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PWRD vs. ETF Alternatives

Company Description

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Sector: Technology

Industry: Multimedia & Graphics Software

Country: China

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Wednesday, May 29, 12:45 PM Midday top 10 gainers: STEI +34%. SFD +25%. VRTB +22%. CLSN +19%. ARTX +19%. BWS +14%. CLNT +12%. PWRD +12%. AEGR +12%. TFM +10%.
Midday top 10 Losers: OWW -14%. MRC -13%. ALVR -12%. SOCB -11%. TSL -11%. PIP -11%. PRXI -12%. VIMC -11%. WHX -10%. TISA -9%. Comment! [On the Move]
Tuesday, May 28, 7:14 PM More on Perfect World: Q1 revenue was $100.6M (-13% Y/Y), beating consensus by $2.8M. Q2 guidance is for revenue of RMB656M-RMB687M ($105.6M-$110.6M), above a consensus of $102.5M. Online game revenue (89% of total) -16% Y/Y (share loss to Tencent and NetEase); average concurrent game users fell 11% Q/Q and 31% Y/Y to 554K. Gross margin was 76.5%, -40 bps Q/Q and -580 bps Y/Y. Opex -3% Y/Y. PWRD +3.9% AH, CC at 9PM ET (webcast). (PR) 1 Comment [Tech, Earnings, On the Move]
Tuesday, May 28, 6:11 PM Perfect World (PWRD): Q1 EPS of $0.49 beats by $0.02. Shares +3.1% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, On the Move, Tech]
Tuesday, May 28, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Tuesday's close: PWRD, GWRE, UNFI Comment! [Earnings]
Monday, May 27, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Tuesday's close: PWRD, GWRE, UNFI Comment! [Earnings]
Monday, May 20, 10:15 AM Chinese Internet stocks jump in response to Qihoo's Q1 beat and very strong Q2 guidance, highlighted by ramping search ad sales and soaring online game revenue. YY +6.5%. RENN +6.8%. NTES +5.5%. BIDU +2.4%. PWRD +3.2%. SOHU +3%. SINA +2.3%. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Wednesday, May 8, 1:10 PM A recent Chinese government proposal to allow local investors to buy stocks traded elsewhere could give a lift to "companies familiar to them," argues Stifel. The firm mentions Baidu (BIDU +3.3%), Qihoo (QIHU +2.1%), Youku (YOKU +1.2%), and Tencent (TCEHY.PK - trades in HK) as beneficiaries. All 3 U.S.-traded names are rallying, as are YY (YY +8.9%), Sohu (SOHU +5.1%), Perfect World (PWRD +1.6%), and Changyou (CYOU +3.1%). Youku fell yesterday after Baidu confirmed it's buying video site PPS, and will integrate it with its iQiyi site. Baidu claims PPS/iQiyi will create China's largest Web video platform in terms of mobile users and viewing time. 1 Comment [Tech, On the Move, Quick Ideas]
Monday, May 6, 2:30 PM Chinese Internet stocks are surging after equities rallied in Shanghai and Hong Kong in spite of a major drop in China's services PMI. In addition to Qihoo (previous), winners include Renren (RENN +12.2%), YY (YY +13.3%), Baidu (BIDU +3.8%), Sina (SINA +2.8%), Sohu (SOHU +3.4%), Changyou (CYOU +4.3%), and Perfect World (PWRD +5%). YY is now up 20% since posting a strong Q1 report on Thursday afternoon; revenue rose 130.5% Y/Y to RMB315M ($50.7M), and EPS of $0.23 beat consensus by $0.06. Revenue is expected to hit RMB330M-340M in Q2. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
Thursday, March 28, 6:49 PM Even as console game sales tumbled and PC demand slipped, PC game sales grew 8% last year to $20B, estimates research firm DFC - this figure includes money spent on online titles. Demand from China is believed to have risen 9% to $6.8B, and positive growth was also reportedly seen in the U.S. and Japan. Interestingly, industry trade group PCGA argues mobile is helping PC gaming enabling smaller developers to launch cross-platform initiatives. Comment! [Tech]
Wednesday, March 20, 10:57 AM Solid earnings from Tencent (TCEHY.PK) and a rally in Shanghai help Chinese Internet stocks trade higher. YOKU +3.8%. SINA +2.8%. QIHU +2.5%. SOHU +1.8%. YY +1.8%. NTES +1.5%. PWRD +1.7%. Tencent, which rose 1.5% in Hong Kong, reported a 53% Y/Y increase in Q4 sales to $1.96B, and a 37% increase in net income to $557M. Ad sales were better than expected, and value-added service sales (includes online games) rose 32%. Registered accounts for Tencent's WeChat mobile IM platform, which competes with Sina's Weibo, have topped 300M. Comment! [Tech, On the Move, Earnings]
Tuesday, March 12, 1:23 PM A selloff in Shanghai and poor guidance from Perfect World (PWRD -7.9%) lead some Chinese Internet stocks to underperform. YY -7.1%. BIDU -2%. SINA -2.5%. GAME -2.6%. Citi has downgraded Perfect World to Neutral on sales and margin concerns. On the earnings call, management mentioned sales of PWRD's popular Torchlight 2 game are expected to see a Q1 drop. One title the company has high hopes for (Neverwinter) will launch in Q2, while two others (Saint Seiya and Swordsman Online) are expected around mid-year. Comment! [Tech, On the Move, Earnings]
Tuesday, March 12, 9:10 AM Premarket gainers: GLUU +23%. OCZ +15%. LLEN +12%. HEK +9%. PAY +7%. RFIL +7%. YUM +6%.
Losers: PWRD -10%. CBMX -7%. FCEL -7%. RSH -7%. DMND -6%. YNDX -6%. CALI -6%. 1 Comment [On the Move]
Monday, March 11, 6:23 PM More on Perfect World: Michael Chi is resigning as co-CEO, but will remain chairman. Robert Xiao will hold the CEO position by himself. Q1 guidance is for revenue of $95.2M-$99.5M, below a consensus of $123.8M. Revenue fell 12% Y/Y, and average concurrent users for Chinese games totaled 620K, +3% Q/Q but -29% Y/Y. Gross margin was 76.9%, -460 bps Q/Q and -530 bps Y/Y. Nonetheless, opex rose 22% Y/Y - a goodwill charge was partly responsible, but so was a 24% increase in R&D, as PWRD invests heavily in new titles. PWRD -10.3% AH. CC at 9PM ET (webcast). (PR) Comment! [Tech, Earnings]
Monday, March 11, 6:06 PM After-hours top gainers, as of 5:30 p.m.: HEK +10%. IRBT +10%. PAY +8%. YUM +6%. HTZ +6%.
After-hours top losers: PWRD -9%. DMND -6%. GOV -5%. [PCRX -5%. SLCA -3%. Comment! [On the Move]
Monday, March 11, 5:05 PM Perfect World (PWRD): Q4 EPS of $0.47 misses by $0.01. Revenue of $109.1M. Shares -4.7% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Tech, On the Move]
Monday, March 11, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Monday’s close: CASY, CQB, CVI, DMND, FCEL, HEK, HMIN, PWRD, XNPT Comment! [Earnings]

JMstocks75
$PWRD we need another special DIV!!
Jun 3, 10:12 AM
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JMstocks75
$PWRD may annouce another speical div soon, 300 M cash in bank , stock way undervalued
May 31, 10:55 AM
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Omer Altay
Exciting day for $PWRD sold *some* calls, still have all my shares.
May 29, 4:50 PM
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Lawrence Lee
$PWRD History taught us to stay cautious ahead of ER
May 28, 1:58 PM
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Omer Altay
$PWRD will run higher than $GAME on earnings on Tuesday IMO. Bought more calls.
May 23, 1:29 PM
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UMD: Thanks for making the case for this stock. It's a good story.
May 28, 10:27 PM
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Omer Altay
$PWRD Looking strong. Still extremely undervalued.
May 6, 12:03 PM
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Gosho
Is there any reason $PWRD is falling 10% in the last week?I can't seem to find any news, bad nor good, can someone give me a reason?
Apr 8, 4:36 PM
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Omer Altay
In for 300 out of the money calls on PWRD for DEC. Let's see what happens. Holding plenty of shares too.
11/15/12
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Omer Altay
PWRD down after earnings. #s met their last guidance. No real earnings catalyst till Q4, but I added to my position significantly this AM.
8/28/12
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http://stks.co/j9yD Premarket loser: $PWRD, $SCHN, $ERIC, $MNST, $ASML Premarket Gainer: $CYBX, $DEPO, $SQNM, $DRYS
8/28/12
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Omer Altay
$PWRD will run higher than $GAME on earnings on Tuesday IMO. Bought more calls.
May 23, 1:29 PM
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UMD: Thanks for making the case for this stock. It's a good story.
May 28, 10:27 PM
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Ocean Man
Sold PWRD strangles for $2.28, a 1% gain. Disappointed as this one dropped 10% since buy, but puts didn't outgain call drop.
8/27/12
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det9: I had tough luck with PWRD last year...Did not touch it this year..
8/27/12
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Paulo Santos
Buying PWRD @ $10.27, will explain later.
8/8/12
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Paulo Santos: ... the iron ore crash that's happening in China (along with other variables)
8/27/12
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det9: Thanks for letting me know..I did not know what was causing today's drop. Earnings later in the evening...
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Ocean Man
Bought Sep PWRD strangles $11 calls and $12 puts for $2.25.
8/20/12
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Dr. Kris: For your sake, volatility had better go up!
8/20/12
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Ocean Man: It's on play on IV capture, earnings in 7 days.
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pat50
PWRD down ah--earns in line of .72--but where mistakenly reported as .14 on etrade. Have new game titles coming soon and good earns exp.
5/29/12
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pat50: The .14 earns mistakenly printed by dow jones they did earn .72. Also missed revenue exp this quarter and lowered next quarters revs
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Lawrence Lee
is the $2 PWRD dividend a good sign or not? it sounds to me just like nothing more than keeping itself at a low p/e ratio
4/14/12
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Lawrence Lee: this stock is dead ... sell in may and go away!
5/10/12
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BSmike
PWRD done going down?
3/22/12
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shakazoid: $2 dividend is the reason for the downtrend but definitely gonna go back up
3/29/12
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