MercadoLibre, Inc. Q1 FY2020 Earnings Call

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  • Revenue Performance: Net revenues for Q1 2020 were $652.1 million, increasing 37.6% YoY (70.5% FX-neutral). Commerce accounted for 58.4% of total, and FinTech 41.6%.
  • Marketplace Metrics:
    • GMV: $3.4 billion, up 34.2% YoY FX-neutral.
    • Items sold: 105.7 million, up 27.6% YoY.
    • Country-specific GMV growth (FX-neutral): Argentina +81.5%, Brazil +15%, Mexico +54.5%.
  • COVID-19 Impact:
    • March saw a slowdown due to lockdowns, particularly in Argentina and Brazil. The lowest point for items sold was 3.3% YoY growth (week of March 18-24).
    • April showed a strong rebound: items sold +76% YoY, GMV +73% YoY (FX-neutral).
    • Essential categories (health, CPGs, toys) saw >100% growth YoY in some markets; auto parts and electronics lagged.
  • Logistics:
    • Fulfillment penetration: 11.3% Argentina, 14.1% Brazil, 43.1% Mexico; 19.9% consolidated.
    • Cross-docking: 51.1% Argentina, 28.1% Brazil; 23.4% consolidated.
    • Almost 50% of shipments now on MercadoLibre’s logistics network.
  • FinTech Highlights:
    • Off-platform TPV: +139.5% YoY FX-neutral; Online payments services +81.7% YoY FX-neutral.

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Operator: Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the MercadoLibre First Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, today's program is being recorded. I would now like to introduce your host for today's program Federico Sandler, Investor Relations Officer. Please go ahead. Federico Sandler: Hello everyone and welcome to the MercadoLibre earnings conference call for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. I am Federico Sandler, Investor Relations Officer for MercadoLibre. Our senior manager presenting today is Pedro Arnt, Chief Financial Officer. Additionally, Osvaldo Giménez, CEO of Mercado Pago will be available during today’s Q&A session. I remind you that management may make forward-looking statements relating to such matters as continued growth prospects for the company, industry trends and product and technology initiatives. These statements are based on currently available information and our current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events. While we believe, that our assumptions, expectations and projections are reasonable in view of the currently available information, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those discussed in this call for a variety of reasons including tho

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