Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as an online and mobile commerce company in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Core Commerce, Cloud Computing, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others. It operates Taobao Marketplace, a mobile commerce destination; Tmall, a third-party platform for brands and retailers; Rural Taobao program that enables rural residents and businesses to sell agricultural products to urban consumers; 1688.com, an online wholesale marketplace; Alibaba.com, an online wholesale marketplace; AliExpress, a retail marketplace; Lazada, an e-commerce platform; and Lingshoutong, a digital sourcing platform. The company also provides pay-for-performance and display marketing services; and Taobao Ad Network and Exchange, a real-time bidding online marketing exchange in China; and digital payment and financial technology platform services. In addition, it offers cloud computing services, including elastic computing, database, storage, virtualization network, large scale computing, security, and management and application services, big data analytics, a machine learning platform, and Internet of Things and other service for enterprises; and payment and escrow services; and movies, TV drama series, online dramas, variety shows, news feeds, games, literature and music, and other areas through various content platforms, as well as develops and operates mobile browsers. Further, the company provides AutoNavi, a mobile digital map, navigation, and real-time traffic information; DingTalk, a proprietary enterprise communication and collaboration platform; and Tmall Genie, an AI-powered voice assistant, which helps consumers to shop, order local services, search for information, control smart appliances, and play interactive content. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Stock Exchange NYSE
Industry Business services, not elsewhere classified
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorRetail/Wholesale
SymbolNYSE:BABA
CUSIPN/A
Phone852-2215-5100
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.26
Current Ratio1.44
Quick Ratio1.44
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio36.92
Forward P/E Ratio40.00
P/E Growth1.11
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$39.90 billion
Price / Sales9.55
Cash Flow$5.7011 per share
Price / Cash26.10
Book Value$27.17 per share
Price / Book5.48
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.03
Net Income$10.22 billion
Net Margins20.57%
Return on Equity14.18%
Return on Assets8.61%
Miscellaneous
Employees66,421
Outstanding Shares2,561,150,000
Market Cap$366.07 billion
