https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚨" title="Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht" aria-label="Emoji: Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht">211% YoY GROWTH ALERT https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚨" title="Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht" aria-label="Emoji: Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht">

You JUMPED LATELY on $AMZN https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📦" title="Paket" aria-label="Emoji: Paket"> or $SHOP https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛍" title="Einkaufstaschen" aria-label="Emoji: Einkaufstaschen"> and look for GROWTH ABROAD https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌏" title="Asien-Australien auf dem Globus" aria-label="Emoji: Asien-Australien auf dem Globus">

Here is a #ecommerce and #gaming stock UNDER THE RADAR OF BIG FINANCE https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👀" title="Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Augen"> that has experienced 211% growth https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer"> in Q2 and 248% in Q1

Here is a SHORT & EASY thread https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">
SEA Limited $SE previously known as Garena was founded in 2009 in Singapore https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌏" title="Asien-Australien auf dem Globus" aria-label="Emoji: Asien-Australien auf dem Globus">

In 2017, TENCENT https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇳" title="Flagge von China" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von China"> had a 40% stake. Together with the founders, they held 74% of votes https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✋" title="Erhobene Hand" aria-label="Emoji: Erhobene Hand">

It started as an online gaming and social platform https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌐" title="Weltkugel mit Längengraden" aria-label="Emoji: Weltkugel mit Längengraden"> that enabled it users to discover and play games
It quickly morphed into a #Gaming (GARENA) #Ecommerce (SHOPEE) and #FinancialServices (AIRPAY) giant and as it IPOed in 2017 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🕹" title="Joystick" aria-label="Emoji: Joystick"> Garena counted 40m MAUs and ranked #1 player in digital entertainment in Greater South East Asia (population of 585m)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛍" title="Einkaufstaschen" aria-label="Emoji: Einkaufstaschen"> Shopee had over 9.8m MAUs and #1 in market share with 2.2 times the number of orders of closest competitor

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏦" title="Bank" aria-label="Emoji: Bank"> AirPay Gross Transaction Value (GTV) totalled $ 472m for the first half of 2017
In 2017 $SE was a MONSTER IN THE MAKING https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏋️" title="Person lifting weights" aria-label="Emoji: Person lifting weights"> What about 2020 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👀" title="Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Augen">?

Let’s review Garena, Shopee and SeaMoney (prev. AirPay) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚀" title="Rakete" aria-label="Emoji: Rakete"> Garena generated $ 716m in sales up 62% from $ 443m the previous year

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🕹" title="Joystick" aria-label="Emoji: Joystick"> It counted 499m quarterly active users of whom 10% are paying - up 61% and 91% in the previous year

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Geldsack" aria-label="Emoji: Geldsack">With 61% EBITDA margin, it generated $ 436m adjusted EBITDA https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="‼️" title="Doppeltes Ausrufezeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Doppeltes Ausrufezeichen">
Garena’s sales are lead by Free Fire, League of Legends and a new entry into mobile games live streaming with Booyah https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎞" title="Filmstreifen" aria-label="Emoji: Filmstreifen">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🕹" title="Joystick" aria-label="Emoji: Joystick"> Free Fire is self-developed “battle royal” type of game while League of Legend is licensed by Riot games
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📺" title="Fernsehen" aria-label="Emoji: Fernsehen"> Booyah is a new app that enables users to live stream mobile games - it already counts 10m installs and grew 101% over the last 60 days

Launching Booyah is a double win for Garena as it was made with Free Fire in mind. Read from Stefanie Yeo ( http://www.techinasia.com"> http://www.techinasia.com ) https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">
“The app was also designed with Garena’s mobile game Free Fire in mind. Players can connect their Free Fire accounts to Booyah, and the app will automatically generate highlight reels when a match is played.”
“The company also deploys its servers as close to its streamers as possible, setting up edge servers in Garena’s key markets to ensure the stable transmission of data. […] These initiatives eliminate lag, which is a universal cause of frustration for gamers and streamers [...]”
Garena is leading the KEY https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔑" title="Schlüssel" aria-label="Emoji: Schlüssel"> MOBILE GAMING MARKET

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📈" title="Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend"> Mobile gaming revenue in SEA reached $ 3B in 2019 a 17% increase YoY

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚖️" title="Waage" aria-label="Emoji: Waage"> PC and console games in SEA reached $ 1.4B in 2019 a 6% increase YoY

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌍" title="Europa-Afrika auf dem Globus" aria-label="Emoji: Europa-Afrika auf dem Globus"> Mobile games are set to reach $ 77B in sales in 2020 up 13% YoY

(from Newzoo)
South East Asia’s https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌏" title="Asien-Australien auf dem Globus" aria-label="Emoji: Asien-Australien auf dem Globus"> gaming market is consolidated with $SE, PUBG and $SNE leading the pack

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📱" title="Mobiltelefon" aria-label="Emoji: Mobiltelefon">Garena is #1 player and strategically placed to grow with its mobile first games https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚀" title="Rakete" aria-label="Emoji: Rakete"> such as Free Fire and Call of Duty Mobile
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📺" title="Fernsehen" aria-label="Emoji: Fernsehen"> Garena can lock in its position as dominant player in games streaming with the launch of Booyah and the server infrastructure it deployed to support its live streaming capabilities
Let’s have a dive into #Ecommerce with Shopee

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📈" title="Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend"> Revenue of $ 510m up 188% from $ 177m a year earlier

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📉" title="Tabelle mit Abwärtstrend" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit Abwärtstrend"> Operating loss of $ 344m - from a loss of $ 248m a year earlier

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="‼️" title="Doppeltes Ausrufezeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Doppeltes Ausrufezeichen"> EBITDA from Garena is supporting the #Ecommerce expansion
Shopee is loosing cash https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📉" title="Tabelle mit Abwärtstrend" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit Abwärtstrend"> but growing fast https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚀" title="Rakete" aria-label="Emoji: Rakete"> Here are the 4 largest markets

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇲🇨" title="Flagge von Monaco" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Monaco"> Indonesia (pop 261m) - Shopee 93m monthly web visits in Q2 (vs 71m in Q1) - Tokopedia at 83m in Q2 (70m in Q2)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇭" title="Flagge der Philippinen" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Philippinen"> Philippines (pop 101m) - Lazada 30m in Q2 (26m Q1) - Shopee 29m in Q2 (22m in Q1)
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇻🇳" title="Flagge von Vietnam" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Vietnam"> Vietnam (pop 93m) - Shopee 52m in Q2 (43m in Q1) - The Gioi Di Dong 25m in Q2 (28m in Q1)

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇹🇭" title="Flagge von Thailand" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Thailand"> Thailand (pop 69m) - Shopee 47m in Q2 (34m in Q1) - Lazada 35m in Q2 (33m in Q1)

Shopee is leaving competitors behind and the spread is widening over time https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚴" title="Person biking" aria-label="Emoji: Person biking">
Who is Lazada https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏢" title="Bürogebäude" aria-label="Emoji: Bürogebäude"> Shopee’s main competitor?

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚀" title="Rakete" aria-label="Emoji: Rakete"> Founded by RocketInternet - the German company behind Zalando

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛍" title="Einkaufstaschen" aria-label="Emoji: Einkaufstaschen"> In 2016 $BABA took a controlling interest and replaced the CEO in 2017 with a $BABA executive, Lucy Peng
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤹" title="Person juggling" aria-label="Emoji: Person juggling"> This CEO was then replaced by Pierre Poignant in 2018 who was then again replaced in 2020 by Chun Li

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚨" title="Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht" aria-label="Emoji: Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht"> Despite this muscle chairs games at the top - Lazada is a company to track closely
With $SE, Shopee is well placed to capture a large share of the #Ecommerce market

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📈" title="Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend"> Ecommerce Sales are set to reach $ 94B by 2024 - up from $ 54B in 2020

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👥" title="Silhouette von Büsten" aria-label="Emoji: Silhouette von Büsten"> Penetration rate stands at 43% in 2020 and is set to reach 60% by 2024 - leaving plenty of untapped growth past 2024
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Geldsack" aria-label="Emoji: Geldsack">Average revenue per user set to climb to $ 224 from $ 187 in 2020

( #market-users">https://www.statista.com/outlook/243/643/ecommerce/southeast-asia #market-users)">https://www.statista.com/outlook/2...
SeaMoney - The fintech arm of $SE is just getting started

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📈" title="Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend"> Revenue of $ 11.9m up 328% from $ 2.8m a year earlier

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📉" title="Tabelle mit Abwärtstrend" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit Abwärtstrend"> Adjusted EBITDA loss of $ 110m from a loss of $ 18.1m a year earlier

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="‼️" title="Doppeltes Ausrufezeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Doppeltes Ausrufezeichen"> Again, EBITDA from Garena is supporting the #Ecommerce expansion
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer"> South East Asian Fintech market has HUGE growth potential https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📊" title="Balkendiagramm" aria-label="Emoji: Balkendiagramm"> Revenues for digital financial services in SEA stood at $ 11B and a projected to grow to $ 38B by 2025

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🎈" title="Ballon" aria-label="Emoji: Ballon">Share of underbanked OR unbanked adult population still stands at more than 70%
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💳" title="Kreditkarte" aria-label="Emoji: Kreditkarte"> Gaming and #Ecommerce need #ePAYMENTS https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💳" title="Kreditkarte" aria-label="Emoji: Kreditkarte">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📱" title="Mobiltelefon" aria-label="Emoji: Mobiltelefon">Providing these mobile apps to the unbanked is key to sustain the meteoric rise of #Ecommerce and #gaming in SEA

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇳" title="Flagge von China" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von China"> Akin to what #WeChat & #Alipay are doing in China, $SE is integrating digital financial services with ShopeePay
Balance sheet check https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👀" title="Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Augen">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Geldsack" aria-label="Emoji: Geldsack">$SE is sitting on a pile of $ 5.2B in current assets and has $ 2.9B in current liab.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📈" title="Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend"> Cash position is improving as $SE holds $ 4.1b in cash - coming from $ 3.1b the previous quarter

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏅" title="Sportmedaille" aria-label="Emoji: Sportmedaille">$SE generated Operating Cash Flows of $ 298m in Q2 ’20
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten"> The bottom line https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📈" title="Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend" aria-label="Emoji: Tabelle mit Aufwärtstrend"> Garena’s last game Free Fire and its new mobile streaming app Booyah are converting into big cash https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💰" title="Geldsack" aria-label="Emoji: Geldsack">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚀" title="Rakete" aria-label="Emoji: Rakete"> Shopee’s leadership and widening lead https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚴" title="Person biking" aria-label="Emoji: Person biking"> in SEA is locking the market

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏦" title="Bank" aria-label="Emoji: Bank"> SeaMoney is providing the payment app Garena and Shopee’s users require
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚩" title="Dreieckige Fahne an einem Pfosten" aria-label="Emoji: Dreieckige Fahne an einem Pfosten"> The Key Risks https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚩" title="Dreieckige Fahne an einem Pfosten" aria-label="Emoji: Dreieckige Fahne an einem Pfosten">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🕹" title="Joystick" aria-label="Emoji: Joystick"> Gaming accounts for 55% of $SE sales. Momentum of some of these games might fade as competition from $NTDOY $TCEHY increases

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛍" title="Einkaufstaschen" aria-label="Emoji: Einkaufstaschen"> If Garena’s games start to loose steam, $SE could fund its Shopee and SeaMoney expansion with its own cash for around 1.5 years
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">OUR TAKE https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔥" title="Feuer" aria-label="Emoji: Feuer">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛍" title="Einkaufstaschen" aria-label="Emoji: Einkaufstaschen"> $SE is establishing itself as a key #eCommerce player in SEA and funding its expansion with its highly profitable #gaming activities
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💳" title="Kreditkarte" aria-label="Emoji: Kreditkarte"> At the same time, $SE is building the financial apps required to provide banking services to the unbanked, unlocking a key bottleneck for the rise of #eCommerce and #Gaming
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔑" title="Schlüssel" aria-label="Emoji: Schlüssel"> For now, we’re entering $SE with a medium stake https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔑" title="Schlüssel" aria-label="Emoji: Schlüssel">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔭" title="Teleskop" aria-label="Emoji: Teleskop"> To be reviewed as Garena launches new games https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🕹" title="Joystick" aria-label="Emoji: Joystick"> that provide the cash needed and as Shopee takes a definitive lead https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚴" title="Person biking" aria-label="Emoji: Person biking"> on Lazada https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔭" title="Teleskop" aria-label="Emoji: Teleskop">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚨" title="Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht" aria-label="Emoji: Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht"> $MELI is on our watchlist https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👉" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach rechts"> To Be Reviewed SOON https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚨" title="Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht" aria-label="Emoji: Polizeiautos mit drehendem Licht">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="‼️" title="Doppeltes Ausrufezeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Doppeltes Ausrufezeichen"> Please note that this is not a recommendation to buy - You are responsible for conducting your own research https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="‼️" title="Doppeltes Ausrufezeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Doppeltes Ausrufezeichen">
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