MercadoLibre Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 5/6
MercadoLibre has a total shareholder equity of $4.0B and total debt of $5.4B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 133.8%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $22.6B and $18.6B respectively. MercadoLibre's EBIT is $2.1B making its interest coverage ratio -18.7. It has cash and short-term investments of $6.7B.
Key information
133.8%
Debt to equity ratio
US$5.35b
Debt
Interest coverage ratio | -18.7x |
Cash | US$6.67b |
Equity | US$4.00b |
Total liabilities | US$18.62b |
Total assets | US$22.62b |
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Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: MELI's short term assets ($17.8B) exceed its short term liabilities ($14.3B).
Long Term Liabilities: MELI's short term assets ($17.8B) exceed its long term liabilities ($4.3B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: MELI has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: MELI's debt to equity ratio has increased from 33.8% to 133.8% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: MELI's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (129.3%).
Interest Coverage: MELI earns more interest than it pays, so coverage of interest payments is not a concern.