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February 8, 2024
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| Attn: |
Amy Geddes
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| Re: |
Sea Limited
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| 1. |
Your response to prior comment 1 cites the presentation of certain metrics outside of this section. It appears some of these metrics are presented only for periods within fiscal 2022. To the
extent these metrics are used as part of your comparative discussion and analysis of results of operations, please present these metrics for each period discussed. Further, you have represented that in future filings you will either repeat or
cross-reference certain metrics cited in your response. Please include any metrics cited as part of your discussion as opposed to cross-referencing here or in other portions of this section referred to in your responses for the reader’s
convenience. Note the introductory paragraph of Item 5 of Form 20-F states the “discussion must include other statistical data that the company believes will enhance a reader’s understanding ...”
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Refer to your response to prior comment 3. Please disclose the impact digital financial services had on gross profit and gross margin, as digital financial services appears to be a material
component of your “e-commerce and other services” category. Additionally, information in your response regarding margins of the respective revenue sources noted appears to be useful information for investors to better understand your
operations; please consider disclosing this.
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Refer to your response to prior comment 5. You refer to announcements in earnings calls during fiscal 2022 regarding overall cost saving initiatives and G&A and R&D expense patterns
occurring in fiscal 2022. However, it does not appear that such discussion is included in the analysis of the change in operating cash flows for fiscal 2022 in the Form 20-F. This information appears to describe circumstances directly
impacting operating cash that is useful to investors that should be disclosed. Your response also mentions the decrease in accrued expenses and other payables negatively impacted operating cash flows yet you state the reason for the decreased
accruals was due to cost saving initiatives the suggests increased operating cash flow. We remind you that citing changes in working capital items, among other items, reported in the statement of cash flows may not provide a sufficient basis
to understand why the amount of reported operating cash changed between periods. In this regard, refer to section III.D of Release No. 33-6835, section IV.B.1 of Release No.33-8350 and Release No. 33-10890 for guidance.
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Refer to your response to prior comment 7. In your response you refer to disclosure contained in the notes to the financial statements that is applicable to your disclosure here. Please note
your disclosure here should supplement, not duplicate, the description of accounting policies in the notes to the financial statements pursuant to the first paragraph of Item 5.E of Form 20-F. Please revise your disclosure here to include
insight into the quality, sensitivity and variability regarding the material factors, assumptions, judgments and uncertainties that have materially affected or may materially affect amounts reported for the critical estimate items disclosed.
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Refer to your response to prior comment 9. Once funds for escrow payables and advances from customers are transferred to deferred revenue, please explain to us and disclose the basis of how
amounts are reclassified from deferred revenue to revenue. Refer to ASC 606-10-50-9 and 10.
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Refer to prior comment 8. Regarding loans granted to consumer customers, please consider disclosing in an appropriate place in your filing their nature, purpose and terms, including length,
repayment and interest rates. We did not notice disclosure in this regard in your filing. As loans receivables with consumer customers is one of your largest assets, providing further information about it appears to be useful information to
investors to better understand your business.
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Refer to your response to prior comment 14. Please revise your disclosure to specifically state you do not allocate assets to reporting segments. Refer to ASC 280-10-50-26.
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| cc: |
Yanjun Wang, Sea Limited
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