The American group Uber is seeking to sell stakes in its non-strategic assets, including its Chinese competitor Didi, without urgency, however, since the group is moving towards profitability and sees its activities gradually recovering, its managing director said on Tuesday.
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The world leader in chauffeur-driven car reservations (VTC) has investments in several companies.
"Some of them, we will keep them because they are strategic"
, explained Dara Khosrowshahi at a conference organized by UBS Securities.
“Many of them, starting with Didi, are not strategic.
They are competitors, ”
he added.
So Uber will seek to
"monetize this kind of stakes over time."
First step towards profitability for Uber
But as Uber posted for the first time a gross operating surplus (EBITDA) in the third quarter, a first step towards profitability,
"we do not need to rush,"
Dara Khosrowshahi also underlined.
The group has just recorded its best week in terms of gross bookings for trips with a driver and for deliveries, said the boss.
Passenger transport
"continues to approach its pre-pandemic level,"
he added.
Uber's stock was up 4.8% around 7.20 p.m. GMT on the New York Stock Exchange in a declining market.
That of Didi, who recently announced that he was going to withdraw from the New York Stock Exchange for that of Hong Kong, fell by 1.56%.