MercadoLibre, Inc. Q2 FY2024 Earnings Call

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  • 25-Year Milestone: Marks 25 years since founding. MercadoLibre reaffirms commitment to democratizing commerce and financial services in Latin America.
  • Revenue Growth: Q2 2024 revenue reached $5.1 billion, up over 40% year-on-year.
  • Net Income & Margin: Net income was $531 million with a net margin of 10.5% — the highest in 8 years and up from $265M a year ago.
  • Operating Income: $726 million in income from operations.

Commerce Business Highlights

  • Brazil: 36% GMV growth YoY — highest since 2021; second consecutive quarter of acceleration.
  • Mexico: Sustained 30%+ YoY GMV growth for three quarters; Hot Sale drove strong results.
  • Argentina: Returned to positive item growth after Q1 contraction.
  • Sold Items & Unique Buyers: Highest growth since 2021, accelerating sequentially.
  • Fulfillment: Penetration up 6pp YoY; shipping network improvements aided by new innovations.

Fintech Business Highlights

  • Monthly Active Users: Surpassed 50 million for first time.
  • Credit Cards: 1.6 million new cards issued; credit card TPV up 3x YoY.

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Richard Cathcart: Hello everyone, and welcome to the MercadoLibre Earnings Conference Call for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2024. Thank you for joining us. I am 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 CFO, Martin de los Santos; our Fintech President, Osvaldo Gimenez; and our Commerce President, Ariel Szarfsztejn. Before we go on to discuss our results of the second quarter of 2024, 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. Marcos Galperín: Tomorrow, August 2, 2024, marks 25 years since we founded MercadoLibre with the mission of democratizing commerce and financial services in Latin America. Over those 25 years, we have built a sustainable company that provides millions of small and medium-sized businesses with the tools they need to compete with larger players; we have enabled the shift to online retail by providing tens of millions of consumers with world-class levels of service; and we have included millions of people into the financial system across the region for the first time. These are notable achievements, but they are also just a baseline from which we think about our even bigger ambitions to deliver on our missio

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