Equity Analyst, LightStream Research

Shifara Samsudeen, ACMA, CGMA

A chartered management accountant with more than 10 years of rich experience in investment research and financial analysis. Worked as an equity analyst for one of the world's largest asset managers with USD2.5trn in AUM covering numerous sectors including chemicals, retail, tech, autos, telco, real-estate and banks, globally. Experienced in fundamental equity research, industry research, commodity studies, forensic accounting, and due diligence reviews.

Equity Analyst

Kuaishou: Livestreaming E-Commerce Expands and Losses to Narrow; Further Upside Seems Likely

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Tencent: 4Q2021 Earnings to Soften with Decelerating Games Growth and Weak Ad Revenue

Bilibili: Mobile Games Decline and Losses Expand but Other Verticals Continue to Grow

Bilibili: Mobile Games Resumes Growth; Losses Widening in 3Q Is in Line with Peers

Tencent: Is More Fintech Restructuring On Its Way?

Battle Lines Drawn As BABA Builds Out First/Last-Mile Capacity; But Who Will Fund 75+ Bn CNY CapEx?

Long-Short Analysis on Japan, Asia and the World

LightStream Research

LightStream conducts quantitatively rigorous and data-driven analysis with a focus on Japan and Asia.

We consistently cover the Tech, Consumer and Industrial sectors, and provide ECM and Events coverage more broadly.

We supplement traditional qualitative insights from company relationships with a robust quantitative foundation that examines as much historical data as is available.
We further refine the accuracy of our insights and calls through the use of alternative data to flesh out current trends, and through a valuation framework that emphasises non-superficial peer group selection and a proper attempt to understand the metrics and changes that have driven security valuations in the past.

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Bilibili launched a shopping cart feature (Xiaohuangche) recently on its livestreaming platform which enables users to purchase goods while watching a live-stream.</li>
<li>This comes at a time; China’s common prosperity crackdown has set its eyes on livestreaming e-commerce.</li>
<li>Bilibili has been looking at ways to improve its monetisation to reduce losses, but we think the new initiative will likely add further pressure on deteriorating margins.</li>
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Bilibili launched a shopping cart feature (Xiaohuangche) recently on its livestreaming platform which enables users to purchase goods while watching a live-stream.
This comes at a time; China’s common prosperity crackdown has set its eyes on livestreaming e-commerce.
Bilibili has been looking at ways to improve its monetisation to reduce losses, but we think the new initiative will likely add further pressure on deteriorating margins.


Bilibili Makes a Late Entry into Livestreaming E-Commerce; Timing Is Not Just Right