BILI Q3 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Increase Y/Y, Shares Up

Core Insights - Bilibili (BILI) reported third-quarter 2024 non-GAAP earnings of 8 cents per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 20%, while revenues increased to $1.02 billion, surpassing the estimate by 0.76% [1] - The company's shares have appreciated 52.8% year to date, outperforming the Zacks Computer & Technology sector, which returned 29.3% [2] Revenue Breakdown - Revenues from mobile games, accounting for 24.9% of total revenues, increased 83.8% year over year to RMB 1.82 billion [3] - Value Added Services (VAS) revenues, making up 38.6% of total revenues, increased 8.7% year over year to RMB 2.82 billion [3] - Advertising revenues, which represent 28.7% of total revenues, increased 27.8% year over year to RMB 2.09 billion [3] - Revenues from IP Derivatives and others, comprising 7.8% of total revenues, decreased 2.2% year over year to RMB 567.31 million [3] Operating Performance - The gross profit margin improved to 34.9% from 25% in the year-ago quarter [4] - Research and development (R&D) expenses decreased 15% year over year to RMB 906.1 million, representing 12.4% of sales, a decrease of 600 basis points [4] - Sales & Marketing (S&M) expenses increased 21.2% year over year to RMB 1.2 billion, accounting for 16.5% of sales, a decrease of 60 basis points [4] - General & Administrative (G&A) expenses increased 1.3% year over year to RMB 505.4 million, representing 6.9% of sales, a decrease of 170 basis points [5] - Total operating expenses were RMB 2.61 billion, up 2.2% from the year-ago quarter, with a non-GAAP loss from operations of RMB 272.2 million, improved from RMB 755.4 million in the prior year [5] Financial Position - As of September 30, 2024, cash and cash equivalents totaled RMB 11.7 billion, up from RMB 8.76 billion as of June 30, 2024 [6] - Total debt decreased to RMB 5.02 billion from RMB 5.58 billion as of June 30, 2024 [6] - Cash flow from operating activities was RMB 2.23 billion for the reported quarter, significantly up from RMB 277.4 million in the prior quarter [7] Market Position - BILI currently holds a Zacks Rank 2 (Buy) [8] - Other top-ranked stocks in the sector include Tuya (TUYA), NVIDIA (NVDA), and NetApp (NTAP) [8]