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About BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is an investment holding company mainly engaged in the provision of technology infrastructure and marketing platforms. The Company operates its business through nine segments. The China Commerce Retail segment is engaged in the China commerce retail business. The China Commerce Wholesale segment is mainly engaged in the operation of 1688.com. The Cloud Intelligence segment provides cloud services. The International Commerce Retail segment provides customer management services, sales of goods and logistics services. The International Commerce Wholesale segment is mainly engaged in the operation of Alibaba.com. The Cainiao Represents Logistics Services segment provides fulfilment services. The Local Services segment’s revenue includes platform commissions, logistics services revenue. The Digital Media and Entertainment segment engages in the operation of Youku and Alibaba. The All Others segment is mainly engaged in the Sun Art, Freshippo and other business.
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What is Alibaba Group?
It's not just a Chinese Amazon. Alibaba Group Holding Limited is one of the world’s largest technology companies. Founded in 1999 by Jack Ma in Hangzhou, China, the Alibaba ecosystem currently has 1.28 billion annual active consumers. It provides both marketing reach and a technology infrastructure for merchants, brands, retailers and other businesses around the world.
Alibaba Group began purely as an e-commerce platform. It consolidated its market dominance in China by adding integrated digital payments systems as well as logistical solutions for both wholesale and retail products. This combination of e-commerce, digital payments and logistics has come to be known by many analysts as Alibaba’s “Iron Triangle.”
How does Alibaba (BABA) make money ?
Building upon the power of the “Iron Triangle”, Alibaba Group has grown to operate in five major segments today: Core Commerce, Cloud Computing, Digital Media and Entertainment, Logistics as well as Innovation Initiatives.
Under their Core Commerce category, Alibaba.com, Tmall and Taobao are some of the largest revenue contributors through fees, commissions, sales, advertising and memberships. Alibaba.com focuses on B2B trade, connecting buyers and suppliers in China and around the world. Tmall is a B2C solution specialising in luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton and Gucci. Taobao is a platform that facilitates C2C sales. Both Tmall and Taobao operate in China only.
Alibaba’s Cloud Computing category is dominant in China but also offers 25 regional data centres globally. These include South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, Germany and Dubai.
Digital Media and Entertainment earns revenue via memberships on Youku (Alibaba’s video hosting service) and Alibaba Pictures which invests in content investment and distribution.
Logistics revenue comes from Cainiao, which ensures packages are delivered around China and internationally.
Alibaba Group’s Innovation Initiatives, which include the development and sales of the Tmall Genie, contribute the least revenue.
Is BABA an ADR?
Yes, as Alibaba Group is a Chinese company, BABA stocks are ADRs. These ADRs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
What happened with BABA and the Chinese crackdown?
The Chinese government began a regulatory crackdown on its technology sector beginning with the suspension of Alibaba’s Ant Group IPO in November, 2020.
A month later, the State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) launched an antitrust investigation into Alibaba Group. This investigation found that Alibaba had been demanding vendors transact on Alibaba exclusively. This resulted in a record fine of US$2.3b.
A mere three days after Alibaba was fined, 34 other technology firms including Tencent (TCEHY), Meituan, Baidu, JD, Pinduoduo and ByteDance were all put under the regulatory microscope as well. Since then, SAMR has fined almost all of these companies. Didi (DIDIY), China’s largest ride hailing company was pressured to delist from New York and relist in Hong Kong.
Due to China’s crackdown, the BABA stock price has fallen from its highs by more than 70% between October, 2020 and March, 2022.
Is BABA a good buy?
Alibaba is one of the world’s most successful companies. However, many shareholders believe that to own the stock, you need to have a strong understanding of China’s government and economy.
More importantly, you need to be comfortable with China’s regulatory environment and the possibility of further regulatory crackdowns.
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