Sea Ltd

MariBank posts wider losses on higher allowances in FY2025

However, its total income is S$37.4 million, up from S$24.4 million in the previous year

The centre will focus on both the research and business application of AI, including advancing foundation model development and evaluation frameworks.

Sea announces new AI centre in Singapore, at least 100 job roles expected to be created

At least 100 roles in research, engineering and product development are set to be created

Sea's net income for the latest quarter rose about 73% but missed analysts' consensus.
BROKERS’ TAKE

Sea shares slump 16.5%; analysts deem drop an ‘overreaction’

Citi and Maybank Securities say the sell-off ignores company’s strategic logic

Sea’s growth in Q4 FY2025 comes on the back of higher contributions across its segments.

Sea Q4 earnings up 72.9% at US$410.9 million; targets 25% GMV growth in Shopee

For the full year, earnings surge to US$1.6 billion from US$447.8 million

The Sea-Google partnership builds on Sea's existing tie-ups with Google, such as the YouTube Shopping Affiliate Programme with Shopee, which runs in all its markets in South-east Asia, Taiwan and Brazil.

Sea and Google ink partnership to develop AI-powered tools

This involves all three of Sea’s business units – Garena, Shopee and Monee

Analysts expect Grab to report higher Q4 Ebitda and net profit for 2025.

Eyes on Grab and Sea as analysts stay bullish ahead of FY2025 results

Grab is expected to report its results on Feb 11; Sea has yet to announce its reporting date

Across the food delivery platforms, Grab remains the leader of the pack with gross merchandise value of US$12.5 billion in 2025.

Affordability a key focus as food delivery platforms continue to grow: Momentum Works

This has driven down average order value, but the net effect is faster gross merchandise value growth

At the festival, SPH Media presented a token of appreciation to UOB for its support of ChildAid, a charity concert organised by The Business Times and The Straits Times. From left: BT editor Chen Huifen; SPH Media deputy CEO Kuek Yu Chuang; UOB head of group corporate social responsibility Leonard Tan; SPH English/Malay/Tamil Media group editor-in-chief Wong Wei Kong; and ST editor Jaime Ho.
TAKING HEART

Sing60 ends on a high note for charity

More than 60 home-grown acts across several genres performed at the two-day music festival

PM Lawrence Wong (in red) and Forrest Li (in blue), chairman and group CEO of Sea, with youth from the Gift a Guitar programme and Gift a Guitar Band members.

Sea’s S$650,000 bid for PM Wong’s guitar to support music dreams of underserved youth

The contribution also supports performance platforms such as the Sing60 Music Festival

Sea's share repurchases may include open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, block trades, derivative transactions, trading plans or any combination of such methods.

Sea announces first share buyback of up to US$1 billion

The timing and amount of the buybacks will be determined based on market conditions and other factors