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....SINA and Weibo both posted high double-digit sales growth over the past four quarters. Weibo's growth generally outpaces SINA's, which is throttled by its more mature portal business.For the full year, analysts expect SINA's revenue to rise 45%, compared to the 54% growth it delivered in 2017. Weibo's revenue is expected to grow 57%, compared to 75% growth last year. However, some of the deceleration at both companies can be attributed to the recently implemented update to the ASC 606 accounting standard, which changes the revenue recognition of certain items.
However, SINA is still much cheaper than Weibo in terms of price-to-sales valuations. SINA currently trades at less than 3 times this year's sales, while Weibo trades at nearly 11 times this year's sales. Strong revenue growth and tighter cost controls enabled both companies to expand their margins and generate decent earnings growth in recent quarters. Weibo's numbers, however, are clearly more impressive than SINA's..... |