Sea Limited Q3 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Increase Y/Y

Core Insights - Sea Limited (SE) reported adjusted earnings of 78 cents per share in Q3 2025, a 44.4% increase year-over-year, but missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 24.27% [1] - Revenues reached $6 billion, up 38.3% year-over-year, driven by growth in e-commerce and digital financial services, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.35% [1] E-commerce Performance - E-commerce service revenues totaled $4.3 billion, reflecting a 34.9% year-over-year increase, including GAAP marketplace revenues of $3.8 billion and GAAP product revenues of $0.5 billion [3] - Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) increased by 28.4% year-over-year to $32.2 billion, with gross orders reaching 3.6 billion, also a 28.4% increase [4] Digital Entertainment Segment - Digital Entertainment revenues were $653 million, marking a 31.2% year-over-year growth, driven by an increase in active users and paying user penetration [2] - Quarterly active users reached 670.8 million, up 6.7% year-over-year, while paying users increased by 31.2% to 65.9 million, raising the paying user ratio to 9.8% from 8% [2] Digital Financial Services - Revenues surged 60.8% year-over-year to $989.9 million, driven by a loan book growth to $7.9 billion, up 69.8% [5] - Non-performing loans over 90 days remained stable at 1.1% of total consumer and SME loans, indicating strong credit quality [5] Financial Metrics - Gross profit increased 39.7% year-over-year to $2.6 billion, with gross margin expanding by 40 basis points to 43.4% [7] - Adjusted EBITDA climbed 68% to $874 million, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 14.6%, expanding 260 basis points year-over-year [8][9] Cash Flow and Balance Sheet - As of September 30, 2025, cash and cash equivalents stood at $3.07 billion, up from $2.17 billion as of June 30, 2025 [11] - The company generated $1.18 billion in cash from operating activities in the reported quarter, compared to $1.62 billion in the previous quarter [11]