DavetheDweeb
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DavetheDweeb
@DweebDavethe
Gods BattleAxe🪓& Weapon of War⚔️


$MELI - 𝘁𝗵𝗲 “𝗔𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗼𝗻 + 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗣𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮.” 𝗔 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲. Five years ago: ~$21B GMV ~$1.7B profit ~$1,650/share Today: ~$65B GMV ~$12.9B profit ~$1,850/share (after earnings) So in five years, the business exploded. But the stock? Roughly ~10–15% total return. How is that possible? Because in 2020–2021, people weren’t buying $MELI for what it was. They were buying what they believed it would become. It’s like signing a kid everyone says will be the next Michael Jordan. You pay him like he’s already Jordan. Franchise money. MVP expectations. Six years later, he turns out to be a very good player. Maybe even great. But not Michael Jordan. The issue isn’t that he failed. The issue is you paid for perfection. That’s how markets work. When expectations are extreme, even massive growth isn’t enough. Revenue can triple. Profits can 7x. The company can execute beautifully. But if the future was already priced in, the stock goes nowhere.


🚨🇬🇧🇺🇸 BBC UNHAPPY ABOUT US GOVERNMENT FUNDING CUT The BBC, through its international charity arm BBC Media Action, has expressed its dissatisfaction with a recent decision by the US government to pause funding. The impact of this pause, which affected approximately 8% of their income for the fiscal year 2023-24, left them quite baffled. Meanwhile, US citizens are baffled themselves: Wait — we were paying for the BBC? Source: BBC





