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Sea Limited Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results


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

1

 

For a discussion of the use of non-GAAP financial measures, see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures".

2

 

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.

3

 

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

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars "$" except for per share data)

 

 

 

For the Three
Months
ended December 31,

 

 

 

For the Full Year
ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2021

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

2022

 

 

 

 

$

 

$

 

YOY%

 

$

 

$

 

YOY%

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service revenue

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital Entertainment

 

1,415,044

 

 

948,857

 

 

(32.9

)%

 

4,320,013

 

 

3,877,163

 

 

(10.3

)%

E-commerce and other services

 

1,482,665

 

 

2,231,133

 

 

50.5

%

 

4,564,617

 

 

7,463,173

 

 

63.5

%

Sales of goods

 

324,405

 

 

271,594

 

 

(16.3

)%

 

1,070,560

 

 

1,109,369

 

 

3.6

%

 

 

3,222,114

 

 

3,451,584

 

 

7.1

%

 

9,955,190

 

 

12,449,705

 

 

25.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digital Entertainment

 

(374,783

)

 

(242,470

)

 

(35.3

)%

 

(1,230,082

)

 

(1,077,017

)

 

(12.4

)%

E-commerce and other services

 

(1,235,351

)

 

(1,282,174

)

 

3.8

%

 

(3,825,826

)

 

(5,194,065

)

 

35.8

%

Cost of goods sold

 

(301,252

)

 

(229,627

)

 

(23.8

)%

 

(1,003,547

)

 

(993,346

)

 

(1.0

)%

 

 

(1,911,386

)

 

(1,754,271

)

 

(8.2

)%

 

(6,059,455

)

 

(7,264,428

)

 

19.9

%

Gross profit

 

1,310,728

 

 

1,697,313

 

 

29.5

%

 

3,895,735

 

 

5,185,277

 

 

33.1

%

Other operating income

 

72,294

 

 

68,453

 

 

(5.3

)%

 

287,946

 

 

279,184

 

 

(3.0

)%

Sales and marketing expenses

 

(1,219,858

)

 

(473,620

)

 

(61.2

)%

 

(3,829,743

)

 

(3,269,223

)

 

(14.6

)%

General and administrative expenses (3)

 

(284,065

)

 

(352,321

)

 

24.0

%

 

(987,868

)

 

(1,437,612

)

 

45.5

%

Provision for credit losses (3)

 

(34,532

)

 

(175,103

)

 

407.1

%

 

(117,427

)

 

(513,690

)

 

337.5

%

Research and development expenses

 

(286,642

)

 

(244,195

)

 

(14.8

)%

 

(831,703

)

 

(1,376,501

)

 

65.5

%

Impairment of goodwill

 

-

 

 

(177,663

)

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(354,943

)

 

-

 

Total operating expenses

 

(1,752,803

)

 

(1,354,449

)

 

(22.7

)%

 

(5,478,795

)

 

(6,672,785

)

 

21.8

%

Operating (loss) income

 

(442,075

)

 

342,864

 

 

(177.6

)%

 

(1,583,060

)

 

(1,487,508

)

 

(6.0

)%

Non-operating (loss) income, net

 

(70,995

)

 

34,973

 

 

(149.3

)%

 

(132,124

)

 

(13,025

)

 

(90.1

)%

Income tax (expense) credit

 

(105,609

)

 

43,461

 

 

(141.2

)%

 

(332,865

)

 

(168,395

)

 

(49.4

)%

Share of results of equity investees

 

2,390

 

 

1,540

 

 

35.6

%

 

5,019

 

 

11,156

 

 

122.3

%

Net (loss) income

 

(616,289

)

 

422,838

 

 

(168.6

)%

 

(2,043,030

)

 

(1,657,772

)

 

(18.9

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Loss) Earnings per share attributable to Sea
   Limited's ordinary shareholders:
    Basic

 

(1.12

)

 

0.76

 

 

(167.9

)%

 

(3.84

)

 

(2.96

)

 

(22.9

)%

Diluted

 

(1.12

)

 

0.72

 

 

(164.3

)%

 

(3.84

)

 

(2.96

)

 

(22.9

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in deferred revenue of Digital
   Entertainment

 

(333,300

)

 

(405,262

)

 

21.6

%

 

276,352

 

 

(1,125,294

)

 

(507.2

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA for Digital

   Entertainment (1)

 

602,565

 

 

258,233

 

 

(57.1

)%

 

2,775,957

 

 

1,313,091

 

 

(52.7

)%

Adjusted EBITDA for E-commerce (1)

 

(877,737

)

 

196,146

 

 

(122.3

)%

 

(2,554,221

)

 

(1,690,554

)

 

(33.8

)%

Adjusted EBITDA for Digital
   Financial Services (1)

 

(149,813

)

 

75,601

 

 

(150.5

)%

 

(616,924

)

 

(228,560

)

 

(63.0

)%

Adjusted EBITDA for Other Services (1)

 

(56,859

)

 

(25,437

)

 

(55.3

)%

 

(170,211

)

 

(239,149

)

 

40.5

%

Unallocated expenses (2)

 

(10,296

)

 

(8,887

)

 

(13.7

)%

 

(28,196

)

 

(32,962

)

 

16.9

%

Total adjusted EBITDA (1)

 

(492,140

)

 

495,656

 

 

(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$1.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021. The table below sets forth the breakdown of the sales and marketing expenses of our major reporting segments. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars ("$").

 

 

For the Three Months
ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

2021

 

2022

 

YOY%

Sales and Marketing Expenses

 

$

 

$

 

 

Digital Entertainment

 

109,625

 

43,262

 

(60.5

)%

E-commerce

 

840,727

 

379,369

 

(54.9

)%

Digital Financial Services

 

228,729

 

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$3.8 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2021. The table below sets forth the breakdown of the sales and marketing expenses of our major reporting segments. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars ("$").

 

For the Full Year
ended December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

2022

 

YOY%

Sales and Marketing Expenses

$

 

$

 

 

Digital Entertainment

357,106

 

268,061

 

(24.9

)%

E-commerce

2,630,401

 

2,328,636

 

(11.5

)%

Digital Financial Services

742,702

 

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
8:30 PM Singapore / Hong Kong Time on March 7, 2023

 

Webcast link:

 

https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=xHK3DVEZ

 

Dial in numbers:

 

US Toll Free: 1-888-317-6003

Hong Kong: 800-963-976

 

 

International: 1-412-317-6061

Singapore: 800-120-5863

 

 

United Kingdom: 08-082-389-063

 

 

Passcode for Participants:

 

6144794

 

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.

 

For the Three Months ended December 31, 2022

 

Digital
Entertainment

E-
commerce

Digital
Financial
Services

Other
Services(1)

Unallocated
expenses(2)

Consolidated

 

$

$

$

$

$

$

Operating income (loss)

400,165

 

109,486

 

61,841

 

(28,714

)

(199,914

)

342,864

 

Net effect of changes in deferred
   revenue and its related cost

(331,321

)

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(331,321

)

Depreciation and Amortization

11,726

 

86,660

 

13,760

 

3,277

 

-

 

115,423

 

Share-based compensation

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

191,027

 

191,027

 

Impairment of goodwill

177,663

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

177,663

 

Adjusted EBITDA

258,233

 

196,146

 

75,601

 

(25,437

)

(8,887

)

495,656

 

 

 

For the Three Months ended December 31, 2021

 

Digital
Entertainment

E-
commerce

Digital
Financial
Services

Other
Services(1)

Unallocated
expenses(2)

Consolidated

 

$

$

$

$

$

$

Operating income (loss)

858,831

 

(941,028

)

(157,647

)

(59,138

)

(143,093

)

(442,075

)

Net effect of changes in deferred
   revenue and its related cost

(266,399

)

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(266,399

)

Depreciation and Amortization

10,133

 

63,291

 

7,834

 

2,279

 

-

 

83,537

 

Share-based compensation

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

132,797

 

132,797

 

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.

 

For the Full Year ended December 31, 2022

 

Digital
Entertainment

 

E-
commerce

 

Digital
Financial
Services

 

Other
Services(1)

 

Unallocated
expenses(2)

 

Consolidated

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

Operating income (loss)

1,971,416

 

 

(2,013,360

)

 

(277,264

)

 

(252,162

)

 

(916,138

)

 

(1,487,508

)

Net effect of changes in deferred
   revenue and its related cost

(879,809

)

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

(879,809

)

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
Entertainment

 

E-
commerce

 

Digital
Financial
Services

 

Other
Services(1)

 

Unallocated
expenses(2)

 

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
   revenue and its related cost

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
ended December 31,

 

For the Year
ended December 31,

 

 

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
   share of results of equity investees

 

(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
   Limited's ordinary shareholders

 

(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)
   earnings per share computation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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
   $5,772 and $12,818, as of December 31, 2021 and 2022
   respectively

 

388,308

 

268,814

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

1,401,863

 

1,798,651

Loans receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of
   $91,504 and $236,797, as of December 31, 2021 and
   2022 respectively

 

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
   $6,172 and $2,022, as of December 31, 2021 and 2022
   respectively

 

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
December 31,

 

For the Year ended
December 31,

 

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) generated from
   operating activities

 

(304,824

)

 

319,691

 

 

208,649

 

 

(1,055,692

)

Net cash (used in) generated from
investing activities

 

(1,775,510

)

 

51,522

 

 

(3,767,273

)

 

(2,428,809

)

Net cash generated from (used in)
   financing activities

 

385,993

 

 

(513,711

)

 

7,401,589

 

 

400,256

 

Effect of foreign exchange rate changes
   on cash, cash equivalents and
   restricted cash

 

6,509

 

 

109,112

 

 

(58,218

)

 

(143,511

)

Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash
   equivalents and restricted cash

 

(1,687,832

)

 

(33,386

)

 

3,784,747

 

 

(3,227,756

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted
   cash at beginning of the period

 

12,525,972

 

 

7,643,770

 

 

7,053,393

 

 

10,838,140

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted
   cash at end of the period (1)

 

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
Entertainment

E-
commerce

Digital
Financial
Services

Other
Services(1)

Unallocated
expenses(2)

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
Entertainment

E-
commerce

Digital
Financial
Services

Other
Services(1)

Unallocated
expenses(2)

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
Entertainment

E-
commerce

Digital
Financial
Services

Other
Services(1)

Unallocated
expenses(2)

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
Entertainment

E-
commerce

Digital
Financial
Services

Other
Services(1)

Unallocated
expenses(2)

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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