Net Revenues of $878.4 million, up 123.4% year-over-year on an FX neutral basis
$11.2 billion Total Payment Volume, up 142.1% year-over-year on an FX neutral basis
$5.0 billion Gross Merchandise Volume, up 101.5% year-over-year on an FX neutral basisBUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Aug. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MercadoLibre, Inc. (Nasdaq: MELI) (http://www.mercadolibre.com), Latin America’s leading e-commerce technology company, today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020.Pedro Arnt, Chief Financial Officer of MercadoLibre, Inc., commented, “The pandemic generated significant changes in consumer behavior, which translated into a new milestone in the penetration of e-commerce and online payments in the region. We continue to focus on the wellbeing of our teams, and we are proud to report that we’ve been able to provide an uninterrupted operation of our commerce and fintech solutions throughout the second quarter, helping millions of merchants and buyers to safely transact.”Second Quarter 2020 Business HighlightsUnique active users grew 45.2% reaching 51.5 million.Gross merchandise volume (“GMV”) reached $5.0 billion, representing an increase of 48.5% in USD and 101.5% on an FX neutral basis.Items sold reached 178.5 million, growing 101.4% year-over-year.Live listings offered on MercadoLibre’s marketplace reached 289.0 million, a 26.2% year-over-year growth.Mobile gross merchandise volume grew 272.8% year-over-year on an FX neutral basis, reaching 69.4% of GMV.Even through these trying times and surge in managed volumes, Mercado Envios was able to ship 157.5 million items during the quarter without any significant disruptions, representing a 124.2% year-over-year increase.Total payment volume (“TPV”) through Mercado Pago reached $11.2 billion, a year-over-year increase of 72.1% in USD and 142.1% on an FX neutral basis. Total payment transactions increased 122.9% year-over-year, totaling 404.8 million transactions for the quarter.Off-platform TPV grew 92.1% in USD and 174.7% year-over-year on a FX neutral basis reaching $6.1 billion in transactions and 280.7 million payments, a 133.7% year-over-year growth.Merchant Services had a strong performance, aided by the shift to e-commerce consumption, accelerating sequentially to 163.9% on an FX neutral basis.Mobile wallet delivered $2.1 billion in transactions on a consolidated basis, leading to also 373.2% year-over-year growth on an FX neutral basis. Our mobile wallet consumer base grew by 109.3% compared to the second quarter of 2019, reaching 9.5 million unique payers. TPV from mobile wallet in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico continues to grow by triple digits year-over-year.Our asset management product, Mercado Fondo already has more than $500 million under management and almost 11.4 million users across Latin America.On a consolidated basis MPOS TPV grew 80.1% on an FX neutral basis, decelerating sequentially around 20%, mainly due to lower foot traffic as a consequence of partial or total lockdowns throughout the region. The resilience that our MPOS business showed during the quarter is a result of the long tail base of merchants we cater to plus a relevant share of merchants who continued to operate their business with lesser disruptions throughout the lockdowns.The pace of sales of devices reached a milestone this quarter, surpassing the 1 million mark of new MPOS sold throughout Latin America.PayPal is now available for cross-border transactions on Mercado Libre in Brazil and Mexico and is also available as a payment option within Mercado Pago’s online checkout for foreign shoppers.Second Quarter 2020 Financial HighlightsNet revenues for the second quarter were $878.4 million, a year-over-year increase of 61.1% in USD and 123.4% on an FX neutral basis.Commerce revenues increased 79.5% year-over-year in USD reaching $581.7 million, while Fintech revenues increased 34.1% year-over-year in USD reaching $296.7 million.Gross profit was $427.2 million with a margin of 48.6%, compared to 50.0% in the second quarter of 2019.Total operating expenses were $327.7 million, an increase of 15.0% year-over-year in USD. As a percentage of revenues, operating expenses were 37.3%, compared to 52.3% during the second quarter of 2019. The $14.8 million improvement in operating expenses quarter-over-quarter was mostly driven by marketing expenditure efficiencies.During the quarter we recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts on receivables from a Mercado Pago collection agent, for $26.7 million. Upon review we realized that collection efforts for these receivables had not been carried out effectively, and that the ageing of these receivables exceeded what our internal control policies allow. We assessed the impact of this matter on the effectiveness of our internal controls, and have included the results of that assessment in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020.Income from operations was $99.4 million, compared to a loss of $29.7 million during the prior quarter. As a percentage of revenues, income from operations reached 11.3%.Interest income was $18.8 million, a 44.2% decreased year-over-year, as a result of lower interest rates in our investment as a consequence of the pandemic.The Company incurred $27.0 million in financial expenses this quarter, mainly attributable to financial loans entered into during the second quarter of 2020, mainly in Brazil and Argentina and interest expenses from our trusts related to our factoring business and the 2028 Convertible Note.Net income before taxes was $89.3 million, up from a loss of $16.7 million during last quarter.Income tax expense was $33.4 million, mainly as a result of higher income tax expense in Brazil, as a consequence of higher pre-tax gain in our Brazilian segment during 2020; valuation allowances on certain deferred tax assets in Mexico accounted for in the first half of 2020 and higher income tax expense in Argentina as a consequence of the temporary suspension of the knowledge-based economy promotional regime in 2020, which had a direct impact on the income tax rate for our Argentine business.Net income was $55.9 million, resulting in net earnings per share of $1.11.       
The following table summarizes certain key performance metrics for the six and three-months periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.(*) Figures have been calculated using rounded amounts. Growth calculations based on this table may not total due to rounding.Year-over-year USD Revenue Growth Rates by QuarterYear-over-year Local Currency Revenue Growth Rates by QuarterConference Call and WebcastThe Company will host a conference call and audio webcast on August 10th, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call may be accessed by dialing (877) 303-7209 / (970) 315-0420 (Conference ID –2688761–) and requesting inclusion in the call for MercadoLibre. The live conference call can be accessed via audio webcast at the investor relations section of the Company’s website, at http://investor.mercadolibre.com. An archive of the webcast will be available for one week following the conclusion of the conference call.
Definition of Selected Operational MetricsUnique Active User – New or existing user who performed at least one of the following actions during the reported period: (1) made one purchase, or reservation, or asked one question on MercadoLibre Marketplace or Classified Marketplace (2) maintained an active listing on MercadoLibre Marketplace or Classified Marketplace (3) maintained an active account in Mercado Shops (4) made a payment, money transfer, collection and/or advance using Mercado Pago (5) maintained an outstanding credit line through Mercado Credito or (6) maintained a balance of more than $5 invested in a Mercado Fondo asset management account.Foreign Exchange (“FX”) Neutral – Calculated by using the average monthly exchange rate of each month of 2019 and applying it to the corresponding months in the current year, so as to calculate what the results would have been had exchange rates remained constant. Intercompany allocations are excluded from this calculation. These calculations do not include any other macroeconomic effect such as local currency inflation effects or any price adjustment to compensate local currency inflation or devaluations.Gross merchandise volume – Measure of the total U.S. dollar sum of all transactions completed through the Mercado Libre Marketplace, excluding Classifieds transactions.Total payment transactions – Measure of the number of all transactions paid for using Mercado Pago.Total volume of payments on marketplace – Measure of the total U.S. dollar sum of all marketplace transactions paid for using Mercado Pago, excluding shipping and financing fees.Total payment volume– Measure of total U.S. dollar sum of all transactions paid for using Mercado Pago, including marketplace and non-marketplace transactions.Commerce – Revenues from core marketplace fees, shipping fees (net out of shipping subsidies), ad sales, classified fees and other ancillary servicesFintech – Revenues includes fees from payments revenue streamItems sold – Measure of the number of items that were sold/purchased through the Mercado Libre Marketplace, excluding Classifieds items.Items shipped – Measure of the number of items that were shipped through our shipping service.Local Currency Growth Rates – Refer to FX Neutral definition.Net income margin – Defined as net income as a percentage of net revenues.New confirmed registered users – Measure of the number of new users who have registered on the Mercado Libre Marketplace and confirmed their registration, excluding Classifieds users.Operating margin – Defined as income from operations as a percentage of net revenues.About MercadoLibreFounded in 1999, MercadoLibre is the largest online commerce ecosystem in Latin America, serving as an integrated regional platform and as a provider of the necessary online and technology-based tools that allow businesses and individuals to trade products and services in the region. The Company enables commerce through its marketplace platform (including online classifieds for motor vehicles, services and real estate), which allows users to buy and sell in most of Latin America.The Company is listed on NASDAQ (Nasdaq: MELI) following its initial public offering in 2007.For more information about the Company visit: http://investor.mercadolibre.com.The MercadoLibre, Inc. logo is available at https://resource.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/6ab227b7-693f-4b17-b80c-552ae45c76bf?size=0Forward-Looking StatementsAny statements herein regarding MercadoLibre, Inc. that are not historical or current facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements convey MercadoLibre, Inc.’s current expectations or forecasts of future events. Forward-looking statements regarding MercadoLibre, Inc. involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause MercadoLibre, Inc.’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Certain of these risks and uncertainties are described in the “Risk Factors,” “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” sections of MercadoLibre, Inc.’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, “Item 1A-Risk Factors” in Part II of our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, and any of MercadoLibre, Inc.’s other applicable filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Unless required by law, MercadoLibre, Inc. undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events after the date hereof.
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Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresTo supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we use foreign exchange (“FX”) neutral measures.This non-GAAP measure should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, this non-GAAP measure is not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with our results of operations as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This non-GAAP financial measure should only be used to evaluate our results of operations in conjunction with the most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures.Reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures can be found in the tables included in this quarterly report.The Company believes that reconciliation of FX neutral measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure provides investors an overall understanding of our current financial performance and its prospects for the future. Specifically, we believe this non-GAAP measure provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding the foreign currency exchange rate impact that may not be indicative of our core operating results and business outlook.The FX neutral measures were calculated by using the average monthly exchange rates for each month during 2019 and applying them to the corresponding months in 2020, so as to calculate what our results would have been had exchange rates remained stable from one year to the next. The table below excludes intercompany allocation FX effects. Finally, this measure does not include any other macroeconomic effect such as local currency inflation effects, the impact on impairment calculations or any price adjustment to compensate local currency inflation or devaluations.The following table sets forth the FX neutral measures related to our reported results of the operations for the three-months period ended June 30, 2020:(*) The table above may not total due to rounding.MercadoLibre, Inc. Investor Relations [email protected]
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