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Investors were happy to crank Tencent Music (TME 11.78%) on Tuesday. Following the release of encouraging quarterly results by the China-based company, they sent its U.S.-traded American Depositary Shares nearly 12% higher in price on the day.

Tencent Music Entertainment Group (NYSE:TME ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 12, 2025 7:00 AM ET Company Participants Kar Shun Pang - Executive Chairman Millicent T. - Head of IR Min Hu - CFO & Director Zhu Liang - CEO & Director Conference Call Participants Alex C.

Tencent Music Entertainment , surpassed second-quarter revenue expectations on Tuesday, driven by stronger subscriber growth and rising engagement with long-form audio content such as podcasts and audiobooks.

Tencent Music is refocusing on its core music streaming business, moving away from its "legacy" social entertainment segment. Management is also becoming more aware and active in unlocking the value of its non-paying user base. The recent $2.4 billion Ximalaya deal has improved its under-levered capital structure. There is considerable room for buybacks and leverage moving ahead.

While short videos are all the rage lately, Tencent Music's latest acquisition bolsters its position in the strategically important market for long-form audio content

Chinese billionaire Ma Huateng's tech giant Tencent is set to acquire a nearly 10% stake in K-pop agency SM Entertainment from billionaire Bang Si-hyuk's rival agency Hybe, as thawing relations between China and South Korea have signaled a potential rise in demand for Korean cultural exports.

Upgrade Tencent Music to Buy from Sell, citing strong Q1 results, margin improvement, and robust subscription growth. Music subscription momentum is driven by rising ARPU, paying users, and premium tier adoption, offsetting weakness in social entertainment. Potential M&A, especially with Ximalaya, could enhance content, user stickiness, and ARPU, though likely via dilutive stock transactions.

Tencent Music Entertainment Group (NYSE:TME ) Q1 2025 Results Conference Call May 13, 2025 7:00 AM ET Company Participants Millicent Tu - Head of Investor Relations Kar Shun Pang - Executive Chairman Ross Liang - Chief Executive Officer Min Hu - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Zhi Yi Chen - Goldman Sachs Alicia Yap - Citi Ellie Jiang - Macquarie Yang Liu - Morgan Stanley Alex Yao - JP Morgan Wei Xiong - UBS Fang Wei - Mizuho Securities Millicent Tu Good evening, good morning, and welcome to Tencent Music Entertainment Group's First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. I am Millicent Tu, Head of IR.

Tencent Music Entertainment exceeded analysts' expectations for first-quarter revenue on Tuesday, driven by growth in subscribers for its online music services.

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