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Tencent Q1 18 – Expectations management

Reply to this post           Bad guidance is worse than no guidance at all. Tencent reported Q1 18 results that beat expectations but increased my concern...

Alibaba FQ4 18 – Juggernaut momentum

Reply to this post           Another excellent year ahead. Alibaba reported excellent FQ4 18 results and guided very strongly for the year to come as its...

Xiaomi IPO – Foot shot pt. II.

Reply to this post           Prospectus yields valuation of $33.3bn. Being as optimistic as I dare, I can only value Xiaomi at $33.3bn, one third of...

Xiaomi – Foot shot.

Reply to this post           Profitability limit is a shot in the foot. Voluntarily limiting one’s ability to make money for shareholders is not the wisest...

ZTE – Software not silicon

Reply to this post ZTE could lose Google. I think that ZTE’s real problem from its 7-year ban on acquiring technology from US companies, will be its inability to ship...

Uber – On China’s bike

Reply to this post Jump removed from Lyft’s clutches. Uber has followed China’s lead and moved to consolidate bike sharing as another one of its shared transport related services but...

Byton – Interesting optics.

Reply to this post Byton may not need to make vehicles long-term. Of the high number of EV start-ups all rushing to the market for electric vehicles on Tesla’s coat...

Chinese Internet – BAT by proxy.

Reply to this post B retreats. A&T advance.   Meituan-Dianping is buying Mobike for $2.7bn in a move that is mostly about a defence against Didi but will also help...

Google, Amazon and Apple – Battle for the smart home pt. VII

Reply to this post           Google’s race to lose. Google appears to be catching Amazon more quickly than I expected when it comes to smart speaker...

Supercell – Look east.

Reply to this post           Supercell looks like it is out of ideas. Supercell has had a difficult 2017 driven by its failure to release a...