The partnership between TikTok and GoTo will hurt Sea's margin, but relieve the Indonesian tech giant's cash-burning burden, said analysts on Monday (Dec 11). DBS Group Research has slashed the target price for Shopee owner Sea to US$42 from US$62 with a downgrade to "hold" from "buy". This was following the deal announcement, as the research house expects Shopee to suffer greater losses amid heightened competition in e-commerce space. DBS analyst Sachin Mittal revised down the forecasts of adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (Ebitda) of Sea's e-commerce business. He expects losses for FY2024 to widen by 25.1 per cent as compared to the previous year