Alibaba Group Holding Limited

NYSE:BABA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$219.6b

Alibaba Group Holding Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 6/6

Alibaba Group Holding has a total shareholder equity of CN¥1,053.4B and total debt of CN¥207.9B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 19.7%. Its total assets and total liabilities are CN¥1,785.1B and CN¥731.7B respectively. Alibaba Group Holding's EBIT is CN¥133.3B making its interest coverage ratio 16. It has cash and short-term investments of CN¥448.9B.

Key information

19.7%

Debt to equity ratio

CN¥207.94b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio16x
CashCN¥448.92b
EquityCN¥1.05t
Total liabilitiesCN¥731.69b
Total assetsCN¥1.79t

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

Alibaba: Time To Bail Out

Oct 22

Returns On Capital At Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) Have Hit The Brakes

Oct 18
Returns On Capital At Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) Have Hit The Brakes

Alibaba: The Early Stage Of Returning Bullish Sentiment?

Oct 11

Alibaba Stock: Time To Temper Your Enthusiasm

Oct 03

Alibaba's Savior Is Not Chinese Stimulus, But An Impending Global AI Partnership

Sep 27

Alibaba: Winning The AI Arms Race In China

Sep 20

Alibaba: Ready To Take Off

Sep 12

Alibaba: Riding The Wave Of A Strengthening Macroeconomic Environment

Sep 05

Potential Upside For Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) Not Without Risk

Sep 02
Potential Upside For Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) Not Without Risk

Alibaba: Time To Move On

Aug 30

Alibaba: Restructuring And Investment Efforts Appear Promising, Bullish Support Is Growing

Aug 24

Is Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) A Risky Investment?

Aug 17
Is Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) A Risky Investment?

Alibaba: High Safety Margin

Aug 17

Alibaba: Buybacks To Fuel Growth In FY Q1 Earnings

Aug 10

Alibaba: I Keep Disagreeing With The Crowd

Jul 22

Alibaba: Sell The Dead Cat Bounce

Jul 16

Alibaba Group Holding Limited's (NYSE:BABA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 70% Above Its Share Price

Jul 16
Alibaba Group Holding Limited's (NYSE:BABA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 70% Above Its Share Price

Alibaba Stock: Stay Greedy, The Catalyst Is Coming

Jul 05

The 5 Challenges Alibaba Faces (Rating Downgrade)

Jun 28

Alibaba: China Remains Uninvestable

Jun 20

Alibaba Group Holding's (NYSE:BABA) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Jun 13
Alibaba Group Holding's (NYSE:BABA) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Alibaba: At An Important Inflection Point

Jun 11

Alibaba: Central Bank Gives Green Light To Investors

Jun 04

Alibaba: A Stock Buyback King In The Making

May 28

We Think Alibaba Group Holding's (NYSE:BABA) Robust Earnings Are Conservative

May 21
We Think Alibaba Group Holding's (NYSE:BABA) Robust Earnings Are Conservative

Alibaba: Deep Undervaluation Meets Changing Sentiment

May 20

Alibaba: Own It, Don't Play Earnings

May 14

We Think Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

May 13
We Think Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Alibaba Stock May Reverse Massively

May 03

Alibaba: Cheap But Risky, My Strategy For Reducing Downside Risk

Apr 18

Alibaba: I Was Fooled By The Valuation (Downgrade)

Apr 12

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks

Apr 10
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks

Alibaba Stock: Why It's Not Dead Money

Apr 04

Alibaba: Something's Got To Give And It's Been The Share Price

Mar 29

Is There An Opportunity With Alibaba Group Holding Limited's (NYSE:BABA) 49% Undervaluation?

Mar 25
Is There An Opportunity With Alibaba Group Holding Limited's (NYSE:BABA) 49% Undervaluation?

Alibaba: The Cheapest Chinese Megacap Keeps Getting Cheaper

Mar 21

Alibaba, China Risks, And Why We Downgraded The Stock

Mar 13

Alibaba: Several Positive Developments

Mar 07

Alibaba: All Eyes On A Single Segment

Feb 27

Alibaba: When Will The Sentiment Turn Around?

Feb 21

Alibaba International Records Solid Growth Led By AliExpress

Feb 12

Alibaba: Jack Ma And Joe Tsai Are Buying - Should You?

Feb 06

Here's What To Make Of Alibaba Group Holding's (NYSE:BABA) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Feb 02
Here's What To Make Of Alibaba Group Holding's (NYSE:BABA) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Alibaba: Cannot Be Undervalued Forever

Jan 30

Alibaba: A Wonderful Opportunity For Investors With Risk Tolerance

Jan 24

Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

Jan 18
Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

Alibaba: It's Time To Be Greedy

Jan 18

Alibaba: I've Been Wrong, But The Investment Could Still Work Out

Jan 05

Alibaba: Revisiting The Investment Thesis. Still A Strong Buy.

Dec 30

Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Alibaba Group Holding Limited's (NYSE:BABA) Shares

Dec 19
Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Alibaba Group Holding Limited's (NYSE:BABA) Shares

Alibaba: Cheap And A Big Margin Of Safety

Dec 19

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: BABA's short term assets (CN¥653.7B) exceed its short term liabilities (CN¥462.9B).

Long Term Liabilities: BABA's short term assets (CN¥653.7B) exceed its long term liabilities (CN¥268.8B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: BABA has more cash than its total debt.

Reducing Debt: BABA's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 21.8% to 19.7% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: BABA's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (82.2%).

Interest Coverage: BABA's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (16x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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