BNET Industries

NetEase Inc.

NTES is in the Business Services Industry

Market Cap:$118.8B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$303.4M
  • Public
Dow Jones Description

Online Game Services

Number of Employees 2,368
Contact Information

26/F SP Tower D Tsinghua Science Park Building 8

Beijing 100084

www.netease.com

(86) 10 8255 8163

NAICS Code All Other Business Support Services: 561499

Recent Events

  • This Just In: Upgrades for Akamai

    12/07/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Founder Claims for More Compensations from Blizzard

    11/27/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • NetEase 3Q results miss estimates, shares fall

    11/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • NetEase.com Q3 Profit Up Yet Miss Estimates - Update

    11/18/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • HSBC Starts PWRD at Overweight, SNDA, NTES at Neutral

    11/06/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Chinese portal NetEase expects to struggle in short-term

    11/20/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Pali Research Upgrades Netease.com NTES to Buy; Valuation Call

    11/02/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Credit Suisse Upgrades Netease.com NTES to Outperform

    10/14/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • 48.28% Of All NYSE Trading Thursday Was Short Selling. WLK, ONT, CLA, EPD, SKM, STD...

    9/19/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

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    8/13/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Unusual 11 Mid-Day Movers 8/13: HILL, BPAX, TSEM, HRS, CIT Higher; FIGI, LDK, PRST, PIP...

    8/13/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Stocks May Hold Onto Optimism Despite Insipid Retail Sales - RTTNews Daily Market Analysis

    8/13/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • NetEase Beats Profit, Sales Views In Q2

    8/12/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

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    7/21/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

china and netease inc. - All News and Analysis

  • Three Potential Risks for NetEase's Hit Game TX2

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-10-13

    According to my tracking chart below, NetEase's 3D online game Tian Xia II [TX2] surpassed 275000 Peak Concurrent Users [PCU] on October 6, while server utilization exceeded 95%. My checks show that such all-time high usage was created by a large-scale promotional campaign during the eight-day National Day holiday. TX2...

    Tags: China, Xiaofan Zhang, NetEase Inc.

  • Perfect Time for Perfect World

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-10-12

    Trader Mark submits: One outlier today is Perfect World PWRD, which is down over 5%. Searching for news there appears to be a government mandate disallowing foreign investment in online gaming companies. China's press and copyright authorities have banned foreign investors from operating online games "in any form" in...

    Tags: China, TraderMark, NetEase Inc.

  • NetEase: Reasons Behind TX2's Success

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-09-28

    TX2 reached 245K PCU during first week of open beta. NetEase's 3D game Tian Xia II (TX2) reached 245000 Peak Concurrent Users (PCU) on September 26, according to my tracking in the chart below. This represents a 32% increase from 185000 on September 19, the day before TX2's open beta....

    Tags: China, Xiaofan Zhang, NetEase Inc.

  • NetEase: TX2 Has Strong Open Beta Debut

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-09-21

    Tian Xia II (TX2) had a strong open beta debut. NetEase NTES launched the open beta testing of its 3D game TX2 on Sunday, September 20. According to my tracking in the chart below, TX2 reached 227500 Peak Concurrent Users (PCU) on Sunday, surging 24% from 185000 in Saturday. During...

    Tags: China, Xiaofan Zhang, NetEase Inc.

  • NetEase: TX2's Recent Strength Bodes Well for Its Open Beta

    Seeking Alpha - 2009-09-15

    Tian Xia II (TX2) reached quarter-high usage last Sunday. Based on my tracking in the chart below, NetEase's NTES online game, TX2, reached 168750 Peak Concurrent Users (PCU) on Sunday, September 13. This is the game's highest usage level so far in 3Q09. My tracking also shows TX2's average daily...

    Tags: China, Xiaofan Zhang, NetEase Inc.

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
William Lei Ding CEO
Zhonghui Zhan Co-COO
Feng Zhou Senior Vice President, Search Operations
Alvin Chiang Vice President, Sales

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Alice Cheng Board of Directors
Denny Lee Board of Directors
Joseph Tong Board of Directors
Joseph Tong Tze Board of Directors
Lun Feng Board of Directors
Michael Leung Board of Directors
Michael Tong Board of Directors

Mr. Ding established NetEase in 1997 and has been a major force in the development of the Internet in China. His powerful observation abilities combined with his dead-on decision-making skills have led NetEase from its origins as a private firm with less than 20 employees to become a major Internet technology company listed on the NASDAQ with over 1500 staff. During NetEase's initial two years of operation, Mr. Ding focused on Internet application systems. In November 1997, he introduced China's first dual language free email service to users, which was a decisive factor in the prevalence and growth of China's Internet industry. This email system was later licensed to a number of Internet companies in China. In March 2000, Mr. Ding exchanged his post as NetEase CEO to become Co-Chief Technical Officer. In March,2001, Mr. Ding devote his energy on building NetEase future as the Chief Architect and from June 2001 to September 2001, Mr. Ding served as Acting Chief Executive Officer and Acting Chief Operating Officer.He was again appointed as the Chief Executive Officer in November 2005. Before starting up NetEase in 1997, Mr. Ding worked as a technical engineer for China Telecom and a technical support engineer for the US-based database software company Sybase in mainland China. He has accumulated rich and varied experience in his professional life in the Internet world. Mr. Ding is considered to be an extremely talented professional with a commanding knowledge of the IT industry and Internet system integration technology, and a positive force in the growth of China's digital life and business. Mr. Ding holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology in China.

Organization Position Status
NetEase.com, Inc. CEO Current
NetEase.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Zhonghui Zhan joined NetEase in October 1999 and subsequently joined the Online Game team in August 2001. Mr. Zhan has rich experience in software and product development and management, and has held a lead role in many projects since joining NetEase, including the EaseBar browser toolbar and our proprietary Content Delivery System.He was appointed as Co-Chief Operating Officer on May 2006. Mr. Zhan holds a master's degree in Automatic Control from South China University of Technology

Organization Position Status
NetEase.com, Inc. Co-COO Current

Feng Zhou has extensive experience in computer science research and systems development. He has published more than 10 papers in leading international research conferences and journals. At NetEase, he is the lead architect of the search platform powering the company's new search service, Yodao.com. He also led the development of the GenKey one-time-password authentication system for improved account security of online game users. Mr. Zhou holds Bachelor's and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Tsinghua University, and finished Ph.D. in Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley.

Organization Position Status
NetEase.com, Inc. Senior Vice President, Search Operations Current

Organization Position Status
NetEase.com, Inc. Vice President, Sales Current

Ms. Cheng is currently the Chief Financial Officer of BBK Electronics Corp., Ltd., a leading consumer electronics manufacturer in China. Prior to joining BBK in 2005, she was the Financial Controller for Wistron Corporation, a public Taiwanese manufacturer of information and communication products, and earlier, she served in various financial roles with international personal computer manufacturer Acer Inc. for more than ten years. Ms. Cheng began her career at an accounting firm in Taiwan which subsequently merged with KPMG. Ms. Cheng is a Certified Public Accountant in both China and Taiwan and holds an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona. Ms. Cheng has served as our director since June 2007.

Organization Position Status
NetEase.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Denny Lee has served as our director since September 2006. Mr. Lee was a Director and Chief Financial Officer of NetEase, one of China's leading Internet and online game services providers. Prior to joining NetEase, Mr. Lee worked in the Hong Kong office of KPMG for more than ten years specializing in auditing international clients. During his employment with KPMG, he also worked with a number of Chinese companies on their initial public offerings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, conducted due diligence work for potential foreign investments in Chinese companies. Mr. Lee graduated from Hong Kong Polytechnic University and majored in accounting. Mr. Lee is a member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and the Hong Kong Society of Accountants.

Organization Position Status
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. Independent Non-Executive Director Current
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. Chairman Current
NetEase.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Gushan Environmental Energy Limited Board of Directors Current
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
NetEase.com, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former

Joseph Tong is a director and co-founder of TLM Apparel Co., Ltd., a garment trading company operating in Hong Kong and China which was established in December 2002. From September 2000 until September 2002, he was the e-Commerce Director for the Asia region of Universal Music Limited. Prior to that, Mr. Tong worked for more than 13 years in the areas of venture capital, corporate finance, direct investment and accounting with such firms as Softbank China Venture Investments, Nomura China Investments, Wharf Cable Limited and Ernst & Young. Mr. Tong has a Bachelor of Science Degree in accounting and statistics from the University of Southampton, England and is a certified public accountant. Mr. Tong has served as our director since March 2003.

Organization Position Status
NetEase.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Joseph, aged 45, joined the Board in August 2004 with a financial and business background including senior positions with Universal Music Limited, Softbank China Venture Investments Limited and Nomura China Investments Limited. Joseph is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and has a degree in Accounting and Statistics from the University of Southampton, England. Joseph has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Netease, Inc., listed on NASDAQ, since March 2003.

Organization Position Status
NetEase.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Crosby Capital Partners Inc Board of Directors Current
University of Southampton Degree In Accounting and Statistics Former

Mr. Feng has been the Chairman of Beijing Vantone Real Estate Co., Ltd., a private real estate investment company in China, since 1995. Mr. Chen has a Juris Doctor from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a Masters of Law degree from the Party School of the Chinese Communist Party and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Northwest University. Mr. Feng has served as our director since August 2005.

Organization Position Status
NetEase.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Michael Leung has over 25 years of experience in financial services in Asia with a strong focus in the Greater China region. He is currently corporate finance director of Genesis Global Strategies Limited and non-executive director of Infoserve Technology Corp. He was a director at Emerging Markets Partnership (Hong Kong) Limited, which is the principal adviser to the AIG Asian Infrastructure Fund L.P., from 1999 to 2001. Prior to that, he held senior positions in the corporate finance departments of Warburg Dillion Read Asia Limited, SocGen-Crosby Limited and Peregrine Capital Limited. Mr. Leung received a Bachelor's Degree in Social Sciences from the University of Hong Kong in 1977 with a major in accounting, management and statistics. Mr, Leung has served as our director since July 2002.

Organization Position Status
NetEase.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Michael Tong has served as our Chief Operating Officer from July 2004 until March 2009 and in charge of corporate brand building and content building for NetEase web sites. Previously, he was an executive director of NetEase involved in the overall management of the Company with a particular focus on our online games and wireless businesses from June 2003 until that time. Mr. Tong has over 7 years of direct investments and investment banking experience. Before joining NetEase, he was an Executive Director of techpacific.com Venture Capital Limited, managing venture funds totaling around USD 100 million. Prior to that, Mr. Tong was with Softbank China Venture Investments Limited, and also the Nomura Group. He has also worked in the Investment Banking Department at Jardine Fleming Securities and was an auditor at Ernst & Young. Mr. Tong graduated with a B.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison majoring in Accounting with an extra-concentration in Computer Science. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the CFA Institute. Mr. Tong has served as our director since December 1999.

Organization Position Status
NetEase.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current
NetEase.com, Inc. COO Former
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NTES $36.72 -0.51 (-1.37% )
Volume 687,682
Shares Outstanding 3.2B
Market Cap 118.8B
Year High 48.50
Year Low 16.61
Earnings Per Share 2.090
P/E Ratio 17.5694
Dividend 0.00
Yield 0.00
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