MercadoLibre, Inc. Q1 FY2025 Earnings Call

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MercadoLibre Q1 2025 Earnings Summary

  • Quarter Period: Q1 2025 (Ended March 31, 2025)
  • Summary: MercadoLibre reported strong performance in both commerce and fintech across Latin America, registering continued momentum from 2024 with considerable growth in monthly active users, income from operations, and strategic advances in its digital and logistics ecosystem.

Financial and Business Highlights

  • Revenue: Net revenue growth remained rapid, consistent with 2024 levels; exact figures not disclosed in the call transcript.
  • Fintech Monthly Active Users: Increased 30% YoY to 64 million in Q1 2025.
  • Credit Portfolio Growth: Up 75% YoY. Improved scoring models have helped reduce delinquency rates, with credit card first payment defaults in Brazil hitting an all-time low.
  • Argentina:
    • US Dollar revenues more than doubled YoY.
    • GMV grew 126% YoY; items sold grew 52%.
    • Contribution margin improved by 11 percentage points YoY.
    • Credit book up 4x YoY in USD terms; Assets Under Management grew 69% YoY.

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Richard Cathcart: Hello, everyone, and welcome to the MercadoLibre Earnings Conference Call for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Thank you for joining us. I'm Richard Cathcart, MercadoLibre's Investor Relations Officer. Today, we will share our quarterly highlights on video, after which we will begin our live Q&A session with our management team. Before we go on to discuss our results for the first quarter of 2025, I remind you that management may make or refer to and this presentation may contain forward-looking statements and non-GAAP measures. So please refer to the disclaimer on screen, which will also be available in our earnings materials on our Investor Relations website. Please note that this call is being recorded and a replay will be made available on our IR website as well. With that, let's begin with a short message from our CFO. Martin de los Santos: Hello, everyone. We are excited to kick-off 2025 with another great quarter at MercadoLibre, as we continue to deliver strong growth across both e-commerce and fintech. In Q1, we maintained the rapid pace of net revenue growth achieved in 2024, while making solid progress on all of our strategic initiatives. This momentum is fueled by continued investments and improvements in the value proposition for our users. In commerce, we continue to deliver strong growth outpacing all of our major markets. Brand preference metrics for our marketplace reached all-time highs in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Chile during the qua

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