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Sea Limited American Depositary Shares, each representing one Class A Ordinary Share logo

Sea Limited American Depositary Shares, each representing one

Consumer Cyclical

$95.30
+2.59%
Market cap $58.4B

Sea started as a gaming business, Garena, but in 2015 expanded into e-commerce. Sea operates Southeast Asia's largest e-commerce company, Shopee, in terms of gross merchandise value.

It is a $58.4B consumer company. Revenue grew 36.4% over the last year, it keeps 7¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and it holds more cash than debt. It trades at 34.7× earnings — in the cheapest third of its own history.

Website
sea.com
Employees
102 700
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Moved +3.5% on Oct 9, 20262.4σ — unusual for this stock

Skills

Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.

Valuation77Growth50Profitability57Health55Quality77Moat38

Strong valuation and quality; Moat lags behind.

Valuation77
  • P/E vs own history10th pct · 25/25
  • FCF yield7.2% · 20/25
  • P/S2.1x · 20/25
  • EV/EBITDA24.3x · 12/25
Growth50
  • Revenue CAGR23.2% · 25/25
  • Net income CAGRn/a · 0/25
  • EPS CAGR ~5Yn/a · 0/25
  • Fwd implied growth33.1% · 25/25
Profitability57
  • ROIC19.5% · 20/25
  • ROE13.5% · 12/25
  • Net margin6.9% · 13/25
  • Operating margin8.3% · 12/25
Health55
  • Altman Z2.89 · 18/25
  • Current ratio1.49 · 12/25
  • Interest coverage-6.1x · 0/25
  • Net cash / debtNet cash · 25/25
Quality77
  • Piotroski F6/9 · 15/25
  • Beneish M-2.87 · 25/25
  • FCF conversion267% · 25/25
  • Margin stabilityσ 9.1% · 12/25
Moat38
  • ROIC >12% years1/5 yrs · 0/25
  • Median gross margin42.8% · 20/25
  • FCF-positive years4/5 yrs · 18/25
  • Worst-year net marginworst -20.6% · 0/25

How the scores work →

Experience

The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.

  1. FY2025Financial
    Best year on record
    $1.58B net income
  2. FY2023Financial
    Turned profitable
    $151M net income after a loss year
  3. FY2022Financial
    Revenue crossed $10B
    $12.4B for the year
  4. FY2021Financial
    Revenue already above $1B
    $9.96B in first reported year

Achievements

Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.

#22 largest of 99 Consumer Cyclical companies by market cap
$10 000 invested in 2021 would be worth ~$2 857 today — price return only
$22.9B revenue in FY2025
Revenue up 36.4% year over year
Profitable 3 years in a row
Positive free cash flow 4 years in a row
102 700 employees
ROIC of 19.5%

Strengths & watch-outs

What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.

Strengths

  • High gross margin (44.3%)
  • Revenue growing 36.4% year over year
  • Strong cash conversion — FCF is 18.3% of revenue
  • Net cash position after subtracting debt from cash
  • High returns on invested capital (ROIC 19.5%)

Watch-outs

  • Thin interest coverage (-6.1×)
  • Loss-making in 2 of the recent years

Qualifications

The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.

8 of 10 checks passed
  • Revenue growing+36.4% YoY
  • Profitable$1.58B FY2025
  • Profit growing+255.2% YoY
  • Generates cash$4.21B FY2025
  • Debt under controlmore cash than debt
  • Established company$58.4B market cap
  • Not printing shares+12.7% shares over ~5y
  • Proven track record3/5 profitable years
  • Financially stableAltman Z 2.9 — grey
  • Pays a dividendno data
  • Valuation not extremeP/E 34.7
Peer comparisonSea Limited American Depositary Shares, each representing one vs 6 largest consumer cyclical peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾
CompanyMarket capP/ERevenue growthNet marginProfile
SE this company$58.4B34.7+36.4%6.9%Solid
AMZN Amazon.Com Inc$2.8T20.9+15.8%17.4%Mixed
TSLA Tesla, Inc.$1.5T397.1+11.8%3.7%Strong
NFLX NetFlix Inc$292.8B21.4+16.0%28.2%Solid
HD Home Depot, Inc.$290.4B20.4-16.0%8.7%Solid
DIS The Walt Disney Company$186.5B21.7+4.6%8.7%Solid
MCD McDonald's Corporation$166.9B18.9+6.3%31.7%Strained

Head-to-head: SE vs AMZN · SE vs TSLA · SE vs NFLX

References

What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.

Strong buy 14Buy 20Hold 3

Appendix · Financial records

The full statements behind this CV, FY2021–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.

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Figures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $95.30 · market cap $58.4B.