Mar 31, 2020

MercadoLibre Q1 2020 Earnings Report

MercadoLibre's performance was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and government-imposed lockdowns, but the company showed resilience with a rebound in April.

Key Takeaways

MercadoLibre reported a net revenue of $652.1 million, a 70.5% year-over-year increase on an FX neutral basis. The company's TPV reached $8.1 billion, up 82.2% year-over-year on an FX neutral basis, and GMV reached $3.4 billion, up 34.2% year-over-year on an FX neutral basis. While the business was impacted by lockdowns, particularly in late March, there was a rebound in April.

Unique active users grew by 30.9%, reaching 43.2 million.

Total Payment Volume (TPV) through Mercado Pago increased by 82.2% year-over-year on an FX neutral basis, reaching $8.1 billion.

Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) increased by 34.2% year-over-year on an FX neutral basis, reaching $3.4 billion.

Items sold reached 105.7 million, growing 27.6% year-over-year.

Total Revenue
$652M
Previous year: $474M
+37.6%
EPS
-$0.44
Previous year: $0.13
-438.5%
Total Payment Volume
$8.1B
Successful Items Sold
105.7M
Gross Merchandise Volume
$3.4B
Gross Profit
$313M
Previous year: $237M
+32.0%
Cash and Equivalents
$1.07B
Previous year: $1.3B
-17.3%
Free Cash Flow
-$131M
Previous year: $105M
-224.1%
Total Assets
$4.46B
Previous year: $4.45B
+0.2%

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Forward Guidance

MercadoLibre is committed to empowering merchants and securing deliveries during the COVID-19 crisis, aiming to emerge stronger with a greater sense of purpose.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income