Soochow Securities·2025-11-18 05:32Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for Tencent Holdings [3][39] Core Views - The company continues to release strong performance and possesses significant business barriers. The integration of AI is enhancing the company's gaming and advertising business, leading to continuous breakthroughs in models and applications [3][39] - The overall ecosystem of the company remains robust, with revenue growth in online gaming, social platforms, advertising, and fintech [3][39] Summary by Sections 1. Revenue and Profit Performance - In Q3 2025, the company achieved total revenue of 192.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 15%, exceeding Bloomberg's consensus estimate of 188.8 billion yuan. Non-IFRS net profit reached 70.6 billion yuan, up 18% year-on-year, also surpassing expectations [9][14] - The overall gross margin for Q3 was 56%, an increase of 2.6 percentage points year-on-year [36] 1.1 Online Gaming Revenue - Q3 2025 online gaming revenue was 63.6 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22.8%. Domestic gaming revenue was 42.8 billion yuan, up 15%, exceeding expectations [19][20] 1.2 Social Network Revenue - Q3 2025 social network revenue was 32.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.5%, driven by growth in mini-game platform service fees and paid membership revenues [23] 1.3 Advertising Revenue - Q3 2025 advertising revenue was 36.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21%, benefiting from increased ad exposure and AI-driven improvements in ad effectiveness [25] 1.4 Fintech and Enterprise Services Revenue - Q3 2025 fintech and enterprise services revenue was 58.2 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 9.6%, supported by growth in consumer loan services and business payment activities [27] 2. User Engagement Metrics - The combined monthly active users (MAU) of WeChat reached 400 million, a year-on-year increase of 2%. QQ's mobile MAU was 517 million, down 8% year-on-year [30] 3. Margin Improvements - All business segments saw improvements in gross margins, with the advertising business achieving a gross margin of 57%, up 4.0 percentage points year-on-year [36] 4. AI Investment Impact - Increased investment in AI has led to higher sales and management expenses, with sales expenses rising to 11.5 billion yuan, up 22% year-on-year [37] 5. Earnings Forecast and Valuation - The report forecasts adjusted net profits of 255.5 billion yuan, 285.8 billion yuan, and 318.2 billion yuan for 2025, 2026, and 2027, respectively, with corresponding PE ratios of 21, 19, and 17 times [39]