MercadoLibre Hits New Heights

Here's our initial take on 's (NASDAQ: MELI) fourth-quarter financial report.

Investors couldn't have been happier with the results that MercadoLibre posted to finish 2024. Overall gains in revenue and profit in the fourth quarter were quite a bit better than expected, particularly with earnings coming close to quadrupling from year-ago levels. MercadoLibre got big contributions from all sides of its business, with commerce-related revenue climbing 44% year over year despite a strong U.S. dollar weighing on dollar-denominated financial measures. Fintech revenue was up 29%. General improvement in margins across the board helped to bolster MercadoLibre's financial success as well.

MercadoLibre's other business metrics showed similarly encouraging gains. The company now has 67.3 million unique active buyers, up 24% from 12 months ago, with a sizable jump in gross merchandise volume and a 27% rise in items sold on the MercadoLibre marketplace. Same-day and next-day shipments via Mercado Envios were up 21%. Big gains in the company's credit card business helped send assets under management above the $10 billion mark for the first time, rising by more than $2.6 billion in just three months.

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