Mercadolibre Inc vs Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. — how do they compare? Mercadolibre Inc trades at $1,930.66 (market cap $98.35B), while Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. trades at $427.95 (market cap $1.93T). The key difference: Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. is far larger — about 19.6× Mercadolibre Inc's market cap, and Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. pays a 0.9% dividend while Mercadolibre Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MELI | TSM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $98.35B | $1.93T |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Technology |
52-Week High | $2.51K | $477.57 |
52-Week Low | $1.55K | $227.33 |
Enterprise Value | $106.00B | $1.85T |
Dividend Yield | — | 0.9% |
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MercadoLibre runs the largest e-commerce marketplace in Latin America, connecting a network of more than 140 million active users and 1 million active sellers as of the end of 2021 across an 18-country footprint. The company also operates a host of complementary businesses, with shipping solutions (Mercado Envios), a payment and financing operation (Mercado Pago), advertisements (Mercado Clics), classifieds, and a turnkey e-commerce solution (Mercado Shops) rounding out its arsenal. MercadoLibre generates revenue from final value fees, advertising royalties, payment processing, insertion fees, subscription fees, and interest income from consumer and small-business lending.
Read more on MELI →Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, is the world's largest dedicated chip foundry, with over 57% market share in 2021 per Gartner. TSMC was founded in 1987 as a joint venture of Philips, the government of Taiwan, and private investors. It went public as an ADR in the U.S. in 1997. TSMC's scale and high-quality technology allow the firm to generate solid operating margins, even in the highly competitive foundry business. Furthermore, the shift to the fabless business model has created tailwinds for TSMC. The foundry leader has an illustrious customer base, including Apple, AMD and Nvidia, that looks to apply cutting-edge process technologies to its semiconductor designs.
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