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<ul><li>Tencent remains on track of margins expansion, underpinned by increased revenue contribution from high-margin businesses and operating leverage.</li><li>The company is also committed to enhancing shareholder return, with daily share repurchase amount reaching HK$1bn (c.13% of average daily turnover) since 4Q23 earning release in March.</li><li>For 1Q24E, we forecast total revenue to increase by 6% YoY to RMB158.6bn, while non-IFRS net income to grow by 31% YoY to RMB43.1bn, primarily driven by the solid GPM expansion (+c.3ppt YoY). </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Tencent remains on track of margins expansion, underpinned by increased revenue contribution from high-margin businesses and operating leverage.The company is also committed to enhancing shareholder return, with daily share repurchase amount reaching HK$1bn (c.13% of average daily turnover) since 4Q23 earning release in March.For 1Q24E, we forecast total revenue to increase by 6% YoY to RMB158.6bn, while non-IFRS net income to grow by 31% YoY to RMB43.1bn, primarily driven by the solid GPM expansion (+c.3ppt YoY). Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Tencent (700 HK) - Expect Solid Earnings Growth and Enhancing Shareholder Return in FY24

<ul><li>Tencent announced its 4Q23 results on 20 Mar: total revenue grew by 7% YoY to RMB155.2bn in 4Q23, largely in line with our/consensus estimate of RMB156.1/157.4bn.</li><li>Non-IFRS net income was up by 44% YoY to RMB42.7bn in 4Q23, ahead of our/consensus estimate of RMB40.0/42.0bn, mainly due to solid GPM expansion (+7.3ppt YoY).</li><li>FY23 total revenue grew by 10% YoY to RMB609.0bn, and non-IFRS net income increased by 36% YoY to RMB157.7bn. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Tencent announced its 4Q23 results on 20 Mar: total revenue grew by 7% YoY to RMB155.2bn in 4Q23, largely in line with our/consensus estimate of RMB156.1/157.4bn.Non-IFRS net income was up by 44% YoY to RMB42.7bn in 4Q23, ahead of our/consensus estimate of RMB40.0/42.0bn, mainly due to solid GPM expansion (+7.3ppt YoY).FY23 total revenue grew by 10% YoY to RMB609.0bn, and non-IFRS net income increased by 36% YoY to RMB157.7bn. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Tencent (700 HK) - Unleashing Business Model Advantages

<ul><li>We expect Tencent will continue to deliver quality earnings growth in 4Q23E and 2024E, supported by its operating leverage capacity, improving competitive positions in core business segments and incremental contribution from Weixin ecosystem innovation.</li><li>We expect non-IFRS NPM to rise from 21% in FY22 to 28% in FY25E, on favourable revenue mix shift to higher margin business (e.g. Weixin Video Account and mini games) and opex control.</li><li>Despite the potential slowdown in games revenue growth due to seasonality of monetization (especially in 4Q23), we are upbeat on Tencent’s long-term leadership in domestic games market and capability to address overseas games market. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

We expect Tencent will continue to deliver quality earnings growth in 4Q23E and 2024E, supported by its operating leverage capacity, improving competitive positions in core business segments and incremental contribution from Weixin ecosystem innovation.We expect non-IFRS NPM to rise from 21% in FY22 to 28% in FY25E, on favourable revenue mix shift to higher margin business (e.g. Weixin Video Account and mini games) and opex control.Despite the potential slowdown in games revenue growth due to seasonality of monetization (especially in 4Q23), we are upbeat on Tencent’s long-term leadership in domestic games market and capability to address overseas games market. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Tencent (700 HK) - Weixin Monetization Shows Continuous Progression

<ul><li>Tencent reported 3Q23 financial results on 15 Nov: total revenue grew 10% YoY to RMB154.6bn, inline with our/consensus estimate.</li><li>Non-IFRS net income grew by 39% YoY to RMB44.9bn in 3Q23, beating our/consensus estimate by 11/12%, mainly due to the solid GPM expansion across business lines.</li><li>3Q23 GPM expanded by 5.2ppt YoY to 49.5% (vs. consensus’ 47.5%) on the strong operating leverage and incremental revenue from higher-margin innovative businesses (i.e. Mini Games and Video Accounts etc). </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Tencent reported 3Q23 financial results on 15 Nov: total revenue grew 10% YoY to RMB154.6bn, inline with our/consensus estimate.Non-IFRS net income grew by 39% YoY to RMB44.9bn in 3Q23, beating our/consensus estimate by 11/12%, mainly due to the solid GPM expansion across business lines.3Q23 GPM expanded by 5.2ppt YoY to 49.5% (vs. consensus’ 47.5%) on the strong operating leverage and incremental revenue from higher-margin innovative businesses (i.e. Mini Games and Video Accounts etc). Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Tencent  (700 HK) – 3Q23 Earnings Beat on Strong Operating Leverage and Business Innovation

<ul><li>Tencent will report 3Q23 financial results on 15 Nov.</li><li>We expect 3Q23 total revenue/adjusted net income to grow by 10/26% YoY to RMB153.5/40.6bn (consensus estimates: RMB155.5/39.8bn). For 3Q23E, we forecast games/ads/fintech &amp; business services (FBS) revenue to grow by 7/23/12% YoY.</li><li>Supported by operating leverage improvement from its consumer internet business segments, Tencent is able to deliver solid earnings growth amid macro headwinds. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Tencent will report 3Q23 financial results on 15 Nov.We expect 3Q23 total revenue/adjusted net income to grow by 10/26% YoY to RMB153.5/40.6bn (consensus estimates: RMB155.5/39.8bn). For 3Q23E, we forecast games/ads/fintech &amp; business services (FBS) revenue to grow by 7/23/12% YoY.Supported by operating leverage improvement from its consumer internet business segments, Tencent is able to deliver solid earnings growth amid macro headwinds. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Tencent (700 HK) – Expect Steady 3Q23 Despite Macro Uncertainty

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Tencent (700 HK) - Expect Solid Earnings Growth and Enhancing Shareholder Return in FY24

Tencent remains on track of margins expansion, underpinned by increased revenue contribution from high-margin businesses and operating leverage.

CMB International

Tencent (700 HK) - Unleashing Business Model Advantages

Tencent announced its 4Q23 results on 20 Mar: total revenue grew by 7% YoY to RMB155.2bn in 4Q23, largely in line with our/consensus estimate of...

CMB International

Tencent (700 HK) - Weixin Monetization Shows Continuous Progression

We expect Tencent will continue to deliver quality earnings growth in 4Q23E and 2024E, supported by its operating leverage capacity, improving...

CMB International

Tencent (700 HK) – 3Q23 Earnings Beat on Strong Operating Leverage and Business Innovation

Tencent reported 3Q23 financial results on 15 Nov: total revenue grew 10% YoY to RMB154.6bn, inline with our/consensus estimate.

CMB International

Tencent (700 HK) – Expect Steady 3Q23 Despite Macro Uncertainty

Supported by operating leverage improvement from its consumer internet business segments, Tencent is able to deliver solid earnings growth amid...

CMB International