Alibaba Group Holding
Market Cap
US$582.5b
Last Updated
2021/06/24 02:48 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides online and mobile commerce businesses in the People's Republic of China and internationally. More Details
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Risk Analysis
No risks detected for BABA from our risk checks.
Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet and good value.
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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 is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 4% a week.
Volatility Over Time: BABA's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
2.6%
BABA
2.3%
US Online Retail
0.5%
US Market
1 Year Return
-5.0%
BABA
21.1%
US Online Retail
42.6%
US Market
Return vs Industry: BABA underperformed the US Online Retail industry which returned 21.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: BABA underperformed the US Market which returned 42.6% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| BABA | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 2.6% | 2.3% | 0.5% |
| 30 Day | 2.1% | 5.5% | 1.9% |
| 90 Day | -3.5% | 7.0% | 7.9% |
| 1 Year | -5.0%-5.0% | 21.2%21.1% | 44.9%42.6% |
| 3 Year | 16.1%16.1% | 73.0%72.4% | 64.4%54.1% |
| 5 Year | 175.3%175.3% | 288.5%288.0% | 128.3%102.7% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Alibaba Group Holding's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
10 months ago | Simply Wall St
Alibaba Group Holding Limited's (NYSE:BABA) Stock's On An Uptrend: Are Strong Financials Guiding The Market?Valuation
Is Alibaba Group Holding undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
30.2%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: BABA ($214.86) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($307.72)
Significantly Below Fair Value: BABA is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: BABA is good value based on its PE Ratio (25x) compared to the US Online Retail industry average (30.8x).
PE vs Market: BABA is poor value based on its PE Ratio (25x) compared to the US market (19.2x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: BABA is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (2.3x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: BABA is good value based on its PB Ratio (4x) compared to the US Online Retail industry average (4.7x).
Future Growth
How is Alibaba Group Holding forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 51 analysts?
10.7%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: BABA's forecast earnings growth (10.7% per year) is above the savings rate (2%).
Earnings vs Market: BABA's earnings (10.7% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15.7% per year).
High Growth Earnings: BABA's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: BABA's revenue (16.8% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (9.5% per year).
High Growth Revenue: BABA's revenue (16.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower 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 (16.3%).
Past Performance
How has Alibaba Group Holding performed over the past 5 years?
29.8%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: BABA has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: BABA's current net profit margins (21%) are lower than last year (29.3%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: BABA's earnings have grown significantly by 29.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: BABA's earnings growth over the past year (0.7%) is below its 5-year average (29.8% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: BABA earnings growth over the past year (0.7%) underperformed the Online Retail industry 117.1%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: BABA's Return on Equity (13.3%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is Alibaba Group Holding's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: BABA's short term assets (CN¥643.4B) exceed its short term liabilities (CN¥377.4B).
Long Term Liabilities: BABA's short term assets (CN¥643.4B) exceed its long term liabilities (CN¥237.9B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: BABA's debt to equity ratio (13.6%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: BABA's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 23.2% to 13.6% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: BABA's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (158.3%).
Interest Coverage: BABA earns more interest than it pays, so coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Alibaba Group Holding current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
0.004%
Forecast Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate BABA's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate BABA's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent 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
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
5.4yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Daniel Zhang (48 yo)
6.08yrs
Tenure
Mr. Yong Zhang, also known as Daniel, is a Director at Didi Chuxing Technology Co., Ltd. since April 2018. Mr. Zhang has been the Chief Executive Officer of Alibaba Group Holding Limited since May 2015 and...
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: BABA's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: BABA's board of directors are considered experienced (6 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
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.
Top Shareholders
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$582.511b
- Shares outstanding: 2.71b
- Website: https://www.alibabagroup.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Alibaba Group Holding Limited
- 969 West Wen Yi Road
- Yu Hang District
- Hangzhou
- Zhejiang Province
- 311121
- China
Listings
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 through four segments: Core Commer...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/06/24 02:48 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/06/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2021/03/31 |
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