SE - Sea: Recovery In Gaming And Increased Loan Profitability (Rating Upgrade)

2024-05-18 10:51:06 ET

Summary

• Sea, the Singapore-based e-commerce conglomerate, saw its stock rise nearly 15% after reporting strong results across all three major businesses.
• The gaming division saw a sharp resurgence in paid users, the result of new releases within existing games and the continued popularity of Free Fire.
• E-commerce revenue also grew more than 30% y/y, while improvements in logistics helped improve profitability on a sequential basis.
• The company is also seeing soaring profitability in its digital financial services arm, as its loan loss ratios improve year over year.

In a mostly pessimistic earnings season, it's been rare to see tech companies soar on good news. Sea ( SE ), the Singapore-based e-commerce conglomerate often considered the Amazon ( AMZN ) of Southeast Asia, is one of the exceptions. The company saw tremendous results across all three of its major businesses (gaming, e-commerce, and financial services) which helped prop up its stock by nearly 15%. ...

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