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

Tencent: Domestic Gaming Returns to Growth

Grab: Strong Earnings Beat Fails to Impress Market as Growth Rates Decelerating

Kuaishou 1Q2023: Upbeat Quarter with a Small Share Buyback

Freee: User Acquisition Strategy Paying Off

TME: Social Entertainment Losing Its Importance with Top Line Growth Keep Declining

Tencent: Internet VAS Business Still Playing Catch Up

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>Tencent Music reported 1Q2023 results. Revenue increased 5.4% YoY to RMB7.0bn (vs consensus RMB6.9bn) while adj. OP more than doubled to RMB1.09bn (vs consensus RMB1.13bn) vs RMB518m in 1Q2022.</li>
<li>Online music services revenue grew 33.8% driven by strong growth in both paying users and monthly ARPU. Social Entertainment further declined during the quarter.</li>
<li>1Q2023 earnings were primarily driven by Online music services and we do not expect a recovery in social entertainment segment’s earnings in the short-term.</li>
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Tencent Music reported 1Q2023 results. Revenue increased 5.4% YoY to RMB7.0bn (vs consensus RMB6.9bn) while adj. OP more than doubled to RMB1.09bn (vs consensus RMB1.13bn) vs RMB518m in 1Q2022.
Online music services revenue grew 33.8% driven by strong growth in both paying users and monthly ARPU. Social Entertainment further declined during the quarter.
1Q2023 earnings were primarily driven by Online music services and we do not expect a recovery in social entertainment segment’s earnings in the short-term.


TME: Online Music Drives Earnings; No Recovery in Sight for Social Entertainment Yet