Market Cap
US$7.2b
Last Updated
2020/04/04 01:08 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Weibo Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as a social media platform for people to create, distribute, and discover Chinese-language content.
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Adequate balance sheet and fair value.
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Share Price & News
How has Weibo's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: WB's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-4.6%
WB
-1.1%
US Interactive Media and Services
-2.0%
US Market
1 Year Return
-55.0%
WB
-14.1%
US Interactive Media and Services
-15.1%
US Market
Return vs Industry: WB underperformed the US Interactive Media and Services industry which returned -13.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WB underperformed the US Market which returned -14.9% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| WB | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -4.6% | -1.1% | -2.0% |
| 30 Day | -26.4% | -17.8% | -19.7% |
| 90 Day | -36.2% | -22.8% | -23.2% |
| 1 Year | -55.0%-55.0% | -14.0%-14.1% | -13.4%-15.1% |
| 3 Year | -35.7%-35.7% | 17.0%16.9% | 10.9%3.7% |
| 5 Year | 115.1%115.1% | 65.9%65.5% | 28.4%14.4% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Weibo's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Why You Should Like Weibo Corporation’s (NASDAQ:WB) ROCEValuation
Is Weibo undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
34.9%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: WB ($32) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($49.18)
Significantly Below Fair Value: WB is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: WB is good value based on its PE Ratio (14.6x) compared to the Interactive Media and Services industry average (23.3x).
PE vs Market: WB is poor value based on its PE Ratio (14.6x) compared to the US market (12.5x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: WB is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1.5x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: WB is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (3.2x) compared to the US Interactive Media and Services industry average (1.7x).
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Future Growth
How is Weibo forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 20 analysts?
9.8%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: WB's forecast earnings growth (9.8% per year) is above the savings rate (1.7%).
Earnings vs Market: WB's earnings (9.8% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (12.2% per year).
High Growth Earnings: WB's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: WB's revenue (5.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (7.1% per year).
High Growth Revenue: WB's revenue (5.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: WB's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (16.6%).
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Past Performance
How has Weibo performed over the past 5 years?
55.2%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: WB has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: WB's current net profit margins (28%) are lower than last year (33.3%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: WB has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 55.2% per year.
Accelerating Growth: WB's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: WB had negative earnings growth (-13.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Interactive Media and Services industry average (5.5%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: WB's Return on Equity (21.6%) is considered high.
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Financial Health
How is Weibo's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: WB's short term assets ($3.6B) exceed its short term liabilities ($800.9M).
Long Term Liabilities: WB's short term assets ($3.6B) exceed its long term liabilities ($1.7B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: WB's debt to equity ratio (73.5%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if WB's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: WB's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (28.9%).
Interest Coverage: WB earns more interest than it pays, so coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: WB has a low level of unsold assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: WB's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 2.2x debt).
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Dividend
What is Weibo's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate WB's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate WB's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if WB's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if WB's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of WB's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
6.0yrs
Average board tenure
CEO
Gaofei Wang (40yo)
6.17s
Tenure
Mr. Gaofei Wang has been the Chief Executive Officer of Weibo Corporation since February 2014. Mr. Wang has had various product and business development roles at Weibo and was promoted to General Manager i ...
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Director | 4.25yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chairman | 10.67yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director | 5.92yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director | 6.25yrs | no data | no data |
6.0yrs
Average Tenure
51yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: WB's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Weibo Corporation's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Weibo Corporation
- Ticker: WB
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 2009
- Industry: Interactive Media and Services
- Sector: Media
- Market Cap: US$7.201b
- Shares outstanding: 225.04m
- Website: https://www.weibo.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Weibo Corporation
- QIHAO Plaza
- 8th Floor
- Beijing
- 100027
- China
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WB | NasdaqGS (Nasdaq Global Select) | Yes | ADR EA REPR ORD SHS | US | USD | Apr 2014 |
| 2WBA | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | ADR EA REPR ORD SHS | DE | EUR | Apr 2014 |
| WB N | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | ADR EA REPR ORD SHS | MX | MXN | Apr 2014 |
Biography
Weibo Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as a social media platform for people to create, distribute, and discover Chinese-language content. It operates in two segments, Advertising and Marketing Services, and Value-Added Services. The company offers self-expression products that enable its users to express themselves on its platform; social products to promote social interaction between users on its platform; and discovery products to help users discover content on its platform. It also provides advertising and marketing solutions, such as social display advertisements; and promoted feeds, accounts, and trends and search products that enable its customers to promote their brands and conduct marketing activities. In addition, the company offers copyright content, such as TV channels, online video Websites, and operators with copyright content through traffic resource exchange and content traffic sharing; MCNs and other self-media to manage and provide services to content creators on Weibo, such as MCNs, unions, and e-commerce partners; other app developers an application platform, which allows users to log into third-party applications; and Weibo Wallet product that enables platform partners to conduct interest generation activities on Weibo. The company was formerly known as T.CN Corporation and changed its name to Weibo Corporation in 2012. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. Weibo Corporation is a subsidiary of Sina Corporation.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/04/04 01:08 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/04/03 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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