Earnings Beat, Stock Flat—Is $PDD$ Still Bullish?
2025 Q2 Pinduoduo Earnings:
$PDD Holdings Inc(PDD)$ Total revenue came in at RMB 104B, up 7% YoY, right in line with expectations.
Q2 net profit was RMB 32.7B, blowing past consensus, but management downplayed the sustainability of these profit levels.
The earnings beat was mainly due to a sharp reduction in sales and marketing expenses.
Management is committed to reinvesting for long-term growth, so profits could dip again in Q3.
Temu outperformed expectations; next year’s revenue is expected to rebound.
Earnings Takeaways:
$PDD$ avoided the food delivery price war, steering clear of a cash burn battle.
Temu’s MAU, DAU, and monthly downloads are all showing strong, sustained growth.
Domestic competition is favorable and overseas business momentum is strong—$PDD$ is the top pick among China e-commerce names.
Trading at just 17x 2025 forward P/E, target price is $148.
Trading Strategy:
Stock is cheap and trading in a range during this bull market—selling out-of-the-money puts makes sense.
Reference trade: Sell puts, strike and expiry example: $PDD 20250905 117.0 PUT$ (83% win rate).
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- Merle Ted·08-29No stock can be found with better fundamentals on the entire US stockmarket than PDD...LikeReport
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