
NYSE: TME - Tencent Music Stock Analysis
The speaker, a value investor, analyzes Tencent Music Entertainment (NYSE: TME). The stock is down 68% over the last year but shows attractive fundamentals.
Key facts:
- Price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio in single digits
- Cash over $6 billion – more than half of the market capitalization (~$12 billion)
- Net income exceeds $1 billion annually
- The company pays dividends and executes share buybacks (already $400 million in one quarter)
- Stakes in Spotify, Universal Music Group, and other financial assets (approx. $4 billion)
- Recent acquisition of Himalaya (podcast platform) for $2.4 billion
Challenges:
- Declining monthly active users (down 4.3% to 551 million)
- Intense competition from TikTok / ByteDance and other short-video platforms
- Weak social entertainment business and margin pressure from Himalaya integration
- Analysts have downgraded the stock (Goldman, JP Morgan), Barclays remains bullish
Valuation:
- The market price ($12 billion) essentially reflects cash and investments – the core business comes almost for free
- The investor sees a margin of safety and classifies TME as a value bet
- Key question: Will Tencent Music still be profitable in the music business in 10 years? The ecosystem advantages (Tencent platform, 300 million users) and focus on higher-paying customers could offset the decline
Conclusion:
The speaker has added TME to his value investing portfolio. The stock appears cheap considering long-term competitive advantages and the strong cash position. He plans to review competing opportunities (Universal Music) and make a final decision at the end of the month.






