China's iQIYI Q4 revenue rises, loss narrows on overseas business strength

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China's iQIYI Q4 revenue rises, loss narrows on overseas business strength

Overview

  • China online video service's Q4 revenue rose 3% yr/yr

  • Net loss for Q4 narrowed significantly compared to last year

  • Company's Q4 results driven by IP-centric strategy and overseas business growth

Outlook

  • iQIYI plans to advance content excellence and strengthen membership and advertising businesses

  • Company aims to accelerate growth in overseas and experience businesses

  • iQIYI intends to leverage AI to enhance its content ecosystem

Result Drivers

  • IP-CENTRIC STRATEGY - iQIYI's IP-centric strategy reinforced user engagement and market leadership, contributing to improved financial performance

  • OVERSEAS BUSINESS - Overseas business maintained strong growth momentum, achieving record top-line performance in Q4

  • CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - Content distribution revenue increased 94% yr/yr, driven by more cash transactions

Company press release: ID:nGNX1xMc32

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q4 Revenue

RMB 6.79 bln

Q4 Adjusted Net Income

RMB 109.70 mln

Q4 Net Income

-RMB 5.80 mln

Q4 Adjusted Operating Income

RMB 143.50 mln

Q4 Adjusted Operating Margin

2.00%

Q4 Operating Income

RMB 55.40 mln

Q4 Operating Margin

1.00%

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 8 "strong buy" or "buy", 10 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the online services peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for iQIYI Inc is $2.41, about 35.9% above its February 25 closing price of $1.77

  • The stock recently traded at 20 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 26 three months ago

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