MercadoLibre Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

MercadoLibre has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 73.4%, while the Multiline Retail industry saw earnings growing at 6.1% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 38.6% per year. MercadoLibre's return on equity is 35.9%, and it has net margins of 7.8%.

Key information

73.4%

Earnings growth rate

73.3%

EPS growth rate

Multiline Retail Industry Growth6.5%
Revenue growth rate38.6%
Return on equity35.9%
Net Margin7.8%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How MercadoLibre makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

BASE:MELI Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2418,4931,4374,6231,847
30 Jun 2417,1081,3994,1591,739
31 Mar 2415,6201,1303,7741,647
31 Dec 2314,4739873,5511,570
30 Sep 2313,5339873,3061,470
30 Jun 2312,4637573,1661,352
31 Mar 2311,4756183,1351,246
31 Dec 2210,5374823,0181,099
30 Sep 229,6652712,884953
30 Jun 228,8332372,618813
31 Mar 227,9391822,289698
31 Dec 217,069831,965590
30 Sep 216,266781,713528
30 Jun 215,524-31,513479
31 Mar 214,699-161,334405
31 Dec 203,974-41,228353
30 Sep 203,320-81,151294
30 Jun 202,808-1691,150264
31 Mar 202,475-2091,126245
31 Dec 192,296-1811,031224
30 Sep 192,050-128879205
30 Jun 191,8029717181
31 Mar 191,592-18641160
31 Dec 181,440-37620146
30 Sep 181,370-102602141
30 Jun 181,319-64572138
31 Mar 181,268-48526135
31 Dec 171,21714448127
30 Sep 171,115133371119
30 Jun 171,041144321113
31 Mar 17956155269107
31 Dec 1684413624498
30 Sep 1676912423395
30 Jun 1670713121786
31 Mar 1666113421081
31 Dec 1565210620576
30 Sep 1563210119670
30 Jun 156128919066
31 Mar 155894418159
31 Dec 145577217454
30 Sep 145307915847
30 Jun 145057515446
31 Mar 1448513015044
31 Dec 1347311714841

Quality Earnings: MELI has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: MELI's current net profit margins (7.8%) are higher than last year (7.3%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: MELI has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 73.4% per year.

Accelerating Growth: MELI's earnings growth over the past year (45.6%) is below its 5-year average (73.4% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: MELI earnings growth over the past year (45.6%) exceeded the Multiline Retail industry 20.4%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst MELI's Return on Equity (35.91%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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