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Why Tencent as a Company Looks Very Expensive Now
By Investmoolah  •  June 4, 2022
Tencent released its 1Q results and its core business performance does not look good. What has supported its earnings are selling stakes in its past successful investments in other companies Effects of Asset Sales Based on 1Q results, we can see excluding the gains from selling part of its holding in Sea Holdings, Tencent's core business only made about RMB 11 billion. Similarly in Q4 of FY 2021, if the effects of its asset sales are excluded, Tencent's core business earns about RMB 10-11 billion. The 2 latest quarterly results reflects the new normal for Tencent post China's government regulations. What is propping Tencent is its continuous monetization of past investments. Fortunately, it has made numerous good investments such as in Tesla and Sea Group, hence despite these 2 fall in share prices, Tencent's investments in them are still in the green. However, share sales is not a recurring item...
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By Investmoolah
A total otaku who loves anime, investing and the occasional K-drama. My financial journey begun at the age of 22 and has revolved around the concepts of "Working Hard", "Saving Well" and "Investing Wisely". Through my journey, I have realized that financial literacy is something we have learnt little during our school days but is one of the most useful and relevant skill that we have to be equipped to take on the real world. Concepts such as compounding and "common sense investing" are skills that will place us ahead of the race to retirement ...
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