GAAP Profitability Turnaround and Financials

Sea Ltd (SE) stock is a large conglomerate operating in key emerging markets like Southeast Asia and Latin America, primarily in e-commerce (Shopee), digital finance (Monee), and digital entertainment (Garena).

The company has successfully flipped to GAAP profitability, showing a stunning operational turnaround. In Q2 2025, GAAP Operating Income hit $488 million, up significantly from the prior year. Crucially, the Garena gaming platform, featuring the wildly popular game Free Fire, is the main earnings driver, contributing 44% of adjusted EBITDA. Following a return to growth in its core gaming segment, Sea Limited raised its full-year guidance, expecting digital entertainment bookings to grow over 30% in 2025.

The strong balance sheet, with $11.5 billion in net cash , provides a long runway for continued expansion and digital migration across its markets. We perform a reverse DCF valuation based on the current $1.95 TTM EPS to see what growth is currently "baked into" the stock price. Find out why you should "let your winners keep winning" and why we are holding this stock.

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Timestamps:

[0:00] - The Financial Turnaround: Revenue Growth & Operating Leverage

[1:34] - Sea Limited Conglomerate: E-commerce, Gaming, and Fintech Overview

[2:21] - The Massive Addressable Market and Hierarchy

[2:48] - Why the Stock is Up: GAAP Profitability and Market Expectations

[4:05] - Segment Analysis: Revenue Breakdown vs. Earnings Power

[4:30] - What is a Digital Entertainment Booking (Garena's Model)?[5:30] - The Global Scale of the Free Fire Game

[6:06] - Garena's Growth Resumes: Bookings and Active Users Rise

[7:05] - The EBITDA Story: Why Sea is Still a Gaming Company (44% of Earnings)

[8:06] - Group Profitability: Q2 2025 GAAP Operating Income

[8:45] - Adjustments to EBITDA (Deferred Revenue, Loan Book, SBC)[9:40] - The Strong Balance Sheet

[10:10] - Strategic Importance in Southeast Asia & Latin America

[11:09] - Valuation Check: P/E Ratio and TTM EPS

[11:58] - Reverse DCF Analysis: What Growth is Priced In?

[13:35] - Why We Don't Trim Winning Stocks

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Nick and Kasey own shares of Sea Ltd