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SE.US
id: 782
Sea Limited (SE) Financial Misrepresentation Case
D. Arizona
Court2:23-cv-01455
Case number23 Apr 2022
Class period Start15 May 2023
Class period End20 Sept 2023
Lead Plaintiff motion deadline- Sea reported Q1 2023 earnings that fell short of expectations.
- $SE fell 17.74% and lost over $8.8B of its market cap.
- Investors suspect Sea & its Accountables of financial misrepresentations.
On May 16, 2023, Sea Limited (SE) announced its earnings for Q1 2023 which fell significantly short of expectations due to a sharp increase in loan loss reserves.
- The Company advised that “our provision for credit losses increased by 120.5% to US$177.4 million in the first quarter of 2023 from US$80.5 million in the first quarter of 2022, primarily driven by expansion to a broader user base and the growth of our loan book”.
- Sea also disclosed that its CIO, David Ma, had left that role and joined the Company’s Board of Directors.
On this news, $SE fell 17.74% and lost over $8.8 billion of its market capitalization.
Taking all representations into account, investors have reasons to suspect Sea and its Accountables of financial misrepresentations and failing to disclose important facts, specifically:
- Sea overstated its ability to manage the growth of its user base and loan book while enhancing its profitability;
- Sea’s expansion to a broader user base and growing loan book rendered the Company significantly more vulnerable to higher credit losses;
- the Company was likely to book a significant increase in loan loss reserves;
- the foregoing was likely to have a significant negative impact on Sea’s earnings;
As a result, the Company’s public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
Case Status
Motion to dismiss
Alleged Offence
Misleading Statements,
Financial Misrepresentation,
Failure to Disclose,
Omissions
Suspected Party
Directors,
Management
Security Type
Depository Securities (ADS, ADR, GDR)
Trade Direction
Long
Shock Event Date
16 May 2023
Filing date
21 July 2023
Lead Plaintiff Deadline
20 September 2023