Sea Limited reports Q4 EPS 39c, consensus 69c

Reports Q4 revenue $5.0B, consensus $4.63B. “We delivered a great 2024 with all three businesses going back to strong, double-digit growth, exceeding our original guidance. It was also our second consecutive year of annual positive profit, with all three of our businesses recording positive adjusted EBITDA,” said CEO Forrest Li. “GMV grew 28% year-on-year to surpass $100B, and we achieved adjusted EBITDA profitability in both Asia and Brazil. We remain confident about our ability to continue delivering profitable growth in 2025 and expect Shopee’s full year 2025 GMV growth to be around 20%, with improving profitability. We delivered exceptional loan book growth of more than 60% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, surpassing $5B as of the end of 2024, making us one of the largest consumer lending businesses in Southeast Asia. While we have scaled fast, risk management remains to be our top operational priority. In 2025, we expect loan book size to grow meaningfully faster than Shopee’s GMV annual growth rate, as we improve credit penetration both on- and off-Shopee. 2024 was a great year for Garena, marking Free Fire’s remarkable comeback with annual bookings growing at 34% year-on-year. Looking ahead into 2025, we will continue scaling our user base and broadening our content offerings. We now expect Garena to grow double digit year-on-year, for both user base and bookings in 2025.”