MercadoLibre, Inc. Q3 FY2020 Earnings Call

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Key Financial Highlights

  • Net Revenues: $1.116 billion, up 85% YoY in USD and 149% on an FX-neutral basis. This marks the first time the company surpassed the $1B quarterly revenue threshold.
  • Gross Profit: $480 million, representing 43% gross margin, down from 47% in Q3 2019 primarily due to increased logistics costs.
  • Operating Expenses: $397 million; as a percentage of revenue, OpEx decreased to 35.6% from 60.7% in Q3 2019, mainly due to marketing spend efficiencies.
  • Net Income: $15 million, reflecting robust performance amid elevated operational investments.

Commerce Platform Performance

  • Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV): Grew 117% YoY on an FX-neutral basis. Argentina (+242%) and Mexico (above 100%) led regionally.
  • Live Listings: Record 304 million, surpassing the 300M milestone.
  • Unique Buyers: Reached an all-time high of 35 million in Q3 2020; +2M buyers in Brazil alone.
  • Category Highlights:
    • Consumer Electronics: ~100% YoY growth due to strategic execution and pricing models in Brazil.
    • Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG): 181% YoY consolidated growth; strategic partnerships and promotions drove growth.

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Federico Sandler: Hello, everyone, and welcome to the MercadoLibre earnings conference call for the quarter ended September 30, 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 those described in the forward-looking statements and Risk Factors sections of our 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, among any of MercadoLibre Inc.'s other applicable filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission which are available in our Investor Relations website. Finally, I would like to remind you that during the course of this conference call, we may discu

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