Leo Sun (Huya): Chinese video streaming company YY (NASDAQ: YY) recently spun off its game-streaming unit, Huya, in an IPO that raised $180 million. The stock then went on a roller-coaster ride , surging from $12 per share to almost $24, before sliding back to the high teens.
Very few Wall Street analysts have chimed in about Huya, but its growth is stunning. Its average monthly active users (MAUs) rose 30% annually to 83.4 million last year, as its mobile MAUs jumped 75% to 36.2 million. Huya's total number of paying users rose 63% annually to 2.9 million during the fourth quarter, as its monthly active broadcasters climbed 11% to 610,000.
Huya's revenue rose 174% annually to 2.18 billion yuan ($355.8 million) last year, with 107% sales growth in the fourth quarter. Its net loss narrowed from 625.6 million yuan in 2016 to 81 million yuan ($12.4 million) in 2017. It posted a net profit of 4.98 billion yuan ($765 million) during the fourth quarter, compared to a loss of 137.6 million yuan a year earlier.
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