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MercadoLibre (BSP:MELI34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 62.64 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is MercadoLibre Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2024-04-30), MercadoLibre's current share price is R$61.39. MercadoLibre's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R$0.98. MercadoLibre's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 62.64.

The historical rank and industry rank for MercadoLibre's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:MELI34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 19.49   Med: 52.11   Max: 138.58
Current: 59.25

During the past years, MercadoLibre's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 138.58. The lowest was 19.49. And the median was 52.11.

BSP:MELI34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
99.3% of 719 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 1.16 vs BSP:MELI34: 59.25

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

MercadoLibre's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was R$2.473. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is R$0.98 for the trailing ten years ended in Dec. 2023.

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MercadoLibre Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for MercadoLibre's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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 Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

MercadoLibre Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 52.71 118.17 87.23 44.51 66.23

MercadoLibre Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 44.51 65.47 55.76 56.23 66.23

Competitive Comparison of MercadoLibre's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Internet Retail subindustry, MercadoLibre's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio 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's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, MercadoLibre's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MercadoLibre's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.



MercadoLibre Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

MercadoLibre's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=61.39/0.98
=62.64

* 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's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

For example, MercadoLibre's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Dec. 2023 (Change)*Current CPI (Dec. 2023)
=2.473/129.4194*129.4194
=2.473

Current CPI (Dec. 2023) = 129.4194.

MercadoLibre Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201403 0.154 99.695 0.200
201406 0.141 100.560 0.181
201409 0.150 100.428 0.193
201412 0.177 99.070 0.231
201503 0.196 99.621 0.255
201506 0.202 100.684 0.260
201509 0.268 100.392 0.345
201512 0.249 99.792 0.323
201603 0.246 100.470 0.317
201606 0.236 101.688 0.300
201609 0.242 101.861 0.307
201612 0.271 101.863 0.344
201703 0.285 102.862 0.359
201706 0.285 103.349 0.357
201709 0.240 104.136 0.298
201712 0.203 104.011 0.253
201803 0.156 105.290 0.192
201806 0.110 106.317 0.134
201809 0.259 106.507 0.315
201812 0.241 105.998 0.294
201903 1.437 107.251 1.734
201906 1.398 108.070 1.674
201909 1.408 108.329 1.682
201912 1.365 108.420 1.629
202003 1.529 108.902 1.817
202006 1.573 108.767 1.872
202009 1.579 109.815 1.861
202012 1.420 109.897 1.672
202103 -0.029 111.754 -0.034
202106 0.068 114.631 0.077
202109 0.109 115.734 0.122
202112 1.431 117.630 1.574
202203 1.308 121.301 1.396
202206 1.320 125.017 1.366
202209 1.417 125.227 1.464
202212 1.589 125.222 1.642
202303 1.764 127.348 1.793
202306 1.818 128.729 1.828
202309 2.234 129.860 2.226
202312 2.473 129.419 2.473

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


MercadoLibre  (BSP:MELI34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


MercadoLibre Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Related Terms

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MercadoLibre (BSP:MELI34) Business Description

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 148 million active users and 1 million active sellers as of the end of 2022 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 and Mercado Credito), 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.

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