Intrinsic Valuation of: MELI
Free Cash Flow Average and Growth over past 5Y Key Statistics
Year FCF FCF (FCF/Revenue)
2020 - - EPS (FY) 41 Market Cap $127B
2021 - - (-) P/E Ratio 61 Total Asset $25B
2022 $356M - (-) Net Income $2B Total Debt $3B
2023 $2B 598.0% (357.7%) EBITDA $3B Total Liab $21B
2024 $5B 86.4% (33.0%) Opr Margin 0.13 Debt/Equity 0.64
2025 $7B 52.4% (10.8%) PreTax Margin 11.87 BV/Share 82
5Y Average FCF $4B 245.6% (133.8%)
Overall Market Assumptions:
Assumptions: P/E for No-Growth Company: 7.0
Perpetual Growth Rate (g): 2.5% Historical US Bond Yield: 4.4%
Discount Rate (WACC): 7.4% Current US Bond Yield: 3.5%
Forcasting Future Free Cash Flow for next 6Y Modified Benjamin Graham's Intrinsic Value
Year FCF Projection (25.0%)
2026 $9B MBG Intrinsic Value $365
2027 $11B
2028 $14B
2029 $17B
2030 $22B
2031 $27B
Terminal Value $560B Net Worth/Share $86
DCF Valuation DCF Valuation "What If" Scenario Table
Enterprise Value $439B Growth Rate
(+) Cash & Cash Equivalents $3B $8,647 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 3.5%
(-) Total Debt $3B WACC 7.3% 7,518 8,118 8,842 9,733 10,857
Equity Value $438B 7.4% 7,447 8,035 8,743 9,613 10,708
Shares Outstanding 50,697,400 7.4% 7,377 7,953 8,647 9,496 10,562
7.9% 6,741 7,216 7,779 8,457 9,287
DCF Intrinsic Value $8,647 8.4% 6,198 6,595 7,060 7,610 8,272
Analyzed by QuantJuice (2025)