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HUYA announced an update to its share repurchase program on May 19, reaffirming plans to buy back up to $50 million worth of shares over the next 24 months under the authorization approved in March 2026.

CEO Rongjie Dong said the company believes its current valuation does not fully reflect progress made in expanding gaming-related services, optimizing revenue structure, and improving operational efficiency.

The company has been shifting beyond traditional livestreaming, with gaming-related services and advertising becoming larger contributors to overall revenue growth.

The combination of consistent revenue growth, improving margins, and an active buyback program could signal management confidence that the stock remains undervalued at current levels.

I keep getting distracted by what really happen in the interactive media space. Look at HUYA case, their recent shift into full scale game publishing is proving to be a masterclass in ecosystem leverage. They've spent like 3 years turning themselves into a platform MCN, they become and control the supply chain of attention by managing creator across Bilibili, Douyin and Red. The game Goose Goose Duck hit the top of App store for a month with almost zero traditional ad spend. CAC is skyrocketing, up over 20% YoY, HUYA found a way to bypass the buyer's tax by owning the distribution nodes. Im seeing a lot of parallels here to how vertical integration reshaped the materials supply chain. The spread is getting too wide to ignore them. Anyone else also tracking this?