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It's not news to most investors that Chinese stocks are caught in a nasty downtrend, and today's Bear of the Day is another great example why.
YY Inc.((YY - Free Report) is a $5 billion Internet communications and content company specializing in social media, gaming, user-generated video and entertainment. They recently completed a spin-off and IPO of their very successful e-sports franchise Huya (HUYA), of which they still own a significant stake.
But the growth outlook is another story and the stock is off 48% from its all time high near $142. Despite projections for 31.7% revenue growth this year and 24% next year to top $2.8 billion, YY has seen its EPS estimates drop sharply in the past few months.
Current full-year estimates for the bottom line fell from $8.22 to $7.53. And next year slid from $9.58 to $8.89.
I watched this deterioration in the growth outlook as it occurred because I actually held YY shares and had to let them go when the stock became a Zacks #4 Rank (Sell) in early August and broke its April lows near $88.
The Zacks Rank saved me a lot more pain, as you can see the shares are over 15% lower since then.
YY seems like an Internet value trading under 10X forward EPS estimates and growing sales 25-30%, with hundreds of millions of active users. But in addition to the bear market for most Chinese stocks and indexes, new Internet regulations from the Chinese government continue to hamper expansion and investment.
So YY becomes another great lesson in being careful to avoid what looks like a bargain when an entire country's stock market is under siege.
Many Chinese stocks will indeed be valuable bargains some day as they serve and capitalize on the largest middle class on the planet.
But the time is not yet here to sift through the wreckage. The Zacks Rank will let you know.
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Bear of the Day: YY Inc. (YY)