Alibaba Group Holding Past Earnings Performance
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Alibaba Group Holding's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -18.1%, while the Multiline Retail industry saw earnings growing at 16.9% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 14.8% per year. Alibaba Group Holding's return on equity is 5.9%, and it has net margins of 7.3%.
Key information
-18.1%
Earnings growth rate
-17.6%
EPS growth rate
Multiline Retail Industry Growth | 12.6% |
Revenue growth rate | 14.8% |
Return on equity | 5.9% |
Net Margin | 7.3% |
Next Earnings Update | 15 Nov 2024 |
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Alibaba Could Be A Surprise Winner As New Tailwinds Emerge
Nov 11Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) Shares Could Be 42% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
Nov 03Alibaba: Time To Bail Out
Oct 22Returns On Capital At Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) Have Hit The Brakes
Oct 18Alibaba: The Early Stage Of Returning Bullish Sentiment?
Oct 11Alibaba Stock: Time To Temper Your Enthusiasm
Oct 03Alibaba's Savior Is Not Chinese Stimulus, But An Impending Global AI Partnership
Sep 27Alibaba: Winning The AI Arms Race In China
Sep 20Alibaba: Ready To Take Off
Sep 12Alibaba: Riding The Wave Of A Strengthening Macroeconomic Environment
Sep 05Potential Upside For Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) Not Without Risk
Sep 02Alibaba: Time To Move On
Aug 30Alibaba: Restructuring And Investment Efforts Appear Promising, Bullish Support Is Growing
Aug 24Is Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) A Risky Investment?
Aug 17Alibaba: High Safety Margin
Aug 17Alibaba: Buybacks To Fuel Growth In FY Q1 Earnings
Aug 10Alibaba: I Keep Disagreeing With The Crowd
Jul 22Alibaba: Sell The Dead Cat Bounce
Jul 16Alibaba Group Holding Limited's (NYSE:BABA) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 70% Above Its Share Price
Jul 16Alibaba Stock: Stay Greedy, The Catalyst Is Coming
Jul 05The 5 Challenges Alibaba Faces (Rating Downgrade)
Jun 28Alibaba: China Remains Uninvestable
Jun 20Alibaba Group Holding's (NYSE:BABA) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher
Jun 13Alibaba: At An Important Inflection Point
Jun 11Alibaba: Central Bank Gives Green Light To Investors
Jun 04Alibaba: A Stock Buyback King In The Making
May 28We Think Alibaba Group Holding's (NYSE:BABA) Robust Earnings Are Conservative
May 21Alibaba: Deep Undervaluation Meets Changing Sentiment
May 20Alibaba: Own It, Don't Play Earnings
May 14We Think Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease
May 13Alibaba Stock May Reverse Massively
May 03Alibaba: Cheap But Risky, My Strategy For Reducing Downside Risk
Apr 18Alibaba: I Was Fooled By The Valuation (Downgrade)
Apr 12Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) Could Be Riskier Than It Looks
Apr 10Alibaba Stock: Why It's Not Dead Money
Apr 04Alibaba: Something's Got To Give And It's Been The Share Price
Mar 29Is There An Opportunity With Alibaba Group Holding Limited's (NYSE:BABA) 49% Undervaluation?
Mar 25Alibaba: The Cheapest Chinese Megacap Keeps Getting Cheaper
Mar 21Alibaba, China Risks, And Why We Downgraded The Stock
Mar 13Alibaba: Several Positive Developments
Mar 07Alibaba: All Eyes On A Single Segment
Feb 27Alibaba: When Will The Sentiment Turn Around?
Feb 21Alibaba International Records Solid Growth Led By AliExpress
Feb 12Alibaba: Jack Ma And Joe Tsai Are Buying - Should You?
Feb 06Here's What To Make Of Alibaba Group Holding's (NYSE:BABA) Decelerating Rates Of Return
Feb 02Alibaba: Cannot Be Undervalued Forever
Jan 30Alibaba: A Wonderful Opportunity For Investors With Risk Tolerance
Jan 24Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet
Jan 18Alibaba: It's Time To Be Greedy
Jan 18Alibaba: I've Been Wrong, But The Investment Could Still Work Out
Jan 05Alibaba: Revisiting The Investment Thesis. Still A Strong Buy.
Dec 30Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Alibaba Group Holding makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
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30 Jun 24 | 950,248 | 69,678 | 165,613 | 55,164 |
31 Mar 24 | 941,168 | 79,741 | 157,126 | 52,256 |
31 Dec 23 | 927,494 | 99,987 | 152,044 | 52,051 |
30 Sep 23 | 914,902 | 132,369 | 147,955 | 52,084 |
30 Jun 23 | 897,288 | 84,102 | 146,012 | 53,016 |
31 Mar 23 | 868,687 | 72,509 | 145,679 | 56,744 |
31 Dec 22 | 864,539 | 32,752 | 142,531 | 53,808 |
30 Sep 22 | 859,363 | 13,629 | 146,747 | 55,992 |
30 Jun 22 | 852,877 | 39,557 | 151,528 | 56,139 |
31 Mar 22 | 853,062 | 61,959 | 151,721 | 55,465 |
31 Dec 21 | 836,405 | 72,721 | 151,765 | 57,823 |
30 Sep 21 | 814,909 | 124,456 | 140,629 | 55,725 |
30 Jun 21 | 769,278 | 147,858 | 132,230 | 59,673 |
31 Mar 21 | 717,289 | 150,308 | 118,515 | 57,236 |
31 Dec 20 | 644,208 | 158,949 | 103,906 | 54,521 |
30 Sep 20 | 584,580 | 131,831 | 93,086 | 51,991 |
30 Jun 20 | 548,538 | 175,602 | 82,341 | 43,684 |
31 Mar 20 | 509,711 | 149,263 | 78,870 | 43,080 |
31 Dec 19 | 488,895 | 171,931 | 74,402 | 41,152 |
30 Sep 19 | 444,717 | 152,674 | 69,144 | 38,976 |
30 Jun 19 | 410,848 | 100,167 | 64,442 | 36,403 |
31 Mar 19 | 376,844 | 87,600 | 62,990 | 37,435 |
31 Dec 18 | 345,278 | 69,331 | 59,600 | 35,462 |
30 Sep 18 | 311,028 | 60,352 | 54,757 | 32,850 |
30 Jun 18 | 281,002 | 57,987 | 50,577 | 29,568 |
31 Mar 18 | 250,266 | 63,985 | 43,540 | 22,754 |
31 Dec 17 | 226,913 | 67,071 | 39,074 | 20,586 |
30 Sep 17 | 197,133 | 60,853 | 33,737 | 18,717 |
30 Jun 17 | 176,303 | 50,808 | 30,725 | 17,768 |
31 Mar 17 | 158,273 | 43,675 | 28,553 | 17,060 |
31 Dec 16 | 143,878 | 38,393 | 26,021 | 16,115 |
30 Sep 16 | 125,173 | 33,036 | 24,385 | 15,444 |
30 Jun 16 | 113,052 | 48,167 | 22,384 | 14,535 |
31 Mar 16 | 101,143 | 71,460 | 20,512 | 13,788 |
31 Dec 15 | 94,384 | 68,988 | 20,326 | 13,257 |
30 Sep 15 | 86,020 | 62,426 | 19,625 | 12,591 |
30 Jun 15 | 80,678 | 42,648 | 18,642 | 11,947 |
31 Mar 15 | 76,204 | 24,149 | 16,313 | 10,658 |
31 Dec 14 | 70,810 | 26,799 | 13,097 | 8,816 |
30 Sep 14 | 63,376 | 29,069 | 10,331 | 7,440 |
30 Jun 14 | 57,497 | 31,036 | 8,072 | 6,027 |
31 Mar 14 | 52,504 | 23,076 | 7,494 | 5,093 |
31 Dec 13 | 49,147 | 21,730 | 6,768 | 4,747 |
Quality Earnings: BABA has a large one-off loss of CN¥32.0B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th June, 2024.
Growing Profit Margin: BABA's current net profit margins (7.3%) are lower than last year (9.4%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: BABA's earnings have declined by 18.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: BABA's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: BABA had negative earnings growth (-17.2%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Multiline Retail industry average (44%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: BABA's Return on Equity (5.9%) is considered low.