🔒 Tencent strikes back with strong results – The Wall Street Journal
Chinese gaming giant Tencent, which has been a star investment for Naspers, has been under pressure recently – its share price has fallen on growth fears.
Chinese gaming giant Tencent, which has been a star investment for Naspers, has been under pressure recently – its share price has fallen on growth fears.
Government regulations are impacting on the business, says The Economist in response to a Chinese business news site article that asks: “Who is killing Tencent?”.
Chinese online game giant and core Naspers holding Tencent is looking to offer parents a helping hand by limiting gaming time for children under 12.
Naspers attracted global attention earlier this year when it sold down a chunk of its Tencent stake, building itself a huge, $10 billion war chest.
Naspers has been having a rough ride over the last few weeks and there’s one likely culprit to blame: Tencent, which has seen its share price slump lately.
The $220bn rout in shares of Tencent Holdings has entered uncharted territory, something that should spark concern for Naspers’ shareholders.
During the past month, the release of the first live rounds in the US/China trade war weighed on the portfolio’s two Chinese stocks, while growing Capital Hill pressure on big tech together plus the summonsing of Google’s CEO to Washington hurt Alphabet.
For the most disappointing stock trade in the world this year, step forward Tencent Holdings Ltd.
Dawid Krige calculates Tencent stock on a forward profit multiple of 20 times – good value for a business growing at 40% a year. So no need to panic. Yet.
In this fascinating analysis of the global gaming industry, First Avenue Investment Management analysts explain why they don’t believe it is game over for Tencent.