SAN FRANCISCO, April 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hagens Berman urges DLocal Limited (NASDAQ: DLO) investors who suffered significant losses to submit your losses now.
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DLocal Limited (NASDAQ: DLO) Investigation:
Emerging market payment processor DLocal has attracted investor interest by reporting tremendous revenue growth and profit margins far superior to any of its direct competitors.
But, on Nov. 16, 2022, Muddy Waters Capital published a scathing report concluding that “DLO is likely a fraud.” Muddy Waters alleged that DLocal has repeated disclosures about its Total Processing Volume and accounts receivable “that flatly contradict one another,” and that there is “a contradictory discrepancy between two key subsidiaries’ accounts payable and accounts receivable.” Muddy Waters stated that these inconsistencies are “often signs of cooked books because it can become quite a strain to keep the numbers straight once you start manipulating them.” Muddy Waters also alleged that DLocal engaged in multiple misrepresentations to disguise the timing and the source of funding for an insider option exercise.
Though DLocal later denied Muddy Waters’ accusations, on Apr. 5, 2023, DLocal delivered disappointing Q4’22 results, reporting diluted earnings per share of $0.06 on total revenue of $118 million, both numbers that missed analyst estimates. In addition, the company's profit margin of 16% in the quarter is down from 31% in the fourth quarter of last year. DLocal further revealed that it expected a slower revenue growth in Q1’23.
These events caused the price of DLocal shares to decline sharply.
“We’re focused on investors’ losses and whether DLocal cooked its books,” said Reed Kathrein, the Hagens Berman partner leading the investigation.
If you invested in DLocal and have significant losses, or have knowledge that may assist the firm’s investigation, click here to discuss your legal rights with Hagens Berman.
Whistleblowers: Persons with non-public information regarding DLocal should consider their options to help in the investigation or take advantage of the SEC Whistleblower program. Under the new program, whistleblowers who provide original information may receive rewards totaling up to 30 percent of any successful recovery made by the SEC. For more information, call Reed Kathrein at 844-916-0895 or email DLO@hbsslaw.com.
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