Shares of Sea Limited (SE) have fallen 20% over the past two weeks and more than 40% this year, after a memo from CEO Forrest Li to employees was leaked to the Wall Street Journal. In it, Li outlined two strategic moves: possibly listing part of its fintech arm, Monee, to raise capital, and becoming an AI-oriented cloud computing company. Investors have worried about separating Monee, the fastest-growing segment with 58.9% revenue growth last quarter and adjusted EBITDA of $288 million, as well as competition and capital needs in AI cloud. The author argues these concerns may be overdone, pointing to a 'conglomerate discount' that a separate Monee listing could help close and to Sea's existing internal AI cloud built for its three businesses.
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