Tencent Holdings Ltd TCEHYCOMMENTMay 31, 2017Stock 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.
She really likes this. It started out as a PC gaming company, but they’ve done a phenomenal job of creating strong IP around games that sustain themselves. Secondly, the Holy Grail for all gaming companies, they figured out mobility. They’ve grown their mobile gaming business tremendously. It is now just half the size of their PC business. Through Re-chat, their chat platform, you can do everything from ordering movie tickets to arrange when to pick up your dry-cleaning. Even though it has performed well, there is still value.