MercadoLibre Touted as Cash-Rich Buy While Lattice Semiconductor and Chemed Face Headwinds

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StockStory highlights MercadoLibre as a cash-producing stock worth buying, while recommending selling Lattice Semiconductor and Chemed. MercadoLibre boasts a trailing 12-month free cash flow margin of 37.2%, driven by 77.7% annual increases in average revenue per user over the last two years and annual earnings per share growth of 45.9% over three years, supported by share repurchases. In contrast, Lattice Semiconductor saw revenue decline 9% annually over two years and its free cash flow margin shrink by 4.7 percentage points over five years, while Chemed posted only 4% annual revenue growth over five years and annual EPS growth of just 2.8%, with shrinking returns on capital. MercadoLibre trades at 18.8x forward EV/EBITDA, Lattice Semiconductor at 74.2x forward P/E, and Chemed at 17.4x forward P/E.

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MercadoLibre Inc.
MELI
▲ PositiveCapitalrelevance

Article highlights MercadoLibre as a cash-rich buy with strong free cash flow margin (37.2%), high revenue per user growth (77.7% annually), and EPS growth (45.9% annually) supported by buybacks.

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Chemed Corp
CHE
▼ NegativeCapitalrelevance

Article recommends selling Chemed due to weak revenue growth (4% annually over 5 years), low EPS growth (2.8% annually), and shrinking returns on capital.

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Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
LSCC
▼ NegativeCapitalrelevance

Article recommends selling Lattice Semiconductor due to 9% annual revenue decline over two years and shrinking free cash flow margin.

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