Sea Past Earnings Performance
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Sea has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 27.1%, while the Entertainment industry saw earnings growing at 21.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 32.2% per year. Sea's return on equity is 1.2%, and it has net margins of 0.6%.
Key information
27.1%
Earnings growth rate
31.0%
EPS growth rate
| Entertainment Industry Growth | 18.1% |
| Revenue growth rate | 32.2% |
| Return on equity | 1.2% |
| Net Margin | 0.6% |
| Last Earnings Update | 30 Sep 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
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Dec 13Sea: E-Commerce Surges To Profitability, But Watch For Cracks In Gaming
Nov 13Investors Appear Satisfied With Sea Limited's (NYSE:SE) Prospects As Shares Rocket 25%
Oct 10
Sea: There's Still Steam Left In This Rally, But Watch Some Key Risks
Oct 10Sea Limited: Firing On All Cylinders
Sep 16Sea Limited: Don't Blink Or You May Miss Something Great
Sep 07Sea Limited: $100 Inbound
Aug 15Sea Limited: A Southeast Asian Tech Conglomerate Worth Keeping An Eye On
Aug 01Why We're Not Concerned About Sea Limited's (NYSE:SE) Share Price
Jul 23Sea Limited Stock No Longer Floats My Boat, Calling It A Day (Rating Downgrade)
Jun 27Buying Sea Limited And Trimming CrowdStrike
Jun 148 Reasons To Buy Sea Limited
May 25We Like These Underlying Return On Capital Trends At Sea (NYSE:SE)
May 21Sea Limited: Primed For Market Share Expansion (Rating Upgrade)
May 17We Think Sea's (NYSE:SE) Robust Earnings Are Conservative
May 03Sea Limited: Gaming Trends Continue To Soften
Apr 16Investors Interested In Sea Limited's (NYSE:SE) Revenues
Mar 27Sea Limited: An Inflection Point Is Reached
Mar 21Sea Limited: Still Lots Of Upside After Fundamentals Inflected Upwards
Mar 11Sea Limited: The Turnaround Rally Is Just Getting Started (Rating Upgrade)
Mar 02Is Sea (NYSE:SE) Using Too Much Debt?
Feb 22Sea Limited: The Most Intriguing Bottom Pattern I Can Find
Feb 12Sea (NYSE:SE) Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price
Feb 07Sea Limited: Analysis By An User
Jan 31Are Investors Undervaluing Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) By 47%?
Jan 23Is Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) Potentially Undervalued?
Jan 09Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Sea Limited's (NYSE:SE) Shares
Dec 27Sea Limited: Buy The Next Market Low
Dec 25Sea Limited Defending Its Turf
Dec 02Sea Limited: Q3 2023 Earnings, Shopee's Return To Loss, But Still A Buy
Nov 21Sea Limited: Dead Money At Best - Time To Move On (Rating Downgrade)
Nov 12Sea Limited Is A Digital Ad Giant In The Making
Oct 16Sea Limited On The Rise: Potential TikTok Ban, GAAP Profitability, 20% Net Cash
Sep 26Sea Limited: Easy To Sea
Sep 19Sea Limited: Decline In Market Share Likely To Hurt The Stock
Aug 31Sea Limited: Q2 Earnings, Not As Bad As It Looks, A Buying Opportunity
Aug 22Sea Limited: A Mouthwatering Prospect Ahead Of Q2 Earnings
Aug 13Sea Limited: Why I'm Not Overly Excited About Investing Despite Recent Profitability
Jul 18Sea Limited: This Is The Time To Make A Big Splashy Bet
Jul 10Sea Limited: Finally A Buy After The Drastic Plunge
Jun 16Sea Limited: Attractive Entry Point With Margin Of Safety
Jun 09Is Sea Limited Stock A Buy After The Post-Earnings Crash?
May 31Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Sea makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 24 | 15,486 | 97 | 5,226 | 1,185 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 14,468 | -201 | 5,163 | 1,163 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 13,757 | 39 | 4,859 | 1,148 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 13,064 | 151 | 4,548 | 1,164 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 12,899 | 687 | 4,189 | 1,129 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 12,744 | 271 | 4,222 | 1,269 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 12,591 | -984 | 4,730 | 1,357 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 12,450 | -1,651 | 5,221 | 1,377 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 12,220 | -2,696 | 5,758 | 1,419 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 11,753 | -2,704 | 5,694 | 1,229 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 11,091 | -2,204 | 5,409 | 1,031 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 9,955 | -2,047 | 4,935 | 832 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 8,300 | -1,953 | 4,245 | 655 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 6,823 | -1,800 | 3,608 | 528 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 5,424 | -1,759 | 2,937 | 430 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 4,376 | -1,618 | 2,488 | 354 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 3,586 | -1,378 | 2,085 | 294 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 2,984 | -1,166 | 1,769 | 233 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 2,538 | -1,054 | 1,537 | 193 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 2,175 | -1,463 | 1,355 | 157 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 1,681 | -1,456 | 1,193 | 134 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 1,276 | -1,466 | 1,080 | 108 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 1,024 | -1,436 | 998 | 85 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 827 | -961 | 941 | 68 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 668 | -947 | 858 | 50 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 558 | -862 | 786 | 40 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 475 | -703 | 670 | 34 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 414 | -560 | 563 | 29 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 378 | -370 | 453 | 26 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 374 | -302 | 368 | 24 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 363 | -259 | 333 | 22 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 346 | -223 | 294 | 21 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 292 | -103 | 175 | 18 |
| 31 Dec 14 | 161 | -88 | 113 | 11 |
Quality Earnings: SE has a large one-off loss of $196.9M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: SE's current net profit margins (0.6%) are lower than last year (5.3%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: SE has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 27.1% per year.
Accelerating Growth: SE's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: SE had negative earnings growth (-85.8%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Entertainment industry average (-13.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: SE's Return on Equity (1.2%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2024/12/20 06:19 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Sea Limited is covered by 56 analysts. 28 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Nirgunan Tiruchelvam | Aletheia Analyst Network Limited |
| Jiong Shao | Barclays |
| Yanfang Jiang | Benchmark Company |