Alibaba Group Holding Limited

WBAG:AHLA Stock Report

Market Cap: €188.8b

Alibaba Group Holding Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Alibaba Group Holding's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -19.6%, while the Multiline Retail industry saw earnings growing at 10.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 13.2% per year. Alibaba Group Holding's return on equity is 7.5%, and it has net margins of 8.9%.

Key information

-19.6%

Earnings growth rate

-18.5%

EPS growth rate

Multiline Retail Industry Growth6.5%
Revenue growth rate13.2%
Return on equity7.5%
Net Margin8.9%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Alibaba Group Holding makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

WBAG:AHLA Revenue, expenses and earnings (CNY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24961,96185,846176,11355,128
30 Jun 24950,24869,678165,61355,164
31 Mar 24941,16879,741157,12652,256
31 Dec 23927,49499,987152,04452,051
30 Sep 23914,902132,369147,95552,084
30 Jun 23897,28884,102146,01253,016
31 Mar 23868,68772,509145,67956,744
31 Dec 22864,53932,752142,53153,808
30 Sep 22859,36313,629146,74755,992
30 Jun 22852,87739,557151,52856,139
31 Mar 22853,06261,959151,72155,465
31 Dec 21836,40572,721151,76557,823
30 Sep 21814,909124,456140,62955,725
30 Jun 21769,278147,858132,23059,673
31 Mar 21717,289150,308118,51557,236
31 Dec 20644,208158,949103,90654,521
30 Sep 20584,580131,83193,08651,991
30 Jun 20548,538175,60282,34143,684
31 Mar 20509,711149,26378,87043,080
31 Dec 19488,895171,93174,40241,152
30 Sep 19444,717152,67469,14438,976
30 Jun 19410,848100,16764,44236,403
31 Mar 19376,84487,60062,99037,435
31 Dec 18345,27869,33159,60035,462
30 Sep 18311,02860,35254,75732,850
30 Jun 18281,00257,98750,57729,568
31 Mar 18250,26663,98543,54022,754
31 Dec 17226,91367,07139,07420,586
30 Sep 17197,13360,85333,73718,717
30 Jun 17176,30350,80830,72517,768
31 Mar 17158,27343,67528,55317,060
31 Dec 16143,87838,39326,02116,115
30 Sep 16125,17333,03624,38515,444
30 Jun 16113,05248,16722,38414,535
31 Mar 16101,14371,46020,51213,788
31 Dec 1594,38468,98820,32613,257
30 Sep 1586,02062,42619,62512,591
30 Jun 1580,67842,64818,64211,947
31 Mar 1576,20424,14916,31310,658
31 Dec 1470,81026,79913,0978,816
30 Sep 1463,37629,06910,3317,440
30 Jun 1457,49731,0368,0726,027
31 Mar 1452,50423,0767,4945,093
31 Dec 1349,14721,7306,7684,747

Quality Earnings: AHLA has a large one-off loss of CN¥32.5B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: AHLA's current net profit margins (8.9%) are lower than last year (14.5%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: AHLA's earnings have declined by 19.6% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: AHLA's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: AHLA had negative earnings growth (-35.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Multiline Retail industry average (-10.5%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: AHLA's Return on Equity (7.5%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 13:05
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is covered by 99 analysts. 50 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Sau Shing ChowABCI Securities Company Limited
Zixiao YangArete Research Services LLP
Richard KramerArete Research Services LLP