$MELI
MERCADOLIBRE INC Stock $meli

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2012 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312513081326 Filed on February 28, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q4	2011 Q4	2011
Revenue	$103.8M	$86.47M	$298.9M
YoY Change	20.0%	38.75%	37.94%
Cost Of Revenue	$27.40M	$20.70M	$72.06M
YoY Change	32.37%	50.0%	54.79%
Gross Profit	$76.35M	$65.74M	$226.9M
YoY Change	16.14%	35.49%	33.33%
Gross Profit Margin	73.59%	76.03%	75.9%
Selling, General & Admin	$30.30M	$30.00M	$103.8M
YoY Change	1.0%	29.87%	30.16%
% of Gross Profit	39.68%	45.63%	45.73%
Research & Development	$6.900M	$6.700M	$23.30M
YoY Change	2.99%	52.27%	46.54%
% of Gross Profit	9.04%	10.19%	10.27%
Depreciation & Amortization	$2.600M	$2.100M	$7.300M
YoY Change	23.81%	61.54%	48.98%
% of Gross Profit	3.41%	3.19%	3.22%
Operating Expenses	$37.20M	$36.80M	$127.1M
YoY Change	1.09%	33.82%	33.0%
Operating Profit	$39.15M	$28.94M	$99.77M
YoY Change	35.28%	37.67%	33.75%
Interest Expense	$3.100M	$2.100M	$8.600M
YoY Change	47.62%	90.91%	-418.52%
% of Operating Profit	7.92%	7.26%	8.62%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$0.00	-$200.0K	$73.89K
YoY Change	-100.0%
Pretax Income	$42.20M	$30.80M	$108.5M
YoY Change	37.01%	39.37%	50.92%
Income Tax	$12.00M	$9.200M	$31.66M
% Of Pretax Income	28.44%	29.87%	29.19%
Net Earnings	$30.25M	$21.62M	$76.80M
YoY Change	39.89%	35.65%	37.08%
Net Earnings / Revenue	29.15%	25.01%	25.69%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.69	$0.47	$1.73
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.69	$0.47	$1.73
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	44.15M shares	44.14M shares	44.14M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	44.15M shares	44.15M shares	44.15M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q4	2011 Q4	2011
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$195.2M	$142.3M	$142.3M
YoY Change	37.17%	128.78%	128.78%
Cash & Equivalents	$101.5M	$67.38M	$67.40M
Short-Term Investments	$93.70M	$74.90M	$74.90M
Other Short-Term Assets	$11.40M	$6.863M	$17.30M
YoY Change	66.15%	-66.84%	-16.43%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses	$2.080M	$1.270M
Receivables	$19.84M	$16.82M	$40.70M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$275.4M	$200.2M	$200.2M
YoY Change	37.51%	97.09%	97.05%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$37.73M	$30.88M	$30.90M
YoY Change	22.18%	48.45%	48.56%
Goodwill	$60.37M	$62.09M
YoY Change	-2.78%	2.64%
Intangibles	$7.280M	$6.495M
YoY Change	12.09%
Long-Term Investments	$86.00M	$43.90M	$43.90M
YoY Change	95.9%	-44.29%	-44.29%
Other Assets	$6.118M	$5.794M	$12.30M
YoY Change	5.59%	56.61%	232.43%
Total Long-Term Assets	$203.3M	$155.7M	$155.7M
YoY Change	30.59%	-7.38%	-7.38%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$275.4M	$200.2M	$200.2M
Total Long-Term Assets	$203.3M	$155.7M	$155.7M
Total Assets	$478.7M	$355.9M	$355.9M
YoY Change	34.48%	31.97%	31.96%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$14.82M	$12.15M	$12.20M
YoY Change	21.94%	-29.33%	6.09%
Accrued Expenses	$20.00M	$13.50M	$8.000M
YoY Change	48.15%	25.0%	42.86%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$100.0K	$100.0K	$100.0K
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$169.5M	$118.3M	$118.3M
YoY Change	43.3%	33.83%	33.82%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$100.0K	$100.0K	$100.0K
YoY Change	0.0%	-50.0%	-50.0%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$2.837M	$1.798M	$5.600M
YoY Change	57.8%	-57.19%	33.33%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$15.32M	$14.45M	$5.700M
YoY Change	6.06%	228.38%	29.55%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$169.5M	$118.3M	$118.3M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$15.32M	$14.45M	$5.700M
Total Liabilities	$184.9M	$132.8M	$136.8M
YoY Change	39.25%	35.46%	39.59%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock	$44.15K	$44.14K
YoY Change	0.02%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$289.8M	$219.2M	$219.2M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$478.7M	$355.9M	$355.9M
YoY Change	34.48%	31.97%	31.96%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q4	2011 Q4	2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$30.25M	$21.62M	$76.80M
YoY Change	39.89%	35.65%	37.08%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$2.600M	$2.100M	$7.300M
YoY Change	23.81%	61.54%	48.98%
Cash From Operating Activities	$56.20M	$27.10M	$89.43M
YoY Change	107.38%	4.63%	31.71%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$5.100M	-$2.000M	$18.92M
YoY Change	155.0%	-33.33%	43.21%
Acquisitions			$5.468M
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$42.20M	-$13.20M	-$47.70M
YoY Change	219.7%	20.0%	5.53%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$47.30M	-$15.20M	-$66.88M
YoY Change	211.18%	8.57%	13.68%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-4.900M	-3.500M	-10.58M
YoY Change	40.0%	3400.0%	254.89%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	56.20M	27.10M	89.43M
Cash From Investing Activities	-47.30M	-15.20M	-66.88M
Cash From Financing Activities	-4.900M	-3.500M	-10.58M
Net Change In Cash	4.000M	8.400M	11.96M
YoY Change	-52.38%	-28.81%	96.71%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$56.20M	$27.10M	$89.43M
Capital Expenditures	-$5.100M	-$2.000M	$18.92M
Free Cash Flow	$61.30M	$29.10M	$70.50M
YoY Change	110.65%	0.69%	28.93%

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CY2012	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<div> <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="4%" valign="top" align="left"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2"><b>1.</b></font></td> <td align="left" valign="top"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Nature of Business</b></font></td> </tr> </table> <p style="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"> <font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">MercadoLibre, Inc. (“MercadoLibre” or the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware in October 1999. MercadoLibre is a Latin American e-commerce platform and payments leader. MercadoLibre is an e-commerce enabler whose mission is to build the necessary online and technology tools to allow practically anyone to trade almost anything in Latin America. MercadoLibre enables commerce through its marketplace platform (including online classifieds for motor vehicles, vessels, aircraft, services and real estate), the Latin American largest online marketplace, which allows users to buy and sell in nearly every country in Latin America; through MercadoPago, which enables individuals and businesses to send and receive online payments; through MercadoClics, which facilitates the advertising service to large retailers and brands to promote their product and services on the web; and through MercadoShops which facilitates users to set-up, manage promote their own on-line web-stores, to support MercadoLibre’s mission of enabling e-commerce.</font></p> <p style="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"> <font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">As of December 31, 2012, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, operated online commerce platforms directed towards Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Uruguay and Venezuela, and online payments solutions directed towards Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Chile and Colombia. In addition, the Company operates a real estate classified platform that covers some areas of State of Florida, U.S.A.</font></p> <p style="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%"> <font style="font-family:Times New Roman" size="2">MercadoPago is currently available to users in each of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela.</font></p> </div>
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