Sea Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Sea has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 33.7%, while the Entertainment industry saw earnings growing at 27.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 29.6% per year. Sea's return on equity is 5.3%, and it has net margins of 2.6%.

Key information

33.7%

Earnings growth rate

36.5%

EPS growth rate

Entertainment Industry Growth18.1%
Revenue growth rate29.6%
Return on equity5.3%
Net Margin2.6%
Next Earnings Update13 May 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Sea Limited: The Stock Deserves More

Apr 16

Sea Limited's (NYSE:SE) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Mar 31
Sea Limited's (NYSE:SE) Earnings Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Sea Limited: Resilience In The Face Of Adversity

Mar 31

Sea Ltd.: We've Likely Seen Nothing Yet

Mar 21

Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) Shares Could Be 30% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Feb 28
Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) Shares Could Be 30% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Sea Limited Is Still Undervalued

Feb 26

Is It Time To Consider Buying Sea Limited (NYSE:SE)?

Jan 30
Is It Time To Consider Buying Sea Limited (NYSE:SE)?

Sea Limited: Thriving Growth Trifecta In Shopping, Gaming, And Lending

Jan 23

If I Could Recommend Just One Retailer, It Would Be This One

Dec 13

Sea: E-Commerce Surges To Profitability, But Watch For Cracks In Gaming

Nov 13

Investors Appear Satisfied With Sea Limited's (NYSE:SE) Prospects As Shares Rocket 25%

Oct 10
Investors Appear Satisfied With Sea Limited's (NYSE:SE) Prospects As Shares Rocket 25%

Sea: There's Still Steam Left In This Rally, But Watch Some Key Risks

Oct 10

Sea Limited: Firing On All Cylinders

Sep 16

Sea Limited: Don't Blink Or You May Miss Something Great

Sep 07
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Shopee's Tactical Initiatives Set To Boost Revenue And Enhance Customer Loyalty

Aug 19 Shopee's focus on ad take rate improvement and logistics upgrades, alongside customer-centric initiatives, signals a strategic push for revenue growth and customer loyalty.

Sea Limited: $100 Inbound

Aug 15

Sea Limited: A Southeast Asian Tech Conglomerate Worth Keeping An Eye On

Aug 01

Why We're Not Concerned About Sea Limited's (NYSE:SE) Share Price

Jul 23
Why We're Not Concerned About Sea Limited's (NYSE:SE) Share Price

Sea Limited Stock No Longer Floats My Boat, Calling It A Day (Rating Downgrade)

Jun 27

Buying Sea Limited And Trimming CrowdStrike

Jun 14

8 Reasons To Buy Sea Limited

May 25

We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Sea (NYSE:SE)

May 21
We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Sea (NYSE:SE)

Sea Limited: Primed For Market Share Expansion (Rating Upgrade)

May 17

Sea Limited: Gaming Trends Continue To Soften

Apr 16

Sea Limited: An Inflection Point Is Reached

Mar 21

Sea Limited: Still Lots Of Upside After Fundamentals Inflected Upwards

Mar 11

Sea Limited: The Turnaround Rally Is Just Getting Started (Rating Upgrade)

Mar 02

Sea Limited: The Most Intriguing Bottom Pattern I Can Find

Feb 12

Sea Limited: Analysis By An User

Jan 31

Sea Limited: Buy The Next Market Low

Dec 25

Sea Limited Defending Its Turf

Dec 02

Sea Limited: Q3 2023 Earnings, Shopee's Return To Loss, But Still A Buy

Nov 21

Sea Limited: Dead Money At Best - Time To Move On (Rating Downgrade)

Nov 12

Sea Limited Is A Digital Ad Giant In The Making

Oct 16

Sea Limited On The Rise: Potential TikTok Ban, GAAP Profitability, 20% Net Cash

Sep 26

Sea Limited: Easy To Sea

Sep 19

Sea Limited: Decline In Market Share Likely To Hurt The Stock

Aug 31

Sea Limited: Q2 Earnings, Not As Bad As It Looks, A Buying Opportunity

Aug 22

Sea Limited: A Mouthwatering Prospect Ahead Of Q2 Earnings

Aug 13

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Sea makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:SE Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Dec 2416,8204445,5171,206
30 Sep 2415,486975,2261,185
30 Jun 2414,468-2015,1631,163
31 Mar 2413,757394,8591,148
31 Dec 2313,0641514,5481,164
30 Sep 2312,8996874,1891,129
30 Jun 2312,7442714,2221,269
31 Mar 2312,591-9844,7301,357
31 Dec 2212,450-1,6515,2211,377
30 Sep 2212,220-2,6965,7581,419
30 Jun 2211,753-2,7045,6941,229
31 Mar 2211,091-2,2045,4091,031
31 Dec 219,955-2,0474,935832
30 Sep 218,300-1,9534,245655
30 Jun 216,823-1,8003,608528
31 Mar 215,424-1,7592,937430
31 Dec 204,376-1,6182,488354
30 Sep 203,586-1,3782,085294
30 Jun 202,984-1,1661,769233
31 Mar 202,538-1,0541,537193
31 Dec 192,175-1,4631,355157
30 Sep 191,681-1,4561,193134
30 Jun 191,276-1,4661,080108
31 Mar 191,024-1,43699885
31 Dec 18827-96194168
30 Sep 18668-94785850
30 Jun 18558-86278640
31 Mar 18475-70367034
31 Dec 17414-56056329
30 Sep 17378-37045326
30 Jun 17374-30236824
31 Mar 17363-25933322
31 Dec 16346-22329421
31 Dec 15292-10317518
31 Dec 14161-8811311

Quality Earnings: SE has a large one-off loss of $207.6M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 31st December, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: SE's current net profit margins (2.6%) are higher than last year (1.2%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: SE has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 33.7% per year.

Accelerating Growth: SE's earnings growth over the past year (194.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (33.7% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: SE earnings growth over the past year (194.8%) exceeded the Entertainment industry 20.4%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: SE's Return on Equity (5.3%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/08 11:52
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/08 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Sea Limited is covered by 58 analysts. 30 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Nirgunan TiruchelvamAletheia Analyst Network Limited
Zixiao YangArete Research Services LLP
Jiong ShaoBarclays