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RT @DimitryNakhla: MercadoLibre $MELI stock is up +28.91% YTD & yet the company trades for a valuation ~7% CHEAPER than it was at the start of the year ๐ธ
Strong stock price, stronger fundamentals ๐๐ฝ https://t.co/Prjeh9bW3i
A quality valuation analysis on $MELI ๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ
โขNTM P/E Ratio: 44.66x
โข1-Year Mean: 47.97x
As you can see, $MELI appears to be trading near fair value
Going forward, investors can receive ~7% MORE in earnings per share ๐ง ***
Before we get into valuation, letโs take a look at why $MELI is a great business
BALANCE SHEETโ
โขCash & Short-Term Inv: $3.70B
โขLong-Term Debt: $2.82B
$MELI has a strong balance sheet, an ok BB+ S&P Credit Rating & 48x FFO Interest Coverage
RETURN ON CAPITAL๐โก๏ธโ
โข2019: (4.8%)
โข2020: 3.7%
โข2021: 8.1%
โข2022: 14.7%
โข2023: 25.7%
โข2024: 23.0%
RETURN ON EQUITY๐โก๏ธโ
โข2019: (14.2%)
โข2020: (0.1%)
โข2021: 5.2%
โข2022: 28.7%
โข2023: 40.3%
โข2024: 51.5%
$MELI has strong and improved return metrics, highlighting the financial efficiency of the business
REVENUESโ
โข2019: $2.30B
โข2024: $20.78B
โขCAGR: 55.30%
FREE CASH FLOWโ
โข2019: $314.29M
โข2024: $7.05B
โขCAGR: 86.32%
NORMALIZED EPSโ
โข2019: ($3.71)
โข2024: $37.69
SHARE BUYBACKSโ
โข2019 Shares Outstanding: 48.69M
โขLTM Shares Outstanding: 50.70M
MARGINS๐โก๏ธโ
โขLTM Gross Margins: 52.7%
โขLTM Operating Margins: 12.7%
โขLTM Net Income Margins: 9.2%
***NOW TO VALUATION ๐ง
As stated above, investors can expect to receive ~7% MORE in EPS
Using Benjamin Grahamโs 2G rule of thumb, $MELI has to grow earnings at a 22.33% CAGR over the next several years to justify its valuation
Today, analysts anticipate 2025 - 2027 EPS growth over the next few years to be more than the (22.33%) required growth rate:
2025E: $46.91 (24.5% YoY)
2026E: $64.98 (38.5% YoY)
2027E: $84.98 (30.8% YoY)
$MELI has an ok track record of meeting analyst estimates ~2 years out, but letโs assume $MELI ends 2027 with $84.98 in EPS & see its CAGR potential assuming different multiples
40x P/E: $3400๐ต โฆ ~17.6% CAGR
38x P/E: $3230๐ต โฆ ~15.4% CAGR
36x P/E: $3060๐ต โฆ ~13.2% CAGR
34x P/E: $2890๐ต โฆ ~10.9% CAGR
As you can see, $MELI appears to have attractive return potential IF we assume >36x earnings (a multiple justified by its growth rate & moat)
$MELI boasts an expansive growth trajectory, fueled by powerful network effects that should drive sustained momentum
Key factors contributing to its promising outlook include ๐
1. Margin expansion
2. Unparalleled access to Latin America's burgeoning economy
3. Network effects that produce self-reinforcing dynamics ensuring long-term competitiveness, among other things
Those buying $MELI today at $2165๐ต are buying it for a fair price, with little margin of safety โ however, these growth rates have to be revised down substantially for $MELI to miss the mark, even if the company grows earnings at 25% CAGR over the next 5 years, shareholders will likely end up with a decent return
I consider $MELI a strong buy closer to $1945๐ต (~10% below todayโs price) where I can reasonably expect ~12% CAGR while assuming a conservative 32x end multiple, ensuring some margin of safety
#stocks #investing
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๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โผ๏ธ: ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅยฎ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ญ.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๏ฟฝ[...]
RT @DimitryNakhla: MercadoLibre $MELI stock is up +28.91% YTD & yet the company trades for a valuation ~7% CHEAPER than it was at the start of the year ๐ธ
Strong stock price, stronger fundamentals ๐๐ฝ https://t.co/Prjeh9bW3i
A quality valuation analysis on $MELI ๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ
โขNTM P/E Ratio: 44.66x
โข1-Year Mean: 47.97x
As you can see, $MELI appears to be trading near fair value
Going forward, investors can receive ~7% MORE in earnings per share ๐ง ***
Before we get into valuation, letโs take a look at why $MELI is a great business
BALANCE SHEETโ
โขCash & Short-Term Inv: $3.70B
โขLong-Term Debt: $2.82B
$MELI has a strong balance sheet, an ok BB+ S&P Credit Rating & 48x FFO Interest Coverage
RETURN ON CAPITAL๐โก๏ธโ
โข2019: (4.8%)
โข2020: 3.7%
โข2021: 8.1%
โข2022: 14.7%
โข2023: 25.7%
โข2024: 23.0%
RETURN ON EQUITY๐โก๏ธโ
โข2019: (14.2%)
โข2020: (0.1%)
โข2021: 5.2%
โข2022: 28.7%
โข2023: 40.3%
โข2024: 51.5%
$MELI has strong and improved return metrics, highlighting the financial efficiency of the business
REVENUESโ
โข2019: $2.30B
โข2024: $20.78B
โขCAGR: 55.30%
FREE CASH FLOWโ
โข2019: $314.29M
โข2024: $7.05B
โขCAGR: 86.32%
NORMALIZED EPSโ
โข2019: ($3.71)
โข2024: $37.69
SHARE BUYBACKSโ
โข2019 Shares Outstanding: 48.69M
โขLTM Shares Outstanding: 50.70M
MARGINS๐โก๏ธโ
โขLTM Gross Margins: 52.7%
โขLTM Operating Margins: 12.7%
โขLTM Net Income Margins: 9.2%
***NOW TO VALUATION ๐ง
As stated above, investors can expect to receive ~7% MORE in EPS
Using Benjamin Grahamโs 2G rule of thumb, $MELI has to grow earnings at a 22.33% CAGR over the next several years to justify its valuation
Today, analysts anticipate 2025 - 2027 EPS growth over the next few years to be more than the (22.33%) required growth rate:
2025E: $46.91 (24.5% YoY)
2026E: $64.98 (38.5% YoY)
2027E: $84.98 (30.8% YoY)
$MELI has an ok track record of meeting analyst estimates ~2 years out, but letโs assume $MELI ends 2027 with $84.98 in EPS & see its CAGR potential assuming different multiples
40x P/E: $3400๐ต โฆ ~17.6% CAGR
38x P/E: $3230๐ต โฆ ~15.4% CAGR
36x P/E: $3060๐ต โฆ ~13.2% CAGR
34x P/E: $2890๐ต โฆ ~10.9% CAGR
As you can see, $MELI appears to have attractive return potential IF we assume >36x earnings (a multiple justified by its growth rate & moat)
$MELI boasts an expansive growth trajectory, fueled by powerful network effects that should drive sustained momentum
Key factors contributing to its promising outlook include ๐
1. Margin expansion
2. Unparalleled access to Latin America's burgeoning economy
3. Network effects that produce self-reinforcing dynamics ensuring long-term competitiveness, among other things
Those buying $MELI today at $2165๐ต are buying it for a fair price, with little margin of safety โ however, these growth rates have to be revised down substantially for $MELI to miss the mark, even if the company grows earnings at 25% CAGR over the next 5 years, shareholders will likely end up with a decent return
I consider $MELI a strong buy closer to $1945๐ต (~10% below todayโs price) where I can reasonably expect ~12% CAGR while assuming a conservative 32x end multiple, ensuring some margin of safety
#stocks #investing
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๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โผ๏ธ: ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅยฎ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ญ.
๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๏ฟฝ[...]
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โ Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capitalยฎ RT @DimitryNakhla: MercadoLibre $MELI stock is up +28.91% YTD & yet the company trades for a valuation ~7% CHEAPER than it was at the start of the year ๐ธ Strong stock price, stronger fundamentals ๐๐ฝ https://t.co/Prjeh9bW3iโฆ
๏ฟฝ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ.
๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฒ. - Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capitalยฎ tweet
๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฒ. - Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capitalยฎ tweet
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President Trump has announced new 25% auto tariffs on cars made outside the US.
Since Teslas are made in the USA, they will likely not be as impacted as other manufacturers.
$TSLA was included in our Trump Donor Portfolio launched on Autopilot, for obvious reasons.
Performance since election:
Tesla $TSLA: +14% (though it's been bumpy)
Ford $F: -4%
General Motors $GM: -8%
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President Trump has announced new 25% auto tariffs on cars made outside the US.
Since Teslas are made in the USA, they will likely not be as impacted as other manufacturers.
$TSLA was included in our Trump Donor Portfolio launched on Autopilot, for obvious reasons.
Performance since election:
Tesla $TSLA: +14% (though it's been bumpy)
Ford $F: -4%
General Motors $GM: -8%
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This is absolutely insane:
The US just posted a 2-month goods trade deficit of $301 BILLION as companies attempt to front-run tariffs.
We have rarely ever seen a 2-month trade deficit even HALF as large, a CLEAR sign of panic.
What is happening here?
(a thread) https://t.co/83VOlPHBGC
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This is absolutely insane:
The US just posted a 2-month goods trade deficit of $301 BILLION as companies attempt to front-run tariffs.
We have rarely ever seen a 2-month trade deficit even HALF as large, a CLEAR sign of panic.
What is happening here?
(a thread) https://t.co/83VOlPHBGC
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โ The Kobeissi Letter
US investor sentiment is declining:
The share of consumers expecting higher stock prices over the next 12 months fell 9.3 points in March, to 37.4%, the lowest in a year.
This marks the largest monthly decline since the March 2020 market crash.
Over the last 4 months, this percentage has plummeted 19 points from a record 56.4%.
Meanwhile, 44% of Americans now expect lower stock prices over the next 12 months, the highest share since the 2022 bear market peak of 45%.
To put this into perspective, at the 2008 peak, 55% of consumers expected lower stock prices.
Market sentiment has collapsed.
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US investor sentiment is declining:
The share of consumers expecting higher stock prices over the next 12 months fell 9.3 points in March, to 37.4%, the lowest in a year.
This marks the largest monthly decline since the March 2020 market crash.
Over the last 4 months, this percentage has plummeted 19 points from a record 56.4%.
Meanwhile, 44% of Americans now expect lower stock prices over the next 12 months, the highest share since the 2022 bear market peak of 45%.
To put this into perspective, at the 2008 peak, 55% of consumers expected lower stock prices.
Market sentiment has collapsed.
This is absolutely insane:
The US just posted a 2-month goods trade deficit of $301 BILLION as companies attempt to front-run tariffs.
We have rarely ever seen a 2-month trade deficit even HALF as large, a CLEAR sign of panic.
What is happening here?
(a thread) https://t.co/83VOlPHBGC tweet
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RT @PelosiTracker_: Is your politician "Insider trading"?
Let's find out ๐งข https://t.co/Vr7d0un3o0
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RT @PelosiTracker_: Is your politician "Insider trading"?
Let's find out ๐งข https://t.co/Vr7d0un3o0
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What is happening with consumersโ perception of the economy?
27% of Americans expect business conditions to worsen over the next 6 months, the highest share since Q2 2022.
This is even higher than 2020 and the second-highest since the 2008 Financial Crisis.
Additionally, the employment outlook dropped to its lowest level in 12 years.
As a result, 67% of Americans perceive the likelihood of a recession over the next 12 months as somewhat likely or very likely, the highest share in 10 months.
Consumers are getting even more pessimistic about the economy.
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What is happening with consumersโ perception of the economy?
27% of Americans expect business conditions to worsen over the next 6 months, the highest share since Q2 2022.
This is even higher than 2020 and the second-highest since the 2008 Financial Crisis.
Additionally, the employment outlook dropped to its lowest level in 12 years.
As a result, 67% of Americans perceive the likelihood of a recession over the next 12 months as somewhat likely or very likely, the highest share in 10 months.
Consumers are getting even more pessimistic about the economy.
This is absolutely insane:
The US just posted a 2-month goods trade deficit of $301 BILLION as companies attempt to front-run tariffs.
We have rarely ever seen a 2-month trade deficit even HALF as large, a CLEAR sign of panic.
What is happening here?
(a thread) https://t.co/83VOlPHBGC tweet