EVENTS:   Best Equity Short Ideas Conference Call 12 - Zach Shannon/Corto Capital Advisors & Craig Huber/Huber Research Partners & Thomas Beevers /Forensic Alpha & Ed Steele/Iron Blue Financials & Bill Campbell/Paragon Intel - 12 Nov 25   Will AI Deflate the World? Macro Lessons from Three Industrial Revolutions and China - Manoj Pradhan/Talking Heads Macro - 13 Nov 25     ROADSHOWS: Forest Products Sector Equity and Commodity Research With Expertise in Distressed Debt - Kevin Mason /ERA Research   •   London   12 - 14 Nov 25       Buyside to Buyside Forum and Expert Calls across TMT, Consumer, Healthcare and Fintech - Andrew Peters /Revelare Partners   •   London   17 - 19 Nov 25       Fundamental US Healthcare Short Ideas - Dr Elliot Favus /Favus Institutional Research   •   London   17 - 19 Nov 25      

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LightStream Research

Shares were up over 30% following a relatively small topline beat of 4.8% and a narrower than expected operating loss of $495.6m - Oshadhi Kumarasiri sees this as a great opportunity to make substantial gains on the short side in the near term as e-commerce and fintech remain unprofitable after cutting down necessary expenses such as logistics facilities and senior management cash compensation. Oshadhi estimates fair EV at ~$10bn (Gaming: $2bn, e-commerce: $5bn, Fintech: $3bn) vs. the current EV of $33.1bn, which implies 66% downside to Sea’s post-3Q22 price.

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- 25 November, 2022