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Perfect World Co., Ltd.

5/19/2013, 7:41 PM ET

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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]
Sunday, March 10, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Monday’s close: CASY, CQB, CVI, DMND, FCEL, HEK, HMIN, PWRD, XNPT Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 10:24 AM Some marquee Chinese Internet stocks are slumping, potentially on worries about the SEC's suits against the Chinese arms of the Big-4 U.S. accounting firms. Baidu (BIDU -5.1%), Sina (SINA -6.6%), Youku Tudou (YOKU -4.2%), Sohu (SOHU -3%), Perfect World (PWRD -1.2%), and NetEase (NTES -4%) are among the losers. Renren (RENN +2.5%) is higher following yesterday afternoon's Deutsche upgrade. 2 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
Monday, November 19, 2012, 5:10 PM Perfect World (PWRD): Q3 EPS of $0.34 misses by $0.12. Revenue of $695.8M beats by $16M. Shares -3.7% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Tech, On the Move]
Monday, November 19, 2012, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Monday’s close: A, BRCD, KKD, NUAN, PWRD, QIHU Comment! [Earnings]
Sunday, November 18, 2012, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Monday’s close: A, BRCD, KKD, NUAN, PWRD, QIHU Comment! [Earnings]
Monday, August 27, 2012, 7:07 PM More on Perfect World's Q2: No explanation is given for the weak results, which follow soft guidance in May. COO Robert Hong Xiao has been appointed co-CEO; he'll hold the title alongside current chairman/CEO Michael Chi. Perfect World expects Q3 revenue of RMB643M-RMB676M ($100.9M-$106.1M), below a consensus of $120M. Average concurrent users for Chinese games fell by 65K Q/Q to 739K, something Perfect World blames on "anti-cheating efforts." PWRD -8.7% AH. (PR) Comment! [Tech, Earnings, On the Move]