Mercadolibre, inc. (MELI)
CashFlow / Yearly
Dec'19Dec'18Dec'17Dec'16Dec'15Dec'14Dec'13Dec'12Dec'11Dec'10Dec'09Dec'08
Cash flows from operations:
Net (loss) income

-171,999

-36,585

13,780

136,366

105,789

72,581

117,507

101,247

76,780

56,025

33,208

18,811

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Net income attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

-

-

-

-

-

72

19

98

16

-

-

-

Unrealized devaluation loss, net

44,326

11,131

28,463

4,967

14,717

13,808

6,421

-

-

-

-

-

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

-

-

2,837

13,717

16,226

49,496

-

-

-

-

-

-

Loss on deconsolidation of Venezuelan subsidiaries

-

-

-85,761

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Depreciation and amortization

73,320

45,792

40,921

29,022

23,209

16,947

11,879

8,959

7,268

4,921

3,893

3,335

Accrued interest

54,309

17,811

20,192

17,794

12,783

9,029

9,883

-2,538

7,354

-504

90

57

Non cash interest, convertible notes amortization of debt discount and amortization of debt issuance costs and other charges

86,694

11,408

10,855

9,837

17,272

7,874

-

-

-

-

-

-

Stock-based compensation expense - restricted shares

395

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

37

74

105

Foreign currency gains

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-7,827

Interest expense

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

213

300

LTRP accrued compensation

51,662

27,525

35,719

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

1

4

LTRP accrued compensation

-

-

-

22,983

10,213

11,852

11,645

4,442

4,079

3,479

1,924

839

Deferred income taxes

16,453

-92,585

-24,575

-6,188

4,354

-20,237

-7,848

-492

1,022

-7,053

-3,607

-2,151

Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable

507

27,105

21,817

15,428

36,476

36,120

22,764

8,651

9,274

7,063

2,974

-4,026

Credit card receivables

29,315

-42,655

257,563

180,592

109,139

45,521

27,315

15,570

19,494

2,324

942

-26,573

Prepaid expenses

17,956

23,342

-8,670

9,133

3,907

157

2,075

898

436

333

287

153

Inventory

4,148

3,015

1,549

787

237

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other assets

49,390

17,617

54,780

24,425

2,340

5,982

23,127

5,809

6,532

3,643

2,591

1,415

Payables and accrued expenses

143,495

90,123

150,215

47,980

63,668

68,780

26,037

18,061

10,808

8,987

8,686

10,610

Funds payable to customers

267,293

175,398

242,037

164,060

119,353

61,072

47,558

39,889

27,875

15,458

12,421

2,294

Provisions

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

302

-1,277

Other liabilities

45,452

28,202

7,680

-45

1,765

1,675

2,986

1,153

490

-89

-713

1,645

Interest received from investments

49,625

16,733

22,548

15,719

9,686

9,682

11,473

-

4,177

-

-

-

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

451,091

230,907

269,010

190,259

221,370

196,793

142,513

139,891

89,425

67,896

49,700

55,779

Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of investments

4,490,678

3,176,078

4,553,649

3,501,283

1,949,769

2,577,130

1,135,941

539,355

379,044

121,266

80,060

110,056

Proceeds from sale and maturity of investments

3,353,606

2,662,800

4,713,934

3,508,293

1,875,516

2,330,836

1,174,790

472,871

336,835

76,062

81,728

115,342

Payment for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired

-

4,195

8,568

7,284

45,009

36,814

3,423

-

5,468

-

-

39,181

Reduction of cash due to Venezuela deconsolidation

-

-

27,230

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payment of remaining amount from business acquisition

-

-

-

-

-

4,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

Purchases of intangible assets

72

192

33

431

1,746

857

459

1,390

280

416

955

58

Changes in principal loans receivable, net

173,848

57,232

72,244

6,599

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Advance for property and equipment

-

4,426

19,695

8,412

23,380

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Purchases of property and equipment

136,798

93,136

55,156

68,527

39,150

34,426

113,756

16,747

18,924

13,214

3,798

4,904

Net cash used in investing activities

-1,447,790

-672,459

-22,641

-84,243

-183,538

-322,391

-78,789

-84,622

-66,882

-58,834

-3,086

-38,858

Cash flows from financing activities:
Funds received from the issuance of convertible notes

-

880,000

-

-

-

330,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

Transaction costs from the issuance of convertible notes

-

16,264

-

-

-

8,084

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payments on convertible note

25

348,123

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Purchase of convertible note capped calls

96,367

148,943

67,308

-

-

19,668

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unwind of convertible note capped calls

-

136,108

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from loans payable and other financial liabilities

629,891

236,873

47,905

11,435

5,033

-

31,454

-

-

-

-

-

Payments on loans payable and other financing liabilities

472,897

123,822

5,004

6,684

9,059

7,704

15,937

-

-

-

-

-

Payment of finance lease obligations

1,929

323

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Decrease in short term debt

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,000

310

9,137

Loans paid

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15,000

-

Dividends paid

-

6,624

26,496

24,419

20,974

28,303

23,754

17,968

10,593

-

-

-

Common Stock repurchased

720

-

-

-

2,714

1,944

1,012

-

-

-

-

-

Dividends paid of preferred stock

2,844

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from issuance of convertible redeemable preferred stock, net

98,688

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net

1,867,215

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Repurchase of Treasury Stock

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-2,598

Stock options exercised

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

5

11

18

28

83

Net cash provided by financing activities

2,021,012

608,882

-50,903

-19,668

-27,714

264,297

-9,246

-17,962

-10,582

-2,981

-15,282

-11,652

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents

-37,584

-90,895

-41,346

-19,089

-66,381

-55,840

-15,682

-3,199

-1,409

946

996

-3,471

Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents

986,729

76,435

154,120

67,259

-56,263

82,859

38,796

34,107

10,551

7,027

32,329

1,796

Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest

40,523

19,511

7,734

8,059

7,977

4,751

658

68

58

5,781

12,332

7,138

Cash paid for income tax

94,954

99,488

110,913

74,008

65,550

67,662

55,996

38,837

31,050

22,253

11,650

7,921

Convertible senior notes, amount converted

-

343,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Stock-based compensation-restricted shares issued

1

-

-

56

279

118

58

-

-

-

-

-

LTRP shares issued

-

-

-

-

2,713

1,930

1,032

-

-

-

-

-

Exercise of convertible notes

65,957

1

-

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Finance lease obligations

2,567

7,125

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Contingent considerations and escrows from acquired business

-

5,206

-

1,215

6,841

5,807

-

-

-

-

-

-

Property and equipment acquired under finance leases

4,496

7,448

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cash and cash equivalents

-

507

165

93

752

1,102

31

-

3

-

-

-

Accounts receivable

-

1,145

471

609

1,039

5,932

538

-

-

-

-

-

Tax credits

-

-

-

21

179

814

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other current assets

-

202

18

224

50

19

15

-

-

-

-

-

Non current assets

-

-

-

-

-

236

94

-

99

-

-

-

Fixed Assets

-

90

1

71

238

564

6

-

-

-

-

-

Total assets acquired

-

1,944

655

1,018

2,258

8,667

684

-

153

-

-

-

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

-

149

26

434

381

4,372

143

-

-

-

-

-

Financial liabilities

-

-

-

-

-

2,160

-

-

-

-

-

-

Taxes payable

-

-

-

-

-

71

181

-

-

-

-

-

Payroll and social security payable

-

-

-

-

-

527

123

-

-

-

-

-

Other liabilities

-

1,341

429

389

727

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total liabilities assumed

-

1,490

455

823

1,108

7,130

447

-

-

-

-

-

Net assets acquired

-

454

200

195

1,150

1,537

237

-

153

-

-

-

Goodwill, Identifiable Intangible Assets and deferred tax liabilities

-

7,022

5,966

6,874

34,297

21,193

2,669

-

8,966

-

-

-

Escrow for employment relationship

-

-

-

-

-

-

548

-

-

-

-

-

Non-controlling interest

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,648

-

-

-

Total purchase price

-

9,908

8,733

8,592

52,602

42,758

3,454

-

5,472

-

-

-

Cash and cash equivalents acquired

-

507

165

93

752

1,102

31

-

3

-

-

-

Payment for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired

-

9,401

8,568

8,499

51,850

41,656

3,423

-

-

-

-

-

Trademarks [Member]
Intangible assets

-

1,020

328

251

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Customer Lists [Member]
Intangible assets

-

475

1,280

676

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Software [Member]
Intangible assets

-

-

709

282

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Non-Solicitation And Non-Compete Agreements [Member]
Intangible assets

-

937

250

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Non-Solicitation Agreements [Member]
Intangible assets

-

-

-

314

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-