
MercadoLibre (MELI) | Financial Analysis & Statements
TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics
Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025Income Metrics
Revenue
5.9B
Gross Profit
2.8B
46.69%
Operating Income
763.0M
12.86%
Net Income
494.0M
8.32%
EPS (Diluted)
$9.74
Balance Sheet Metrics
Total Assets
27.7B
Total Liabilities
22.7B
Shareholders Equity
5.0B
Debt to Equity
4.53
Cash Flow Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
3.0M
Free Cash Flow
759.0M
Revenue & Profitability Trend
MercadoLibre Income Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 20.8B | 14.5B | 10.5B | 7.1B | 4.0B |
Cost of Goods Sold | 11.2B | 7.3B | 5.4B | 4.1B | 2.3B |
Gross Profit | 9.6B | 7.2B | 5.2B | 3.0B | 1.7B |
Gross Margin % | 46.1% | 49.8% | 49.0% | 42.5% | 43.0% |
Operating Expenses | |||||
Research & Development | 1.9B | 1.8B | 1.1B | 590.0M | 353.0M |
Selling, General & Administrative | 3.2B | 2.5B | 2.0B | 1.5B | 1.1B |
Other Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Operating Expenses | 5.1B | 4.3B | 3.1B | 2.1B | 1.4B |
Operating Income | 2.6B | 1.8B | 1.0B | 441.0M | 128.0M |
Operating Margin % | 12.7% | 12.6% | 9.8% | 6.2% | 3.2% |
Non-Operating Items | |||||
Interest Income | 148.0M | 723.0M | 265.0M | 138.0M | 103.0M |
Interest Expense | 165.0M | 378.0M | 321.0M | 229.0M | 107.0M |
Other Non-Operating Income | -182.0M | -615.0M | -198.0M | -109.0M | -43.0M |
Pre-tax Income | 2.4B | 1.6B | 780.0M | 241.0M | 81.0M |
Income Tax | 521.0M | 569.0M | 298.0M | 149.0M | 82.0M |
Effective Tax Rate % | 21.4% | 36.6% | 38.2% | 61.8% | 101.2% |
Net Income | 1.9B | 987.0M | 482.0M | 83.0M | -1.0M |
Net Margin % | 9.2% | 6.8% | 4.6% | 1.2% | -0.0% |
Key Metrics | |||||
EBITDA | 3.4B | 3.1B | 1.7B | 783.0M | 336.0M |
EPS (Basic) | $37.69 | $19.64 | $9.57 | $1.67 | $-0.08 |
EPS (Diluted) | $37.69 | $19.46 | $9.53 | $1.67 | $-0.08 |
Basic Shares Outstanding | 50697428 | 50262302 | 50345353 | 49802993 | 49740407 |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 50697428 | 50262302 | 50345353 | 49802993 | 49740407 |
Income Statement Trend
MercadoLibre Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assets | |||||
Current Assets | |||||
Cash & Equivalents | 2.6B | 2.6B | 1.9B | 2.6B | 1.9B |
Short-term Investments | 1.1B | 1.2B | 1.1B | 208.0M | 604.4M |
Accounts Receivable | 255.0M | 156.0M | 130.0M | 98.0M | 49.7M |
Inventory | 296.0M | 238.0M | 152.0M | 253.0M | 118.1M |
Other Current Assets | 51.0M | 65.0M | 30.0M | 22.0M | 13.4M |
Total Current Assets | 20.1B | 14.3B | 11.0B | 8.2B | 5.3B |
Non-Current Assets | |||||
Property, Plant & Equipment | 1.5B | 1.3B | 1.0B | 796.0M | 513.9M |
Goodwill | 359.0M | 361.0M | 331.0M | 341.0M | 184.6M |
Intangible Assets | 61.0M | 35.0M | 25.0M | 45.0M | 14.2M |
Long-term Investments | 20.0M | 22.0M | 0 | 7.0M | 0 |
Other Non-Current Assets | 976.0M | 779.0M | 623.0M | 321.0M | 202.5M |
Total Non-Current Assets | 5.1B | 3.4B | 2.8B | 1.9B | 1.2B |
Total Assets | 25.2B | 17.6B | 13.7B | 10.1B | 6.5B |
Liabilities | |||||
Current Liabilities | |||||
Accounts Payable | 3.2B | 2.1B | 1.4B | 1.0B | 728.1M |
Short-term Debt | 3.1B | 2.5B | 2.3B | 1.4B | 603.6M |
Current Portion of Long-term Debt | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Current Liabilities | 103.0M | 88.0M | 63.0M | 23.0M | 21.9M |
Total Current Liabilities | 16.6B | 11.3B | 8.6B | 5.8B | 3.6B |
Non-Current Liabilities | |||||
Long-term Debt | 3.8B | 2.9B | 3.1B | 2.6B | 1.1B |
Deferred Tax Liabilities | 204.0M | 183.0M | 106.0M | 62.0M | 64.4M |
Other Non-Current Liabilities | 58.0M | 57.0M | 16.0M | 18.0M | 4.6M |
Total Non-Current Liabilities | 4.2B | 3.3B | 3.3B | 2.7B | 1.2B |
Total Liabilities | 20.8B | 14.6B | 11.9B | 8.6B | 4.9B |
Equity | |||||
Common Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0K |
Retained Earnings | 3.8B | 1.9B | 913.0M | 397.0M | 314.1M |
Treasury Stock | 311.0M | 310.0M | 931.0M | 790.0M | 54.8M |
Other Equity | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Shareholders Equity | 4.4B | 3.1B | 1.8B | 1.5B | 1.7B |
Key Metrics | |||||
Total Debt | 6.8B | 5.3B | 5.4B | 4.0B | 1.7B |
Working Capital | 3.5B | 3.0B | 2.4B | 2.3B | 1.7B |
Balance Sheet Composition
MercadoLibre Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating Activities | |||||
Net Income | 1.9B | 987.0M | 482.0M | 83.0M | -1.0M |
Depreciation & Amortization | 617.0M | 524.0M | 403.0M | 204.0M | 105.0M |
Stock-Based Compensation | - | 167.0M | 1.0M | 755.0K | 1.0M |
Working Capital Changes | -1.6B | -400.0M | -761.0M | -1.1B | -182.0M |
Operating Cash Flow | 357.0M | 1.3B | 84.0M | -730.2M | -48.0M |
Investing Activities | |||||
Capital Expenditures | -860.0M | -509.0M | -454.0M | -573.0M | -247.0M |
Acquisitions | -6.0M | 0 | 0 | -56.0M | -7.0M |
Investment Purchases | -16.7B | -19.0B | -12.7B | -7.4B | -5.2B |
Investment Sales | 14.0B | 18.1B | 11.0B | 7.8B | 5.6B |
Investing Cash Flow | -8.3B | -3.4B | -3.9B | -1.6B | -252.0M |
Financing Activities | |||||
Share Repurchases | -1.0M | -356.0M | -148.0M | -486.0M | -54.0M |
Dividends Paid | - | - | 0 | 0 | -3.0M |
Debt Issuance | 19.5B | 25.0B | 17.0B | 9.3B | 2.4B |
Debt Repayment | -17.5B | -24.9B | -16.0B | -8.7B | -1.8B |
Financing Cash Flow | 2.0B | -267.0M | 916.0M | 1.9B | 242.0M |
Free Cash Flow | 7.1B | 4.6B | 2.5B | 356.0M | 935.0M |
Net Change in Cash | -6.0B | -2.4B | -2.9B | -363.2M | -58.0M |
Cash Flow Trend
MercadoLibre Key Financial Ratios
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM)
59.17
Forward P/E
49.45
Price to Book
21.23
Price to Sales
5.03
PEG Ratio
-36.48
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
8.52%
Operating Margin
12.15%
Return on Equity
43.83%
Return on Assets
7.00%
Financial Health
Current Ratio
1.20
Debt to Equity
157.71
Beta
1.46
Per Share Data
EPS (TTM)
$40.43
Book Value per Share
$112.69
Revenue per Share
$475.29
Peer Financial Comparison
Company | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | P/B Ratio | ROE | Profit Margin | Debt/Equity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
meli | 121.3B | 59.17 | 21.23 | 43.83% | 8.52% | 157.71 |
Amazon.com | 2.3T | 32.71 | 7.95 | 25.24% | 10.14% | 51.64 |
Doordash | 107.5B | 139.08 | 12.04 | 9.64% | 6.57% | 36.41 |
Coupang | 52.8B | 144.90 | 11.25 | 7.88% | 1.13% | 97.74 |
eBay | 45.6B | 22.20 | 9.65 | 42.63% | 20.86% | 150.81 |
Chewy | 16.7B | 44.49 | 44.74 | 76.24% | 3.21% | 142.52 |
Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.