By Sherry Qin


NetEase's profit rose in the first quarter, supported by its games segment.

The Chinese videogame giant's net profit increased 12% from a year earlier to 7.6 billion yuan ($1.05 billion), it said Thursday. That missed the estimate of CNY8.015 billion in a FactSet poll of analysts.

Adjusted net profit, a closely watched metric that excludes share-based compensation expenses, climbed 12% to CNY8.5 billion.

Revenue rose 7.2% to CNY26.9 billion, undershooting analysts' estimate of CNY27.35 billion.

Revenue from games and related value-added services--NetEase's largest segment--climbed 7.0% to CNY21.5 billion.

NetEase's top line was helped by its popular titles, including "Eggy Party" and "Identity V."


Write to Sherry Qin at sherry.qin@wsj.com


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05-23-24 0511ET