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Earnings First Take: 1Q23 revenue beat, games and Fintech recovered faster than expected (+ve) Revenue increased by 11% to Rmb145bn, 3% higher than market expectations
The outperformance was driven by faster-than-expected recovery in fintech and online games
Non-IFRS net profit increased by 27% to Rmb32.5bn, largely in line
Maintain BUY with TP of HK$509
What’s New
Revenue increased by 11% to Rmb145bn, 3% higher than market expectations.
Segment wise, online game revenue grew by 11% y-o-y or 16% q-o-q to Rmb48.3bn. In terms of geographical performance, domestic game revenue increased by 6% to Rmb35bn, mainly driven by the robust performance of flagship games during the Chinese New Year. International game revenue increased by 25% to Rmb13bn, or grew 16% if excluding the currency impact, faster than market expectations.
Fintech and business services (FBS) revenue increased by 14% to Rmb48.7bn, mainly driven by the strong rebound in offline commercial payment activities after reopening.
Online ad revenue increased by 17% to Rmb21bn, driven by the addition of video accounts as a new advertising revenue stream and increasing ad spend from key advertisers.
Operating margin contracted by 0.5ppt y-o-y to 27%, due to increased marketing expenses and promotion activities for the launch of new games.
Income tax expense rose by 118% to Rmb11.5 bn (vs Rmb5bn in 1Q22), mainly due to one-time adjustment for deferred taxes related to an overseas subsidiary.
Non-IFRS net profit increased by 27% to Rmb32.5bn, largely in line with market expectations. If excluding one-off tax adjustment of c.Rmb4bn, adjusted Non-IFRS net profit should be higher than consensus.
Our View:
We expect a positive share price reaction on stronger revenue growth in 1Q23.
The revenue beat was mainly driven by the faster-than-expected recovery of fintech and online games. Online games resumed positive growth after four quarters of decline. We believe the robust growth momentum will be sustained in the coming quarters, supported by the launch of new games at home and overseas.
Tencent is currently trading at c.20x FY23 PE, 1.4x SD below the five-year historical average of 25x. Maintain BUY with TP of HK$509, premised on 29x FY23 PE.
Source: DBS
https://www.dbs.com/insightsdirect/comp ... ecid=14394
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