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R.J. Hottovy
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Free Shipping/Loyalty Investments Accelerate, but Reinforce MercadoLibe's Long-Term Growth Story

While MercadoLibre posted another quarter of impressive GMV growth (up 36% on a reported basis, 56% on a currency-neutral basis) and customer engagement (unique buyers and sellers were up 22.7% and 13.5%, respectively), the key question coming out of the quarter was whether the heavy investments behind its free shipping and loyalty programs for merchants--the key contributor to a 670-basis-point decline in EBITDA margin to 12.9%--will drive even greater engagement in the years to come.
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MercadoLibre Inc.

MercadoLibre is engages in an online commerce ecosystem. Co.'s platform is designed to provide users with a portfolio of services to facilitate commercial transactions. Co. integrated e-commerce services includes: the MercadoLibre Marketplace, which is an automated, topically-arranged and user-friendly online commerce service; MercadoLibre Classifieds Service, which users can also list and purchase motor vehicles, vessels, aircraft, real estate and services; MercadoPago payments solution, providing a mechanism that allows its users to send and receive payments online; and MercadoLibre advertising program, which enable businesses to promote their products and services on the Internet.

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Morningstar
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R.J. Hottovy

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