MercadoLibre, Inc. Q2 FY2023 Earnings Call

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  • Revenue: Continued rapid top-line growth. Revenue grew significantly year-over-year, maintaining strong momentum despite size and macro pressures.
  • Operating Income: More than doubled YoY, reaching a new record. Operating margin expanded significantly, driven by broad-based growth and efficiency across geographies and business lines.
  • Commerce Segment:
    • GMV surpassed $10B for the first time.
    • Brazil and Mexico led growth; Mexico overtook Argentina as the second-largest commerce geography.
    • Advertising revenue represented 1.6% of GMV, driven by product ads.
    • Fulfillment penetration expanding, especially in Brazil (+40bps Q/Q).
    • 1P business grew ahead of overall GMV, despite being margin dilutive.
  • Fintech Segment (Mercado Pago):
    • Total Payment Volume (TPV) growth remained strong in both acquiring and digital accounts.
    • Mexico fintech operations expanding across product stack (credit cards, insurance, remittances).
    • Consumer credit performance strong, especially in Mexico, now the largest consumer lending book for three consecutive quarters.

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Richard Cathcart: Hello everyone and welcome to The MercadoLibre Earnings Conference Call for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. Thank you for joining us. I am Richard Cathcart, Investor Relations Officer at Mercado Libre. Today, we will share our quarterly highlights on video, after which we will begin our live Q&A session with our Chief Financial Officer, Pedro Arnt; and Fintech President, Osvaldo Gimenez; and Commerce EVP, Ariel Szarfztejn. Before we go on to discuss our results of the second quarter of 2023, I remind you that management may make, and this presentation may contain, forward-looking statements, so please refer to the disclaimer on screen, which will also be available in our earnings materials on our investor relations website. Before turning to our quarterly results, we would like to highlight that our new Investor Relations website is live and has new resources, such as videos, podcasts and frequently asked questions to help investors better understand our business. We have also improved navigation around the site, making it easier to find our earnings and SEC documents. With that, let's begin with a summary of our results. Pedro Arnt: Hello everyone. I'm pleased to share with you that Mercado Libre continues to sustain its strong momentum over the last few quarters. Q2 '23 was once again a very, very solid quarter. Rapid top-line growth and strong margin expansion were broad-based across geographies and business units, showing the strengths of our business a

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