Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) ("Sea" or the "Company") today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022.
"We are starting 2023 on a much stronger footing," said Forrest Li, Sea's Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer. "Our decisive pivot to focus on efficiency and profitability since late last year is already driving meaningful bottom line improvements. We delivered positive total net income in the fourth quarter, demonstrating the strength and resilience of our underlying business model and the execution capabilities of our teams. As we continue this transition and maintain our focus on sustainable growth, our approach is to do less but do it better as we serve our users across our digital ecosystem."
"Given the macro uncertainty and our recent strong pivot, we are closely monitoring the market environment and we will continue to adjust our pace and fine-tune our operations accordingly. While there may be near-term fluctuations in our performance, we remain highly confident in the long-term growth potential of our markets and fully focused on capturing this opportunity."
Fourth Quarter 2022 Highlights
Full Year 2022 Highlights
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For a discussion of the use of non-GAAP financial measures, see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures". |
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Current and comparative prior period local currency amounts are converted into United States dollars using the same exchange rates, rather than the actual exchange rates during the respective periods. |
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GAAP revenue for the digital entertainment segment plus change in digital entertainment deferred revenue. This operating metric is used as an approximation of cash spent by our users in the applicable period that is attributable to our digital entertainment segment. |
Unaudited Summary of Financial Results |
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(Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars "$" except for per share data) |
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For the Three
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For the Full Year
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2021 |
2022 |
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2021 |
2022 |
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$ |
$ |
YOY% |
$ |
$ |
YOY% |
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Revenue |
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Service revenue |
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Digital Entertainment |
1,415,044 |
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948,857 |
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(32.9 |
)% |
4,320,013 |
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3,877,163 |
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(10.3 |
)% |
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E-commerce and other services |
1,482,665 |
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2,231,133 |
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50.5 |
% |
4,564,617 |
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7,463,173 |
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63.5 |
% |
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Sales of goods |
324,405 |
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271,594 |
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(16.3 |
)% |
1,070,560 |
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1,109,369 |
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3.6 |
% |
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3,222,114 |
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3,451,584 |
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7.1 |
% |
9,955,190 |
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12,449,705 |
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25.1 |
% |
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Cost of revenue |
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Cost of service |
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Digital Entertainment |
(374,783 |
) |
(242,470 |
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(35.3 |
)% |
(1,230,082 |
) |
(1,077,017 |
) |
(12.4 |
)% |
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E-commerce and other services |
(1,235,351 |
) |
(1,282,174 |
) |
3.8 |
% |
(3,825,826 |
) |
(5,194,065 |
) |
35.8 |
% |
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Cost of goods sold |
(301,252 |
) |
(229,627 |
) |
(23.8 |
)% |
(1,003,547 |
) |
(993,346 |
) |
(1.0 |
)% |
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(1,911,386 |
) |
(1,754,271 |
) |
(8.2 |
)% |
(6,059,455 |
) |
(7,264,428 |
) |
19.9 |
% |
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Gross profit |
1,310,728 |
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1,697,313 |
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29.5 |
% |
3,895,735 |
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5,185,277 |
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33.1 |
% |
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Other operating income |
72,294 |
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68,453 |
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(5.3 |
)% |
287,946 |
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279,184 |
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(3.0 |
)% |
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Sales and marketing expenses |
(1,219,858 |
) |
(473,620 |
) |
(61.2 |
)% |
(3,829,743 |
) |
(3,269,223 |
) |
(14.6 |
)% |
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General and administrative expenses (3) |
(284,065 |
) |
(352,321 |
) |
24.0 |
% |
(987,868 |
) |
(1,437,612 |
) |
45.5 |
% |
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Provision for credit losses (3) |
(34,532 |
) |
(175,103 |
) |
407.1 |
% |
(117,427 |
) |
(513,690 |
) |
337.5 |
% |
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Research and development expenses |
(286,642 |
) |
(244,195 |
) |
(14.8 |
)% |
(831,703 |
) |
(1,376,501 |
) |
65.5 |
% |
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Impairment of goodwill |
- |
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(177,663 |
) |
- |
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- |
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(354,943 |
) |
- |
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Total operating expenses |
(1,752,803 |
) |
(1,354,449 |
) |
(22.7 |
)% |
(5,478,795 |
) |
(6,672,785 |
) |
21.8 |
% |
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Operating (loss) income |
(442,075 |
) |
342,864 |
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(177.6 |
)% |
(1,583,060 |
) |
(1,487,508 |
) |
(6.0 |
)% |
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Non-operating (loss) income, net |
(70,995 |
) |
34,973 |
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(149.3 |
)% |
(132,124 |
) |
(13,025 |
) |
(90.1 |
)% |
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Income tax (expense) credit |
(105,609 |
) |
43,461 |
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(141.2 |
)% |
(332,865 |
) |
(168,395 |
) |
(49.4 |
)% |
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Share of results of equity investees |
2,390 |
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1,540 |
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35.6 |
% |
5,019 |
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11,156 |
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122.3 |
% |
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Net (loss) income |
(616,289 |
) |
422,838 |
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(168.6 |
)% |
(2,043,030 |
) |
(1,657,772 |
) |
(18.9 |
)% |
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(Loss) Earnings per share attributable to Sea
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(1.12 |
) |
0.76 |
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(167.9 |
)% |
(3.84 |
) |
(2.96 |
) |
(22.9 |
)% |
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Diluted |
(1.12 |
) |
0.72 |
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(164.3 |
)% |
(3.84 |
) |
(2.96 |
) |
(22.9 |
)% |
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Change in deferred revenue of Digital
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(333,300 |
) |
(405,262 |
) |
21.6 |
% |
276,352 |
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(1,125,294 |
) |
(507.2 |
)% |
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Adjusted EBITDA for Digital Entertainment (1) |
602,565 |
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258,233 |
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(57.1 |
)% |
2,775,957 |
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1,313,091 |
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(52.7 |
)% |
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Adjusted EBITDA for E-commerce (1) |
(877,737 |
) |
196,146 |
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(122.3 |
)% |
(2,554,221 |
) |
(1,690,554 |
) |
(33.8 |
)% |
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Adjusted EBITDA for Digital
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(149,813 |
) |
75,601 |
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(150.5 |
)% |
(616,924 |
) |
(228,560 |
) |
(63.0 |
)% |
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Adjusted EBITDA for Other Services (1) |
(56,859 |
) |
(25,437 |
) |
(55.3 |
)% |
(170,211 |
) |
(239,149 |
) |
40.5 |
% |
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Unallocated expenses (2) |
(10,296 |
) |
(8,887 |
) |
(13.7 |
)% |
(28,196 |
) |
(32,962 |
) |
16.9 |
% |
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Total adjusted EBITDA (1) |
(492,140 |
) |
495,656 |
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(200.7 |
)% |
(593,595 |
) |
(878,134 |
) |
47.9 |
% |
(1) For a discussion of the use of non-GAAP financial measures, see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures".
(2) Unallocated expenses within total adjusted EBITDA are mainly related to general and corporate administrative costs such as professional fees and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to segments. These expenses are excluded from segment results as they are not reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") as part of segment performance.
(3) Provision for credit losses were previously recorded within general and administrative expenses.
Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended December 31, 2021
Revenue
Our total GAAP revenue increased by 7.1% to US$3.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022 from US$3.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Cost of Revenue
Our total cost of revenue decreased by 8.2% to US$1.8 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022 from US$1.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Other Operating Income
Our other operating income was US$68.5 million and US$72.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 and 2021, respectively. Other operating income mainly consists of rebates from e-commerce related logistics services providers.
Sales and Marketing Expenses
Our total sales and marketing expenses decreased by 61.2% to US$473.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 from US$1.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021. The table below sets forth the breakdown of the sales and marketing expenses of our major reporting segments. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars ("$").
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For the Three Months
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2021 |
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2022 |
YOY% |
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Sales and Marketing Expenses |
$ |
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$ |
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Digital Entertainment |
109,625 |
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43,262 |
(60.5 |
)% |
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E-commerce |
840,727 |
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379,369 |
(54.9 |
)% |
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Digital Financial Services |
228,729 |
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29,918 |
(86.9 |
)% |
The decrease in sales and marketing expenses across all major reporting segments were mainly attributable to our efforts to continue optimizing operating costs and achieving higher cost efficiencies.
General and Administrative Expenses
Our general and administrative expenses increased by 24.0% to US$352.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 from US$284.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The increase was primarily driven by impairment costs incurred due to the exits from non-core markets and certain divestments.
Provision for Credit Losses
Our provision for credit losses increased by 407.1% to US$175.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 from US$34.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, primarily driven by the growth in our loan book.
Research and Development Expenses
Our research and development expenses decreased by 14.8% to US$244.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2022 from US$286.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, primarily due to the impact of the accruals reversal as described earlier.
Impairment of Goodwill
We recorded an impairment of goodwill of US$177.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to nil in the fourth quarter of 2021. The goodwill impairment was primarily due to our strategic decisions to dispose of or shut down certain historical investments for the digital entertainment business.
Non-operating Income or Losses, Net
Non-operating income or losses consist of interest income, interest expense, investment gain (loss), and foreign exchange gain (loss), and gain (loss) from debt extinguishment. We recorded a net non-operating income of US$35.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, as compared to a net non-operating loss of US$71.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Our non-operating income in the fourth quarter of 2022 was mainly due to a US$199.7 million net gain from debt extinguishment, partially offset by investment losses recognized amid lower valuations in the broader market.
Income Tax Credit or Expenses
We had a net income tax credit of US$43.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, as compared to net income tax expense of US$105.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. The income tax credit was primarily due to recognition of deferred tax assets from carried forward losses for our e-commerce business, partially offset by income tax incurred by our digital entertainment business.
Net Income or Loss
As a result of the foregoing, we had net income of US$422.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, as compared to net loss of US$616.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Basic and Diluted Earnings or Loss Per Share Attributable to Sea Limited's Ordinary Shareholders
Basic earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited's ordinary shareholders was US$0.76 in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared to basic loss per share attributable to Sea Limited's ordinary shareholders of US$1.12 in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Sea Limited's ordinary shareholders was US$0.72 in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Full Year Ended December 31, 2022 Compared to Full Year Ended December 31, 2021
Revenue
Our total GAAP revenue increased by 25.1% to US$12.4 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2022 from US$10.0 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2021.
Cost of Revenue
Our total cost of revenue increased by 19.9% to US$7.3 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2022 from US$6.1 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2021.
Other Operating Income
Our other operating income was US$279.2 million for the full year ended December 31, 2022 from US$287.9 million for the full year ended December 31, 2021. Other operating income mainly consists of rebates from e-commerce related logistics services providers.
Sales and Marketing Expenses
Our total sales and marketing expenses decreased by 14.6% to US$3.3 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2022 from US$3.8 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2021. The table below sets forth the breakdown of the sales and marketing expenses of our major reporting segments. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars ("$").
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For the Full Year
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2021 |
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2022 |
YOY% |
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Sales and Marketing Expenses |
$ |
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$ |
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Digital Entertainment |
357,106 |
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268,061 |
(24.9 |
)% |
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E-commerce |
2,630,401 |
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2,328,636 |
(11.5 |
)% |
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Digital Financial Services |
742,702 |
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508,089 |
(31.6 |
)% |
The decrease in sales and marketing expenses across all major reporting segments was mainly attributable to our efforts to continue optimizing operating costs and achieving higher cost efficiencies.
General and Administrative Expenses
Our general and administrative expenses increased by 45.5% to US$1.4 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2022 from US$987.9 million for the full year ended December 31, 2021. The increase was primarily due to the higher staff cost from higher average staff headcount over the year, as well as higher office facilities and related expenses to support the headcount growth.
Provision for Credit Losses
Our provision for credit losses increased by 337.5% to US$513.7 million for the full year ended December 31, 2022 from US$117.4 million for the full year ended December 31, 2021, primarily driven by the growth in our loan book.
Research and Development Expenses
Our research and development expenses increased by 65.5% to US$1.4 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2022 from US$831.7 million for the full year ended December 31, 2021, primarily due to the increase in research and development staff cost from higher average staff headcount over the year.
Impairment of Goodwill
We recorded an impairment of goodwill of US$354.9 million for the full year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to nil for the full year ended December 31, 2021. The goodwill impairment was primarily due to the change in carrying amount of goodwill associated with our prior acquisitions, mainly driven by the lower valuations amid the market uncertainties, and our strategic decision to dispose of or shut down certain historical investments for the digital entertainment business.
Non-operating Income or Losses, Net
Non-operating income or losses mainly consist of interest income, interest expense, investment gain (loss), and foreign exchange gain (loss), and gain (loss) on debt extinguishment. We recorded a net non-operating loss of US$13.0 million for the full year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to a net non-operating loss of US$132.1 million for the full year ended December 31, 2021.
Income Tax Expense
We had a net income tax expense of US$168.4 million and US$332.9 million for the full year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The lower income tax expense was primarily due to recognition of deferred tax assets from carried forward losses for our e-commerce business, as well as lower income tax expense incurred by our digital entertainment business.
Net Loss
As a result of the foregoing, we had net loss of US$1.7 billion and US$2.0 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share Attributable to Sea Limited's Ordinary Shareholders
Basic and diluted loss per share attributable to Sea Limited's ordinary shareholders was US$2.96 for the full year ended December 31, 2022, as compared to US$3.84 for the full year ended December 31, 2021.
Webcast and Conference Call Information
The Company's management will host a conference call today to review Sea's business and financial performance.
Details of the conference call and webcast are as follows:
Date and time: |
7:30 AM U.S. Eastern Time on March 7, 2023
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Webcast link: |
https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=xHK3DVEZ |
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Dial in numbers: |
US Toll Free: 1-888-317-6003 |
Hong Kong: 800-963-976 |
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International: 1-412-317-6061 |
Singapore: 800-120-5863 |
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United Kingdom: 08-082-389-063 |
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Passcode for Participants: |
6144794 |
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A replay of the conference call will be available at the Company's investor relations website (www.sea.com/investor/home). An archived webcast will be available at the same link above.
About Sea Limited
Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) is a leading global consumer internet company founded in Singapore in 2009. Its mission is to better the lives of consumers and small businesses with technology. Sea operates three core businesses across digital entertainment, e-commerce, as well as digital payments and financial services, known as Garena, Shopee and SeaMoney, respectively. Garena is a leading global online games developer and publisher. Shopee is the largest pan-regional e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. SeaMoney is a leading digital payments and financial services provider in Southeast Asia.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "could," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "aim," "future," "intend," "plan," "believe," "estimate," "likely to," "potential," "confident," "guidance," and similar statements. Among other things, statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Sea's beliefs and expectations, the business, financial and market outlook, and projections from its management in this announcement, as well as Sea's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Sea may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases, and other written materials, and in oral statements made by its officers, directors, or employees to third parties. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: Sea's goals and strategies; its future business development, financial condition, financial results, and results of operations; the expected growth in, and market size of, the digital entertainment, e-commerce and digital financial services industries in the markets where it operates, including segments within those industries; expected changes or guidance in its revenue, costs or expenditures; its ability to continue to source, develop and offer new and attractive online games and to offer other engaging digital entertainment content; the expected growth of its digital entertainment, e-commerce and digital financial services businesses; its expectations regarding growth in its user base, level of engagement, and monetization; its ability to continue to develop new technologies and/or upgrade its existing technologies; its expectations regarding the use of proceeds from its financing activities, including its follow-on equity offerings and convertible notes offerings; growth and trends of its markets and competition in its industries; government policies and regulations relating to its industries, including the effects of any government orders or actions on its businesses; general economic, political, social and business conditions in its markets; and the impact of widespread health developments, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and the responses thereto (such as voluntary and in some cases, mandatory quarantines as well as shut downs and other restrictions on travel and commercial, social and other activities, and the availability of effective vaccines or treatments) and the impact of economies reopening further to the COVID-19 pandemic. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Sea's filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Sea undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we use the following non-GAAP financial measures to help evaluate our operating performance:
These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools. None of the above financial measures should be considered in isolation or construed as an alternative to revenue, net loss/income, or any other measure of performance or as an indicator of our operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures to Sea's data. We compensate for these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to their nearest U.S. GAAP financial measures, all of which should be considered when evaluating our performance. We encourage you to review our financial information in its entirety and not rely on any single financial measure.
The tables below present selected financial information of our reporting segments, the non-GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to GAAP financial measures, and the related reconciliations between the financial measures. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars ("$") except for number of shares & per share data.
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For the Three Months ended December 31, 2022 |
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Digital
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E-
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Digital
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Other
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Unallocated
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Consolidated |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Operating income (loss) |
400,165 |
|
109,486 |
|
61,841 |
|
(28,714 |
) |
(199,914 |
) |
342,864 |
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Net effect of changes in deferred
|
(331,321 |
) |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
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(331,321 |
) |
Depreciation and Amortization |
11,726 |
|
86,660 |
|
13,760 |
|
3,277 |
|
- |
|
115,423 |
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Share-based compensation |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
191,027 |
|
191,027 |
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Impairment of goodwill |
177,663 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
177,663 |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
258,233 |
|
196,146 |
|
75,601 |
|
(25,437 |
) |
(8,887 |
) |
495,656 |
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For the Three Months ended December 31, 2021 |
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Digital
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E-
|
Digital
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Other
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Unallocated
|
Consolidated |
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|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Operating income (loss) |
858,831 |
|
(941,028 |
) |
(157,647 |
) |
(59,138 |
) |
(143,093 |
) |
(442,075 |
) |
Net effect of changes in deferred
|
(266,399 |
) |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
(266,399 |
) |
Depreciation and Amortization |
10,133 |
|
63,291 |
|
7,834 |
|
2,279 |
|
- |
|
83,537 |
|
Share-based compensation |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
132,797 |
|
132,797 |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
602,565 |
|
(877,737 |
) |
(149,813 |
) |
(56,859 |
) |
(10,296 |
) |
(492,140 |
) |
(1) A combination of multiple business activities that does not meet the quantitative thresholds to qualify as reportable segments are grouped together as "Other Services".
(2) Unallocated expenses are mainly related to share-based compensation, impairment of goodwill of prior acquisitions that are not under our reportable segments, and general and corporate administrative costs such as professional fees and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to segments. These expenses are excluded from segment results as they are not reviewed by the CODM as part of segment performance.
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For the Full Year ended December 31, 2022 |
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Digital
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E-
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Digital
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Other
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Unallocated
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Consolidated |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Operating income (loss) |
1,971,416 |
|
(2,013,360 |
) |
(277,264 |
) |
(252,162 |
) |
(916,138 |
) |
(1,487,508 |
) |
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Net effect of changes in deferred
|
(879,809 |
) |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
(879,809 |
) |
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Depreciation and Amortization |
43,821 |
|
322,806 |
|
48,704 |
|
13,013 |
|
- |
|
428,344 |
|
|||||
Share-based compensation |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
705,896 |
|
705,896 |
|
|||||
Impairment of goodwill |
177,663 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
177,280 |
|
354,943 |
|
|||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
1,313,091 |
|
(1,690,554 |
) |
(228,560 |
) |
(239,149 |
) |
(32,962 |
) |
(878,134 |
) |
|||||
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
For the Full Year ended December 31, 2021 |
||||||||||||||||
|
Digital
|
E-
|
Digital
|
Other
|
Unallocated
|
Consolidated |
|||||||||||
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|||||||||||
Operating income (loss) |
2,500,081 |
|
(2,766,566 |
) |
(640,422 |
) |
(177,633 |
) |
(498,520 |
) |
(1,583,060 |
) |
|||||
Net effect of changes in deferred
|
240,109 |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
240,109 |
|
|||||
Depreciation and Amortization |
35,767 |
|
212,345 |
|
23,498 |
|
7,422 |
|
- |
|
279,032 |
|
|||||
Share-based compensation |
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
- |
|
470,324 |
|
470,324 |
|
|||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
2,775,957 |
|
(2,554,221 |
) |
(616,924 |
) |
(170,211 |
) |
(28,196 |
) |
(593,595 |
) |
(1) A combination of multiple business activities that does not meet the quantitative thresholds to qualify as reportable segments are grouped together as "Other Services".
(2) Unallocated expenses are mainly related to share-based compensation, impairment of goodwill of prior acquisitions that are not under our reportable segments, and general and corporate administrative costs such as professional fees and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to segments. These expenses are excluded from segment results as they are not reviewed by the CODM as part of segment performance.
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS |
||||||||||||
Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars ("$") except for number of shares & per share data |
||||||||||||
|
For the Three Months
|
For the Year
|
||||||||||
|
2021 |
2022 |
2021 |
2022 |
||||||||
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
||||||||
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Service revenue |
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Digital Entertainment |
1,415,044 |
|
948,857 |
|
4,320,013 |
|
3,877,163 |
|
||||
E-commerce and other services |
1,482,665 |
|
2,231,133 |
|
4,564,617 |
|
7,463,173 |
|
||||
Sales of goods |
324,405 |
|
271,594 |
|
1,070,560 |
|
1,109,369 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Total revenue |
3,222,114 |
|
3,451,584 |
|
9,955,190 |
|
12,449,705 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Cost of revenue |
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Cost of service |
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Digital Entertainment |
(374,783 |
) |
(242,470 |
) |
(1,230,082 |
) |
(1,077,017 |
) |
||||
E-commerce and other services |
(1,235,351 |
) |
(1,282,174 |
) |
(3,825,826 |
) |
(5,194,065 |
) |
||||
Cost of goods sold |
(301,252 |
) |
(229,627 |
) |
(1,003,547 |
) |
(993,346 |
) |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Total cost of revenue |
(1,911,386 |
) |
(1,754,271 |
) |
(6,059,455 |
) |
(7,264,428 |
) |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Gross profit |
1,310,728 |
|
1,697,313 |
|
3,895,735 |
|
5,185,277 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating income (expenses): |
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Other operating income |
72,294 |
|
68,453 |
|
287,946 |
|
279,184 |
|
||||
Sales and marketing expenses |
(1,219,858 |
) |
(473,620 |
) |
(3,829,743 |
) |
(3,269,223 |
) |
||||
General and administrative expenses |
(284,065 |
) |
(352,321 |
) |
(987,868 |
) |
(1,437,612 |
) |
||||
Provision for credit losses |
(34,532 |
) |
(175,103 |
) |
(117,427 |
) |
(513,690 |
) |
||||
Research and development expenses |
(286,642 |
) |
(244,195 |
) |
(831,703 |
) |
(1,376,501 |
) |
||||
Impairment of goodwill |
? |
|
(177,663 |
) |
? |
|
(354,943 |
) |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Total operating expenses |
(1,752,803 |
) |
(1,354,449 |
) |
(5,478,795 |
) |
(6,672,785 |
) |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating (loss) income |
(442,075 |
) |
342,864 |
|
(1,583,060 |
) |
(1,487,508 |
) |
||||
Interest income |
10,924 |
|
54,336 |
|
36,082 |
|
115,515 |
|
||||
Interest expense |
(47,555 |
) |
(10,809 |
) |
(136,876 |
) |
(45,396 |
) |
||||
Investment loss, net |
(18,917 |
) |
(123,004 |
) |
(43,502 |
) |
(207,331 |
) |
||||
Net (loss) gain on debt extinguishment |
(4,737 |
) |
199,697 |
|
(2,069 |
) |
199,697 |
|
||||
Foreign exchange (loss) gain |
(10,710 |
) |
(85,247 |
) |
14,241 |
|
(75,510 |
) |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
(Loss) Income before income tax and
|
(513,070 |
) |
377,837 |
|
(1,715,184 |
) |
(1,500,533 |
) |
||||
Income tax (expense) credit |
(105,609 |
) |
43,461 |
|
(332,865 |
) |
(168,395 |
) |
||||
Share of results of equity investees |
2,390 |
|
1,540 |
|
5,019 |
|
11,156 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net (loss) income |
(616,289 |
) |
422,838 |
|
(2,043,030 |
) |
(1,657,772 |
) |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests |
(1,319 |
) |
3,960 |
|
(3,729 |
) |
6,351 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net (loss) income attributable to Sea
|
(617,608 |
) |
426,798 |
|
(2,046,759 |
) |
(1,651,421 |
) |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
(Loss) Earnings per share: |
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Basic |
(1.12 |
) |
0.76 |
|
(3.84 |
) |
(2.96 |
) |
||||
Diluted |
(1.12 |
) |
0.72 |
|
(3.84 |
) |
(2.96 |
) |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Weighted-average shares used in (loss)
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Basic |
553,635,479 |
|
560,326,301 |
|
532,705,796 |
|
558,119,948 |
|
||||
Diluted |
553,635,479 |
|
611,938,691 |
|
532,705,796 |
|
558,119,948 |
|
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
||||
Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars ("$") |
||||
|
|
As of December 31, |
||
|
|
2021 |
2022 |
|
|
|
$ |
$ |
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
9,247,762 |
6,029,859 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
1,551,635 |
1,549,574 |
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of
|
|
388,308 |
268,814 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
1,401,863 |
1,798,651 |
|
Loans receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of
|
|
1,500,954 |
2,053,767 |
|
Inventories, net |
|
117,499 |
109,668 |
|
Short-term investments |
|
911,281 |
864,258 |
|
Amounts due from related parties |
|
16,095 |
13,421 |
|
Total current assets |
|
15,135,397 |
12,688,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current assets |
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
1,029,963 |
1,387,895 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net |
|
649,680 |
957,840 |
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
52,517 |
65,019 |
|
Long-term investments |
|
1,052,861 |
1,253,593 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
124,521 |
135,616 |
|
Loans receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of
|
|
28,964 |
21,663 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
38,743 |
17,724 |
|
Deferred tax assets |
|
103,755 |
245,226 |
|
Goodwill |
|
539,624 |
230,208 |
|
Total non-current assets |
|
3,620,628 |
4,314,784 |
|
Total assets |
|
18,756,025 |
17,002,796 |
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
||||
Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars ("$") |
||||
|
|
As of December 31, |
||
|
|
2021 |
2022 |
|
|
|
$ |
$ |
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
213,580 |
258,648 |
|
Accrued expenses and other payables |
|
1,519,938 |
1,396,613 |
|
Deposits payable |
|
465,850 |
1,316,395 |
|
Escrow payables and advances from customers |
|
1,789,973 |
1,862,325 |
|
Amounts due to related parties |
|
74,738 |
415 |
|
Borrowings |
|
100,000 |
88,410 |
|
Operating lease liabilities |
|
186,494 |
269,968 |
|
Convertible notes (1) |
|
? |
31,237 |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
2,644,463 |
1,535,083 |
|
Income tax payable |
|
181,400 |
176,598 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
7,176,436 |
6,935,692 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other payables |
|
76,234 |
87,072 |
|
Operating lease liabilities |
|
491,313 |
756,818 |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
104,826 |
63,566 |
|
Convertible notes (1) |
|
3,475,708 |
3,338,750 |
|
Deferred tax liabilities |
|
6,992 |
9,967 |
|
Unrecognized tax benefits |
|
107 |
107 |
|
Total non-current liabilities |
|
4,155,180 |
4,256,280 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
11,331,616 |
11,191,972 |
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
||||||
Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars ("$") |
||||||
|
|
As of December 31, |
||||
|
|
2021 |
2022 |
|||
|
|
$ |
$ |
|||
Shareholders' equity |
|
|
|
|||
Class A Ordinary shares |
|
204 |
|
258 |
|
|
Class B Ordinary shares |
|
74 |
|
23 |
|
|
Additional paid-in capital (1) |
|
14,622,292 |
|
14,559,690 |
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(28,519 |
) |
(111,215 |
) |
|
Statutory reserves |
|
6,144 |
|
12,490 |
|
|
Accumulated deficit (1) |
|
(7,201,498 |
) |
(8,745,541 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Total Sea Limited shareholders' equity |
|
7,398,697 |
|
5,715,705 |
|
|
Non-controlling interests |
|
25,712 |
|
95,119 |
|
|
Total shareholders' equity |
|
7,424,409 |
|
5,810,824 |
|
|
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity |
|
18,756,025 |
|
17,002,796 |
|
(1) The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2022 using modified retrospective method and the cumulative effects have been adjusted via retained earnings opening balance. As a result of adoption, our Convertible Notes balances have increased and additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit have decreased accordingly.
UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
||||||||||||
Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars ("$") |
||||||||||||
|
For the Three months ended
|
For the Year ended
|
||||||||||
|
2021 |
2022 |
2021 |
2022 |
||||||||
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net cash (used in) generated from
|
(304,824 |
) |
319,691 |
|
208,649 |
|
(1,055,692 |
) |
||||
Net cash (used in) generated from
|
(1,775,510 |
) |
51,522 |
|
(3,767,273 |
) |
(2,428,809 |
) |
||||
Net cash generated from (used in)
|
385,993 |
|
(513,711 |
) |
7,401,589 |
|
400,256 |
|
||||
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes
|
6,509 |
|
109,112 |
|
(58,218 |
) |
(143,511 |
) |
||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash
|
(1,687,832 |
) |
(33,386 |
) |
3,784,747 |
|
(3,227,756 |
) |
||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted
|
12,525,972 |
|
7,643,770 |
|
7,053,393 |
|
10,838,140 |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted
|
10,838,140 |
|
7,610,384 |
|
10,838,140 |
|
7,610,384 |
|
(1) As of December 31, 2022, cash and cash equivalents of US$13,227 was included in assets held for sale within prepaid expenses and other assets.
Net cash generated from investing activities amounted to US$51.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. This was primarily attributable to net receipt of US$123.4 million from time deposits and liquid investment products for better cash yield management, offset by purchase of property and equipment of US$152.2 million to support the existing operations. Net cash used in financing activities amounted to US$513.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. This was primarily attributable to cash used in repurchase of convertible notes of US$611.3 million.
Net cash used in investing activities amounted to US$2.4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2022. This was primarily attributable to an increase in loans receivable of US$1.2 billion and purchase of property and equipment of US$924.2 million to support the growth of our businesses, as well as net placement of US$65.2 million into time deposits and liquid investment products for better cash yield management. Net cash generated from financing activities amounted to US$400.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. This was primarily attributable to increase in deposits payable of US$942.6 million offset by the cash used in repurchase of convertible notes of US$611.3 million.
The Company has three reportable segments, namely digital entertainment, e-commerce and digital financial services. The Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM") reviews the performance of each segment based on revenue and certain key operating metrics of the operations and uses these results for the purposes of allocating resources to and evaluating the financial performance of each segment. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars ("$").
|
For the Three Months ended December 31, 2022 |
|||||||
|
Digital
|
E-
|
Digital
|
Other
|
Unallocated
|
Consolidated |
||
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
||
Revenue |
948,857 |
2,102,740 |
380,172 |
19,815 |
|
- |
|
3,451,584 |
Operating income (loss) |
400,165 |
109,486 |
61,841 |
(28,714 |
) |
(199,914 |
) |
342,864 |
Non-operating income, net |
|
|
|
|
|
34,973 |
||
Income tax credit |
|
|
|
|
|
43,461 |
||
Share of results of equity investees |
|
|
|
|
|
1,540 |
||
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
422,838 |
|
For the Three Months ended December 31, 2021 |
||||||||||
|
Digital
|
E-
|
Digital
|
Other
|
Unallocated
|
Consolidated |
|||||
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|||||
Revenue |
1,415,044 |
1,595,075 |
|
197,531 |
|
14,464 |
|
- |
|
3,222,114 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
858,831 |
(941,028 |
) |
(157,647 |
) |
(59,138 |
) |
(143,093 |
) |
(442,075 |
) |
Non-operating loss, net |
|
|
|
|
|
(70,995 |
) |
||||
Income tax expense |
|
|
|
|
|
(105,609 |
) |
||||
Share of results of equity investees |
|
|
|
|
|
2,390 |
|
||||
Net loss |
|
|
|
|
|
(616,289 |
) |
(1) A combination of multiple business activities that does not meet the quantitative thresholds to qualify as reportable segments are grouped together as "Other Services".
(2) Unallocated expenses are mainly related to share-based compensation, impairment of goodwill of prior acquisitions that are not under our reportable segments, and general and corporate administrative costs such as professional fees and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to segments. These expenses are excluded from segment results as they are not reviewed by the CODM as part of segment performance.
|
For the Year ended December 31, 2022 |
||||||||||
|
Digital
|
E-
|
Digital
|
Other
|
Unallocated
|
Consolidated |
|||||
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|||||
Revenue |
3,877,163 |
7,288,677 |
|
1,221,996 |
|
61,869 |
|
- |
|
12,449,705 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
1,971,416 |
(2,013,360 |
) |
(277,264 |
) |
(252,162 |
) |
(916,138 |
) |
(1,487,508 |
) |
Non-operating loss, net |
|
|
|
|
|
(13,025 |
) |
||||
Income tax expense |
|
|
|
|
|
(168,395 |
) |
||||
Share of results of equity investees |
|
|
|
|
|
11,156 |
|
||||
Net loss |
|
|
|
|
|
(1,657,772 |
) |
|
For the Year ended December 31, 2021 |
||||||||||
|
Digital
|
E-
|
Digital
|
Other
|
Unallocated
|
Consolidated |
|||||
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|||||
Revenue |
4,320,013 |
5,122,959 |
|
469,774 |
|
42,444 |
|
- |
|
9,955,190 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
2,500,081 |
(2,766,566 |
) |
(640,422 |
) |
(177,633 |
) |
(498,520 |
) |
(1,583,060 |
) |
Non-operating loss, net |
|
|
|
|
|
(132,124 |
) |
||||
Income tax expense |
|
|
|
|
|
(332,865 |
) |
||||
Share of results of equity investees |
|
|
|
|
|
5,019 |
|
||||
Net loss |
|
|
|
|
|
(2,043,030 |
) |
(1) A combination of multiple business activities that does not meet the quantitative thresholds to qualify as reportable segments are grouped together as "Other Services".
(2) Unallocated expenses are mainly related to share-based compensation, impairment of goodwill of prior acquisitions that are not under our reportable segments, and general and corporate administrative costs such as professional fees and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to segments. These expenses are excluded from segment results as they are not reviewed by the CODM as part of segment performance.
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