How Game Streaming Platform HUYA's Q2 Earnings Stack Up Against DouYu Amid Gradual Pandemic Recovery?

  • Game live streaming platform HUYA Inc HUYA reported second-quarter FY21 revenue growth of 9.8% year-on-year to $458.8 million, beating the analyst consensus of $440.25 million.
  • DouYu International Holdings Ltd's DOYU Q2 revenue declined 6.8% Y/Y $361.9 million year-on-year, slightly above the analyst consensus of $361.6 million.
  • Segments: HUYA's Live streaming revenues increased by 0.6% Y/Y to $399.5 million from higher overseas live streaming revenues, whereas DouYu reported a 6.1% decline due to reduced user time following pandemic recovery and less stay-at-home time.
  • HUYA's advertising and other revenues rose 189.9% Y/Y to $59.4 million, driven by content licensing revenue, while DouYu noted a 15.7% decline as advertisers normalized their marketing expenditures.
  • Drivers: Average mobile MAUs of Huya Live rose 2.6% Y/Y to 77.6 million, while DouYu's rose 3.9%.
  • The total number of paying users of Huya Live declined 9.7% Y/Y to 5.6 million, while DouYu's fell 5.3%.
  • Margin: HUYA's gross margin contracted 170 bps to 19.6% as the costs rose 12.2% Y/Y from higher revenue-sharing fees and content costs. DouYu's margin contracted 770 bps to 13.1%.
  • HUYA's adjusted EPS of $0.16 beat the analyst consensus of $0.14. DouYu's adjusted loss per ADS of $(0.05) was at par with the analyst consensus.
  • HUYA held $1.7 billion in cash and equivalents as of June 30, 2021, and generated $26.9 million in operating cash flow in Q2.
  • Price Action: HUYA's shares traded lower by 3.05% at $9.21 in the premarket session on the last check Tuesday.
Market News and Data brought to you by Benzinga APIs
Comments
Loading...
Date
ticker
name
Actual EPS
EPS Surprise
Actual Rev
Rev Surprise
Posted In:
Benzinga simplifies the market for smarter investing

Trade confidently with insights and alerts from analyst ratings, free reports and breaking news that affects the stocks you care about.

Join Now: Free!