Phillip Securities maintain buy but reduce tp to USD87 from USD100.
2Q23 revenue missed expectations marginally due to increased shipping subsidies. Earnings were in line. 1H23 revenue/PATMI was at 46%/103% our FY23e forecasts. They expect break-even in 2H23 due to increased incentives and investments.
Garena looks to have bottomed out, posting an 8% QoQ increase in operating income after 5 quarters, with an 11%/15% sequential uptick in QAU/QPU.