported $26.19B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 8662% increase from $298.9M in 2011.

MercadoLibre, Inc. (MELI) grew revenue by 37.5% over the past year. This is strong growth.

Yes, MercadoLibre, Inc. (MELI) is profitable, generating $2.08B in net income for fiscal year 2024 (9.2% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

MercadoLibre, Inc. (MELI) has a return on equity (ROE) of 51.5%. This is excellent, indicating efficient use of shareholder capital.

MercadoLibre, Inc. (MELI) generated $7.94B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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