Sea Limited: Down 80%, Time To Pounce?

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SummarySea Limited is down 80% from all-time highs.Its video game business growth outlook is deteriorating.Declining video game profits may mean less cash to subsidize the high-growth cash-guzzling e-...

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BrianYv
2022-07-25
BrianYv
Thanks for sharing
CINDYTAN
2022-07-25
CINDYTAN
[smile]
Twhyger
2022-07-25
Twhyger
Like Sea-riouly?
jas68
2022-07-25
jas68
Yes agreed
Panda King
2022-07-25
Panda King
Yes!
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2022-07-25
MIe
Tech crash bundle

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Due to the economic uncertainty, SE increased the range of its guidance for e-commerce revenue to $8.5 billion at the low end.2022 Q1 PresentationIs SE Stock Undervalued?Wall Street analysts remain bullish on the stock, with an average 4.48 out of 5 buy rating.Seeking AlphaWe can see below that the average price target of $139.69 per share represents a significant decline from the previous price targets in excess of $300 per share less than a year ago.Seeking AlphaIs SE Stock A Buy, Sell, Or Hold?There have been grumblings that the current market is only suitable for stocks which are generating positive GAAP income. I continue to detract from that sentiment though acknowledge the likelihood of economic weakness in the near term. SE's strong balance sheet should be enough to weather the storm - I note that even if digital entertainment adjusted EBITDA is completely wiped out, SE should still be able to fund around 2 years of losses with net cash on hand. SE remains a dominant e-commerce leader in Southeast Asia and is aggressively winning market share in new markets like Brazil - albeit at large loss rates. I once again value SE based on a sum of the parts process. I previously projected $1.8 billion in adjusted EBITDA for the video game business. I now adjust my estimate to $1 billion - representing a steep decline from the $2.8 billion produced in 2021. Again applying a 5x EBITDA multiple, we arrive at a $5 billion valuation for that business segment. For the e-commerce business SE is guiding for $8.9 billion in revenues at the midpoint. I assume the company only hits $8 billion and over the long term achieves 10% net margins. Assuming a 1x PEG ratio and 40% growth in 2023, the e-commerce business might be worth $32 billion. SE is projecting $1.3 billion in revenues for the digital financial services business. Assuming 30% long term margins, a 1x PEG ratio, and 40% growth in 2023 for the digital financial services, I can assign a $15.6 billion valuation. In total we arrive at a $52.6 billion valuation. The stock is currently trading at a $42 billion valuation, suggesting 25% potential upside. I note that this is in spite of reducing my estimates and applying a conservative 1x PEG ratio. In reality, I could see SE eventually garnering a 1.5x to 2.0x PEG ratio, implying another 50% to 100% additional upside from multiple expansion alone. Moreover, SE may be able to sustain its high growth rates for longer than expected. The key risk here remains that of the high cash burn. SE is arguably stuck between a rock and a hard place. If it continues to press on with aggressive growth, it may burn its cash balance to dangerous levels. If it instead aims to preserve cash, then its growth engine may slow down. In spite of the 80% decline since all-time highs, I expect the stock to remain very volatile. 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I continue to rate SE a buy but caution that it remains a high-risk story as the path to profitability is less clear here.","kind":"news","is_publish_news":true,"is_publish_highlight":false,"is_publish_live":false,"is_publish_wemedia":null,"editions":null,"column":"","sentiment":"0","news_tag":"","news_rank":0,"symbols":[],"gpt_button":1},"commentList":[{"id":9900439119,"gmtCreate":1658746761131,"gmtModify":1676536200960,"author":{"id":"4118011407995992","authorId":"4118011407995992","name":"BrianYv","avatar":"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/7a33d0a90156ea00acbe3154a7a07711","vip":1,"crmLevel":5,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"4118011407995992","authorIdStr":"4118011407995992"},"htmlText":"Thanks for sharing&nbsp;","listText":"Thanks for sharing&nbsp;","text":"Thanks for sharing","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9900439119","repostId":2253050123,"repostType":4,"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":9900541159,"gmtCreate":1658737338571,"gmtModify":1676536199931,"author":{"id":"3581637081460043","authorId":"3581637081460043","name":"CINDYTAN","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/bbbe423bf9070ce2335568f8237e55b3","vip":1,"crmLevel":5,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3581637081460043","authorIdStr":"3581637081460043"},"htmlText":"[smile]&nbsp;","listText":"[smile]&nbsp;","text":"[smile]","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9900541159","repostId":2253050123,"repostType":4,"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":9900529365,"gmtCreate":1658732299157,"gmtModify":1676536199300,"author":{"id":"3586459019020703","authorId":"3586459019020703","name":"Twhyger","avatar":"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/924944c1d1cd489c6dea99de491ff2b1","vip":1,"crmLevel":4,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3586459019020703","authorIdStr":"3586459019020703"},"htmlText":"Like Sea-riouly?","listText":"Like Sea-riouly?","text":"Like Sea-riouly?","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9900529365","repostId":2253050123,"repostType":4,"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":9900562135,"gmtCreate":1658730905727,"gmtModify":1676536199144,"author":{"id":"4097540899164300","authorId":"4097540899164300","name":"jas68","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/9a51795f571051819fdfe0320f888602","vip":1,"crmLevel":3,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"4097540899164300","authorIdStr":"4097540899164300"},"htmlText":"Yes agreed&nbsp;","listText":"Yes agreed&nbsp;","text":"Yes agreed","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9900562135","repostId":2253050123,"repostType":4,"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":9900584556,"gmtCreate":1658729002775,"gmtModify":1676536198926,"author":{"id":"4102526065628400","authorId":"4102526065628400","name":"Panda King","avatar":"https://static.itradeup.com/news/7df763e6d8e0046f61fa76fad1d5a9c9","vip":1,"crmLevel":8,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"4102526065628400","authorIdStr":"4102526065628400"},"htmlText":"Yes!","listText":"Yes!","text":"Yes!","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":2,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9900584556","repostId":2253050123,"repostType":4,"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"},{"id":9900581882,"gmtCreate":1658727961046,"gmtModify":1676536198825,"author":{"id":"3577182936341023","authorId":"3577182936341023","name":"MIe","avatar":"https://static.laohu8.com/default-avatar.jpg","vip":1,"hat":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f84d87792f02cf78e80ee34979fd31e5","crmLevel":6,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"idStr":"3577182936341023","authorIdStr":"3577182936341023"},"htmlText":"Tech crash bundle&nbsp;","listText":"Tech crash bundle&nbsp;","text":"Tech crash bundle","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9900581882","repostId":2253050123,"repostType":4,"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"EN"}],"isCommentEnd":false,"newsSizeData":{"likeSize":221,"commentSize":21,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":2,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false},"APP":{"userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; 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