What I really liked here is the comment about MELIs platform being "the main source of income for over 900 thousand Famlies", stating how relevant $MELI is for the LATAM region.
$MELI Libre
All key metrics are up, compared to strong Covid Q3 20.
The only exception is items sold in Argentina which is flat with -1%.
Great growth even with aggressive expansion of players like $SE
$MELI Envios
Managed Network Penetration continuing to skyrocket, already up to 86% now. MELI continues to cement its network with the best logistics network, delivering over 80% of volume in <48 hours in the challenging LATAM region.
Fulfillment up to 37% now( Mexico 65%! )
$MELI Pago
New metrics: Acquiring TPV and Digital Accounts TPV disclosed, with a strong 59% YoY Growth
We see TPV off outpacing TPV on by a lot (79% vs 29% growth).
With Payment Volume Off/Outside the ecosystem growing much faster we once again see how $MELI is becoming the Paypal of LATAM.
$MELI Credito
The credit portfolio is up A LOT with almost 300% YoY.
Revenue continues the strong growth, but its slowing from quarter to quarter. We can't forget that we are comparing to extreme growth from the Covid boost though. Very impressive in my opinion.
Commerce and Fintech growth seems to correlate strongly, showing the ecosystem effect and the lock in.
Gross profit margin up slightly mainly driven by improvements in overall collection fees. I really like this slide, very details how they are investing their money. 1,9% margin reduction due to expansion of the managed network. Great investment.
Ebit expanding 1.2 PP, dragged down by 4 PP due to higher levels of bad debt. Something to keep an eye on in the future.
Net Income up 4x or 3.8PP, but mainly driven by favorable foreign exchange rates and a one off effect (1.4% and 1.7% respectively). Great to see this level of easy to diggest transparency)
To end they also gave us a great summary of some key figures. Some other IRs could take this as an example for their Reporting.
To conclude, I love where MELI is going. Continued high growth in Commerce, with a focus on expanding the logistics and driving the fintech adoption OFF ecosystem will further cement their leadership in LATAM eCom. $MELI is moving up in my conviction!
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So many painful mistakes, but so many important lessons learned: 2022 was a very turbulent year where many of my beliefs were shattered and I learned a lot about myself and my investment process.
Let's review my 6 learnings of 2022 π§΅π
First off, if you want to read this in more detail, check out my @SubstackInc post about this
1st I learned that long-term compounders with a long runway are much more suitable for me personally than the fast-growing tech stocks I primarily owned in 2020/21. Companies with good moats and great management are much easier to hold over long timeframes.
Napco Security Technologies is a fast-growing high-quality small-cap flying under the radar of most investors.
They are in essential markets and are growing a recurring revenue stream. Let me show you why I bought $NSSC after itβs already up 1500% in the last decade. A quickπ§΅
If you prefer to read this in an article format, I did publish a more detailed version in my @SubstackInc π
Napco was founded in 1969 in Amityville, New York by Richard Soloway, who to this day is the CEO with 20% of shares outstanding (remaining management team owns another 2%).
The difference good Capital Allocation can make.
How $RICK went from 21 years of dead money to a 10-bagger in 6 years. A small π§΅
In the first 21 years, the company maximized revenue growth and grew at all costs, often by diluting shareholders. Even though revenues increased 33x, FCF went nowhere and the stock was flat
In 2016 @RicksCEO embraced good capital allocation after reading William Thorndikes "Outsider CEOs" and focused on FCF/shares growth instead of revenues.
Sonova is a high-quality Swiss compounder that nobody talks about.
They are the leader in hearing aid solutions 𦻠and here is why I invested 3% of my portfolio into $SOON.
So sit back and hear me out (had to do it) π
Sonova was founded in 1947 in StΓ€fa π¨πand since then has become the global leader in hearing aid solutions, an industry with long secular tailwinds (aging population) and a very underserved market.
Sonova has 4 segments for the different needs for hearing solutions:
- Consumer Hearing: $SOON recently acquired @Sennheiser consumer division for conventional headphones and other consumer goods.
- Hearing Instruments: This part focuses on conventional hearing aid solutions 1/2
Why I invested 3% into a Swedish Serial Acquirer that achieved a 31% CAGR since its SECOND IPO in 2014
A small thread about $LIFCO π§΅
Wait who?
Lifco started in 1946 as a medical equipment company, but the real story starts in 1998 when Carl Bennet took a majority stake in the business. He then in 2000 took it private to do restructuring and IPOed again in 2014
What do they do?
Lifco is a serial acquirer and long-term owner of companies in the Dental, Demotion & Tools and System Solutions industry.
Over the years Lifco purchased hundreds of companies and has a widely diversified portfolio
Serial acquirer of Strip clubs and a sports bar chain.
Let's get into why I decided to buy them. A quick thread π
I found out about RCI Hospitality holdings through one of my recent tweets, asking for companies that follow my ideal capital allocation framework. Thanks to @21stCentValue for suggesting $RICK
$RICK used to be a mediocre company that chased revenue by acquiring mediocre clubs in bad deals and other ways to increase revenue. In 2016 @RicksCEO "saw the light" and changed the whole capital allocation strategy of the company.