Mastercard Stock in 5 Charts FREE AMERICA NETWORK [Video]

Mastercard‘s (NYSE: MA) business is booming.

The following charts tell the story.

The relentless growth of e-commerce

Few businesses are benefiting as much as Mastercard from the torrid growth of online sales. As one of the largest credit card networks, Mastercard is particularly well positioned to profit from the massive global shift toward digital payments and away from cash transactions.

Steadily rising revenue

Mastercard earns a small fee from every transaction that passes through its payment network, and its tollbooth-like business model produces a steadily rising stream of high-margin revenue.

Surging profits

Mastercard is an incredibly profitable business. Over the trailing 12 months, the payments titan produced operating and net margins of 54% and 39%, respectively.

Strong cash generation

Mastercard’s asset-light business model requires minimal capital expenditures; it can add new merchants and cardholders to its network at little incremental cost. As such, Mastercard excels at turning its revenue into bountiful free …