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We're flipping the script today on Motley Fool Money as we put our bull horns on and sharpen our bear claws to dig into Chinese stock earnings. It's Tuesday, November 18th. Welcome to Motley Fool Money.
I'm your usual host, Emily Flippen, but today we're putting Fool contributor Jason Hall in the big chair so that you, Jason, can help facilitate a fun debate today between myself and Fool analyst Toby Bordelon.
Emily, I am never short on opinions. We know that. But Motley Fool Money is a good idea to align those opinions with expertise. This morning, we have earnings from four of the largest Chinese companies. I know that you lived in China for four years. You have plenty of bullish thoughts that can be backed up with actual knowledge and expertise.
We thought it would be fun to match you up with our notorious Chinese stock skeptic, Toby Bordelon, to have a bit of a fast-paced bull bear debate. We'll get to iQiyi, Weibo, and Baidu later. But first, let's Start with a stock that you actually own in your portfolio. That's PDD Holdings. Ticker symbol is PDD, formerly known as Pinduoduo. It's an e-commerce powerhouse.
Shares are down today after what seemed like a pretty solid quarter. Emily, is this a buying opportunity?
I actually do think it's a buying opportunity, Jason. Now, to your point, I do own this in my personal portfolio, so I'm arguably a little biased here. But this was a solid quarter. Revenue growth wasn't anything to write home about, but it was in line with what the company was expecting, given the fact that they are operating in a more competitive and admittedly tariff-ridden environment.
But the reason I like this company is because of its business model. Virtually everything everything flows through to the bottom line with this business. PDD on both its Pinduoduo marketplace in China, as well as its Timu marketplace that serves the global audience, doesn't generally own the inventory that it lists. It's just like the payment infrastructure and logistics platform.
On its Chinese side, a majority of the revenue comes from ad placements. PDD Holdings was able to grow profits at nearly twice the rate of revenue in the quarter Even with all of the craziness going on with issues of dropshipping and the removal of De Minimis in the United States, it has nearly 25% net income margins over the past year. I'm so compelled by this opportunity.
Emily, I can feel your energy here. But, Toby, I have a feeling you may be a little bit less glass half-full than Emily is.
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