{"id":46366,"date":"2013-08-02T06:10:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-02T06:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/mercadolibre-shares-rally-as-company-posts-yet-another-strong-quarterly-results-meli\/46364\/"},"modified":"2013-08-02T06:10:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-02T06:10:00","slug":"mercadolibre-shares-rally-as-company-posts-yet-another-strong-quarterly-results-meli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/mercadolibre-shares-rally-as-company-posts-yet-another-strong-quarterly-results-meli\/46366\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercadolibre Shares Rally as Company Posts Yet Another Strong Quarterly Results (MELI)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Shares of Mercadolibre Inc. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=MELI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: MELI<\/a>) rallied about 10.30% in aftermarket hours on Thursday after the e-commerce company, which operates in Latin America, handed stronger-than-expected fiscal second quarter results.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-46366\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In addition to providing merchandising listings to businesses and individuals, the e-commerce platform also offers online payment services. The Company has been consistently posting double digit percentage growth both in revenue and earnings for the last eight straight quarters.<\/p>\n<p>For the fiscal second quarter, Mercadolibre reported net income of $30 million or 67 cents a share compared to a profit of $25.4 million or 57 cents a share, which implies a growth of 18%.<\/p>\n<p>Revenue soared 38% to $112.2 million as the company sold more products through its e-commerce platform eve as users increased.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts polled by FactSet had expected earnings of 62 cents a share on revenue of $108 million.<\/p>\n<p>The Company said that registered users\u2019 base expanded by 23% from the same period of last year to 90.2 million. The number of items sold rose 27% to 20.1 million while gross merchandise volume jumped 33% to $1.73 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Gross margin shrank to 72.3% from 73.1% while operating expenses rose 38% to $45.7 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nr_popular_placeholder\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/mercadolibre-shares-rally-as-company-posts-yet-another-strong-quarterly-results-meli\/46366\" data-title=\"Mercadolibre Shares Rally as Company Posts Yet Another Strong Quarterly Results (MELI)\"><\/div>\n<p><script id=\"mNCC\" language=\"javascript\">  medianet_width='600';  medianet_height= '250';  medianet_crid='814932888';  <\/script>  <script id=\"mNSC\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130806060412js_\/http:\/\/contextual.media.net\/nmedianet.js?cid=8CUT71M67\" language=\"javascript\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_1\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_2\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_3\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = {\"data_track_addressbar\":true};<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=pennystocksfinder\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><\/p>\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-on-a-mixed-note-70\/46420\"><br \/>\nStocks End on a Mixed Note<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-prices-fall-as-the-service-sector-expands-silver-prices-also-slip\/46419\"><br \/>\nGold Prices Fall as the Service Sector Expands; Silver Prices Also Slip<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/u-s-stocks-shed-early-losses-but-still-trade-slightly-lower\/46416\"><br \/>\nU.S. Stocks Shed Early Losses But Still Trade Slightly Lower<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/forex-market-update-dollar-index-rebounds-after-ism-data\/46414\"><br \/>\nForex Market Update: Dollar Index Rebounds After ISM Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-slip-in-early-trading-12\/46412\"><br \/>\nStocks Slip in Early Trading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-prices-edge-lower-silver-prices-down-sharply\/46406\"><br \/>\nGold Prices Edge Lower; Silver Prices Down Sharply<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-futures-flat\/46405\"><br \/>\nStocks Futures Flat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130806060412im_\/http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. 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