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JPMORGAN SEES FED RATE CUT IN DECEMBER VS SEPTEMBER PREVIOUSLY; SAYS US 🇺🇸RECESSION RISK IS NOW BELOW 50%
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$UBER CEO DARA KHOSROWSHAHI: YOU WILL SEE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES IN SAUDI ARABIA THIS YEAR https://t.co/EKunUUepGC
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$AAPL IS WORKING ON TECH TO LET YOU CONTROL DEVICES WITH YOUR MIND

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BOEING: LOOKING TO MAKE SAUDI PART OF F15EX SUPPLY CHAIN
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AT LEAST FOUR CHINESE RARE EARTH MAGNET SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN GRANTED EXPORT PERMITS BY BEIJING - SOURCES
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APR. U.S. 🇺🇸 INFLATION DATA:

CPI 2.3% YoY, (Est. 2.4%)
CPI 0.2% MoM, (Est. 0.3%)

Core CPI 2.8% YoY, (Est. 2.8%)
Core CPI 0.2% MoM, (Est. 0.3%)
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⁠Dimitry Nakhla | Babylon Capital®
A quality valuation analysis on $MELI 🧘🏽‍♂️

•NTM P/E Ratio: 45.35x
•1-Year Mean: 47.96x

As you can see, $MELI appears to be trading near fair value

Going forward, investors can receive ~6% MORE in earnings per share 🧠***

Before we get into valuation, let’s take a look at why $MELI is a great business

BALANCE SHEET✅
•Cash & Short-Term Inv: $8.07B
•Long-Term Debt: $2.80B

$MELI has a strong balance sheet, an ok BB+ S&P Credit Rating & 45x FFO Interest Coverage

RETURN ON CAPITAL🆗➡️✅
•2019: (4.8%)
•2020: 3.7%
•2021: 8.1%
•2022: 14.7%
•2023: 25.7%
•2024: 23.0%

RETURN ON EQUITY🆗➡️✅
•2019: (14.2%)
•2020: (0.1%)
•2021: 5.2%
•2022: 28.7%
•2023: 40.3%
•2024: 51.5%

$MELI has strong and improved return metrics, highlighting the financial efficiency of the business

REVENUES✅
•2019: $2.30B
•2024: $20.78B
•CAGR: 55.30%

FREE CASH FLOW✅
•2019: $314.29M
•2024: $7.05B
•CAGR: 86.32%

NORMALIZED EPS✅
•2019: ($3.71)
•2024: $37.69

SHARE BUYBACKS❌
•2019 Shares Outstanding: 48.69M
•LTM Shares Outstanding: 50.70M

MARGINS🆗➡️✅
•LTM Gross Margins: 52.2%
•LTM Operating Margins: 12.8%
•LTM Net Income Margins: 9.2%

***NOW TO VALUATION 🧠

As stated above, investors can expect to receive ~6% MORE in EPS

Using Benjamin Graham’s 2G rule of thumb, $MELI has to grow earnings at a 22.68% 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 (22.68%) required growth rate:

2025E: $49.42 (31.1% YoY)
2026E: $66.40 (34.3% YoY)
2027E: $87.62 (32.0% YoY)

$MELI has an ok track record of meeting analyst estimates ~2 years out, but let’s assume $MELI ends 2027 with $87.62 in EPS & see its CAGR potential assuming different multiples

40x P/E: $3505💵 … ~13.6% CAGR

38x P/E: $3330💵 … ~11.4% CAGR

36x P/E: $3154💵 … ~9.1% CAGR

34x P/E: $2979💵 … ~6.8% CAGR

As you can see, $MELI appears to have attractive return potential IF we assume >38x 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 🔑

1. Margin expansion

2. Unparalleled access to Latin America's burgeoning economy

3. Network effects & scale economic shared that produce self-reinforcing dynamics ensuring long-term competitiveness, among other things

Those buying $MELI today at $2504💵 are buying it for a fair price, with little margin of safety — 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 $2250💵 (~10% below today’s price) where I can reasonably expect ~11% CAGR while assuming a conservative 34x end multiple, ensuring some margin of safety

#stocks #investing
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Airfares dropped 2.8% from March, likely due to slowing demand airlines warned about. Groceries fell 0.4%—the biggest dip since Sept 2020—with drops in meat, eggs, cereal, and more. Eggs alone plunged 12.7%, the steepest fall since 1984, after the avian flu price surge.

APR. U.S. 🇺🇸 INFLATION DATA:

CPI 2.3% YoY, (Est. 2.4%)
CPI 0.2% MoM, (Est. 0.3%)

Core CPI 2.8% YoY, (Est. 2.8%)
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Still, No sign of tariff-driven inflation in the hard data. Core CPI soft, food-at-home down 0.4%, yields lower across the curve. Traders still pricing in 2 Fed cuts for 2025 (Sept & Oct).

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