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Alibaba

Taobao is a Chinese online shopping website, which is operated in Hangzhou, Zhejiang by Alibaba Group. It is one of the world's biggest e-commerce websites, as well as one of the world's top 10 most visited websites according to Alexa. As of February 2018, Taobao has over 580 million monthly active users. Founded by Alibaba Group on May 10, 2003, Taobao Marketplace facilitates consumer-to-consumer (C2C) retail by providing a platform for small businesses and individual entrepreneurs to open online stores that mainly cater to consumers in Chinese-speaking regions (Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) and also abroad.

Taobao

South China Morning Post is a century old Hong Kong-based, English-language newspaper. It was aquired in December 2015 for about $266 million as part of its plan to grow its media and entertainment business.

South China Morning Post

Lazada is an e-commerce company in six Southeast Asian countries: Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand and is based in Singapore. Lazada was aquired in April 2016 in a $1 billion deal with its founder, Rocket Internet, making it Alibaba’s largest acquisition to date.

Lazada

AutoNavi is a Chinese map and navigation company, in 2014. The company has been providing mapping data to Google for more than a decade, and it also has connections with Apple Inc.

AutoNavi

Ant Financial (Alipay) is a third-party mobile and online payment platform, established in Hangzhou, China in February 2004 by Alibaba Group and its founder Jack Ma. In 2015, Alipay moved its headquarters to Pudong, Shanghai, although its parent company Ant Financial remains Hangzhou-based.  Alipay overtook PayPal as the world's largest mobile payment platform in 2013. In the fourth quarter of 2016, Alipay had a 54% share of China's US$5.5 trillion mobile payment market, by far the largest in the world, although its share fell from 71% in 2015 as its rival Tencent's WeChat Pay was rapidly catching up.

Ant Financial

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. engages in providing technology infrastructure and marketing reach. It operates through the following business segments: China Commerce, International Commerce, Local Consumer Services, Cainiao, Cloud, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others segments. The Core Commerce segment consists of platforms operating in retail and wholesale. The China Commerce segment includes China commerce retail and wholesale businesses. The International Commerce segment focuses on international commerce retail and wholesale businesses. The Local Consumer Services segment is involved in To-Home businesses, which include Ele.me, local services and delivery platform, and Taoxianda, and To-Destination segment businesses which include Amap, the provider of mobile digital map, navigation and real-time traffic information, and restaurant and local services guide platform. The Cainiao segment has Cainiao Network and offers domestic and international one-stop-shop logistics services and supply chain management solution. The Cloud segment includes Alibaba Cloud and DingTalk. The company was founded by Chung Tsai and Yun Ma on June 28, 1999 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, China.

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Alibaba reports steady Q1 revenue growth and plans cloud spin-off

Alibaba reported steady revenue growth and a strong focus on core strategies in response to market opportunities. The decision to fully spin off its cloud intelligence group and explore raising external capital reflects a strategic shift towards unlocking shareholder value and global expansion.

Alibaba reports strong Q2 earnings, focuses on AI and international growth

Alibaba Group's Q2 2023 earnings call showcased strong financial performance across various business segments, with a focus on forward-looking statements and strategic investments. The company's digital commerce platforms, cloud segment, and digital media entertainment business group demonstrated notable strengths. However, challenges in navigating the competitive landscape and addressing margin performance for Tmall and Taobao were highlighted. Opportunities lie in leveraging AI and the unique advantage of supply from China for international business growth.

Alibaba reports steady Q3 growth, focuses on AI and cloud

Alibaba's Q3 performance showed revenue growth and improved EBITDA despite challenges in the China market due to COVID.
Strategic investments in AI, cloud computing, and public cloud offerings highlight Alibaba's focus on future growth and innovation.
The company faces challenges in balancing growth, deploying the buyback program effectively, and navigating the impact of COVID on operations.

Alibaba reports solid Q4 results, eyes cloud and global expansion

Alibaba's Q4 performance reflects growth in revenue and EBITDA, driven by strategic focus areas.
Strengths lie in cloud leadership, diversified portfolio, and commitment to enhancing shareholder value.
Challenges include cloud revenue growth, market competition, and balancing profitability with investments.
Opportunities exist in cloud services, AI technology, market expansion, and operational efficiencies.

Alibaba reports solid Q1 earnings, eyes AI revolution and global growth

Alibaba's Q1 2024 earnings call highlighted strong revenue growth, improved EBITDA, and robust free cash flow generation.
The company's focus on user experience, technology innovation, and strategic investments positions it for future growth.
Challenges include margin performance, international competition, and evolving AI landscape, while opportunities exist in AI revolution, cloud services, and overseas commerce.
Alibaba remains confident in maintaining leadership through ongoing investments and strategic positioning in key growth areas.

Alibaba reports robust Q2 earnings, eyes global expansion opportunities

Alibaba's Q2 2024 earnings call highlighted strong financial performance, strategic focus on technology-driven businesses, and market expansion efforts in key regions. Despite challenges related to regulatory restrictions, the company remains well-positioned for growth and value creation for shareholders.

Alibaba reports Q3 revenue growth and plans U.S. market expansion

Alibaba's Q3 2024 earnings call showcased revenue growth, strategic focus on core businesses, and significant shareholder return initiatives. Challenges included decreased non-GAAP net income and widened losses in the AIDC business. Opportunities lie in expanding investments in the U.S. market and improving efficiency in local businesses.

Alibaba reports robust Q4 performance, eyes growth amid challenges

Alibaba's Q4 2024 earnings call highlighted strong financial performance, positive consumer confidence, and strategic initiatives for future growth.
The company's focus on core businesses, AI development, and shareholder returns underscores its commitment to long-term success.
While facing challenges in competitive markets and macroeconomic conditions, Alibaba is well-positioned to leverage opportunities in consumer spending and technology innovation.
By optimizing operations, enhancing user experience, and expanding supply chain capabilities, Alibaba aims to drive sustained growth and shareholder value.

Alibaba excels in Q1 2025 with user-first strategy and cloud growth

Alibaba's Q1 2025 earnings call reflects robust performance, strategic initiatives driving growth, and a focus on profitability. The company's strengths in key segments and plans for expansion signal long-term resilience. Challenges in monetization and competition require careful navigation, while opportunities in new markets and technology advancements offer growth potential.

Alibaba excels in Q2 2025, eyes AI innovation for growth

Alibaba's Q2 2025 performance reflects strong growth in core segments and successful initiatives like the 11-11 Global Shopping Festival. The company's focus on AI and cloud technologies underscores a commitment to innovation and market leadership.
While facing margin and profitability challenges, Alibaba's solid financial position and ongoing investments position it well for future growth. Careful management of fee implementations and a focus on AI-driven efficiencies present avenues for sustained success.

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Should You Buy Alibaba Stock on the Dip?

Laffont has shed a majority of his fund's position in artificial intelligence (AI) leader Nvidia in favor of an overseas AI company with a boatload of cash.

Billionaire Philippe Laffont Sold 80% of Coatue's Stake in Nvidia and Is Piling Into This Historically Cheap Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Instead

Alibaba reported better-than-expected earnings for the September quarter, but missed on revenues. The e-Commerce company saw a 1 PP revenue acceleration Q/Q due to growing strength in Taobao and Tmall Group, Alibaba's core domestic commerce business. AIDC remained Alibaba's fastest growing business in the September quarter.

Alibaba: Better Value Than Investors Think

Benchmark analyst Fawne Jiang maintained a Buy rating on Alibaba Group Holding BABA with a price target of $118.

Alibaba's Monetization Strategy Gains Momentum, But GMV Growth Lags: Analyst

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) is reportedly planning to raise $5 billion through the issue of a range of dollar and offshore Chinese yuan bonds. The Chinese e-commerce giant firmed up plans for a bond issue on Monday, with Reuters-cited sources adding this would aim to raise $5 billion.

Alibaba planning $5bn bond issue to repay debt

Once a dominant tech giant, Alibaba Group struggles with a stagnating business and lacks clear growth engines, all while political risk remains ever-present and management has no ideas beyond share repurchases. Alibaba's revenue and operating income have grown just 5% year-over-year, with key platforms like Taobao and Tmall continuing to underperform severely. Alibaba Cloud is growing at just 7%, well below the industry average and AWS's 18%. I believe geopolitical tensions are deterring private customers from choosing a Chinese player.

Alibaba: The Market's Concerns Are Justified, And Here's Why

BABA's second-quarter fiscal 2025 results benefit from the monetization of Taobao and Tmall Group, cloud businesses and AI-integrated products.

Alibaba Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Improve Y/Y

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Dr. Michael Burry is a contrarian investor who's not afraid to act in a big way if he sees value out there.

Michael Burry Just Boosted His Chinese Stock Holdings—Is it Time to Bet on China Comeback?

Alibaba (BABA) is technically in oversold territory now, so the heavy selling pressure might have exhausted. This along with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in raising earnings estimates could lead to a trend reversal for the stock.

Down -13.51% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why You Should You Buy the Dip in Alibaba (BABA)

Most of the market is waking up to some discouraging price action from shares of Alibaba Group NYSE: BABA today; despite rallying by over 3% in the pre-market session, the stock quickly gave up its gains at the market open and got to a low of up to 2.5% declines during the day. The frustration is palpable as the company reported a blockbuster quarterly earnings report.

Alibaba Stock: Why Earnings Make It a Buy Despite the Recent Dip

Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba Group is aiming to raise $5 billion in multi-tranche dollar and offshore Chinese yuan bonds, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

Alibaba aims to raise $5 billion in dual currency bond deal, sources say

HANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA and HKEX: 9988 (HKD Counter) and 89988 (RMB Counter), “Alibaba,” “Alibaba Group” or the “Company”) today announced that it proposes to concurrently offer U.S. dollar-denominated senior unsecured notes (“the USD Notes”) and RMB-denominated senior unsecured notes (the “RMB Notes,” and together with the USD Notes, the “Notes”), subject to market and other conditions. The offering of the USD Notes and the offering of the RM.

Alibaba Group Announces Proposed Offering of Senior Unsecured Notes

Alibaba Group saw its offerings in artificial intelligence (AI) drive growth in both its retail and its cloud businesses during the quarter ended Sept. 30. “This quarter, our core business segments maintained steady growth guided by our user-first, AI-driven strategy,” Alibaba Group CEO Eddie Wu said Friday (Nov. 15) during the company's quarterly earnings call.

Alibaba Says AI Drives Growth in Retail and Cloud Businesses

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call November 15, 2024 7:00 AM ET Company Participants Lydia Liu - Head of Investor Relations Eddie Wu - Chief Executive Officer Jiang Fan - Chief Executive Officer, Alibaba International Digital Commerce Toby Xu - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Alicia Yap - Citigroup Ronald Keung - Goldman Sachs Thomas Chong - Jefferies Alex Yao - JPMorgan Kenneth Fong - UBS Jialong Shi - Nomura Gary Yu - Morgan Stanley Lydia Liu Good day everyone and welcome to Alibaba Group's September Quarter 2024 Results Conference Call. With us are Joe Tsai, Chairman; Eddie Wu, Chief Executive Officer; Toby Xu, Chief Financial Officer.

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Alibaba Group Holding Limited reported strong earnings, beating analyst expectations, but cash generation was weak; however, aggressive buybacks continue to reward shareholders. Revenue grew 5% year-over-year, with Cloud Computing and International Digital Commerce showing promising growth, despite a challenging Chinese consumer environment. Adjusted earnings per share declined slightly, but share repurchases provided a 5% tailwind, highlighting Alibaba's commitment to returning value to shareholders.

Alibaba: Strong Results And Its Cheap Again

Better-Than-Expected Retail Sales in October.

Better-Than-Expected Retail Sales in October

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA)'s US-listed shares moved lower after the Chinese eCommerce giant posted mixed third quarter results. The company's profit rose 58% year-over-year to 43.9 billion yuan ($6.07 billion), ahead of Wall Street estimates of 25.83 billion yuan.

Alibaba shares move lower on third quarter revenue miss

Retail Sales, Imports and Exports, and the Empire State bring some multi-month highs.

Economic Prints Bring Some Heat: Retail Sales, Imports and More

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization declined about 4% to 47.33 billion yuan in its fiscal second quarter.

Alibaba Revenue Misses Views Amid Weaker Chinese Economy, Competition

Alibaba Group Holding Limited has delivered a robust fiscal Q2 2025 earnings double beat, underscoring restored strength across its core commerce and cloud businesses. The combination of operating efficiency improvements, stabilizing take-rates and high-margin revenue growth are also alleviating pressure from ongoing R&D investments in recent quarters. Looking ahead, Alibaba benefits from three impending catalysts that would drive a sustained uplift to its growth trajectory and risk premium reduction, and underpin value accretion from current levels.

Alibaba's Fiscal Q2 2025 Earnings Underpin 3 Impending Catalysts

Alibaba Group's (BABA) US-traded shares were down around 3% in Friday morning trading after the Chinese ecommerce giant posted higher-than-expected quarterly earnings on the back of cloud operations growth fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) but revenue was lower than expected.

Alibaba Stock Drops Despite Higher-than-Estimated Profit; Sales Disappoint

“Big Short” investor Michael Burry raised his stake in Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd (NYSE: BABA) by 30% in the third quarter. He expects the tech stock to rally on the back of China's stimulus blitz in the months ahead.

Michael Burry loads up on Alibaba stock: should you buy it too?

U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite falling by more than 200 points on Friday.

Nasdaq Tumbles Over 200 Points; Alibaba Posts Upbeat Sales

The Chinese giant Alibaba Cloud announced a partnership with MultiversX (EGLD), while Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) published Q3 2024 earnings results. This partnership starts as EGLD strongly enters the Asian market with an UpBit listing and notable mentions in the media.

Chinese giant Alibaba to partner with MultiversX as EGLD enters the Asian market

Alibaba Group Holding Limited just released its earnings and easily surpassed expectations. A day earlier, competitor JD.com released earnings, triggering a selloff in Alibaba shares. BABA's release beat estimates on revenue as well as on EPS. On a less positive note, free cash flow declined.

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