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Alibaba Group Holding Limited
Table of Contents
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Financial and Strategic Analysis Review.................3
Company Overview....................................................................................................3
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Key Facts..............................................................3
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Business Description............................................3
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Major Products and Services................................4
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- History..................................................................5
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- SWOT Analysis..................................................37
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Strengths.............................................................37
Strengths-Focus on R&D.....................................................................................37
Strengths-Growth in revenue................................................................................37
Strengths-High liquidity position.........................................................................37
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Weaknesses........................................................38
Weaknesses-Increase in debt................................................................................38
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Opportunities......................................................38
Opportunities-Strategic initiatives........................................................................38
Opportunities-Partnerships...................................................................................38
Opportunities-Positive outlook for global online retail market............................38
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Threats................................................................39
Threats-Tightening tax compliance from sellers..................................................39
Threats-Intense competition.................................................................................39
Threats-Compliance with regulations..................................................................40
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Key Competitors.................................................40
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Key Employees...................................................41
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Company Statement...........................................43
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Locations & Subsidiaries....................................45
Head office...........................................................................................................45
Other Locations & Subsidiaries...............................................................................45
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Other locations................................................45
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Subsidiaries.........................................................45
Alibaba Cloud (Singapore) Pvt Ltd......................................................................45
Summarized Statement.............................................................................................46
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Annual Statements..............................................46
Income Statements...............................................................................................46
Balance Sheet.......................................................................................................46
Cash Flow.............................................................................................................46
Detailed Statement...................................................................................................47
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Full Annual Statements.......................................47
Income Statements...............................................................................................47
Balance Sheet.......................................................................................................48
Cash Flow.............................................................................................................50
Summarized Interim Statement................................................................................51
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Summarized Interim Statements.........................51
Balance Sheet.......................................................................................................51
Published: 23 Apr 2024 Page 1

Extracted: 12 May 2024
Cash Flow.............................................................................................................51
Detailed Interim Statement.......................................................................................52
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Detailed Interim Statement.................................52
Balance Sheet.......................................................................................................52
Cash Flow.............................................................................................................53
Capital Market Ratios...............................................................................................54
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Capital Market Ratios.........................................54
Interim Ratios...........................................................................................................54
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Interim Ratios.....................................................54
Annual Ratios...........................................................................................................55
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Annual Ratios.....................................................55

Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Financial and

Strategic Analysis Review
Company Overview
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (Alibaba or "the company") is a retail and wholesale
marketplace operator for both mobile and web platforms. The company is involved in
logistics services business, retail and wholesale commerce businesses, and local
consumer services business. It also provides cloud services, including elastic
computing, database, network virtualization services, storage and content delivery
network, large scale computing, security, management and application services,
Internet of Things (IoT), big data analytics and a machine learning platform. It also
operates innovation initiatives and digital media and entertainment business. Alibaba
has presence in various geographical regions including China, Singapore, India, the
UK and the US. The company is headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Key Facts
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Key Facts

No. 699 Wang Ticker Symbol,
Corporate Address BABA[NYSE]
Shang Road Exchange
Telephone 86 571 85022088 No. of Employees 219260
Fax 86 571 89815505 Fiscal Year End March
www.alibabagroup.c Revenue (in US$
URL 129107.5144
om Million)
Source : GlobalData Research analysis / © GlobalData Research
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Business Description
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (Alibaba or "the company") is a provider of

technology infrastructure and marketing services for merchants, brands and other
businesses. The company has offices in China, India, Singapore, Japan, Australia,
Korea, Germany, the UK and the US.
The company operates through seven business segments: China Commerce,

International Commerce, Local Consumer Services, Cainiao, Cloud, Digital Media
and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others.
Under the China Commerce segment includes China commerce retail businesses such
as Taobao, Taobao Deals, Tmall, Tmall Supermarket, Tmall Global, Taocaicai,
Freshippo, Sun Art and Alibaba Health, and wholesale business such as 1688.com. In
FY2023, the China Commerce segment reported revenue of CNY582,731 million,
which accounted for 67.1% of the company’s revenue.
The International Commerce segment, the company offers international commerce

wholesale and retail businesses including Lazada, AliExpress, Trendyol, Daraz and

Alibaba.com. In FY2023, the International Commerce segment reported revenue of

CNY69,204 million, which accounted for 8.0% of the company’s revenue.
Local Consumer Services segment includes location-based businesses including

Amap, Ele.me, and Fliggy. In FY2023, the Local Consumer Services segment
reported revenue of CNY50,112 million, which accounted for 5.8% of the company’s
revenue.
The Cainiao segment provides domestic and international one-stop-shop logistics

services and supply chain management solutions. In FY2023, the Cainiao segment
reported revenue of CNY55,681 million, which accounted for 6.4% of the company’s
revenue.
Under the Cloud segment, the company offers DingTalk and Alibaba Cloud, a
provider of cloud services, including elastic computing, database, network
virtualization services, storage and content delivery network, large scale computing,
security, management and application services, big data analytics and a machine
learning platform. In FY2023, the Cloud segment reported revenue of CNY77,203
million, which accounted for 8.9% of the company’s revenue.
Under the Digital Media and Entertainment segment, Alibaba offers serves its
customers through distribution platforms, Youku, Quark, Alibaba Pictures and
through Alibaba Pictures. It also has other diverse content platforms, which offer
online videos, news feeds, films, literature, music and live events. In FY2023, the
Digital Media and Entertainment segment reported revenue of CNY31,482 million,
Under the Innovation Initiatives and Others segment, the company provides
businesses such as DAMO Academy, Tmall Genie and others. In FY2023, the
Innovation Initiatives and Others segment reported revenue of CNY2,274 million,
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Major Products and Services
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Major Products and Services
Services:
Online shopping platforms

Wholesale marketplaces
Cloud computing services
Marketing services
Logistics services
Delivery services

Online payment services

B2B marketplaces
Digital media and entertainment services
Digital financial services
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- History
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- History

Year Event Description
2024 Plans/Strategy In February, Alibaba announced its plans to
sell its InTime department store unit.
2024 Plans/Strategy In March, Alibaba announced its plans to
invest US$640 billion in Hong Kong's
entertainment sector.
2024 Plans/Strategy In March, Alibaba Group announced its plans
to acquire a 36% stake in Cainiao.
2024 Others In March, Alibaba Group canceled its plans
for an initial public offering of the logistics
business in Hong Kong.
2023 Stake Sale In January, Alibaba sold a 3.1% stake in
Paytm, a digital payments company.
2023 Plans/Strategy In May, Alibaba Group Holding's
international online shopping unit announced
its plans to raise the IPO of shares.
2023 New Products/Services In July, Alibaba Cloud unveiled its latest AI
image generation model, Tongyi Wanxiang.
2023 Financing Agreements In July, Alibaba invested US$845 million in
Lazada, its online retail business in Southeast
Asia.
2023 New Products/Services In June, Alibaba's logistics division Cainiao
launched an express delivery service under the
brand name, Cainiao Express.
2023 Contracts/Agreements In August, Miravia entered into a partnership
with CommerceHub to power its European
expansion.
2023 Plans/Strategy In May, Alibaba announced its plans to spin
off its cloud computing business.
2023 New Products/Services In November, Alibaba’s chip design
subsidiary launched a RISC-V-based

controller chip for server storage.

2023 New Products/Services In November, Alibaba Group introduced a
new artificial intelligence tool to help the
platform’s merchants automate their client-
facing operations.
2023 Plans/Strategy In December, Alibaba announced its plans to
launch a new global headquarters in
Hangzhou, China.
2023 Stake Sale In December, Alibaba divested its stake in
Xpeng.
2023 Plans/Strategy In November, Alibaba announced its plans to
close its quantum computing research lab.
2023 Contracts/Agreements In September, Alibaba announced its plans to
list its logistics arm Cainiao in the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region.
2023 Contracts/Agreements In September, Taobao Tmall China Hong
Kong entered into a partnership with PayMe,
under which consumers can use PayMe as a
payment method when shopping on the
Taobao Hong Kong site.
2023 Contracts/Agreements In September, Alibaba Cloud and Dataport
entered into a memorandum of understanding
to carry out in-depth cooperation around cloud
business in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
2023 Plans/Strategy In September, Alibaba Group announced its
plans to spin off Cainiao Smart Logistics
Network Limited.
2022 Others In March, Alibaba upsized its share
repurchase program to US$25 billion from
US$15 billion.
2022 New Products/Services In May, Alibaba.com launched Alibaba.com
Pay cross boarder payment service.
2022 Stake Sale In August, Alibaba Group sold its stake held
by SoftBank Group Corp.
2022 Contracts/Agreements In September, Alibaba Group signed a
memorandum of understanding with
ApexBrasil to deepen their cooperation on
cross-border e-commerce platforms during the
China International Fair for Trade in Services.
2022 Plans/Strategy In November, Alibaba Group announced its
plans to sell 3% stake in Zomato, a food
delivery startup.
2022 Financing Agreements In December, Alibaba invested US$342.5
million in Lazada, an e-commerce platform.
2022 Contracts/Agreements In November, Alibaba's Cainiao Network
entered a strategic partnership with Nestle

China to focus on deepening collaboration

across Nestle’s smart supply chain.
2022 Contracts/Agreements In October, Alibaba's AliExpress entered into
a partnership with Similarweb to expand its
market share across the globe.
2022 Contracts/Agreements In September, Alibaba, Tencent and Aaliance
Insurance entered into a partnership to expand
into the city-wide health insurance market in
China.
2022 Contracts/Agreements In July, Alibaba collaborated with Kyto to
enable German B2B companies to set up their
own digital shop.
2022 New Products/Services In July, Alibaba Cloud launched carbon
management solutions.
2022 Corporate Changes/Expansions In May, Alibaba launched its first data center
in Thailand.
2022 Contracts/Agreements In May, Alibaba and Saudi Telecom entered
into a partnership to launch a cloud services
company in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
2021 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In May, Alibaba acquired a minority stake in
E-House (China) Enterprise Holdings for
US$128 million.
2021 Contracts/Agreements In January, Alibabai and Unilever entered into
a partnership to launch recycling machines
featuring artificial intelligence.
2021 Financing Agreements In April, Alibaba invested US$350 million in
Turkey-based Trendyol.
2021 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In May, Alibaba and Baring Private Equity
Asia led consortium acquired 5.5% stake in
The CrownX for US$400 million.
2021 Corporate Changes/Expansions In May, Alibaba and BMW opened their new
innovation center in Shanghai, China.
2021 Plans/Strategy In June, Alibaba announced its plans to
develop self-driving trucks with logistics
subsidiary Cainiao.
2021 Contracts/Agreements In June, Alibaba's subsidiary, Cainiao Smart
Logistics Network and the Hainan government
entered a strategic partnership to support the
development of the Hainan global smart
supply chain pilot zone.
2021 Financing Agreements In July, Alibaba joined Chinese local
government and other corporate backers in a
US$1.4 billion investment in Suning.com.
2021 Financing Agreements In June, Alibaba Group along with other
investors invested US$12.5 million in a retail
startup, Browze.

2021 Financing Agreements In July, Alibaba Group along with other

investors invested US$460 million in Chinese
smart car supplier, Banma.
2021 Corporate Changes/Expansions In August, Alibaba Group’s online
marketplace, AliExpress announced to expand
its services in Brazil.
2021 Financing Agreements In July, Alibaba and ByteDance invested in
Yuehua Entertainment, a multinational
entertainment group and talent agency.
2021 Plans/Strategy In September, Alibaba announced its plans to
sell 5.01% stake in Mango Excellent Media, a
public traded media company.
2021 New Products/Services In October, Alibaba's cloud computing arm,
Alibaba Cloud introduced the new server
chips, Yitian 710, to optimize cloud
computing services.
2021 Plans/Strategy In December, Alibaba announced its plans to
divest its stake in Twitter Inc.
2021 Others In January, Alibaba announced to discontinue
its music streaming app Xiami Music.
2020 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In May, Alibaba invested US$1.38 billion in
ZTO Express in exchange for 10% stake in the
company.
2020 Contracts/Agreements In January, the company partnered with First
Abu Dhabi Bank to connect UAE merchants
through Alipay.
2020 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In February, the company acquired Keruyun, a
SaaS company.
2020 New Products/Services In March, the company launched relief
packages, for coronavirus affected online
merchants.
2020 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In March, the company announced its plans to
acquire 10% stake in Yunda Holding Co Ltd.
2020 Financing Agreements In January, the Group and other companies
raised US$88.3 million in Shihui Group
through Series A funding round.
2020 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In March, the company acquired a majority
stake in Yinhekuyu Media, for a value of
US$57 million.
2020 Financing Agreements In April, Alibaba and other companies raised
US$60 million in BigBasket.
2020 Contracts/Agreements In April, the company along with Inspur,
Tsinghua Unigroup, IBM, Tencent, Huawei
Technologies and Baidu formed a blockchain
innovation alliance.

2020 Plans/Strategy In April, the company's cloud computing arm

announced its plans to invest US$28 billion in
the research and development of core
technologies such as servers, cloud operating
system, chips, and networks.
2020 New Products/Services In May, the company launched a new zero
contact initiative to support Australian
hospitality businesses.
2020 Contracts/Agreements In May, the company and VeChain announced
to join Australian-Chinese finance project to
supply chain tracking and sustainable shipping
between Australia and China.
2020 New Products/Services In June, Alibaba.com announced to introduce
Alibaba.com Freight, Alibaba.com Payment
Terms, and Alibaba.com Online Trade Shows
USA services to advance their efforts to
digitize and pivot online for small and
medium-sized businesses.
2020 Financing Agreements In June, the company announced to invest
US$28.2 billion in cloud computing to help in
speed up the digital transformation of
businesses in China.
2020 Financing Agreements In June, Alibaba Cloud announced to invest
US$283 million, to empower global partners
and create joint products and solutions to
benefit customers across all sectors.
2020 Contracts/Agreements In May, Alibaba entered into an agreement to
acquire 50% stake in Perennial Shenton
Investors Pte Ltd.
2020 Contracts/Agreements In June, Alibaba and Zhejiang China
Commodity City Group entered into an
agreement to establish an eWTP Yiwu joint
venture.
2020 Contracts/Agreements In June, Alibaba Group's cloud computing
division, Alibaba Cloud and Aryaka entered
into a partnership to deliver its managed SD-
WAN service to its customers.
2020 Contracts/Agreements In July, Alibaba Group and BMW entered into
a partnership to establish a joint innovation
base in Shanghai, China for internet and
automotive startups.
2020 Contracts/Agreements In July, Alibaba, COSCO SHIPPING, and Ant
Financial entered into a strategic cooperation
agreement to develop blockchain shipping
logistics solutions.
2020 Contracts/Agreements In July, Alipay, a part of company and

Vodacom Group entered into a partnership to

create a super app in South Africa to shop
online, pay bills and send money.
2020 New Products/Services In July, Alibaba's payments subsidiary, Ant
Group introduced a new blockchain solution,
AntChain to increase trust and transparency in
industrial processes.
2020 Corporate Changes/Expansions In July, the company's cloud computing arm,
Alibaba Cloud announced to add three super
data centers with over one million servers in
China.
2020 Contracts/Agreements In August, Alibaba Group and Total (China)
Investment signed a memorandum of
understanding to drive the digital
transformation of Total's operations in China.
2020 Contracts/Agreements In August, the company's subsidiary, Alipay
entered into a partnership with Paysend to
provide users with a cross-border money
transfer.
2020 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In August, Alibaba announced its plans to
acquire additional 12% stake in YTO Express.
2020 Contracts/Agreements In July, Alibaba's cloud computing arm,
Alibaba Cloud collaborated with CGG
GeoSoftware to support the exploration and
production industry with cloud geoscience
technologies.
2020 Plans/Strategy In September, Alibaba announced its plans to
acquire a stake in Zhaopin.com, an online
recruitment advertising company.
2020 New Products/Services In September, Alibaba Group's cloud
computing arm, Alibaba Cloud launched its
first cloud computer, Wuying.
2020 New Products/Services In September, Alibaba Cloud launched an
autonomous logistics robot, Xiao Manlv.
2020 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In October, Alibaba Group agreed to acquire
up to 10% stake in Dufry AG.
2020 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In October, Alibaba announced the acquisition
of 25% stake in STO Express for CNY 3.3
billion.
2020 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In October, Alibaba agreed to acquire Sun Art
Retail Group from French retailer Auchan for
US$3.6 billion.
2020 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In October, Alibaba agreed to acquire 70.94%
stake in Jixin Holdings Ltd from Auchan
Retail International S.A. and Gaoxin Retail
will merge with Ali.

2020 Contracts/Agreements In October, Alibaba and Dufry AG entered

into a collaboration to form a joint venture to
explore and invest in travel retail business in
China.
2020 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In October, Alibaba Group agreed to acquire a
6.1% stake in Dufry AG.
2020 Contracts/Agreements In October, Alibaba and BMW entered into a
memorandum of understanding to promote
digital transformation across the BMW
business.
2020 Plans/Strategy In November, Alibaba announced its plans to
invest in Mango Excellent Media.
2020 Financing Agreements In December, Alibaba Group and
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd
invested US$45.8 million in SAIC motor’s
ride-hailing brand.
2020 Corporate Changes/Expansions In September, the company launched its Rhino
smart manufacturing platform and opened a
cloud-driven Rhino manufacturing digital
factory in Zhejiang, Hangzhou, China.
2020 Plans/Strategy In October, Alibaba Group announced its plan
to acquire 70.94% stake of Jixin Holdings Co.,
Ltd. from AuchanRetail International S.A. and
its subsidiaries.
2020 Contracts/Agreements In December, Alibaba along with SAIC
Motor, and Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi-Tech
Park Development formed a joint venture
company, Zhiji Motor Technology Co.,Ltd.
2020 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In September, Alibaba Group's subsidiary,
Cainiao Smart acquired a 10.33% stake in
Singapore-based Transfar Shipping.
2019 New Products/Services In January, Alibaba site, Tmall Luxury
Pavilion announced the launch of its
redesigned app which features a new Maison
store format that enhances the brand
experience for luxury shoppers.
2019 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In January, the company acquired Berlin-
based Data Artisans for US$103.3 million.
2019 Financing Agreements In January, Alibaba and other investors raised
US$68 million for Sandbox VR in Series A
funding round.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In February, the Group partnered with Boxing
Cat Brewery to create a new beer for China.
2019 Financing Agreements In February, the Group and other companies
invested in Premier Lacrosse League for
Series A round of funding.

2019 Plans/Strategy In February, Alibaba Group announced its

plan to acquire a stake in Metro's China
operations.
2019 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In February, Alibaba Group acquired an 8%
stake in Bilibili, a Chinese video platform.
2019 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In February, Alibaba Group agreed to acquire
additional 6.7% stake in China International
Capital.
2019 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In March, the company announced its plans to
acquire 29.9% stake in STO Express Co Ltd.
2019 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In March, the company, along with China’s
retailer Suning acquired iKang, a China’s
healthcare service provider.
2019 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In March, the company announced the
acquisition of Infinity Augmented Reality
Israel Ltd.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In March, the company along with Tencent
and Suning announced to form a US$1.5
billion Chinese ride-hailing venture with
Chongqing Changan Automobile, FAW
Group and Dongfeng Motor.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In March, Alibaba Group partnered with Thai
Union to promote its brands to Chinese
consumers.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In May, Alibaba Group cloud computing arm,
Alibaba Cloud collaborated with TAS Group
to provide a managed secure cloud system in
the Australian market.
2019 Financing Agreements In March, Alibaba Group invested in Henan
Craftsmanship Information Technology.
2019 New Products/Services In March, Alibaba launched Weibo chatbot to
handle robocalls.
2019 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In March, Alibaba acquired Shanghai-based
productivity tool Teambition.
2019 New Products/Services In March, the company launched two new
import solutions to boost the entry of
international products into China.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In April, Alibaba and Shiseido Company
announced to form a joint venture to
strengthen its long-term partnership.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In May, Alipay, Adyen partnered with Klarna
to allow shoppers at AliExpress to utilize
Klarna's popular 'Pay later' solution.
2019 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In May, Alibaba acquired RMB 4.36 billion of
convertible bonds in Red Star Macalline, one
of China’s biggest furniture retailers.

2019 Contracts/Agreements In May, Alibaba and Suning announced their

plans to form a sports joint venture.
2019 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In May, the company announced its plans to
acquire German wholesaler Metro AG.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In May, the company entered into an
agreement with Beijing Qianfang Technology
to focus on intelligent transportation and edge
computing.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In May, the company entered into an
agreement with China TransInfo to sell its 3.6
billion shares.
2019 Financing Agreements In May, Alibaba Group ans other companies
invested in Beijing Zhishi Yinxiang
(Knowbox) to raise US$150 million in
funidng round.
2019 Financing Agreements In May, Alibaba Group invested US$100
million into Vmate, a social video app owned
by subsidiary UC Web.
2019 Plans/Strategy In June, Alibaba Group announced its plans to
invest US$100 million and contribute
AliExpress Russia into the joint venture.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In June, the company's affiliate Ant Financial
and battery maker CATL and Hellobike
announced to form US$145 million joint
venture to provide battery-swapping services
for scooters.
2019 Financing Agreements In March, Alibaba invested US$693 million
for a stake in STO Express through equity
funding round.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In February, Alibaba partnered with Lanco?
me on AR game.
2019 Plans/Strategy In August, the company announced its plan to
acquire Netease Koala, an e-commerce
platform.
2019 Corporate Changes/Expansions In August, Alibaba opened its first physical
store in Madrid, Spain.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In August, Alibaba Group's Alipay with
Adyen Partners for Streamlined Payment
Processes.
2019 Financing Agreements In Septemeber, Alibaba and HTC invested
US$3 million in Bitmark, a blockchain digital
property rights company.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In September, Alibaba Group and Avnet
entered into an agreement to launch an Avnet
store on Alibaba Group’s China-focused B2B
purchasing and wholesale marketplace.

2019 Contracts/Agreements In September, Alibaba entered into a

partnership with Ubitus to launch global
public cloud gaming total solution.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In October, Alibaba and MongoDB Inc
partnered to provide customers an authorized
MongoDB-as-a-service solution.
2019 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In November, the Group signed a master
distribution agreement with Bubs Australia to
acquire goat dairy products.
2019 Plans/Strategy In November, Alibaba announced its plan to
acquire a 63% stake in Cainiao Smart
Logistics Network for US$3.3 billion.
2019 Financing Agreements In November, Alibaba invested US$471.2
million in Rookie Network as a part of its
strategic investment financing.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In November, Alibaba partnered with DaraPay
to allow online payments for Chinese tourists.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In November, Alibaba and the Ethiopian
Government partnered to enhance the cross-
border trade and improve its economy.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In November, the company partnered with
Alibaba Cloud to utilize Aviation Brain, a
proprietary artificial intelligence program.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In November, the company partnered with
Finablr to explore Ant Blockchain Information
System and improve its efficiency.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In November, Alibaba partnered with WeChat
Pay to allow mobile payments using
international credit cards in China.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In December, the company collaborated with
ZNet Technologies for cloud infrastructure
and managed services.
Ant Financial to provide cross-border payment
in china.
2019 Financing Agreements In December, the company invested US$10
million in XpressBee, an Indian-based e-
commerce logistics firm.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In January, the company partnered with Focus
Media for online and offline marketing
integration.
2019 Contracts/Agreements In December, the company and Manchester
United entered into a partnership to bring
rights to club content in China to Alibaba’s
ecosystem.
2018 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In January, the company announced plans to

acquire 33% stake in Ant Financial Services.

2018 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In February, Alibaba acquired a 15% stake in
Beijing Easyhome Furnishing Chain Store
Group.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In February, the company signed a multi-year
Disney contract to host animated series on
Youku and OTT platforms.
2018 Plans/Strategy In March, Alibaba plans to acquire Lazada
Group to accelerate the growth plans of
Southeast Asia's largest e-commerce platform
for US$2million.
2018 Corporate Changes/Expansions In March, the company provide US$866
million to bike-sharing startup Ofo to fuel its
expensive competition with Mobike.
2018 Incorporation/Establishment In January, the company and NTU Singapore
signed a MoU to officially launch joint
research institute on Artificial Intelligence
Technologies outside China.
2018 Corporate Changes/Expansions In March, the company cloud computing
arm,Alibaba Cloud introduce first data center
in Indonesia to meet growing needs driven by
digital transformation within the country.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In March, the company collaborate with
Xiamen ZhongChuan IoT Industry Research
Institute to increase the development of
blockchain ?designed specifically for the
Internet of Things (IoT) ?space.?
2018 New Products/Services In March, Alibaba subsidiary and Google
introduce its new quantum processor, called
Bristlecone.
2018 New Products/Services In March, the company launch unmanned car
vending machine on Tmall, its online
marketplace application to offer consumer to
choose from 100 Ford cars for a test drive in
China.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In March, the company to partner with Thai
government to establish logistics center and
extend deepening investment in Southeast
Asia region in Chachoengsao,Bangkok.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In March, the company signed an agreement
with Spanish retailer El Corte Ingles to launch
Alipay payment system to its stores across
Europe.
2018 New Products/Services In March, Alibaba introduce European
Supercomputing Cloud Service, Quantum
Computing Platform.

2018 Commercial Operation In March, Alibaba unit Ant Financial Services

invested US$150 million in Zomato to
improve products and technology.
2018 New Products/Services In February, the company introduce BABA to
boost Cloud Computing Lineup In Europe.
2018 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In February, Alibaba acquire 33% stake in Ant
Financial.
2018 New Products/Services In January, Alibaba with AGTech Holdings
and India-based Paytm to establish a joint
venture to launch Gamepind a mobile gaming
and e-commerce platform, in India.
2018 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In April, the company acquired the remaining
shares of Ele.me, a food delivery start-up from
China.
2018 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In April, Alibaba acquired Chinese chipmaker,
Hangzhou C-SKY Microsystems Co Ltd.
2018 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In May, Alibaba acquired a Pakistani online
retailer, Jade E Services Pakistan (Daraz).
2018 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In May, Alibaba acquired computational
linguistics firm, Beijing Sound Connect
Technology Co.
2018 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In May, the company acquired a minority
stake an online fashion wholesale platform,
Ordre.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In June, the company's logistics unit, Cainiao
Network secured a contract from Airport
Authority Hong Kong to develop and manage
US$1.5billion worth logistics centre at Hong
Kong Airport.
2018 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In June, Alibaba Group entered into an
agreement to acquire stake in Trendyol.
2018 New Products/Services In July, the company expanded its e-
commerce site Taobao to villages and rural
areas, to enable villagers to sell their goods
online.
2018 Financing Agreements In July, Alibaba's China-based food delivery
platform, Ele.me announced its plans to raise
US$2 billion in a financing from investors.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In July, the company and E. & J. Gallo
Winery signed a three-year contract to
introduce a new Gallo winery flagship store.
2018 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In July, Suning Sports raised US$600 million
in series A funding from Goldman Sachs and
Alibaba Group.
2018 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In July, the company agreed to acquire 5.28%
stake in Focus Media Information Technology

for US$1.43 billion.

2018 Plans/Strategy In July, Alibaba announced its plans to
acquire 10% stake in Focus Media, worth
US$2.23 billion.
2018 New Products/Services In July, Alibaba introduced the ‘New Retail’
model to enhance the customer experience
beyond e-commerce.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In June, Alibaba collabrated with JD.com to
upgrade logistics backbone of e-commerce
market with drones and robots.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In July, the company entered into a
partnership with Focus Media, to explore
facial recognition in advertising.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In January, the company's affiliate Ant
Financial entered into a joint venture
agreement with Touch ‘n Go Sdn Bhd.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In July, Starbucks partnered with Ele.me, a
food delivery unit of Alibaba, for the delivery
of coffee and snacks to Chinese consumers.
2018 Financing Agreements In July, the company and Tencent Holdings
agreed to invest US$53 million in Shanghai
Canxing Cultural and Broadcast Company.
2018 Plans/Strategy In August, the company planned to merge
Chinese food delivery units Ele.me and
Koubei.
2018 New Products/Services In August, a joint venture formed by the
company and Marriot has introduced the hotel
facial recognition check-ins services and AI
smart rooms.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In August, Alibaba partnered with Kroger to
sell Kroger's private-label products in a
company's online store on Alibaba’s Tmall
global platform.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In August, Fliggy, the travel subsidiary of the
Alibaba group, signed a cooperation
agreement with Link Motion, as a supplier for
Fliggy's smart scenic spot project.
2018 Plans/Strategy In August, Alibaba group planned to form a
multi-channel retail joint venture with RIL,
Tata, and Future Retail.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In August, the group partnered with One97
Communications to launch Paytm AI Cloud
for India, its AI cloud computing platform.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In August, the Group and Singapore Airlines
entered into a comprehensive strategic
partnership to improve the travel experience

through technology.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In August, Alibaba Pictures Group and
Entertainment One formed a joint production
to launch Peppa Pig movie in China.
2018 Others In August, the group raised US$3 billion for
the new local services business.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In August, Google and Alibaba-backed Paytm
Mall partnered for around 10% stake in Future
Retail for an investment of approximately
INR4,000 crore.
2018 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In May, Suning.Com sold its stake in Alibaba
Group for US$1.5 billion.
2018 Financing Agreements In August, the company invested in Tungee to
raise US$5.86 million in Series A funding.
2018 Financing Agreements In March, Alibaba along with SAIF Partners,
invested US$200 million in Paytm’s online
marketplace unit.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In September, the company's Fliggy entered
into a partnership with Shiji, to develop face
check-in for hotel.
2018 Plans/Strategy In September, the company planned for an
agreement with McLeod Russel, to explore the
option of selling tea online in China.
2018 Others In September, the company announced an
investment in YCloset.
2018 Plans/Strategy In September, the company announced its
plans to set up online retail service in Russia.
2018 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In July, the company to acquire a 10% stake in
Focus Media, worth US$511.1 million.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In September, the company along with
JD.com partnered with Panasonic to introduce
Panasonic's home appliance business in China.
2018 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In February, the company agreed to acquire
33% equity stake in Ant Financial.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In September, Alibaba and China Telecom
collaborated on the Internet of Things
technology over smart homes product
offering.
2018 Financing Agreements In January, Alibaba invested US$35 Million in
XpressBees, a logistics company from Pune,
India.
2018 Corporate Changes/Expansions In September, Alipay, the online payment
platform of Alibaba, expanded its businesses
in the city of Richmond in Canada.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In September, Alibaba Group collaborated

with SAP to provide SAP S/4HANA Cloud

and SAP Cloud Platform service on Alibaba
Cloud's infrastructure as a service in China.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In September, Alibaba Group's Tmall Global
platform partnered with Walgreens Boots
Alliance to launch a Boots flagship store in
China.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In September, Intel partnered with Alibaba to
advance their work on Artificial Intelligence,
Internet of Things, and cloud markets.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In September, Alibaba Group and Banking
Circle signed an agreement for cross-border
payments.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In October, Alibaba and Spin Master
partnered to advance its market in China.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In October, Alibaba Cloud, the cloud
computing arm of the Group, entered into a
contract with NextDC to be a Network
Services Partner of Alibaba Cloud.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In October, Alibaba extended its collaboration
with Semtech to expand the Internet of Things
in China and assist enterprises to adopt the
Semtech long range (LoRa) radio frequency
technology.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In October, Alibaba Cloud, the cloud
computing business of Alibaba Group,
collaborated with Fortanix to integrate the
Alibaba Cloud platform with Fortanix's Self-
Defending Key Management Service to
improve the security and privacy for the cloud
data.
2018 New Products/Services In September, Alibaba unveiled a robot,
powered with Artificial Intelligence, which
can serve foods, drinks, and various other
items in a hotel.
2018 Corporate Changes/Expansions In October, Starbucks partnered with
Alibaba's Ele.me expanded its delivery service
to more nine new cities in China.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In October, Alibaba's subsidiary, Alipay
entered into a partnership with HMSHost to
provide the Alipay mobile payment services in
North American airports.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In October, the company signed an agreement
to invest RMB2 billion in local wine and
spirits importer 1919.cn.
2018 Corporate Changes/Expansions In October, Alipay services were introduced

on payments and marketing platform launched

across Europe and around the world by
CANCAN and WorldFirst.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In October, the company's subsidiary, Alipay
partnered with SIX Payment Services to
enable Alipay services for high-end retailers
in Europe.
2018 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In October, the company agreed to acquire
Alibabacoin, a Dubai-based blockchain
company.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In October, Alibaba and DoubleHorn signed a
contract to be an authorized reseller of
Alibaba Cloud technology.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In October, the company and Yoox Net-A-
Porter Group signed an agreement to form a
joint venture to introduce two mobile apps for
Net-A-Porter and Mr.Porter multi-brand.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In March, the company and Ford introduced
car vending machine in Guangzhou, China.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In October, the company along with Ford
introduced an unstaffed car vending machine
at Guangzhou, China.
2018 Corporate Changes/Expansions In November, Alibaba opened Flyzoo Hotel,
in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China.
2018 Corporate Changes/Expansions In November, Alibaba launched its worldwide
e-commerce platform in Africa.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In November, Alibaba owned Theland New
Cloud Digimart entered into a contract with
Freedom Foods to introduce Arnold’s Farm
cereal and snack brand in China.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In November, Win-Chain, the fresh foods
subsidiary of Alibaba, awarded a three-year
contract to JBS to supply beef, poultry and
pork products.
2018 Plans/Strategy In November, the company announced its
plans for a new logistics hub at Liege,
Belgium.
2018 Corporate Changes/Expansions In November, Alibaba opened FlyZoo Hotel,
its first hotel without humans located in
Hangzhou, China.
2018 New Products/Services In April, the company launched blockchain
technology to improve supply chain integrity
and enhance trust in platform.
2018 New Products/Services In July, the company introduced highly
automated restaurant using robot in Shanghai,
China.

2018 New Products/Services In July, the company collaborated with

Bollore S.A. to introduce cloud computing
services, clean energy, logistics along with
digital technologies and innovation.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In November, the company and Hong Kong
Polytechnic University signed a MoU to
develop smart cities and smart healthcare
through artificial intelligence research.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In February, the company along with Tencent
partnered with AstraZeneca to deliver
healthcare services through artificial
intelligence and the internet of things in
China.
2018 New Products/Services In April, the company launched blockchain-
based food tracking service in New Zealand.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In May, the company's Cainiao Network and
RoboSense together released a new solid-state
LiDAR unmanned logistics vehicle, G Plus.
2018 New Products/Services In June, the company announced the launch of
artificial intelligence to the barnyard, to help
cities and its own e-commerce operation run
more efficiently.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In June, the company entered into a 'merchant
service agreement' with Bubs Australia.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In April, the company entered into a
partnership with Tsinghua University, to
establish a joint-research lab on the natural
experience for human-computer interaction.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In June, the company entered into a
partnership with Kantar to redefine brand
building in China.
2018 Corporate Changes/Expansions In June, the company opened its new national
office in Malaysia.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In March, the company collaborated with
PolyU to introduced AI for fashion retailers.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In January, the company entered into a
partnership with MediaTek, for smart home
and IoT Initiatives.
partnership with L'Oreal SA, to develop green
packaging options in China.
2018 Financing Agreements In July, the company announced to invest in
Smartrac Technology Group for enhanced
brand protection strategies.
partnership with Siemens, to power industrial

Internet of Things in China.

partnership with Guess, to allow the retailers
to ‘train and refine’ its FashionAI system.
2018 New Products/Services In March, the company introduced AliGenie
2.0, which includes the visual-recognition
capability to the company's smart speakers.
2018 New Products/Services In June, the company introduced Virtual
Reality Smart Dressing Room in Hangzhou.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In November, the company entered into a
partnership with Fung Retailing to provide
more international lifestyle brands to
Mainland China.
2018 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In December, Alibaba increased its stake in
Alibaba Pictures to own just over 50 percent.
2018 Financing Agreements In December, Alibaba and Insight Venture
Partners invested in Optibus by raising US$40
million in a private funding.
2018 Others In December, Alibaba made an investment
into 1KMXC, a smart automobile cleaning
company.
2018 Corporate Changes/Expansions In May, the company's Tmall introduced a
new retail megastore for sportswear in China,
to offer its retail technologies and solutions.
2018 Corporate Changes/Expansions In April, Alibaba launched a bookstore with
its unmanned checkout system in Shanghai.
2018 Financing Agreements In March, Alibaba Group Holding invested in
iKang Healthcare Group.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In February, Alibaba’s Cainiao Network
partnered with Nestle to streamline Nestle's e-
commerce supply chain in China.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In June, the company entered into a strategic
agreement with 3 Hong Kong to develop a
new digital internet economy ecosystem in
Hong Kong.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In April, the company partnered with
Valentino to create a virtual 3D store.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In August, Alibaba Group and ABC Data
entered into a partnership to bring powerful,
reliable and cost-effective cloud computing
products and services to the Central and
Eastern Europe region.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In April, Alibaba Group and Automated
Systems Limited entered into a strategic
partnership for the development of the cloud
market in Hong Kong and Macau, china.

2018 Plans/Strategy In February, Alibaba along with Cultural

Investment Holdings announced its plans to
acquire 12.77% stake in Wanda Film Holding
Co Ltd.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In August, Alibaba Group announced the
formation of joint venture with China United
Network Communications Group to boost
cloud computing offerings for government and
companies.
2018 Contracts/Agreements In August, Alibaba along with Mail.ru Group
and the Russian Direct Investment Fund
announced to form a joint-venture in e-
commerce sector.
2017 Contracts/Agreements WCA and Alibaba.com signed a co-operation
agreement for cross-border eCommerce
shipments.
2017 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of
Alibaba Group, the National University of
Singapore (NUS), and EZ-Link signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to
collaborate and strengthen Singapore's smart
computing and data-driven capabilities.
2017 Contracts/Agreements The International Olympic Committee (IOC)
and Alibaba entered into a long-term
partnership till 2028. Through the agreement,
Alibaba will be the official Cloud Services
and E-Commerce Platform Services Partner,
as well as a Founding Partner of the Olympic
Channel.
2017 Contracts/Agreements Mattel and Alibaba formed a global strategic
partnership to jointly develop and promote
learning resources and educational content and
develop new products, designed to aid child
development through the use of technology
and smart, interactive learning.
2017 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba and Bailian Group entered into a
retail strategic partnership to explore new
forms of retail opportunities across each
other's ecosystems. The companies will
leverage the power of big data to achieve
integration between offline stores,
merchandise, logistics and payment tools.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In May, Norwegian Cruise Line partnered
with Alibaba for extending its presence to
China Cruise market.
2017 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In May, the company acquired 0.35% stake in
One97 Communications (Paytm).


partnership with ICICI, to offer trade finance.
2017 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In June, Alibaba announced plans to acquire
additional 32% stake in Lazada Group.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In May, the company's AliExpress selected
PostNL to deliver its packages to the
Netherlands.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In May, Alibaba and J&T Express partnered
to establish a business entity, J&T Alibaba.
2017 Others In May, the company selected Qupital as its
first FinTech investment, expanding its
investment portfolio in Hong Kong.
2017 Plans/Strategy In May, the company and Trade Development
Authority of Pakistan signed an agreement to
enter the new market in Pakistan, to push
exports of SMEs products.
2017 Corporate Changes/Expansions In May, Alibaba Cloud plans to establish a
data center in Malaysia.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In May, the company entered into a
memorandum of understanding Hangzhou
Municipal Government and Malaysia Digital
Economy Corporation to facilitate global trade
for SMEs.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In May, Alibaba partnered with Bosch Group
for the development of interconnected smart
devices.
2017 Plans/Strategy In June, Alibaba Cloud plans to establish two
new data centers in Mumbai, India and
Jakarta, Indonesia.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In June, Alibaba Cloud and Equinix to offer
enterprises with direct, scalable access to
Alibaba Cloud via the Equinix Cloud
Exchange.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In March, PwC signed a memorandum of
understanding with Alibaba (Australia) to
offer services and advice in the supply chain
of food products.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In August, the company's Ant Financial
Services Group and Public Bank partnered to
provide Alipay mobile wallet services in
Malaysia.
2017 Others In August, the company announced an
investment of US$1.1 billion in an e-
commerce firm based in Indonesia,
Tokopedia.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In June, Publicis Groupe and the company

partnered to form a new Uni Desk, part of

Alibaba’s data-powered marketing
framework, Uni Marketing.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In June, the company's Alipay of Ant
Financial Services Group and OTT Financial's
payment platform, OTT pay, entered into a
cooperation agreement to offer Alipay
services.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In June, Alibaba partnered with Driscoll’s and
Chicken of the Sea to provide the US food
products to China.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In July, Astronergy secured a contract to build
rooftop PV power stations for Alibaba's
Cainiao Network Company.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In July, Abercrombie & Fitch and the
company partnered to launch Abercrombie &
Fitch and abercrombie kids on Alibaba's
Tmall.
2017 Plans/Strategy In August, the company plans to expand to the
telecom sector, meeting the communication
demand of SMEs all over China.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In August, Alibaba and Kering signed an
agreement to protect intellectual property and
joint enforcement.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In August, Alibaba group formed a joint
venture with Marriott to provide travel
experience and various service in mobile app
for customers in china.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In February,Alibaba and Bailian Group
formed a Strategic Partnership to understand
new retail opportunities with R&D
technology,enhance customer relationship
with Geo locations,facial
reorganization,integration of OK card safest
tool for payment and supplier channels to
improve merchandise selection.
2017 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In November, the company announced plans
to acquire stake in Indian online grocery
player, Big Basket.
2017 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In September, the company acquired 10%
stake in Fujian New Hua Du Super Center, a
Chinese Supermarket.
NXP for advancement of smart device with
edge computing applications and Internet of
Things (IoT).

2017 Commercial Operation In December, the company makes Strategic

Investment with Yunfeng in Chinese Dairy
Product Reseller Theland Milk.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In December, Alibaba signed a three year
agreement with Ford Motor to explore new
opportunities that can reshape China's
automotive industry.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In January, Alibaba and SAIC Motor joint
venture company Banma enter into a
partnership with Gemalto for the production
of China's first Internet Car – the Roewe RX5.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In October, the company subsidiary Alibaba
Cloud collaborated with Elastic to provide a
joint hosted Elasticsearch offering on Alibaba
Cloud for the China market.
2017 Plans/Strategy In September, the company announced its plan
to invest US$807 billion to increase its
ownership to 51% in Cainiao Smart Logistics
Network, the logistics affiliate of Alibaba.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In May, Alibaba Group signed a strategic
agreement with PepsiCo Greater China
Region as PepsiCo to introduce innovative
marketing initiatives, customized products,
and integrated omnichannel solutions through
Alibaba's data.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In January, the company entered into a
partnership with Louis Vuitton, Samsung and
Mars to launch its big data anti-counterfeiting
technology to protect the networks from fake
issues.
2017 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In September, the company acquired Ejoy
Technology, Chinese e-commerce company.
2017 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In April, the company acquired 100% stake in
Kaiyuan Commerce Co Ltd.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In March, the company signed a strategic
cooperation agreement with Alibaba Pictures
to build the strategic alliance for long term co-
development.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In November, Alibaba along with the
Malaysian government announced to
introduce a regional e-commerce hub located
at the Kuala Lumpur airport area in Malaysia.
2017 Contracts/Agreements In October, the company and Inspur Software
Co. collaborated with the National Bureau of
Statistics of China to enhance the quality and
authenticity of its data.

2016 Corporate Changes/Expansions Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of

Alibaba Group added 12 new technology
partners to the AliLaunch program, an
integrated platform for enterprises on Alibaba
Cloud to easily deploy software or services
and gain convenient access to various
technology partners worldwide.
2016 Contracts/Agreements The company entered into a cooperation
agreement with Canadian Government to
strengthen efforts to promote trade between
Canadian small and medium-sized businesses
and Chinese consumers. The cooperation
agreement enables the Canadian Trade
Commissioner Service and Alibaba to work
together to expand the two-way flow of goods,
services and people.
2016 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba (Australia) Company, a member of
Alibaba group signed a strategic collaboration
agreement with Australian Trade and
Investment Commission (Austrade). The
agreement aims to broaden Alibaba's existing
partnership with Austrade by providing
dedicated services for Australian products.
2016 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba Cloud partnered with HTC to advance
virtual reality development with cloud
computing solutions.
2016 Corporate Changes/Expansions The company agreed to a $2 billion purchase
of Alibaba Group shares from SoftBank
Group, on cash basis.
2016 Corporate Changes/Expansions Alibaba Cloud expanded its data center
operations in Singapore with the establishment
of a second availability zone.
2016 Contracts/Agreements Mars, a food manufacturer, announced a
strategic business partnership with Alibaba to
serve its consumers in China.
2016 Contracts/Agreements The company formed a joint venture with
SoftBank called SB Cloud Corporation to
launch cloud computing services in Japan that
utilize technologies and solutions from
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of
Alibaba Group.
2016 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba and Lazada Group entered into an
agreement to acquire a controlling stake in
Lazada, an e-commerce platform in Southeast
Asia, for approximately $1 billion. The
transaction is expected to help brands and
distributors around the world that use

Alibaba’s platform, as well as local

merchants, to access the Southeast Asian
consumer market
2016 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba and New Zealand Trade and
Enterprise (NZTE), the New Zealand
Government’s international business
development agency, signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MOU) to formalize
discussions for strengthening trade between
China and New Zealand and support the
growth of New Zealand brands in China.
2016 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of
the company, partnered with SK Holdings to
provide cloud services to Korean and Chinese
companies.
2016 Corporate Changes/Expansions Alibaba Cloud opened four new data centers
in the Middle East (Dubai), Europe, Australia
and Japan. Alibaba Cloud's expansion
provides customers with access to its diverse
offerings, including data storage and analytics
services, enterprise-level middleware, and
cloud security services.
2016 Contracts/Agreements China Mobile and Alibaba Group signed a
strategic cooperation framework agreement to
cooperate in emerging areas, basic
communications services, information
infrastructure, marketing cooperation,
focusing on new markets, and promoting the
development of new markets.
2016 New Products/Services Alibaba Cloud launched its cloud services for
Japan through a local data center hosted by SB
Cloud.
2016 Contracts/Agreements In September, the company's 9Apps partnered
with the Interactive business of Disney India
for the promotion of more than 300 popular
mobile games from its gaming catalogue.
2016 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In April, the company acquired the South
China Morning Post and other media assets of
SCMP Group Ltd.
2016 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In February, the company acquired 4% stake
in SM Entertainment for US$29.8 million.
2016 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In February, Alibaba Group acquired a 5.6%
stake in Groupon Inc.
2016 Contracts/Agreements In March, Alibaba's financial affiliate
partnered with Samsung on mobile payments.
2016 Contracts/Agreements In October, the company partnered with GS1

to unlock the Chinese market.

2016 Contracts/Agreements In December, the company's 9Apps, and
Gameloft entered into a partnership to
distribute its games in India.
2015 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba's B2B business unit, Alibaba.com and
1688.com, announced a strategic alliance with
UBM, a trade exhibition organizer, to unite
the online and offline trade buying experience
in Asia.
2015 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers Alibaba entered into a non-binding proposal to
acquire all outstanding shares of Youku
Tudou, including American depositary shares
that it does not already own for $26.6 per
ADS in an all-cash transaction.
2015 New Products/Services Alibaba's cloud computing arm, AliCloud,
launched AliCloud Qiandao Lake Data
Center.
2015 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba agreed to invest approximately
CNY28.3 billion ($4.6 billion) for a 19.9%
stake in Suning Commerce Group, a China-
based consumer electronic retail chain.
2015 Contracts/Agreements Singapore Post and Alibaba announced a
series of new initiatives for collaboration and
growth following the signing of a joint venture
agreement.
2015 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba agreed to take a minority stake in
Shanghai YTO Express (Logistics), one of
China's leading logistics companies. Both
companies will cooperate in developing
optimal logistics solutions for China in order
to raise operational efficiency in the industry.
2015 Corporate Changes/Expansions Cainiao established its first supermarket
distribution center in Chengdu, China, that
will let users in southwestern China enjoy
next-day delivery services for Tmall
supermarket products.
2015 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba entered into strategic partnerships
with pioneering lenders ezbob and iwoca to
extend trade financing to the UK small
businesses. These partnerships would enable
the company expand its presence in Europe.
2015 Corporate Changes/Expansions Aliyun, Alibaba's cloud-computing subsidiary,
opened a new data centre in Silicon Valley
and expanded its presence in the US.
2015 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba reached a definitive agreement with
Alibaba Health Information Technology,

pursuant to which Alibaba will transfer the

operations of its Tmall online pharmacy
business to Alibaba Health.
2015 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers Alibaba invested $590 million and acquired a
minority stake in Meizu, one of China's
leading smartphone manufacturers. This
acquisition aligns with the company's mobile
strategy and expands its ecosystem.
2015 Stake Sale Alibaba sold certain entities and loan and
other assets primarily relating to its small and
medium enterprise (SME) loan business and
other related services to Ant Financial.
2015 Contracts/Agreements Microsoft and Alibaba signed a Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) to enhance the
protection of Microsoft's intellectual property
rights (IPR) on two e-commerce platforms in
China, including Taobao Marketplace and
Tmall.com.
2015 Corporate Changes/Expansions The company made strategic investment in
one of the China's leading digital marketing
platforms, AdChina. This is expected to
enhance the company's online and mobile
marketing ecosystem, and promote the
development of digital marketing and data-
driven marketing initiatives in China.
2015 Contracts/Agreements Visualead, an Israeli Offline to Online (O2O)
start-up and Alibaba entered into a strategic
cooperation agreement for the use of
Visualead's patents and technology across
Alibaba Group's ecosystem.
2015 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba entered into a definite agreement to
acquire the South China Morning Post and
other media assets of SCMP Group.
2015 Contracts/Agreements Travice, the operator and developer of KuaiDi
Dache, a leading mobile taxi booking app
provider in China; SoftBank Internet and
Media and Alibaba entered into an agreement
under which SoftBank Group invested $600
million to expand and improve KuaiDi
Dache's services in China.
2015 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba signed a strategic agreement with
Shanghai Media Group to leverage both
companies' internet technology and media
resources in order to penetrate China's
financial information services industry.
2015 New Products/Services Aliyun launched Marketplace Alliance
Program (MAP), a global partnership program

that provides enterprises with access to

Aliyun's full suite of cloud computing services
and international partners.
2015 Contracts/Agreements SoftBank and Foxconn signed an agreement
under which Alibaba and Foxconn will invest
in SoftBank Robotics Holdings, the SoftBank
Group's intermediate holding company
responsible for its robotics business.
2015 Corporate Changes/Expansions Alibaba and Ant Financial Services
announced an investment of CNY3 billion
($483.3 million) to set up a joint venture
aimed at capturing opportunities within
China's local services market, with an initial
focus on the food and beverage segment.
2015 Corporate Changes/Expansions The three initiatives signal the deepening of a
business relationship that started 2014 and a
commitment from both parties to increase e-
commerce logistics collaboration in the future
to build a leading e-commerce logistics
platform to service the rapidly growing e-
commerce businesses across Asia Pacific and
beyond.
2015 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba entered into a strategic partnership
agreement with Unilever China that will
enable the latter to reach customers across
China through Alibaba's data-driven
ecosystem. Key areas of collaboration include
rural China penetration, cross-border e-
commerce, consumer protection and Big Data.
2015 Corporate Changes/Expansions Suning will invest up to CNY14 billion ($2.3
billion) to subscribe for up to 27.8 million
newly issued ordinary shares of Alibaba. After
the investment, Suning will hold
approximately a 1.1% interest in Alibaba's
enlarged issued and outstanding share capital.
2015 Contracts/Agreements METRO GROUP entered into a strategic
partnership with Alibaba to promote business
in China's growing e-commerce market.
According to the agreement, METRO
GROUP will launch its official flagship store
(metro.tmall.hk) exclusively on Alibaba's
Tmall Global platform offering a range of
German products to the Chinese consumer.
2015 Contracts/Agreements Cainiao, the logistics affiliate of Alibaba,
signed a memorandum of understanding with
the US Postal Service to develop new
international shipping solution and enhance

the logistics-service experience for both

sellers and buyers involved in cross-border e-
commerce.
2015 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba and Ant Financial Services entered
into an agreement to make a strategic
investment in Paytm.
2015 New Products/Services AliCloud, Intel and BGI launched Asia's first
cloud platform focusing on precision medicine
and its applications to accelerate the fledgling
science of precision medicine in China.
2015 Contracts/Agreements In December, the Group's TMall signed a
strategic agreement with Shanghai Jahwa
United Co.
2015 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In October, the Group acquired a 4.14% stake
in Snapdeal.
2015 Contracts/Agreements In December, the Group and Tencent
partnered to join Bona Film Buyout Group.
2014 New Products/Services The company announced that its online travel
business, Taobao Travel (trip.taobao.com) will
become an independent business and brand
named Alitrip. This initiative is part of the
company's 'Live @ Alibaba' vision to
diversify the company's products and services
and become central to the everyday lives of
consumers.
2014 New Products/Services Alibaba launched Tmall Global, a platform for
international brands to offer products directly
to consumers in China.
2014 New Products/Services The company's digital entertainment business
launched the Yu Le Bao platform.
2014 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba agreed to invest $692 million in
Intime Retail, a department store operator
based in China. The strategic investment is
expected to provide the company significant
opportunities to extend its e-commerce
platform to physical retail. Simultaneously,
both the companies agreed to cooperate to
develop online to offline (O2O) opportunities
and provide a more convenient shopping
experience.
2014 Contracts/Agreements The company and Wasu Digital TV Media
entered into a strategic cooperation agreement
to leverage each company's resources and
technology to further develop online digital
content and internet television offerings.
2014 Corporate Changes/Expansions Ali Cloud Computing established a new data

center in Hong Kong.

2014 Contracts/Agreements The government of France and Alibaba signed
a MOU to foster greater export opportunities
for French businesses seeking to sell to
Chinese consumers through Alibaba's
Tmall.com online retail platform and related
businesses.
2014 Contracts/Agreements Singapore Post and Alibaba formed a strategic
collaboration to grow international e-
commerce logistics business.
2014 Contracts/Agreements The government of Italy and Alibaba entered
into strategic collaboration to create global
business opportunities for Italian brands and
businesses.
2014 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers The company acquired the remaining 34%
stake in UCWeb, a mobile browser company
based in China. Following the transaction, the
company formed a new UC mobile business
group that will oversee the browser, mobile
search, location-based services, mobile
gaming, app store and mobile reader
operations.
2014 Contracts/Agreements China Post Group and Alibaba reached a
comprehensive strategic partnership to jointly
build China intelligent backbone network.
2014 Contracts/Agreements Lionsgate and Alibaba formed a strategic
collaboration to offer Lionsgate Entertainment
World, a subscription streaming service for
mainland China that will be available
exclusively through Alibaba's set-top box.
2014 Contracts/Agreements Correios and Alibaba signed a MOU with the
aim of helping facilitate international trade
between Brazil and China. The MOU aims to
facilitate Brazilian companies to access
China's market through Alibaba Group's
platforms (including Alibaba.com, AliExpress
and Tmall.com) and Alipay, as well as to
improve the logistics procedures between both
countries.
2014 Contracts/Agreements Taobao (China) Software, a subsidiary of
Alibaba, agreed to invest CNY2.81 billion
($486.3 million) in Beijing Shiji Information
Technology, a China-based hotel information
technology provider, in return for a 15% stake.
As part of the strategic investment, Alibaba
and Shiji Information will work together to
connect the systems of Taobao Travel vertical

with Shiji Information's systems, with the aim

to continue to strengthen Alibaba's service
capability in the online travel market.
2014 Stock Listings/IPO The company went public and its common
stock began trading on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol "BABA."
2014 Contracts/Agreements In July, the company entered into an
agreement with China North Industries Group
Corporation to form a joint venture to support
China's homegrown Beidou Satellite
Navigation System.
2013 Contracts/Agreements The International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition
(IACC) and Taobao Marketplace signed an
agreement, creating a framework for
collaboration to address sales of counterfeit
goods online.
2013 Corporate Changes/Expansions Alibaba established a US-based investment
organization to look back its entrepreneurial
teams working on innovative platforms,
products and ideas with a focus on Internet
commerce and emerging technologies.
2013 Financing Agreements In June, Alibaba and Temasek Holdings
invested US$170 million in Fanatics, an
online retailer.
2012 New Products/Services Standard Chartered Bank (China) and Alipay
jointly announced the launch of the new
Standard Chartered - Alipay Express Payment
service. Standard Chartered China was the
first international bank to launch Alipay's
Express Payment service.
2012 Stock Listings/IPO Alibaba.com was delisted from the Hong
Kong Stock Exchange.
2012 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba and Alibaba.com announced the
proposal for the privatization of Alibaba.com
by way of a scheme of arrangement which
was approved by a sufficient majority of the
independent shareholders of Alibaba.com.
2012 Corporate Changes/Expansions Alibaba completed the initial repurchase of
shares from Yahoo! and restructured its
relationship with the latter.
2012 Contracts/Agreements The Motion Picture Association (MPA) and
Taobao Marketplace signed a memorandum of
understanding (MOU) to promote a healthier
online environment in China for the sale and
distribution of legitimate audio-visual content.
2012 Corporate Changes/Expansions Alibaba completed the initial repurchase of

shares from Yahoo! and restructured its

relationship in transactions valued at
approximately $7.6 billion. The closing
followed the announcement by Alibaba and
Yahoo! of a comprehensive plan for Yahoo! to
reduce its stake in the company in stages over
time and a series of agreements to implement
the restructuring of the ongoing relationship
between the two companies.
2011 Corporate Changes/Expansions Alibaba reorganized Taobao into three
separate companies, Taobao Marketplace,
Tmall.com and eTao, to capture the Chinese
consumer e-commerce opportunities.
2011 New Products/Services Alibaba Cloud Computing, a subsidiary of
Alibaba Group, unveiled its internally
developed cloud-based mobile device
operating system, Aliyun OS.
2011 New Products/Services The K-Touch Cloud-Smart Phone W700, the
first mobile phone powered by the cloud OS,
was also unveiled.
2011 New Products/Services Alibaba.com launched Fulfillment by
AliExpress, a new logistics and shipping
service provided by a third-party partner for
buyers using the AliExpress wholesale e-
commerce platform.
2010 New Products/Services Taobao Mall launched a new independent web
domain, Tmall.com.
2010 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba.com entered into an agreement to
acquire Shenzhen One-Touch Enterprise
Service, a provider of one-stop services for
exporters in China.
2010 Corporate Changes/Expansions Alibaba.com announced investments in India,
with the launch of its local customer service
operations to better serve the Indian small
business community.
2010 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba.com entered into an agreement to
acquire Auctiva, a third-party developer of
tools for eBay sellers. Alibaba.com acquired
Vendio.
2010 Corporate Changes/Expansions The company integrated AliExpress and
Vendio e-commerce services into a complete
solution for small businesses in the US.
2010 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers In August, the company in partnership with
Yunfeng Fund and Sohu Management
acquired a 32% stake in Sogou.
2009 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers Alisoft merged with Alibaba Group R&D

Institute.
2009 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers Alisoft's business management software
division was included into Alibaba.com and
Koubei.com was merged into Taobao.
Subsequently, Alibaba Cloud Computing was
established.
2009 Contracts/Agreements The company and Bank of China Holdings
formed a long-term strategic alliance to
collaborate on several e-commerce initiatives
including online payment, international
business cooperation, small business financing
and joint marketing.
2009 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba.com completed a share purchase
agreement of China Civilink, which operates
in China as HiChina Web Solutions, an
eCommerce company that provides domain
name registration.
2009 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers The first of a two phase deal with
Alibaba.com acquiring 85% of HiChina along
with an option to acquire another 14.7%
equity interest from HiChina's founders
pending HiChina reaching certain
performance targets. The transaction was
worth CNY540 million ($79.1 million) in cash
for both phases.
2008 New Products/Services Taobao Mall (now Tmall.com), a dedicated
business-to-consumer (B2C) platform, was
introduced to complement Taobao's customer-
to-customer (C2C) marketplace.
2008 Acquisitions/Mergers/Takeovers Koubei.com was merged with China Yahoo!
to form Yahoo! Koubei. Also, Alimama was
integrated with Taobao.
2008 Corporate Changes/Expansions Alibaba Group Research and Development
(R&D) Institute was established.
2008 Corporate Changes/Expansions Alibaba combined the operations of two of its
fastest growing businesses, Taobao and
Alimama.
2008 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba.com Limited and Infomedia India,
India's yellow pages and special interest
publishing company, entered into a multi-year
strategic partnership designed to benefit SMEs
in India.
2007 New Products/Services Internet-based business software company,
Alisoft was launched.
2007 Stock Listings/IPO Alibaba.com Limited was listed on the Hong
Kong Stock Exchange.

2007 New Products/Services Alibaba launched Alimama, an online

advertising exchange company.
2007 Contracts/Agreements The company and the Industrial and
Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), China's
largest commercial bank, signed a strategic
cooperation agreement to provide business
loans to small and medium-sized enterprises
(SMEs) and to build a joint online platform
offering services such as online financing,
online payments and financial consulting.
2006 Corporate Changes/Expansions Alibaba made a strategic investment in
Koubei.com.
2006 Contracts/Agreements The company and China Post signed
cooperation agreement pursuant to which,
China Post's national fulfillment and payment
capabilities were made available to Alibaba.
2005 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba formed a strategic partnership with
Yahoo! and acquired the operation of China
Yahoo!.
2005 New Products/Services Alibaba.com launched its AliPay online
escrow system and the www.alipay.com
website, which made AliPay available to all
businesses and individuals in China.
2003 New Products/Services Online payment system, Alipay was launched.
2002 New Products/Services Alibaba Japan website was formally launched.
2002 New Products/Services Consumer e-commerce website Taobao was
founded.
2000 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba.com partnered with four leading
logistics providers to create freight forwarding
quotation and e-contract system.
2000 Contracts/Agreements Alibaba.com signed revenue-sharing deals
with Atlantic Forwarding, Geodis, Panalpina
Group and Schenker.
1999 Incorporation/Establishment Alibaba Group Limited (Alibaba or "the
company") was officially established by its 18
founders, led by Jack Ma, working out of a
Hangzhou apartment.
1999 Corporate Changes/Expansions The company raised $25 million from
Softbank, Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, and other
institutions.
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- SWOT Analysis
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (Alibaba or "the company") is a provider of

technology and online and mobile commerce services. Growth in revenue, focus on
R&D and high liquidity position are its major strengths, whereas decline in increase in

debt remains a cause for concern. Positive outlook for global online retail market,
strategic initiatives, and partnerships are likely to offer growth opportunities to the
company. However, intense competition, tightening tax compliance from sellers on
the website, and compliance with regulations could affect Alibaba’s business
operations.
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Strengths
Strengths-Focus on R&D
Alibaba focuses on investing in new technology to develop high-performance,

energy-efficient products. The company employs research and development personnel
for building technology platform and developing new online and mobile products. As
of March 31, 2023, the company held 5,338 issued patents and 3,370 publicly filed
patent applications in a number of other nations and jurisdictions throughout the
world, along with 11,483 issued patents and 12,818 publicly filed patent applications
in China.
Strengths-Growth in revenue
Alibaba reported steady revenue growth during the review year. In FY2023, the
company generated revenue of CNY868,687 million as against CNY853,062 million
in FY2022, with an annual growth of 1.8%. The company reported 51.6% in
operating income to CNY100,707 million in FY2023 as compared to CNY66,413
million in FY2022. Increase in revenue was due to performance of Cloud,
International Commerce, Cainiao and Local Consumer Services segments.
Strengths-High liquidity position
Higher liquidity places Alibaba at an advantage, enabling it to capture potential

opportunities arising in the market. At the end of FY2023, the current ratio of the
company was 1.8. This was due to a 9.3% increase in its current assets from
CNY638,535 million in FY2022 to CNY697,966 million in FY2023, resulting from
an increase in inventory and receivables. A higher current ratio places Costco at an
advantage, enabling it to capture potential opportunities arising in the market.
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Weaknesses
Weaknesses-Increase in debt
Alibaba has substantial debt, which may adversely affect its operations and may
further weaken its financial position. The company reported total debt of
CNY161,354 million during FY2023, representing an annual increase of 14.2%. The
significant increase in debt limits its ability to obtain additional financing in future for
working capital, and for other strategic initiatives.

Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Opportunities
Opportunities-Strategic initiatives
The company plans to view various strategic initiatives as a part of growth strategy. In
November 2023, Alibaba Group introduced a new artificial intelligence tool to help
the platform’s merchants automate their client-facing operations. In September 2023,
Alibaba announced its plans to list its logistics arm Cainiao in the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region. In June 2023, Alibaba's logistics division Cainiao launched an
express delivery service under the brand name, Cainiao Express.
Opportunities-Partnerships
Strong business partnerships can help companies to benefit from synergy and support
the sharing of best practice, reduce expenses and ensure that contract deadlines are
met. In September 2023, Taobao Tmall China Hong Kong entered into a partnership
with PayMe, under which consumers can use PayMe as a payment method when
shopping on the Taobao Hong Kong site. In August 2023, Miravia entered into a
partnership with CommerceHub to power its European expansion.
Opportunities-Positive outlook for global online retail market
The online sales have been growing at a fast pace in recent times as the online channel
is growing in popularity as the most preferred channel for several customers across
the globe. It could enable the company to expand its business opportunity across the
globe. According to in-house research, global online retail sector is expected to reach
a value of US$2,796.4 billion in 2025. Asia-Pacific accounted for 42.8% of the global
online retail sector value followed by the US for 31.2%, Europe for 21.7%, Middle
East 0.7%, and Rest of the World for 3.7%. The growth is primarily driven by the rise
in internet and smartphone penetration, unending innovations in payment systems,
and the consistent streamlining of logistic services, along with exclusive deals and
discounts being offered by e-retailers.
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Threats
Threats-Tightening tax compliance from sellers
The tightening of tax collection efforts with respect to the revenue or profit generated
by sellers on the company's websites could materially and adversely affect its
business, financial condition, and results of operations. E-commerce in China is still
developing, and the Chinese government may require operators of marketplaces, such
as Alibaba, to assist in the collection of taxes with respect to the profit generated by
sellers from transactions conducted on their platforms. A significant number of small
businesses and sole proprietors operating businesses through storefronts on Taobao
Marketplace may not have completed the required tax registration. Chinese tax
authorities may enforce registration requirements that target small businesses or sole
proprietors on Taobao Marketplace and may request the company's assistance in these
efforts. As a result, these sellers may be subject to more stringent tax compliance
requirements and liabilities and their business on its marketplaces could suffer or they

could decide to remove their storefronts from Alibaba's marketplaces rather than
comply, which could in turn negatively affect the company. The company may also
be requested by tax authorities to supply information on its sellers, such as transaction
records and bank account information, and assist in the enforcement of tax
regulations, including the payment and withholding obligations against these sellers,
which may impact potential sellers willing to open storefronts on its marketplaces.
Increasing pressure to collect tax from the participants in e-commerce transactions,
including imposition of withholding obligations could affect Alibaba's business,
financial condition, and results of operations.
Threats-Intense competition
The company faces competition principally from established Chinese internet

companies, such as Tencent, Baidu and their respective affiliates, as well as from
offline retailers, in particular those offline retailers establishing e-commerce websites.
These competitors generate significant traffic and have established brand recognition,
significant technological capabilities, and significant financial resources. Alibaba
compete to attract, engage and retain buyers based on the variety and value of
products and services listed on its marketplaces, overall user experience and
convenience, online communication tools, integration with mobile and networking
applications and tools, mobile apps and availability of payment settlement and
logistics services. The company also competes to attract and retain sellers based on
size and the engagement of buyers. The company also competes with major global
internet companies, although these firms have a limited presence in China. Some of
the major competitors of company include Baidu Inc, eBay Inc, Inspur Group Co Ltd,
JD.com Inc and NetEase Inc. If the company is not able to compete effectively, the
GMV transacted on its marketplaces and the user activity level on its platform may
decrease significantly, which could affect Alibaba's business, financial condition, and
results of operations.
Threats-Compliance with regulations
Alibaba's operations are subject to regulations, and future regulations may impose
additional requirements and other obligations on its business, which could materially
affect its business, financial condition, and results of operations. The industries in
which the company and Alipay operate in China, including online and mobile
commerce and payments, financial services, and cloud computing, are highly
regulated. The Chinese authorities are likely to continue to issue new laws, rules and
regulations governing these industries, enhance enforcement of existing laws, rules
and regulations and require new and additional licenses, permits and approvals from
Alibaba and its users. Moreover, changes in regulatory enforcement as well as tax
policy in China could result in additional compliance obligations and increased costs.
Any such legislation could also severely disrupt and constrain its business and the
payment services used on its marketplaces. Furthermore, the transactions conducted
through its cross-border marketplaces may be subject to customs and import/export
rules and regulations. In addition, Alibaba faces the challenge of complying
concurrently with the compliance rules and regulations of multiple jurisdictions. The
company has from time to time been subject to Chinese and other foreign government
inquiries and investigations, including those relating to website content and alleged

third-party intellectual property infringement. Alibaba also faces scrutiny, and have
been subject to inquiries and investigations, from foreign governmental bodies that
focus on cross-border trade, intellectual property protection, human rights, and user
privacy matters. In addition, Alipay, which provides the substantial majority of the
payment processing services on the company's marketplaces, is subject to various
laws, rules and regulations in China and other countries where it operates, including
those governing banking, privacy, cross-border and domestic money transmission,
anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and consumer protection laws,
rules and regulations. Alipay is also required to maintain other applicable money
transmitter or other licenses and approvals from regulatory authorities in other
jurisdictions in which it operates. Failure by Alibaba to comply with these laws and
regulations could result in administrative, civil, or criminal liabilities. This in turn
could affect the financial position of the company.
NOTE:The above strategic analysis is based on in-house research and reflects the
publishers opinion only
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Key Competitors
Baidu, Inc.
Inspur Software Co Ltd
JD.com Inc
NetEase Inc
Tencent Holdings Limited
Alphabet Inc
Amazon.com, Inc.
eBay Inc
PayPal Holdings Inc
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Key Employees
Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Key Employees

Name Job Title Board Level Since Age Biography
J. Michael Director Executive 2015 64
EVANS Board
Fan Chairman - Executive 2018 50
Luyuan Digital Media Board
and
Entertainment
Group
Jessie Chief Risk Executive 2021 49
Zheng Officer- Board
Cloud
Intelligence
Group

Joseph Chairman Executive 2023 59 Mr. Tsai has been the Chairman of
Tsai Board the company since 2023. Prior to
this, he served as a Vice Chairman
of the company. Mr. Tsai also
served as Chairman of Cainiao
Smart Logistics Network Limited,
Director of Taobao and Tmall
Group, and Ant Group.
Eddie Wu Chief Executive 2023 48 Mr. Yongming has been the Chief
Yongming Executive Board Executive Officer of the company
Officer since 2023. He also serves as the
Chairman of its Taobao and Tmall
Group. Prior to this, he served as
the Chief Technology Officer of
Alipay. Mr. Yongming also served
as the Director of Alibaba Health
Information Technology Limited.
Jerry Director Non 2014 54
Yang Executive
Board
Wan Ling Director Non 2015 65
Martello Executive
Board
Maggie Director Non 2020 55
Wei Wu Executive
Board
Kabir Director Non 2020 54
Misra Executive
Board
Weijian Director Non 2022 69
Shan Executive
Board
Irene Lee Director Non 2022 69
Yun-lien Executive
Board
Albert Ng Director Non 2022 65
Kong-ping Executive
Board
Judy Director - Senior 52
Wenhong Digital Media Management
Tong and
Entertainment
Group
Fan Jiang Chief Senior 37
Executive Management
Officer -
Alibaba

International
Digital
Commerce
Group
Sara Yu General Senior 2020 48
Counsel Management
Toby Xu Chief Senior 2022 50 Mr. Xu serves as the Chief
Financial Management Financial Officer of the company
Officer since 2022. He joined Alibaba
Group in July 2018 and he served
as Deputy Chief Financial Officer
from July 2019 to March 2022.
Prior to this, he was a Partner at
PricewaterhouseCoopers for 11
years.
Wu Chief Senior 2023
Zeming Executive Management
Officer -
Aicheng
Technology
Jane Chief People Senior 49
Jiange Officer Management
Trudy Dai Chief Senior 47
Officer -
Taobao and
Tmall Group
Yongfu Chief Senior 46
Yu Executive Management
Officer -
Local
Services
Group
Lin Wan Chief Senior 2014 48
Officer -
Cainiao Smart
Logistics
Network
Limited
Luyuan Chief Senior 50
Fan Executive Management
Officer -
Digital Media
and
Entertainment
Group

Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Company Statement
A statement by Mr. Daniel Yong Zhang, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, is given below. The statement has been taken from
the company's 2023 annual report.
Over the last 24 years, the Alibaba family became quite diverse, with increasingly
more creative and dynamic units. Our consumer-focused businesses in China served
over one billion Chinese consumers last year. Cloud Intelligence Group is currently
the world’s third largest and Asia Pacific’s largest cloud computing service provider.
As of March 31, 2023, Cloud Intelligence Group has 86 availability zones across 28
regions worldwide, serving more than four million global customers, including 80%
of China’s science and technology innovation enterprises, 60% of China’s national-
level specialized “little giant” enterprises, and 55% of listed companies on the
Chinese stock exchanges. AIDC Group served hundreds of millions of overseas
consumers with a comprehensive selection of local and global products and holistic
consumption experience, and reached over 47 million active SME buyers worldwide.
Cainiao celebrated its tenth anniversary earlier this year, and is developing a world-
class smart logistics network within China and across international markets. It
processed over four million cross-border and international parcels daily in fiscal year
2023 and is working to offer a five-day delivery service for cross-border parcels in the
future, starting from its main markets. The Local Services Group’s platform
businesses have provided convenient ‘to-home’ and ‘to-destination’ services to
hundreds of millions of Chinese consumers. On October 1, 2022, the digital map
navigation platform Amap registered a peak record of 220 million daily active users.
The Digital Media and Entertainment Group has focused on delivering ‘ordinary
people, powerful feelings, positive energy’ content, and several releases have
generated wide influence. Under the new governance structure, these business groups
will independently cater to their respective markets, become self-reliant, and find
unique paths to greater growth. Except for Taobao and Tmall Group, all business
groups and companies can raise external capital and potentially seek their own
independent public offerings, subject to meeting the necessary conditions. To date, we
have announced plans for the following transactions:
• Cloud Intelligence Group will pursue a full spinoff from Alibaba Group via a stock
dividend distribution to our shareholders and become an independent publicly listed
company;
• Cainiao Smart Logistics Network and Freshippo will seek independent public
offerings, respectively;
• AIDC Group will seek external capital.
Our organizational transformation is an unprecedented journey in the history of

business in China and a daring experiment for a large-scale organization. As early as
2015, we introduced the ‘middle platform’ strategy, then built the ‘large middle
platform, small front office’ organizational model, which supported our front line
teams and became the industry benchmark. In 2020, we championed the development
of an agile organization and gradually introduced greater management independence

across our businesses. Internally we established a number of independently operated

companies, including Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, Freshippo, and Local
Services. In this latest development, we have progressed to the next stage of our
transformation, which is the latest organizational governance structure of ‘1+6+N’.
Our robust balance sheet was instrumental in such a monumental transformation.

Despite the challenges created by the global macroeconomic landscape, market
fluctuations, and the pandemic, our businesses delivered solid progress. We generated
approximately US$25 billion in free cash flow during the fiscal year. We used our
abundant cash reserves to invest in new technologies, businesses, and great talent
while continuing to execute our share repurchase program. During the fiscal year, we
repurchased approximately 130 million ADSs (the equivalent of one billion ordinary
shares) for approximately US$10.9 billion and continued to explore different ways to
create value for our shareholders.
At the beginning of 2023, I proposed ‘progress’ as the keyword to set the tone for
Alibaba’s development plans. ‘Progress’ was necessary not only for the macro-
environment changes and cyclical trends but also for Alibaba’s development
trajectory. We believe the market is the best litmus test, and time will prove its worth.
As we face a new era of unknowns, we hope to unleash our internal dynamism and
creative forces through radical self-transformation that can withstand the test of the
market and be positioned to capture the generational opportunities ahead. We believe
our new governance structure will benefit the discovery and creation of value for our
customers, business, and shareholders, and, hopefully, a chance to contribute greater
value to the broader society.
Of course, some things will not change. Alibaba is unwavering in its commitment to
focusing on the long-term, value creation, and the three strategies of consumption,
cloud computing, and globalization. Over the last 20 years, we captured two historical
opportunities: e-commerce in China’s consumer focused Internet and cloud
computing in China’s industrial Internet. Looking ahead, we will continue to serve
hundreds of millions of households and support hundreds of thousands of industries
through our two engines catering to the consumer Internet and industrial Internet,
respectively. As the digital era begins its transition to the intelligent era, we must
capture the generational opportunities associated with technology driving business
transformation and the rapid changes in AI to create a larger runway for our
businesses. We believe that AI’s contributions are not limited to efficiency
improvements. We think it will create brand-new value.
As we begin this new chapter, Alibaba Group will welcome a new management team
on September 10th. Joe will succeed me as the chairman of Alibaba Group, and Eddie
as the chief executive officer of Alibaba Group. As for myself, I will be fully
dedicated to my role as chairman and chief executive officer of our Cloud Intelligence
Group and take on the new challenge of exploring the immense future in transforming
and innovating with hundreds of thousands of industries through cloud computing, big
data and AI.

Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Locations & Subsidiaries
Head office
No. 699 Wang Shang Road

Binjiang District
Hangzhou
China
310052
86 571 85022088
Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Other locations
No. 699 Wang Shang Road

Binjiang District
Hangzhou
China
310052
86 571 85022088
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Subsidiaries
Alibaba Cloud (Singapore) Pvt Ltd
8 SHENTON WAY
45-01, AXA TOWER
Singapore
068811
Singapore
Summarized Statement
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Annual Statements
Parameter
Currency 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Name
Income Statements
Total
CNY 376844.00 509711.00 717289.00 853062.00 868687.00
Revenue
Gross Profit CNY 172758.00 229998.00 297772.00 314357.00 320125.00
Operating
CNY 45870.00 164289.00 95903.00 66413.00 100707.00
Income
Net Income CNY 87600.00 149263.00 150308.00 61959.00 72509.00

Diluted
Normalized CNY 02.64 04.28 05.14 07.40 05.65
EPS
Balance Sheet
Total Current
CNY 270273.00 462923.00 643360.00 638535.00 697966.00
Assets
Total Assets CNY 965076.00 1312985.00 1690218.00 1695553.00 1753044.00
Total Current
CNY 207669.00 241872.00 377358.00 383784.00 385351.00
Liabilities
Total
CNY 472819.00 557584.00 752748.00 747074.00 763387.00
Liabilities
Total Equity CNY 492257.00 755401.00 937470.00 948479.00 989657.00
Total
Common
CNY 2587.06 21491.99 21699.03 21357.32 20526.02
Shares
Outstanding
Cash Flow
Cash from
Operating CNY 150975.00 180607.00 231786.00 142759.00 199752.00
Activities
Cash from
-
Investing CNY -108072.00 -244194.00 -198592.00 -135506.00
151060.00
Activities
Cash from
Financing CNY -7392.00 70853.00 30082.00 -64449.00 -65619.00
Activities
Net Change
CNY -4232.00 147488.00 10487.00 -129116.00 2157.00
in Cash
Detailed Statement
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Full Annual Statements
Parameter
Currency 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Name
Income Statements
Revenue CNY 376844.00 509711.00 717289.00 853062.00 868687.00
Cost of
Revenue, CNY 204086.00 279713.00 419517.00 538705.00 548562.00
Total
Selling/ CNY 64669.00 78870.00 136743.00 151721.00 145679.00
General/

Admin.
Expenses,
Total
Research &
Developme CNY 37435.00 43080.00 57236.00 55465.00 56744.00
nt
Depreciatio
n/
CNY 10727.00 12514.00 12427.00 11647.00 13504.00
Amortizati
on
Unusual
Expense CNY 14057.00 -68755.00 -4537.00 29111.00 3491.00
(Income)
Total
Operating CNY 330974.00 345422.00 621386.00 786649.00 767980.00
Expense
Other, Net CNY 2435.00 8050.00 7582.00 10523.00 5823.00
Net Income
Before CNY 96221.00 166645.00 165578.00 59550.00 89185.00
Taxes
Provision
for Income CNY 16553.00 20562.00 29278.00 26815.00 15549.00
Taxes
Net Income
CNY 79668.00 146083.00 136300.00 32735.00 73636.00
After Taxes
Minority
CNY 7366.00 8913.00 7024.00 14880.00 6936.00
Interest
Equity In
CNY 566.00 -5733.00 6984.00 14344.00 -8063.00
Affiliates
Net Income
Before
CNY 87600.00 149263.00 150308.00 61959.00 72509.00
Extra.
Items
Income
Available
to Com CNY 87600.00 149263.00 150308.00 61959.00 72509.00
Excl
ExtraOrd
Income
Available
to Com CNY 87600.00 149263.00 150308.00 61959.00 72509.00
Incl
ExtraOrd
Diluted Net
CNY 87600.00 149263.00 150308.00 61959.00 72509.00
Income
Diluted CNY 20984.00 21346.00 21982.00 21787.00 21114.00

Weighted
Average
Shares
Diluted
EPS
Excluding CNY 04.17 06.99 06.84 02.84 03.43
ExtraOrd
Items
DPS -
Common
Stock CNY 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.86
Primary
Issue
Balance Sheet
Cash &
CNY 189976.00 330503.00 321262.00 189898.00 193086.00
Equivalents
Short Term
Investment CNY 13189.00 32712.00 162183.00 265187.00 331384.00
s
Cash and
Short Term
CNY 203165.00 363215.00 483445.00 455085.00 524470.00
Investment
s
Accounts
Receivable
CNY 21216.00 30815.00 37450.00 45001.00 41176.00
- Trade,
Net
Total
Receivable CNY 29920.00 43625.00 56923.00 71229.00 64144.00
s, Net
Total
CNY 8534.00 14859.00 27858.00 30087.00 28547.00
Inventory
Prepaid
CNY 7049.00 7547.00 18532.00 17902.00 16794.00
Expenses
Other
Current
CNY 21605.00 33677.00 56602.00 64232.00 64011.00
Assets,
Total
Property/
Plant/
Equipment, CNY 125975.00 190041.00 293034.00 343615.00 368027.00
Total -
Gross
Accumulat CNY -33945.00 -51994.00 -73582.00 -93756.00 -114568.00
ed

Depreciatio
n, Total
Property/
Plant/
CNY 92030.00 138047.00 219452.00 249859.00 253459.00
Equipment,
Total - Net
Goodwill,
CNY 264935.00 276782.00 292771.00 269581.00 268091.00
Net
Intangibles,
CNY 68276.00 60947.00 70833.00 59231.00 46913.00
Net
Long Term
Investment CNY 241544.00 350961.00 437410.00 443253.00 453117.00
s
Note
Receivable
CNY 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.00
- Long
Term
Other Long
Term
CNY 28018.00 23325.00 26392.00 35094.00 33498.00
Assets,
Total
Accounts
CNY 4570.00 4875.00 5926.00 7783.00 10383.00
Payable
Accrued
CNY 92418.00 119706.00 182199.00 186620.00 186094.00
Expenses
Notes
Payable/
CNY 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.00
Short Term
Debt
Current
Port. of LT
Debt/ CNY 22466.00 5154.00 13437.00 8841.00 12266.00
Capital
Leases
Other
Current
CNY 88215.00 112137.00 175796.00 180540.00 176608.00
liabilities,
Total
Long Term
CNY 111834.00 120276.00 135716.00 132503.00 149088.00
Debt
Total Long
CNY 111834.00 120276.00 135716.00 132503.00 149088.00
Term Debt
Total Debt CNY 134300.00 125430.00 149153.00 141344.00 161354.00
Deferred
Income CNY 22517.00 43898.00 59598.00 61706.00 61745.00
Tax

Minority
CNY 123145.00 124250.00 146164.00 133714.00 133264.00
Interest
Other
Liabilities, CNY 7654.00 27288.00 33912.00 35367.00 33939.00
Total
Preferred
Stock -
Non CNY 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.00
Redeemabl
e, Net
Common
Stock, CNY 01.00 01.00 01.00 01.00 01.00
Total
Additional
Paid-In CNY 231783.00 343707.00 394308.00 410506.00 416880.00
Capital
Retained
Earnings
CNY 262857.00 412387.00 562271.00 573396.00 612005.00
(Accumulat
ed Deficit)
Treasury
Stock - CNY 00.00 00.00 00.00 -2221.00 -28763.00
Common
Unrealized
CNY 257.00 -256.00 -133.00 27.00 59.00
Gain (Loss)
Other
Equity, CNY -2641.00 -438.00 -18977.00 -33230.00 -10525.00
Total
Total
Liabilities
& CNY 965076.00 1312985.00 1690218.00 1695553.00 1753044.00
Shareholde
rs' Equity
Cash Flow
Net
Income/
CNY 80234.00 140350.00 143284.00 47079.00 65573.00
Starting
Line
Depreciatio
n/ CNY 14962.00 20523.00 26389.00 27808.00 27799.00
Depletion
Amortizati
CNY 22118.00 21904.00 21520.00 20257.00 19139.00
on
Deferred
CNY -2197.00 -3443.00 3236.00 -1369.00 -1717.00
Taxes

Non-Cash
CNY 3608.00 -20145.00 -13151.00 67134.00 75476.00
Items
Changes in
Working CNY 32250.00 21418.00 50508.00 -18150.00 13482.00
Capital
Capital
Expenditur CNY -49643.00 -45386.00 -43185.00 -53324.00 -34352.00
es
Other
Investing
Cash Flow CNY -101417.00 -62686.00 -201009.00 -145268.00 -101154.00
Items,
Total
Financing
Cash Flow CNY 7357.00 -4631.00 -669.00 3953.00 -2226.00
Items
Issuance
(Retiremen
CNY -10518.00 91506.00 -598.00 -61116.00 -74735.00
t) of Stock,
Net
Issuance
(Retiremen
CNY -4231.00 -16022.00 31349.00 -7286.00 11342.00
t) of Debt,
Net
Foreign
Exchange CNY 3245.00 4100.00 -7187.00 -8834.00 3530.00
Effects
Cash
Interest CNY 4972.00 5066.00 4101.00 4886.00 5637.00
Paid
Cash Taxes
CNY 15713.00 21474.00 20898.00 31733.00 26476.00
Paid
Summarized Interim Statement
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Summarized Interim

Statements
Mar-2023 Jun-2023 (3 Sep-2023 (3 Dec-2023 (3

Income Statements Currency
(3 Months) Months) Months) Months)
Total Revenue CNY 208200.00 234156.00 224790.00 260348.00
Gross Profit CNY 69377.00 91809.00 85126.00 104134.00
Operating Income CNY 15240.00 42490.00 33584.00 22511.00
Net Income CNY 23516.00 34332.00 27706.00 14433.00
Diluted Normalized CNY 00.92 02.52 01.72 02.34

EPS
Balance Sheet
Total Current Assets CNY 697966.00 730435.00 757956.00 807242.00
Total Assets CNY 1753044.00 1776804.00 1811590.00 1820966.00
Total Current
CNY 385351.00 380239.00 389810.00 448754.00
Liabilities
Total Liabilities CNY 763387.00 763300.00 776508.00 810376.00
Total Equity CNY 989657.00 1013504.00 1035082.00 1010590.00
Total Common
CNY 20526.02 20374.24 20374.24 20374.24
Shares Outstanding
Cash Flow
Cash from Operating
CNY 199752.00 45306.00 94537.00 159253.00
Activities
Cash from Investing
CNY -135506.00 12595.00 -11166.00 -42091.00
Activities
Cash from Financing
CNY -65619.00 -24636.00 -37018.00 -54232.00
Activities
Net Change in Cash CNY 2157.00 37584.00 51485.00 65419.00
Detailed Interim Statement
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Detailed Interim Statement
Mar-2023 Jun-2023 Sep-2023 Dec-2023

Income Statements Currency
(3 Months) (3 Months) (3 Months) (3 Months)
Revenue CNY 208200.00 234156.00 224790.00 260348.00
Cost of Revenue, Total CNY 138823.00 142347.00 139664.00 156214.00
Selling/ General/
CNY 37763.00 34344.00 34893.00 45044.00
Admin. Expenses, Total
Research &
CNY 13880.00 10465.00 14218.00 13488.00
Development
Depreciation/
CNY 2494.00 2479.00 2431.00 14601.00
Amortization
Unusual Expense
CNY 00.00 2031.00 00.00 8490.00
(Income)
Total Operating
CNY 192960.00 191666.00 191206.00 237837.00
Expense
Other, Net CNY 11804.00 -4534.00 6527.00 -3061.00
Net Income Before
CNY 25308.00 36172.00 38257.00 17318.00
Taxes
Provision for Income
CNY 3758.00 6022.00 5797.00 4988.00
Taxes

Net Income After Taxes CNY 21550.00 30150.00 32460.00 12330.00

Minority Interest CNY 1520.00 1332.00 1010.00 3716.00
Equity In Affiliates CNY 446.00 2850.00 -5764.00 -1613.00
Net Income Before
CNY 23516.00 34332.00 27706.00 14433.00
Extra. Items
Income Available to
CNY 23516.00 34332.00 27706.00 14433.00
Com Excl ExtraOrd
Income Available to
CNY 23516.00 34332.00 27706.00 14433.00
Com Incl ExtraOrd
Diluted Net Income CNY 23516.00 34332.00 27706.00 14433.00
Diluted Weighted
CNY 20886.00 20608.00 20526.00 20321.00
Average Shares
Diluted EPS Excluding
CNY 01.13 01.67 01.35 00.71
ExtraOrd Items
DPS - Common Stock
CNY 00.86 00.00 00.00 00.00
Primary Issue
Balance Sheet
Cash & Equivalents CNY 193086.00 226405.00 243716.00 254804.00
Short Term Investments CNY 331384.00 318024.00 330644.00 359595.00
Cash and Short Term
CNY 524470.00 544429.00 574360.00 614399.00
Investments
Prepaid Expenses CNY 137072.00 145317.00 146317.00 152718.00
Other Current Assets,
CNY 36424.00 40689.00 37279.00 40125.00
Total
Property/ Plant/
CNY 176031.00 175859.00 179436.00 181608.00
Equipment, Total - Net
Goodwill, Net CNY 268091.00 266584.00 266713.00 259522.00
Intangibles, Net CNY 46913.00 44560.00 41592.00 28355.00
Long Term Investments CNY 453117.00 451660.00 456109.00 429204.00
Other Long Term
CNY 110926.00 107706.00 109784.00 115035.00
Assets, Total
Payable/ Accrued 275950.00 279351.00 286604.00 315242.00
Notes Payable/ Short
CNY 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.00
Term Debt
Current Port. of LT
CNY 12266.00 8236.00 8187.00 26354.00
Debt/ Capital Leases
Other Current liabilities,
CNY 97135.00 92652.00 95019.00 107158.00
Total
Long Term Debt CNY 149088.00 157307.00 158557.00 139572.00
Total Long Term Debt CNY 149088.00 157307.00 158557.00 139572.00
Total Debt CNY 161354.00 165543.00 166744.00 165926.00
Deferred Income Tax CNY 61745.00 57763.00 57692.00 53583.00

Minority Interest CNY 133264.00 133537.00 134964.00 131840.00

Other Liabilities, Total CNY 33939.00 34454.00 35485.00 36627.00
Common Stock, Total CNY 01.00 01.00 01.00 01.00
Additional Paid-In
CNY 416880.00 408347.00 407748.00 406515.00
Capital
Retained Earnings
CNY 612005.00 630924.00 650079.00 631576.00
(Accumulated Deficit)
Treasury Stock -
CNY -28763.00 -28562.00 -28555.00 -27905.00
Common
Unrealized Gain (Loss) CNY 59.00 00.00 00.00 00.00
Other Equity, Total CNY -10525.00 2794.00 5809.00 403.00
Total Liabilities &
CNY 1753044.00 1776804.00 1811590.00 1820966.00
Shareholders' Equity
Cash Flow
Changes in Working
CNY 199752.00 45306.00 45306.00 159253.00
Capital
Capital Expenditures CNY -34352.00 -6927.00 -6927.00 -20934.00
Other Investing Cash
CNY -101154.00 19522.00 19522.00 -21157.00
Flow Items, Total
Financing Cash Flow
CNY -2226.00 -2485.00 -2485.00 499.00
Items
Issuance (Retirement)
CNY -74735.00 -22151.00 -22151.00 -54731.00
of Stock, Net
Issuance (Retirement)
CNY 11342.00 00.00 00.00 00.00
of Debt, Net
Foreign Exchange
CNY 3530.00 4319.00 4319.00 2489.00
Effects
Capital Market Ratios
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Capital Market Ratios
May 07,
Key Ratios
2024
P/E (Price/Earnings) Ratio 19.78
EV/EBITDA (Enterprise Value/Earnings Before Interest, Taxes,
08.87
Depreciation and Amortization)
Enterprise Value/Sales 01.39
Enterprise Value/Operating Profit 13.54
Enterprise Value/Total Assets 00.69
Dividend Yield 00.00
Market Cap 193156.80

Enterprise Value 166621.36

Interim Ratios
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Interim Ratios
Unit/ March - June - September December

Key Ratios Ratio Type
Currency 2023 2023 - 2023 - 2023
EPS
Equity
(Earnings CNY 01.13 01.67 01.35 00.71
Ratios
per Share)
Dividend Equity
CNY 00.86 00.00 00.00 00.00
per Share Ratios
Book
Equity
Value per CNY 48.22 49.74 50.80 49.60
Ratios
Share
Gross Profitabilit
% 33.32 39.21 37.87 40.00
Margin y Ratios
Operating Profitabilit
% 07.32 18.15 14.94 08.65
Margin y Ratios
Net Profit Profitabilit
% 11.30 14.66 12.33 05.54
Margin y Ratios
Profit Profitabilit
% 49.98 64.50 60.95 66.66
Markup y Ratios
PBT
Margin
Profitabilit
(Profit % 12.16 15.45 17.02 06.65
y Ratios
Before
Tax)
Operating
Costs (% of % 92.68 81.85 85.06 91.35 Cost Ratios
Sales)
Administra
tion Costs
% 18.14 14.67 15.52 17.30 Cost Ratios
(% of
Sales)
Current Liquidity
Absolute 01.81 01.92 01.94 01.80
Ratio Ratios
Quick Liquidity
Absolute 01.81 01.92 01.94 01.80
Ratio Ratios
Debt to
Leverage
Equity Absolute 00.16 00.16 00.16 00.16
Ratios
Ratio
Net Debt to Absolute -00.03 -00.06 -00.07 -00.09 Leverage

Equity Ratios
Debt to
Leverage
Capital Absolute 00.12 00.12 00.12 00.12
Ratios
Ratio
Annual Ratios
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, Annual Ratios
Ratio Type Key Ratios Unit/Currency 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019
Growth
Sales Growth % 01.83 18.93 40.72 35.26 50.58
Ratios
Growth Operating - -
% 51.64 258.16 -31.84
Ratios Income Growth 30.75 41.63
Growth - -
EBITDA Growth % 28.97 149.21 -07.13
Ratios 20.40 30.43
Growth Net Income -
% 17.03 00.70 70.39 36.91
Ratios Growth 58.78
Growth
EPS Growth % -23.69 44.06 20.08 62.17 -35.78
Ratios
Growth Working Capital -
% 22.71 20.34 253.09 -48.28
Ratios Growth 04.23
Equity EPS (Earnings
CNY 05.65 07.40 05.14 04.28 02.64
Ratios per Share)
Equity Dividend per
CNY 00.86 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.00
Ratios Share
Equity
Dividend Cover Absolute 06.58 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.00
Ratios
Equity Book Value per
CNY 48.21 44.41 43.20 35.15 190.28
Ratios Share
Equity Cash Value per
CNY 09.41 08.89 14.81 15.38 73.43
Ratios Share
Profitability
Gross Margin % 36.85 36.85 41.51 45.12 45.84
Ratios
Profitability Operating
% 11.59 07.79 13.37 32.23 12.17
Ratios Margin
Profitability Net Profit
% 08.35 07.26 20.96 29.28 23.25
Ratios Margin
Profitability
Profit Markup % 58.36 58.35 70.98 82.23 84.65
Ratios
PBT Margin
Profitability
(Profit Before % 10.27 06.98 23.08 32.69 25.53
Ratios
Tax)

Profitability
Return on Equity % 07.33 06.53 16.03 19.76 17.80
Ratios
Return on
Profitability
Capital % 07.36 05.06 07.30 15.34 06.06
Ratios
Employed
Profitability
Return on Assets % 04.21 03.66 10.01 13.10 10.41
Ratios
Profitability Return on Fixed
% 40.02 28.30 53.65 142.81 57.87
Ratios Assets
Profitability Return on
% 32.21 26.07 36.05 74.32 73.27
Ratios Working Capital
Operating Costs
Cost Ratios % 88.41 92.21 86.63 67.77 87.83
(% of Sales)
Administration
Cost Ratios Costs (% of % 16.77 17.79 19.06 15.47 17.16
Sales)
Liquidity
Current Ratio Absolute 01.81 01.66 01.70 01.91 01.30
Ratios
Liquidity
Quick Ratio Absolute 01.74 01.59 01.63 01.85 01.26
Ratios
Liquidity
Cash Ratio Absolute 00.50 00.49 00.85 01.37 00.91
Ratios
Leverage Debt to Equity
Absolute 00.16 00.15 00.16 00.17 00.27
Ratios Ratio
Leverage Net Debt to - -
Absolute -00.37 -00.31 -00.14
Ratios Equity 00.33 00.36
Leverage Debt to Capital
Absolute 00.14 00.13 00.14 00.14 00.21
Ratios Ratio
Efficiency
Asset Turnover Absolute 00.50 00.50 00.48 00.45 00.45
Ratios
Efficiency Fixed Asset
Absolute 03.45 03.64 04.01 04.43 04.75
Ratios Turnover
Efficiency Inventory
Absolute 18.71 18.59 19.64 23.91 31.23
Ratios Turnover
Efficiency Current Asset
Absolute 01.30 01.33 01.30 01.39 01.43
Ratios Turnover
Capital
Efficiency
Employed Absolute 00.64 00.65 00.55 00.48 00.50
Ratios
Turnover
Efficiency Working Capital
Absolute 02.78 03.35 02.70 02.31 06.02
Ratios Turnover
Efficiency Revenue per
CNY 3961903.68 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.00
Ratios Employee
Efficiency Net Income per CNY 330698.71 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.00

Ratios Employee
Efficiency
Capex to Sales % 03.95 06.25 06.02 08.90 13.17
Ratios
Efficiency
R&D to Sales % 06.53 06.50 07.98 08.45 09.93
Ratios
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Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Financial and

Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Key Facts

Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Key Facts

Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Business Description

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (Alibaba or "the company") is a provider of

The company operates through seven business segments: China Commerce,

The International Commerce segment, the company offers international commerce

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Alibaba.com. In FY2023, the International Commerce segment reported revenue of

Local Consumer Services segment includes location-based businesses including

The Cainiao segment provides domestic and international one-stop-shop logistics

Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Major Products and Services

Alibaba Group Holding Limited- Major Products and Services

Online shopping platforms

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Online payment services

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Alibaba Group Holding Limited- History

Alibaba Group Holding Limited- History

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controller chip for server storage.

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China to focus on deepening collaboration

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2021 Financing Agreements In July, Alibaba Group along with other

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2020 Plans/Strategy In April, the company's cloud computing arm

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Vodacom Group entered into a partnership to

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2020 Contracts/Agreements In October, Alibaba and Dufry AG entered

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2019 Plans/Strategy In February, Alibaba Group announced its

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2019 Contracts/Agreements In May, Alibaba and Suning announced their

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2019 Contracts/Agreements In September, Alibaba entered into a

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acquire 33% stake in Ant Financial Services.

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2018 Commercial Operation In March, Alibaba unit Ant Financial Services

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for US$1.43 billion.

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with SAP to provide SAP S/4HANA Cloud

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on payments and marketing platform launched

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2018 New Products/Services In July, the company collaborated with

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Internet of Things in China.

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2018 Plans/Strategy In February, Alibaba along with Cultural

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2017 Contracts/Agreements In June, the company entered into a

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partnered to form a new Uni Desk, part of

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2017 Commercial Operation In December, the company makes Strategic

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