Tencent Holdings Ltd TCEHYCOMMENTSep 30, 2016Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 09, 2026. Market Open.
Important, because it's the super-app for the Chinese consumer. Has a gaming platform, chat platform, and moving into the AI sphere. Interesting equity, but you need to make a call on China as a whole.
Remember what happened when the finance arm of BABA was supposed to go public: CEO said some things, Chinese government stepped in, Ant Financial was pulled, stock price of BABA collapsed by 70%, CEO disappeared for a few months. During that time, Tencent all of a sudden had to make a large donation to charity -- not something you can forecast. By investing in Tencent, you have to sign up for that.
Otherwise, a great company. Well managed, well structured, and they own the Chinese consumer.
The largest tech company in China. Started out in mobile gaming, basically on smart phones. They launch 79 games every quarter, and at any point in time they typically have 5 to 6 of the top 10 games in China. They now own the largest chat business with about 870 million active users, and are starting to monetize that with ads along with games where you can get additional features at a price.