Sea Limited Reports Second Quarter 2019 Results

SINGAPORE, Aug. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) ("Sea" or the "Company") today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2019.

Second Quarter 2019 Highlights

- Group

    --  Total adjusted revenue was US$665.4 million, up 203.1% year-on-year from
        US$219.6 million for the second quarter of 2018.
    --  Total adjusted EBITDA was US$(11.0) million compared to US$(161.9)
        million for the second quarter of 2018.

- Digital Entertainment

    --  Adjusted revenue was US$443.2 million, up 218.6% year-on-year from
        US$139.1 million for the second quarter of 2018.
    --  Adjusted EBITDA was US$263.8 million, up 442.6% year-on-year from
        US$48.6 million for the second quarter of 2018.
    --  Adjusted EBITDA margin increased to 59.5% for the second quarter of 2019
        from 34.9% for the second quarter of 2018.
    --  Quarterly active users ("QAUs") reached 310.5 million, an increase of
        93.3% year-on-year from 160.6 million for the second quarter of 2018.
    --  Quarterly paying users continued to grow, accounting for 8.4% of QAUs
        for the second quarter of 2019, increasing from 4.1% for the same period
        in 2018.
    --  Average revenue per user was US$1.4 compared to US$0.9 for the second
        quarter of 2018.
    --  Our self-developed game, Free Fire, continued to grow. It was the third
        most downloaded mobile game and the most downloaded battle royale game
        globally across the Google Play and iOS App Stores combined in the
        second quarter, according to App Annie. It also continued to be the top
        ranking game by monthly active users and consumer spending in Latin
        America([1]) in the second quarter, according to App Annie.
    --  We started pre-registration for Call of Duty®: Mobile, a mobile version
        of the classic action game which is a collaboration between Activision
        and Tencent Games, under our right of first refusal arrangement with
        Tencent, and published Garena Speed Drifters in Latin America, the first
        third-party game that we are publishing in this region.
    --  Our esports efforts continue to support the growth of our most popular
        titles. In July, we hosted the Arena of Valor World Cup in Vietnam, in
        partnership with Tencent. This global Arena of Valor event was held in
        our region for the first time, and the tournament attracted more than 74
        million cumulative views online. In July, we also hosted the largest
        ever esports event for Free Fire in Brazil, which attracted over 12
        million cumulative views online, with the final match recording peak
        concurrent viewers of over 800 thousand on YouTube.

- E-commerce

    --  Adjusted revenue was US$177.4 million, up 201.7% year-on-year from
        US$58.8 million for the second quarter of 2018.
    --  Adjusted revenue included US$137.8 million of marketplace revenue([2]),
        up 269.2% year-on-year from US$37.3 million for the second quarter of
        2018, and US$39.7 million of product revenue([3]), up 84.5% year-on-year
        from US$21.5 million for the second quarter of 2018.
    --  Gross merchandise value ("GMV") was US$3.8 billion, an increase of 72.3%
        year-on-year from US$2.2 billion for the second quarter of 2018.
    --  Adjusted revenue as a percentage of total GMV increased to 4.6% in the
        second quarter of 2019, up from 2.6% for the same period a year ago.
        Adjusted marketplace revenue as a percentage of total GMV was 3.6% in
        the second quarter of 2019.
    --  Gross orders for the quarter totaled 246.3 million, an increase of 92.7%
        year-on-year from 127.8 million for the second quarter of 2018.
    --  Sales and marketing expenses were US$163.7 million, an increase of 18.6%
        year-on-year from US$138.0 million for the second quarter of 2018.
    --  Adjusted EBITDA was US$(248.3) million compared to US$(188.3) million
        for the second quarter of 2018. Adjusted EBITDA loss per order decreased
        by US 46 cents, or 31.3%, in the second quarter, compared to the same
        period in 2018.
    --  In Taiwan, Shopee continued to record a positive quarterly adjusted
        EBITDA before allocation of the headquarters' common expenses in the
        second quarter of 2019.
    --  In Indonesia, its largest market, Shopee's year-on-year growth rate
        accelerated compared to the previous quarter, with over 110 million
        orders registered in the second quarter, or a daily average of over 1.2
        million orders.
    --  Shopee ranked number one in the Shopping category by average monthly
        active users, and by downloads across the Google Play and iOS App Stores
        combined, in both Southeast Asia and Taiwan in the second quarter,
        according to App Annie.
    --  Shopee was also the top ranking app by total time spent in app on
        Android in the second quarter in Southeast Asia as a whole, and in each
        of our five biggest markets, according to App Annie.
    --  In mid-August, Shopee announced the global football icon, Cristiano
        Ronaldo, as its newest brand ambassador in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. He
        will work with Shopee on a wide range of activities in the region,
        starting with Shopee's signature annual shopping event, 9.9 Super
        Shopping Day.

             [1] Latin America rankings data for
              App Annie is based on Argentina,
              Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and
              Uruguay.


             [2] Marketplace revenue mainly
              consists of transaction-based fees
              and advertising income and revenue
              generated from other value-added
              services.


             [3] Product revenue mainly consists
              of revenue generated from direct
              sales.

Guidance

We are raising the guidance for both digital entertainment and e-commerce for the full year of 2019.

We now expect adjusted revenue for digital entertainment to be between US$1.6 billion and US$1.7 billion, representing 142.0% to 157.2% growth from 2018. This compares to the previously disclosed guidance of between US$1.2 billion and US$1.3 billion, representing 81.5% to 96.7% growth.

We also expect adjusted revenue for e-commerce to be between US$780 million and US$820 million, representing 168.3% to 182.1% growth from 2018. This compares to the previously disclosed guidance of between US$630 million and US$660 million, representing 116.7% to 127.0% growth.

Unaudited Summary of Financial Results

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars "$")


                                                                                                                                                               For the Three Months

                                                                                                                                                               ended June 30,


                                                                                                                                                    2018         2019



                                                                                                                                             
             $ 
             $                     YOY%





              
                Revenue



              Service revenue



                Digital Entertainment                                                                                                           108,029      229,478                    112.4%



                E-commerce and other services                                                                                                    53,923      165,741                    207.4%



              Sales of goods                                                                                                                     21,827       40,932                     87.5%



                                                                                                                                                 183,779      436,151                    137.3%





              
                Cost of revenue



              Cost of service



                Digital Entertainment                                                                                                          (61,981)    (94,952)                    53.2%



                E-commerce and other services                                                                                                  (91,036)   (198,431)                   118.0%



              Cost of goods sold                                                                                                               (22,180)    (45,324)                   104.3%



                                                                                                                                               (175,197)   (338,707)                    93.3%




              
                Gross profit                                                                                                           8,582       97,444                  1,035.4%




              Other operating income                                                                                                              1,707        2,437                     42.8%



              Sales and marketing expenses                                                                                                    (165,075)   (198,074)                    20.0%



              General and administrative expenses                                                                                              (51,849)   (101,267)                    95.3%



              Research and development expenses                                                                                                (12,882)    (35,059)                   172.2%




              
                Total operating expenses                                                                                           (228,099)   (331,963)                    45.5%




              
                Operating loss                                                                                                     (219,517)   (234,519)                     6.8%



              Non-operating loss, net                                                                                                          (30,752)    (29,210)                   (5.0)%



              Income tax credit (expense)                                                                                                           170     (15,278)               (9,087.1)%



              Share of results of equity investees                                                                                                (689)     (1,089)                    58.1%




              
                Net loss                                                                                                           (250,788)   (280,096)                    11.7%




              
                Net loss excluding share-based compensation and                                                                    (198,715)   (215,114)                     8.3%
    changes in fair value of the 2017 convertible notes






              Adjusted revenue of Digital Entertainment (1)                                                                                     139,102      443,185                    218.6%



              Adjusted revenue of E-commerce (1)                                                                                                 58,815      177,449                    201.7%



              Adjusted revenue of Digital Financial Services (1)                                                                                  3,413        2,791                   (18.2)%



              Revenue of Other Services                                                                                                          18,229       41,991                    130.4%



              
                Total adjusted revenue 
                (1)                                                                              219,559      665,416                    203.1%






              Adjusted EBITDA for Digital Entertainment (1)                                                                                      48,612      263,760                    442.6%



              Adjusted EBITDA for E-commerce (1)                                                                                              (188,315)   (248,251)                    31.8%



              Adjusted EBITDA for Digital Financial Services (1)                                                                                (6,780)    (18,144)                   167.6%



              Adjusted EBITDA for Other Services (1)                                                                                           (12,937)     (4,996)                  (61.4)%



              Unallocated expenses (2)                                                                                                          (2,510)     (3,339)                    33.0%




              
                Total adjusted EBITDA 
                (1)                                                                             (161,930)    (10,970)                  (93.2)%






              
                (1) For a discussion of the use of non-GAAP financial measures, see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."



              
                (2) Unallocated expenses are mainly related to share-based compensation and general and corporate administrative
    costs such as professional fees and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to segments. These expenses are
    excluded from segment results as they are not reviewed by the Chief Operation Decision Maker ("CODM") as part
    of segment performance.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2019 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2018

Revenue

The table below sets forth revenue and adjusted revenue generated from our reported segments. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars ("$").


                                          For the Three Months ended June 30,



                                                                         2018                        2019



                                                                 
              $    
            % of            
         $      
            % of         YOY%

                                                                                
            revenue                      
            revenue





     
                Revenue



     Service revenue



       Digital Entertainment                                         108,029                   58.8        229,478                     52.6   112.4%



       E-commerce and other services                                  53,923                   29.3        165,741                     38.0   207.4%



     Sales of goods                                                   21,827                   11.9         40,932                      9.4    87.5%




     
                Total revenue                                      183,779                  100.0        436,151                    100.0   137.3%





                                                                         2018                        2019



                                                                 
              $ 
            % of total         
         $   
            % of total      YOY%
                                                                                   adjusted                              adjusted
                                                                                   revenue                               revenue







     
                Adjusted revenue



     Service revenue



       Digital Entertainment                                         139,102                   63.4        443,185                     66.6   218.6%



       E-commerce and other services                                  58,630                   26.7        181,299                     27.2   209.2%



     Sales of goods                                                   21,827                    9.9         40,932                      6.2    87.5%




     
                Total adjusted revenue                             219,559                  100.0        665,416                    100.0   203.1%

Our total revenue increased by 137.3% to US$436.2 million in the second quarter of 2019 from US$183.8 million in the second quarter of 2018. Our total adjusted revenue increased by 203.1% to US$665.4 million in the second quarter of 2019 from US$219.6 million in the second quarter of 2018. These increases were mainly driven by the growth in each of the segments detailed as follows:

    --  Digital Entertainment: Revenue increased by 112.4% to US$229.5 million
        in the second quarter of 2019 from US$108.0 million in the second
        quarter of 2018. Adjusted revenue increased by 218.6% to US$443.2
        million in the second quarter of 2019 from US$139.1 million in the
        second quarter of 2018. This increase was primarily due to the increase
        of our active user base as well as the deepened paying user penetration
        as we continue to bring new and engaging content to our users and
        enhance the game and monetization features based on a deep understanding
        of local preferences and conditions as well as our strong efforts in
        esports and community-building.
    --  E-commerce and other services: Revenue increased by 207.4% to US$165.7
        million in the second quarter of 2019 from US$53.9 million in the second
        quarter of 2018. Adjusted revenue increased by 209.2% to US$181.3
        million in the second quarter of 2019 from US$58.6 million in the second
        quarter of 2018. This increase was primarily driven by the growth of our
        e-commerce marketplace, and positive development in each of our
        marketplace revenue streams - transaction-based fees, value-added
        services, and advertising.
    --  Sales of goods: Revenue increased by 87.5% to US$40.9 million in the
        second quarter of 2019 from US$21.8 million in the second quarter of
        2018. The increase was primarily due to the increase in our product
        offerings.

Cost of Revenue

Our total cost of revenue increased by 93.3% to US$338.7 million in the second quarter of 2019 from US$175.2 million in the second quarter of 2018.

    --  Digital Entertainment: Cost of revenue increased by 53.2% to US$95.0
        million in the second quarter of 2019 from US$62.0 million in the second
        quarter of 2018. The increase was largely in line with revenue growth in
        our digital entertainment business. Improvement in gross profit margins
        was largely due to higher revenue contribution from our self-developed
        game.
    --  E-commerce and other services: Cost of revenue for our e-commerce and
        other services combined increased by 118.0% to US$198.4 million in the
        second quarter of 2019 from US$91.0 million in the second quarter of
        2018. The increase was primarily due to costs incurred in line with
        growth of our e-commerce marketplace, including, among other costs,
        higher bank transaction fees driven by GMV growth, higher costs
        associated with value-added services and other ancillary services we
        provided to our e-commerce platform users, as well as higher staff
        compensation and benefit costs.
    --  Cost of goods sold: Cost of goods sold increased by 104.3% to US$45.3
        million in the second quarter of 2019 from US$22.2 million in the second
        quarter of 2018. The increase was largely in line with the increase in
        our product offerings.

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Our total sales and marketing expenses increased by 20.0% to US$198.1 million in the second quarter of 2019 from US$165.1 million in the second quarter of 2018. The table below sets forth the breakdown of the sales and marketing expenses of our two major reporting segments. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars ("$").


                                                 For the Three Months

                                                 ended June 30,



                                            2018              2019     YOY%



                   Sales and Marketing
                    Expenses           
           $     
              $




      Digital Entertainment               18,916            19,219     1.6%



     E-commerce                         138,042           163,707    18.6%
    --  E-commerce: Sales and marketing expenses increased by 18.6% to US$163.7
        million in the second quarter of 2019 from US$138.0 million in the
        second quarter of 2018. The increase in marketing efforts was aligned
        with our strategy to fully capture the market growth opportunity and was
        primarily attributable to the ramping up of brand marketing as well as
        higher staff compensation and benefit costs.

General and Administrative Expenses

Our general and administrative expenses increased by 95.3% to US$101.3 million in the second quarter of 2019 from US$51.8 million in the second quarter of 2018. This increase was primarily due to the expansion of our staff force and the increase in office facilities and related expenses.

Research and Development Expenses

Our research and development expenses increased by 172.2% to US$35.1 million in the second quarter of 2019 from US$12.9 million in the second quarter of 2018, primarily due to the increase in research and development staff force.

Non-operating Income or Losses, Net

Non-operating income or losses consist of interest income, interest expense, investment gain (loss), fair value change for the 2017 convertible notes and foreign exchange gain (loss). We recorded a net non-operating loss of US$29.2 million in the second quarter of 2019, compared to a net non-operating loss of US$30.8 million in the second quarter of 2018, both of which arose mainly from the fair value loss on the 2017 convertible notes.

Income Tax Expense

We had a net income tax expense of US$15.3 million in the second quarter of 2019 and net income tax credit of US$0.2 million in the second quarter of 2018. The income tax expense in the second quarter of 2019 was primarily due to withholding tax and corporate income tax expenses incurred by our digital entertainment segment, partially offset by deferred tax assets recognized during the period.

Net Loss

As a result of the foregoing, we had net losses of US$280.1 million and US$250.8 million in the second quarter of 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Net Loss Excluding Share-based Compensation and Changes in Fair Value of the 2017 Convertible Notes

Net loss excluding share-based compensation and changes in fair value of the 2017 convertible notes, was US$215.1 million and US$198.7 million in the second quarter of 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Webcast and Conference Call Information

The Company's management will host a conference call today to review Sea's business and financial performance.

Details of the conference call and webcast are as follows:


      Date and time:                     7:30 AM U.S. Eastern Time on August 20, 2019


                                         7:30 PM Singapore /Hong Kong Time on August
                                          20, 2019




      Webcast link:                                   https://services.choruscall.com/links/
                                                       se190820.html




      Dial in numbers:        
              US Toll Free: 1-888-317-6003                        
     Hong Kong: 800-963-976


                              
              International: 1-412-317-6061                       
     Singapore: 800-120-5863


                              
              United Kingdom: 08-082-389-063





     Passcode for Participants: 7758370

A replay of the conference call will be available at the Company's investor relations website (https://www.seagroup.com/investor/financials). An archived webcast will be available at the same link above.

For enquiries, please contact:

Investors / analysts: ir@seagroup.com
Media: media@seagroup.com

About Sea Limited

Sea's mission is to better the lives of the consumers and small businesses of our region with technology. Our region includes the key markets of Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore. Sea operates three businesses across digital entertainment, e-commerce, and digital financial services, known as Garena, Shopee, and AirPay, respectively.

Forward-Looking Statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "confident," "guidance," and similar statements. Among other things, statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Sea's beliefs and expectations, the business, financial and market outlook, and projections from its management in this announcement, as well as Sea's strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Sea may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases, and other written materials, and in oral statements made by its officers, directors, or employees to third parties. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: Sea's goals and strategies; its future business development, financial condition, financial results, and results of operations; the growth in, and market size of, the digital entertainment, e-commerce and digital financial services industries in the region, including segments within those industries; changes in its revenue, costs or expenditures; its ability to continue to source, develop and offer new and attractive online games and to offer other engaging digital entertainment content; the growth of its digital entertainment, e-commerce and digital financial services businesses and platforms; the growth in its user base, level of user engagement, and monetization; its ability to continue to develop new technologies and/or upgrade its existing technologies; growth and trends of its markets and competition in its industries; government policies and regulations relating to its industries; and general economic and business conditions in the region. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Sea's filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and Sea undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we use the following non-GAAP financial measures to help evaluate our operating performance:

    --  "Adjusted revenue" of our digital entertainment segment represents
        revenue of the digital entertainment segment plus change in digital
        entertainment deferred revenue. This financial measure is used as an
        approximation of cash spent by our users in the applicable period that
        is attributable to our digital entertainment segment. Although other
        companies may present such measures related to gross billings
        differently or not at all, we believe that the adjusted revenue of our
        digital entertainment segment provides useful information to investors
        about the segment's core operating results, enhancing their
        understanding of our past performance and future prospects.
    --  "Adjusted revenue" of our e-commerce segment represents revenue of the
        e-commerce segment (currently consisting of marketplace revenue and
        product revenue) plus certain revenues that were net-off against their
        corresponding sales incentives. This financial measure enables our
        investors to follow trends in our e-commerce monetization capability
        over time and is a useful performance measure.
    --  "Adjusted revenue" of our digital financial services segment represents
        revenue of the digital financial services segment plus certain revenues
        that were net-off against their corresponding sales incentives.
    --  "Total adjusted revenue" represents the sum of the adjusted revenue of
        our digital entertainment segment, the adjusted revenue of our
        e-commerce segment, the adjusted revenue of our digital financial
        services segment, and the revenue of our other services. This financial
        measure enables our investors to follow trends in our overall group
        monetization capability over time and is a useful performance measure.
    --  "Adjusted EBITDA" for our digital entertainment segment represents
        operating income (loss) before share-based compensation plus (a)
        depreciation and amortization expenses, and (b) the net effect of
        changes in deferred revenue and its related cost for our digital
        entertainment segment. Although other companies may calculate adjusted
        EBITDA differently or not present it at all, we believe that the segment
        adjusted EBITDA helps to identify underlying trends in our operating
        results, enhancing their understanding of the past performance and
        future prospects.
    --  "Adjusted EBITDA" for our e-commerce segment, digital financial services
        segment and other services segment represents operating income (loss)
        before share-based compensation plus depreciation and amortization
        expenses. Although other companies may calculate adjusted EBITDA
        differently or not present it at all, we believe that the segment
        adjusted EBITDA helps to identify underlying trends in our operating
        results, enhancing their understanding of the past performance and
        future prospects.
    --  "Total adjusted EBITDA" represents the sum of adjusted EBITDA of all our
        segments combined, plus unallocated expenses. Although other companies
        may calculate adjusted EBITDA differently or not present it at all, we
        believe that the total adjusted EBITDA helps to identify underlying
        trends in our operating results, enhancing their understanding of the
        past performance and future prospects.

These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools. None of the above financial measures should be considered in isolation or construed as an alternative to revenue, net loss/income, or any other measure of performance or as an indicator of our operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures to Sea's data. We compensate for these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to their nearest U.S. GAAP financial measures, all of which should be considered when evaluating our performance. We encourage you to review our financial information in its entirety and not rely on any single financial measure.

The tables below present selected unaudited financial information of our reporting segments, the non-GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to GAAP financial measures, and the related reconciliations between the financial measures. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars ("$").


                                                                                    
              
                For the Three Months ended June 30, 2019


                                                                                           
              Digital                   
              E-         
             Digital      
             Other          
          Unallocated            
              Consolidated
                                                                                             Entertainment                        commerce               Financial             Services(3)              expenses(4)
                                                                                                                                                           Services

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ---

                                                                                                         
              $                   
              $          
              $            
              $              
              $                        
              $





              
                Revenue                                                                           229,478                      162,615(1)                  2,067                   41,991                                                        436,151



              Changes in deferred revenue                                                                    213,707                                                                                                                                     213,707



              Sales incentives net-off                                                                             -                         14,834                    724                                                                                 15,558

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ---


              
                Adjusted revenue                                                                  443,185          
              177,449 (2)                 2,791                   41,991                                                        665,416






              
                Operating income (loss)                                                            98,126                       (269,648)              (18,564)                 (7,868)                  (36,565)                           (234,519)



              Net effect of changes in deferred
         revenue and its related cost
                                                                                                              161,283                                                                                                                                     161,283



              Depreciation and Amortization                                                                    4,351                          21,397                    420                    2,872                                                         29,040



              Share-based compensation                                                                             -                                                                                                 33,226                               33,226

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ---


              
                Adjusted EBITDA                                                                   263,760                       (248,251)              (18,144)                 (4,996)                   (3,339)                            (10,970)





                                                                                  
              
                For the Three Months ended June 30, 2018


                                                                                           
              Digital                   
              E-         
             Digital      
             Other          
          Unallocated            
              Consolidated
                                                                                             Entertainment                        commerce               Financial             Services(3)              expenses(4)
                                                                                                                                                        Services

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ---

                                                                                                         
              $                   
              $          
              $            
              $              
              $                        
              $





              
                Revenue                                                                           108,029                       54,655(1)                  2,866                   18,229                                                        183,779



              Changes in deferred revenue                                                                     31,073                                                                                                                                      31,073



              Sales incentives net-off                                                                             -                          4,160                    547                                                                                  4,707

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ---


              
                Adjusted revenue                                                                  139,102                       58,815(2)                  3,413                   18,229                                                        219,559






              
                Operating income (loss)                                                            15,137                       (195,034)               (7,297)                (14,900)                  (17,423)                           (219,517)



              Net effect of changes in deferred
         revenue and its related cost
                                                                                                               24,872                                                                                                                                      24,872



              Depreciation and Amortization                                                                    8,603                           6,719                    517                    1,963                                                         17,802



              Share-based compensation                                                                             -                                                                                                 14,913                               14,913

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ---


              
                Adjusted EBITDA                                                                    48,612                       (188,315)               (6,780)                (12,937)                   (2,510)                           (161,930)






              
                (1) For the second quarter of 2019, revenue of $162,615 included marketplace revenue of $122,955 and product revenue
    of $39,660 net of sales incentives. For the second quarter of 2018, revenue of $54,655 included marketplace revenue
    of $33,160 and product revenue of $21,495 net of sales incentives.



              
                (2) For the second quarter of 2019, adjusted revenue of $177,449 included marketplace revenue of $137,789 and product
    revenue of $39,660. For the second quarter of 2018, adjusted revenue of $58,815 included marketplace revenue of
                                                                                                                                                                                                            $37,320 and product revenue of $21,495.



              
                (3) A combination of multiple business activities that does not meet the quantitative thresholds to qualify as reportable
    segments are grouped together as "Other Services."



              
                (4) Unallocated expenses are mainly related to share-based compensation and general and corporate administrative costs
    such as professional fees and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to segments. The expenses are excluded
    from segment results as they are not reviewed by the CODM as part of segment performance.


                                                      
              
                UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS


                                      
              
                Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars ("$") except for number of shares & per share data

                                                                                                ---



                                                                                                                                                                           For the Six Months

                                                                                                                                                                           ended June 30,


                                                                                                                                                                      2018               2019

                                                                                                                                                                                         ---

                                                                                                                                                              
              $      
              $





              
                Revenue



              Service revenue



              Digital Entertainment                                                                                                                               218,687            402,877



              E-commerce and other services                                                                                                                        86,374            296,404



              Sales of goods                                                                                                                                       33,762             88,736







              
                Total revenue                                                                                                                          338,823            788,017





              
                Cost of revenue



              Cost of service



              Digital Entertainment                                                                                                                             (125,553)         (179,594)



              E-commerce and other services                                                                                                                     (161,829)         (372,796)



              Cost of goods sold                                                                                                                                 (34,334)          (98,727)







              
                Total cost of revenue                                                                                                                (321,716)         (651,117)







              
                Gross profit                                                                                                                            17,107            136,900







              
                Operating income (expenses):



              Other operating income                                                                                                                                2,436              5,890



              Sales and marketing expenses                                                                                                                      (317,224)         (376,052)



              General and administrative expenses                                                                                                                (96,336)         (176,895)



              Research and development expenses                                                                                                                  (23,594)          (63,568)







              
                Total operating expenses                                                                                                             (434,718)         (610,625)







              
                Operating loss                                                                                                                       (417,611)         (473,725)



              Interest income                                                                                                                                       5,350             14,812



              Interest expense                                                                                                                                   (11,555)          (20,248)



              Investment gain, net                                                                                                                                  8,478              2,913



              Changes in fair value of the 2017 convertible notes                                                                                                (55,956)      (467,876)(1)



              Foreign exchange gain (loss)                                                                                                                          4,684            (1,591)







              
                Loss before income tax and share of results of equity investees                                                                      (466,610)         (945,715)



              Income tax credit (expense)                                                                                                                             925           (22,483)



              Share of results of equity investees                                                                                                                (1,272)           (1,507)







              
                Net loss                                                                                                                             (466,957)         (969,705)





              Net loss (profit) attributable to non-controlling interests                                                                                             641            (1,717)







              
                Net loss attributable to Sea Limited's ordinary shareholders                                                                         (466,316)         (971,422)







              Net loss excluding share-based compensation and changes in fair                                                                                   (385,417)         (452,404)
    value of the 2017 convertible notes







              Loss per share:



              Basic and diluted                                                                                                                                    (1.39)            (2.35)







              Shares used in loss per share computation:



              Basic and diluted                                                                                                                               336,531,721        412,857,316





              
                (1) Fair value loss of $467.9 million on the 2017 convertible notes was recorded as our share prices during the first half
    of 2019 significantly exceeded the conversion prices of the 2017 convertible notes.


                                         
         
       UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


                                           
         
       Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars ("$")

                                                                 ---



                                                                                        
              
               As of         As of

                                                                                    
              
               December 31,    June 30,


                                                                                                                    2018        2019



                                                                                                            
              $ 
            $







     
                ASSETS



     
                Current assets



     Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                1,002,841   2,308,086



     Restricted cash                                                                                            254,100     320,246



     Accounts receivable, net                                                                                    97,782     149,143



     Prepaid expenses and other assets                                                                          312,387     437,269



     Inventories, net                                                                                            37,689      22,523



     Short-term investments                                                                                         690       8,944



     Amounts due from related parties                                                                             5,224       3,507







     Total current assets                                                                                     1,710,713   3,249,718





     
                Non-current assets



     Property and equipment, net                                                                                192,357     256,155



     Operating lease right-of-use assets, net                                                                              169,780



     Intangible assets, net                                                                                      12,887      12,895



     Long-term investments                                                                                      111,022     100,399



     Prepaid expenses and other assets                                                                           69,065     109,236



     Restricted cash                                                                                              2,371      16,572



     Deferred tax assets                                                                                         63,302      73,402



     Goodwill                                                                                                    30,952      30,952







     Total non-current assets                                                                                   481,956     769,391







     
                Total assets                                                                                2,192,669   4,019,109


                                             
              
       UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


                                                
             
        Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars ("$")

                                                                          ---



                                                                                                        
              
         As of        As of

                                                                                                    
              
         December 31,   June 30,


                                                                                                                             2018        2019



                                                                                                                     
              $ 
            $







     
                LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY



     
                Current liabilities



     Accounts payable                                                                                                     37,163      32,402



     Accrued expenses and other payables                                                                                 636,880     729,133



     Advances from customers                                                                                              29,355      37,871



     Amount due to related parties                                                                                        46,025      58,126



     Short-term borrowings                                                                                                   856       1,279



     Operating lease liabilities                                                                                                     44,324



     Deferred revenue                                                                                                    426,675     784,345



     Convertible notes                                                                                                               24,480



     Income tax payable                                                                                                    9,539       9,795







     
                Total current liabilities                                                                            1,186,493   1,721,755







     
                Non-current liabilities



     Accrued expenses and other payables                                                                                   7,894      18,013



     Long-term borrowings                                                                                                  1,026         945



     Operating lease liabilities                                                                                                    139,605



     Deferred revenue                                                                                                    171,262     257,903



     Convertible notes                                                                                                 1,061,796     438,657



     Deferred tax liabilities                                                                                                679         554



     Unrecognized tax benefits                                                                                             2,974       2,733







     
                Total non-current liabilities                                                                        1,245,631     858,410







     
                Total liabilities                                                                                    2,432,124   2,580,165


                                                    
              
            UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


                                                      
              
            Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars ("$")

                                                                                      ---



                                                                                                                       
            
         As of    
     
          As of

                                                                                                                   
              
       December 31,         June 30,


                                                                                                                                          2018              2019



                                                                                                                                  
              $     
              $





     
                Shareholders' equity







     Class A Ordinary shares                                                                                                               94               154



     Class B Ordinary shares                                                                                                               76                76



     Additional paid-in capital                                                                                                     1,809,232         4,469,920



     Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                                                            15,199             2,425



     Statutory reserves                                                                                                                    46                46



     Accumulated deficit                                                                                                          (2,067,786)      (3,039,208)







     
                Total Sea Limited shareholders' (deficit) equity                                                                  (243,139)        1,433,413



     Non-controlling interests                                                                                                          3,684             5,531







     
                Total shareholders' (deficit) equity                                                                              (239,455)        1,438,944







     
                Total liabilities and shareholders' (deficit) equity                                                              2,192,669         4,019,109


                                          
              
                UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


                                                 
              
                Amounts expressed in thousands of US dollars ("$")

                                                                                     ---



                                                                                                                                                        For the Six Months ended

                                                                                                                                                        June 30,


                                                                                                                                           2018         2019

                                                                                                                                                        ---

                                                                                                                                    
             $ 
             $







           Net cash (used in) generated from operating activities                                                                    (283,113)       7,730



           Net cash used in investing activities                                                                                      (61,851)   (164,632)



           Net cash generated from financing activities                                                                                544,791    1,532,319



           Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and                                                      (11,089)      10,175
      restricted cash



           Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash                                                                  188,738    1,385,592



           Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the period                                                     1,444,978    1,259,312







           Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the period                                                           1,633,716    2,644,904

1 UNAUDITED SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company has three reportable segments, namely digital entertainment, e-commerce and digital financial services. The Chief Operation Decision Maker ("CODM") reviews the performance of each segment based on revenue and certain key operating metrics of the operations and uses these results for the purposes of allocating resources to and evaluating the financial performance of each segment. Amounts are expressed in thousands of US dollars ("$").


                                           
         
                For the Three Months ended June 30, 2019


                                             
              Digital                   
              E-         
            Digital      
             Other          
          Unallocated      
     Consolidated
                                               Entertainment                        commerce              Financial             Services(1)              expenses(2)
                                                                                                           Services



                                                           
              $                   
              $         
              $            
              $              
              $         
              $





     
                Revenue                                      229,478                         162,615                 2,067                   41,991                                         436,151





     
                Operating income (loss)                       98,126                       (269,648)             (18,564)                 (7,868)                  (36,565)            (234,519)




     Non-operating loss, net                                                                                                                                                             (29,210)



     Income tax expense                                                                                                                                                                  (15,278)



     Share of results of equity investees                                                                                                                                                 (1,089)




     
                Net loss                                                                                                                                                              (280,096)


                           
        
                For the Three Months ended June 30, 2018


                             
              Digital              
              E-commerce     
            Digital      
             Other        
          Unallocated      
     Consolidated
                               Entertainment                                             Financial             Services(1)            expenses(2)
                                                                                          Services



                                           
              $                  
              $         
              $          
              $              
              $         
              $




                 Revenue                        108,029                         54,655                 2,866                 18,229                                         183,779




                 Operating
                  income
                  (loss)                         15,137                      (195,034)              (7,297)              (14,900)                  (17,423)            (219,517)



     Non-
      operating
      loss, net                                                                                                                                                        (30,752)


     Income tax
      credit                                                                                                                                                                170


     Share of
      results of
      equity
      investees                                                                                                                                                           (689)



                 Net loss                                                                                                                                             (250,788)



              
                (1) A combination of multiple business activities that does not meet the quantitative thresholds to qualify as reportable
    segments are grouped together as "Other Services."



              
                (2) Unallocated expenses are mainly related to share-based compensation and general and corporate administrative
    costs such as professional fees and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to segments. The expenses are
    excluded from segment results as they are not reviewed by the CODM as part of segment performance.


                                            
            
           SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATIONAL METRICS




                                                                       
              
                For the Three Months       
     
              For the Three Months
                                                                                     ended March 31,                          ended June 30,

                                                                                                                   2019                                     2019






     
                Digital Entertainment                Unit



     Quarterly active users               
            millions                                                        271.6                                    310.5



     Monthly active users (last month)    
            millions                                                        170.3                                    185.2



     Quarterly paying users               
            millions                                                         20.7                                     26.1



     Average revenue per user                
              US$                                                          1.4                                      1.4



     Average revenue per paying user         
              US$                                                         19.0                                     17.0





     
                E-commerce



     Gross GMV                          
          US$ millions                                                      3,529.3                                  3,827.8



     Gross orders                         
            millions                                                        203.5                                    246.3

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