Alibaba Group Holding
Market Cap
US$484.3b
Last Updated
2019/11/18 01:05 UTC
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Executive Summary
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides online and mobile commerce businesses in the People's Republic of China and internationally.
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Fundamentals
Outstanding track record with flawless balance sheet.
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Share Price & News
How has Alibaba Group Holding's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: BABA has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-0.7%
BABA
-1.4%
US Online Retail
0.7%
US Market
1 Year Return
24.0%
BABA
14.9%
US Online Retail
13.7%
US Market
Return vs Industry: BABA exceeded the US Online Retail industry which returned 14.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: BABA exceeded the US Market which returned 13.7% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| BABA | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -0.7% | -1.4% | 0.7% |
| 30 Day | 9.7% | 2.1% | 4.7% |
| 90 Day | 4.7% | -1.1% | 6.1% |
| 1 Year | 24.0%24.0% | 14.9%14.9% | 16.2%13.7% |
| 3 Year | 98.6%98.6% | 92.7%92.4% | 48.8%39.2% |
| 5 Year | 62.8%62.8% | 147.3%137.4% | 62.5%44.5% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Alibaba Group Holding's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Is Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) Using Too Much Debt?Valuation
Is Alibaba Group Holding undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
22.04x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: BABA ($185.49) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($142.29)
Significantly Below Fair Value: BABA is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: BABA is good value based on its PE Ratio (22x) compared to the Online Retail industry average (28x).
PE vs Market: BABA is poor value based on its PE Ratio (22x) compared to the US market (18.2x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: BABA is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (2x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: BABA is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (5.6x) compared to the US Online Retail industry average (2.9x).
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Future Growth
How is Alibaba Group Holding forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 43 analysts?
11.2%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: BABA's forecast earnings growth (11.2% per year) is above the savings rate (2.7%).
Earnings vs Market: BABA's earnings (11.2% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (14.4% per year).
High Growth Earnings: BABA's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: BABA's revenue (21% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (7.3% per year).
High Growth Revenue: BABA's revenue (21% per year) is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: BABA's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (18.3%).
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Past Performance
How has Alibaba Group Holding performed over the past 5 years?
22.7%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: BABA has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: BABA's current net profit margins (34.3%) are higher than last year (19.4%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: BABA's earnings have grown significantly by 22.7% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: BABA's earnings growth over the past year (153%) exceeds its 5-year average (22.7% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: BABA earnings growth over the past year (153%) exceeded the Online Retail industry 8.2%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: BABA's Return on Equity (20%) is considered high.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Financial Health
How is Alibaba Group Holding's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: BABA's short term assets (CN¥335.7B) exceeds its short term liabilities (CN¥243.9B)
Long Term Liabilities: BABA's short term assets (CN¥335.7B) exceeds its long term liabilities (195.4B)
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: BABA's debt to equity ratio (19.9%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: BABA's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 49.3% to 19.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: BABA's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (115.5%).
Interest Coverage: BABA earns more interest than it pays, so coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: BABA has a low level of unsold assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: BABA's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 2.3x debt).
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Dividend
What is Alibaba Group Holding's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate BABA's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate BABA's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if BABA's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if BABA's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of BABA's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
What is the CEO of Alibaba Group Holding's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
4.5yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Daniel Zhang (47yo)
4.5yrs
Tenure
Mr. Yong Zhang, also known as Daniel, has been the Chief Executive Officer of Alibaba Group Holding Limited since May 2015. Mr. Zhang has been an Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Limited since ...
Management Age and Tenure
4.5yrs
Average Tenure
53yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: BABA's management team is considered experienced (4.5 years average tenure).
Board Age and Tenure
5.2yrs
Average Tenure
55.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: BABA's board of directors are considered experienced (5.2 years average tenure).
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Management Team
Jack Ma (55yo)
- Tenure: 20.8yrs
Joseph, Joe Tsai (55yo)
Executive Vice Chairman
- Tenure: 6.5yrs
Tim Steinert (59yo)
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
- Tenure: 12.3yrs
Daniel Zhang (47yo)
CEO & Executive Chairman
- Tenure: 4.5yrs
Robert Lin
Investor Relations
- Tenure: 0yrs
Maggie Wu (51yo)
CFO & Head of Strategic Investments
- Tenure: 6.5yrs
Mike Evans (61yo)
President & Director
- Tenure: 5.2yrs
Jeff Zhang (46yo)
Chief Technology Officer
- Tenure: 3.6yrs
Jennifer Kuperman (46yo)
Head of International Corporate Communications
- Tenure: 3.8yrs
Michael Yao
Senior VP & Head of Corporate Finance
- Tenure: 0yrs
Board Members
Masa Son (62yo)
Director
- Tenure: 19.8yrs
Jerry Yang (50yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 5.2yrs
E. Ekholm (56yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 4.4yrs
Jack Ma (55yo)
- Tenure: 20.8yrs
Joseph, Joe Tsai (55yo)
Executive Vice Chairman
- Tenure: 6.5yrs
Daniel Zhang (47yo)
CEO & Executive Chairman
- Tenure: 4.5yrs
Walter Kwauk (66yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 5.2yrs
Mike Evans (61yo)
President & Director
- Tenure: 5.2yrs
Eddie Wu (44yo)
Chairman of Alibaba Health
- Tenure: 0yrs
Chee Tung (82yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 5.2yrs
Company Information
Alibaba Group Holding Limited's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
- Ticker: BABA
- Exchange: NYSE
- Founded: 1999
- Industry: Internet and Direct Marketing Retail
- Sector: Retail
- Market Cap: US$484.286b
- Shares outstanding: 2.61b
- Website: https://www.alibabagroup.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Alibaba Group Holding Limited
- 969 West Wen Yi Road
- Yu Hang District
- Hangzhou
- 311121
- China
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABA | NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) | Yes | ADS EACH REPR 1 ORD SHS (SPON) (CDI) | US | USD | Sep 2014 |
| AHLA | XTRA (XETRA Trading Platform) | Yes | ADS EACH REPR 1 ORD SHS (SPON) (CDI) | DE | EUR | Sep 2014 |
| AHLA | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | ADS EACH REPR 1 ORD SHS (SPON) (CDI) | DE | EUR | Sep 2014 |
| BABA | SWX (SIX Swiss Exchange) | Yes | ADS EACH REPR 1 ORD SHS (SPON) (CDI) | CH | CHF | Sep 2014 |
| BABA N | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | ADS EACH REPR 1 ORD SHS (SPON) (CDI) | MX | MXN | Sep 2014 |
| 24409862 | SWX (SIX Swiss Exchange) | Yes | ADS EACH REPR 1 ORD SHS (SPON) (CDI) | CH | CHF | Sep 2014 |
| 0HCI | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | ADS EACH REPR 1 ORD SHS (SPON) (CDI) | GB | USD | Sep 2014 |
| AHLAD | BATS-CHIXE (BATS 'Chi-X Europe') | Yes | ADS EACH REPR 1 ORD SHS (SPON) (CDI) | GB | EUR | Sep 2014 |
| AHLA | WBAG (Wiener Boerse AG) | Yes | ADS EACH REPR 1 ORD SHS (SPON) (CDI) | AT | EUR | Sep 2014 |
Biography
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides online and mobile commerce businesses in the People's Republic of China and internationally. It operates in four segments: Core Commerce, C ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/11/18 01:05 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/11/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/03/31 |
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