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MercadoLibre (NAS:MELI) Days Sales Outstanding

: 3.62 (As of Dec. 2022)
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MercadoLibre's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Dec. 2022 was $119 Mil. MercadoLibre's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2022 was $3,002 Mil. Hence, MercadoLibre's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Dec. 2022 was 3.62.

The historical rank and industry rank for MercadoLibre's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

MELI' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.71   Med: 8.04   Max: 23.79
Current: 3.71

During the past 13 years, MercadoLibre's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 23.79. The lowest was 3.71. And the median was 8.04.

MELI's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked better than
84.65% of 1075 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 17.11 vs MELI: 3.71

MercadoLibre's Days Sales Outstanding increased from Dec. 2021 (3.61) to Dec. 2022 (3.62).


MercadoLibre Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for MercadoLibre's Days Sales Outstanding can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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MercadoLibre Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Days Sales Outstanding
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.03 5.61 3.91 3.81 3.95

MercadoLibre Quarterly Data
Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22
Days Sales Outstanding Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.61 3.98 3.51 3.56 3.62

Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Retail subindustry, MercadoLibre's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

   

MercadoLibre Days Sales Outstanding Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, MercadoLibre's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MercadoLibre's Days Sales Outstanding falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Days Sales Outstanding's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.



MercadoLibre Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's Accounts Receivable are being managed.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

MercadoLibre's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2022 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2021 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2022 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2022 )*Days in Period
=( (98 + 130) / 2 ) / 10537*365
=114 / 10537*365
=3.95

MercadoLibre's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Dec. 2022 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2022 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2022 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2022 )*Days in Period
=( (108 + 130) / 2 ) / 3002*365 / 4
=119 / 3002*365 / 4
=3.62

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


MercadoLibre  (NAS:MELI) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

For retailers, when we compare Days Sales Outstanding, it is important to compare the same period in the previous years.


MercadoLibre Days Sales Outstanding Related Terms

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MercadoLibre (NAS:MELI) Business Description

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Address
WTC Free Zone, Dr. Luis Bonavita 1294, Of. 1733, Tower II, Montevideo, URY, 11300
MercadoLibre runs the largest e-commerce marketplace in Latin America, connecting a network of more than 140 million active users and 1 million active sellers as of the end of 2021 across an 18-country footprint. The company also operates a host of complementary businesses, with shipping solutions (Mercado Envios), a payment and financing operation (Mercado Pago), advertisements (Mercado Clics), classifieds, and a turnkey e-commerce solution (Mercado Shops) rounding out its arsenal. MercadoLibre generates revenue from final value fees, advertising royalties, payment processing, insertion fees, subscription fees, and interest income from consumer and small-business lending.
Executives
Petroni Merhy Andrea Mayumi director HOUSE B, 32 STANLEY VILLAGE ROAD, STANLEY K3 000000
De La Serna Juan Martin officer: Executive VP Corporate Affairs AV. PTE. PERON 2375, LOTE MN04, PILAR, BUENOS AIRES C1 1629
Richard A Sanders director 80 PALL MALL, LONDON X0 SW1Y 5ES
Ariel Szarfsztejn officer: Executive VP - Commerce POSTA 4789, 6TH FLOOR, BUENOS AIRES C1 C1430CRG
Henrique Vasoncelos Dubugras director 1000 LAUREL WAY, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
Meyer Malka director C/O MERCADOLIBRE, INC., ARIAS 3751, 7TH FLOOR, BUENOS AIRES C1 C1C1430CRG
Roberto Balls Sallouti director ARIAS 3751, 7TH FLOOR, BUENOS AIRES C1 C1 C1430CRG
Emiliano Calemzuk director C/O MERCADOLIBRE, INC., TRONADOR 4890, 8TH FLOOR, BUENOS AIRES C1 C1430DNN
Alejandro Nicolas Aguzin director ARIAS 3751, 7TH FLOOR, BUENOS AIRES C1 C1430DNN
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Javier Olivan director 62 RIDGE VIEW DRIVE, ATHERTON X1 94027
Susan Segal director
Pedro Arnt officer: Executive VP and CFO ARIAS 3751, 7TH FLOOR, BUENOS AIRES C1 C1430CRG
Daniel Rabinovich officer: VP-Chief Technology Officer ARIAS 3751, 7TH FLOOR, BUENOS AIRES C1 C1430CRG
Marcelo Melamud officer: V. P. Chief Accounting Officer TRONADOR 4890, 8TH FLOOR, BUENOS AIRES C1 C1430DNN

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