- TPV $1.8b +217% ๐
- TPV ratio/take-rate 3.8% -30bps QoQ โ๏ธ
- Rev $69m +123% ๐
- Adj EBITDA $26m +110% ๐ margin 38% โญ๏ธ -211bps โ๏ธ
- NG Net Income $20m +129% ๐ margin 29% โญ๏ธ +89bps โ๏ธ
- High Net Retention 185% โญ๏ธ
1 | Strong Q3
โWe continue to see strong growth across multiple verticals as we see local economies continue to bounce back and global merchants prioritize their efforts in emerging markets.โ
2 | $DLO solving the problem of EM payments complexity
3 | Dlocal โก๏ธ many clients across increasing multiple countries and payment methods
โโฆto solve their existing needs and cross-sell new payment methods, new countries, and new productive cases.
At any given timeโฆhave
- >50 pricing proposals โ
- 40+ agreement โ
- 30+ in testing stage โ
- 20+ waiting to go live โ
5 | New clients feed the sales funnel.
At a given time, we have about:
- 175+ in the early stages โ
- 75+ plus waiting to go live โ
โก๏ธ Once live, typically takes 3-6 quarters to ramp up volume with the merchant.
โก๏ธ Onboarded 10 plus new merchants this quarter.โ
6 | Together Existing and New Merchants currently drive high NRR of 185% and low to zero Churn.
โโฆour net revenue retention is driven by having minimal levels of churns of less than 1%โฆโ
7 | Net Retention - 150-160% (ST 12-18mths), 120-130% (LT)
โโฆwe still think that in the near term, which is 12 to 18 months, 150%-160% net retention rate is achievable and that's what we are planning for.
โฆguidedโฆlong term, it will probably come down to 120%-130%.โ
8 | Countries - Adding Thailand & El Salvador
9 | Lower Take Rates
โฆ3.8% versus 4.1%โฆlarge merchants with a take rate lower than average have grown significantly.
โฆgreat for our business as they bring incremental EBITDA.
โก๏ธ Not optimizing for take-rate
โก๏ธ Take rate will fluctuate
โก๏ธ Optimise not margins but profits
10 | EBITDA Margins - Range 40%+/- not specific number
โ..expect the margin to be in and around that levelโฆnot tying ourselves to a specific number, it's a rangeโฆ
โฆdon't want to say is that it's definitely going to be a 40% number. It's going to be in that rangeโฆโ
11 | Declining Customer Concentration Risk to Top 10 โ
โโฆour revenues exposure to our top 10 merchants continuous decreasing from 62% in the 2Q21 to 57% in 3Q21.โ
12 | Declining Cost of Services
โ3Q20 was 2.4% of TPVโฆ 3Q21 was 1.9%โฆdecrease is the result of efficiencies & changes in biz mix.โ
ย โฆtransaction costs have continuously declinedโฆmight see them going upโฆ function of processing payments in countries or payment methodsโฆโ
12 | Focus is on Net Retention and Absolute Profits
So, we continue to optimize for NRR, making sure that we are bringing more additional dollars that come at a profit. And yes, definitely, we are constantly getting better rate from acquirers, from payment methods, from banks.
Final Takeaway on dLocal $DLO:
โก๏ธ Strong results, thesis unchanged. Rare combination of rapid growth & very strong profitability at scale (API), high insider ownership (>40%), well-diversified, deep integration (sticky & high switching cost), solid up+cross-sell.
Attached my earlier update on Dlocalโs $DLO 2Q21 earnings ๐๐ป
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