MercadoLibre, Inc. vs Trip.com Group Limited, two Internet Retail stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where MELI and TCOM diverge most: on p/b, MELI reads 12.90 and TCOM reads 1.21; on net margin, MELI reads 6.0% and TCOM reads 53.3%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What MELI's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). What TCOM's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | MELI | TCOM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1852.49 | $42.79 |
| Market cap | $93.9B | $29.9B |
| Sector | Internet Retail | Internet Retail |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | 48.9 | — |
| P/B | 12.90 | 1.21 |
| P/S | 2.95 | 3.34 |
| EV/EBITDA | 30.4 | 12.2 |
| Revenue growth | +41.7% | +36.8% |
| Gross margin | 43.7% | 80.5% |
| Operating margin | 6.9% | 25.3% |
| Net margin | 6.0% | 53.3% |
| Return on equity | 26.4% | 19.3% |
| Return on assets | 4.1% | 12.4% |
| Return on invested capital | 12.8% | 6.1% |
| FCF yield | 12.6% | 6.5% |
| Dividend yield | 0.0% | — |
| Debt / equity | 1.36 | 0.18 |
| Current ratio | 1.16 | 1.55 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.46 | 1.94 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
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