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Eric Chen

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<li>1Q massive beat was driven by TEMU, higher-than expected take rates and other income, in order of importance. </li>
<li>We remain confident PDD's China online marketplace business will face increasing growth headwinds, but also acknowledge that TEMU has been growing on track with lower-than-expected losses.</li>
<li>Earnings growth from PDD's domestic business will be largely offset by losses incurred by TEMU for 2023. Strong 1Q has not fundamentally changed deceleration trend of full-year bottom-line growth trajectory. </li>
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1Q massive beat was driven by TEMU, higher-than expected take rates and other income, in order of importance. 
We remain confident PDD's China online marketplace business will face increasing growth headwinds, but also acknowledge that TEMU has been growing on track with lower-than-expected losses.
Earnings growth from PDD's domestic business will be largely offset by losses incurred by TEMU for 2023. Strong 1Q has not fundamentally changed deceleration trend of full-year bottom-line growth trajectory. 


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