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Sea Ltd-ADR · Q1 2025 earnings

Q1 2025 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

Sea Limited swings to $411M profit as revenue climbs 30% across Shopee, Monee and Garena

Sea Limited reported first quarter 2025 total GAAP revenue of $4.84 billion, up 29.6% year over year, with gross profit rising 43.9% to $2.24 billion and net income of $410.8 million versus a $23.0 million net loss a year ago. Diluted earnings per share were $0.65 compared with a $0.04 loss in Q1 2024, while total adjusted EBITDA more than doubled to $946.5 million. Shopee revenue grew 28.7% to $3.12 billion on record GMV of $28.6 billion; digital financial services revenue surged 57.6% to $787.1 million as Monee scaled lending; and Garena bookings jumped 51.4% on a strong Free Fire collaboration. Management said the strong start increases confidence in achieving full-year guidance.

  • Total GAAP revenue was $4.84 billion, up 29.6%, with net income of $410.8 million.
  • Diluted EPS was $0.65 versus a $0.04 loss; adjusted EBITDA was $946.5 million (+136%).
  • Shopee GMV hit $28.6 billion (+21.5%) with e-commerce revenue of $3.12 billion.
  • Digital financial services revenue rose 57.6% to $787.1 million; Garena bookings grew 51.4%.
  • Management cited a strong start to the year and confidence in full-year guidance.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$4.84B

Previous: $3.73B+29.9%
EPS (adj)

$0.65

Previous: -$0.04+1725.0%
Total adjusted EBITDA

$947M

No prior period
Shopee GMV

$28.6B

No prior period
Gross orders

3.1B

No prior period
Net Income

$411M

Previous: -$23.6M+1840.0%
Operating Income

$456M

Previous: $27.1M+1586.9%
Gross Profit

$2.24B

Previous: $1.55B+44.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Sea · Revenue · Quarterly

$4.84B

Q1 2025+29.9%vs Q1 2024
Beat estimate in 9 of 14 quarters(64%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Management said the strong Q1 performance increases confidence in achieving previously issued full-year guidance across Shopee, Monee and Garena.

Tailwinds

  • Return to meaningful net profitability
  • Adjusted EBITDA more than doubled year over year

Headwinds

  • Provision for credit losses rose 74% to $281.9 million as lending scales

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2025

Historical avgQ1 2025

+1.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

+3.3%

Avg return

5 days after

+5.3%

Avg return

30 days after

63%

20 / 32 earnings

Positive

+37.5%

Q4 2018

Best reaction

-28.8%

Q2 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2025-23.4%-4.5%-2.5%
Q3 2025-8.3%+2.4%-12.1%
Q1 2025+8.1%+13.4%+8.6%
Q4 2024+7.1%+9.9%-2.8%
Q3 2024+7.7%+5.6%+20.3%
Q2 2024+14.8%+17.8%+18.2%
Q1 2024+6.5%+14.4%+15.7%
Q4 2023+9.2%+13.1%+3.9%
Q3 2023-16.4%-18.4%-18.2%
Q2 2023-28.8%-32.0%-29.9%
Q1 2023-17.8%-21.2%-28.6%
Q4 2022+21.5%+11.8%+28.0%
Q3 2022+28.3%+24.3%+33.3%
Q2 2022-19.4%-24.8%-32.5%
Q1 2022+5.5%+13.3%-1.8%
Q4 2021-19.1%-33.1%-17.7%
Q3 2021-8.3%-9.6%-37.5%
Q2 2021+9.7%+6.5%+18.0%
Q1 2021+3.6%+12.6%+29.4%
Q4 2020+1.1%-7.5%-4.9%
Q3 2020-7.3%+2.7%+11.1%
Q2 2020+12.1%+9.8%+11.0%
Q1 2020+10.2%+27.5%+72.4%
Q4 2019+9.3%+4.8%-7.2%
Q3 2019+13.5%+17.4%+20.3%
Q2 2019-11.7%-14.5%-11.5%
Q1 2019+22.1%+16.2%+25.2%
Q4 2018+37.5%+45.9%+48.0%
Q3 2018+0.8%+1.6%-13.5%
Q2 2018+10.3%+27.9%+45.8%
Q1 2018-10.0%-12.1%-8.1%
Q3 2017-9.8%-14.3%-10.4%
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