Mercadolibre MELI
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Mercadolibre (MELI) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2018)

Mercadolibre (MELI) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.12 for Q1 2018, down 119.0% on a QoQ basis from 0.62 in Q4 2017, and down 267.1% year-over-year from 0.07 in Q1 2017.

Analysis

Mercadolibre (MELI) FCF Payout Ratio (2011 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Mercadolibre has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 8 years, with the latest figure at 0.12 in Q1 2018.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 267.1% year-over-year to 0.12 in Q1 2018; TTM through Dec 2018 was 0.05, a 61.19% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2018 full-year figure at 0.05, down 61.19% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.12 for Q1 2018 at Mercadolibre, down from 0.62 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 2.25 in Q3 2017, with the low at 0.17 in Q1 2016.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 0.28, with a median of 0.15 recorded in 2014.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2017 and 2018: FCF Payout Ratio surged 2616.49% in 2017, then slumped 267.1% in 2018.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.15 in 2014, then sank by 66.82% to 0.05 in 2015, then soared by 343.46% to 0.22 in 2016, then soared by 175.15% to 0.62 in 2017, then sank by 119.0% to 0.12 in 2018.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.12 (Q1 2018), 0.62 (Q4 2017), and 2.25 (Q3 2017), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Alibaba Group Holding 268.88 Bn 233.62 Bn 15.11 Bn -
2 Booking Holdings 126.62 Bn 109.41 Bn 4.98 Bn 0.09
3 PDD Holdings 112.86 Bn 82.58 Bn 9.45 Bn -
4 Airbnb 98.44 Bn 86.37 Bn 2.98 Bn -
5 Mercadolibre 92.29 Bn 77.10 Bn 4.16 Bn -
6 Ebay 48.19 Bn 44.89 Bn 2.30 Bn 0.42
7 Expedia 32.17 Bn 25.04 Bn 3.91 Bn 0.05
8 Maplebear 10.62 Bn 9.77 Bn 751.00 Mn -
9 Full Truck Alliance 7.66 Bn 6.70 Bn - -
10 Etsy 6.79 Bn 5.66 Bn 484.05 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2018 -0.12
Dec 31, 2017 0.62
Sep 30, 2017 2.25
Jun 30, 2017 0.06
Mar 31, 2017 0.07
Dec 31, 2016 0.22
Sep 30, 2016 0.08
Jun 30, 2016 0.17
Mar 31, 2016 -0.17
Dec 31, 2015 0.05
Sep 30, 2015 0.39
Jun 30, 2015 0.09
Mar 31, 2015 0.24
Dec 31, 2014 0.15
Sep 30, 2014 0.18
Jun 30, 2014 0.14
Mar 31, 2014 0.31
Dec 31, 2013 -0.14
Sep 30, 2013 0.12
Jun 30, 2013 -1.02
API Access

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