1) Alibaba is a Chinese e-commerce company that operates Taobao.com (consumer-to-consumer) and Alibaba.com (business-to-business).
2) In 2015, Alibaba had $76.2 billion in total revenue and $24.3 billion in net income, with over 40% of its workforce being women.
3) In 2014, Alibaba had its IPO valued at $25 billion, and has since made strategic investments in companies like Meizu and Snapdeal to expand its business internationally.
5. Financial Info
Market Cap: 170.7B | $67.93/ Share
Income Statement 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total Revenue 11903 20025 34517 52504 76204
% Increase 68.23% 72.37% 52.11% 45.14%
Cost of Revenue 3497 6554 9719 13369 23834
R&D 2062 2897 3753 5093 10658
Operating Income 1332 4944 10506 24801 22716
Net Income (After Taxes) 1183 4228 8532 23315 24261
income % increase 257.40% 101.80% 173.27% 4.06%
Average Shares 2414 2479 2294 2175 2337
EPS 0.490057995 1.705526422 3.71926765 10.7195402 10.381258
Cash Flow Statement 2012 2013 2014 2015
Capital Expenditures 2168 2503 4776 7705
acquisition of business 211 52 778 11526
purchase of investments 1269 512 19440 35231
issue of common stock 197 12777 3208 61438
6. History
1998 - Alibaba Group was
established by Jack Ma
2005 – Alibaba takes over
Yahoo! China
2014 – Alibaba IPO valued at
$25 billion
7. Whats Hot? Investments
Mar 2014 – Acquires controlling stake in
ChinaVision Media Group for $804M
Feb 2015 – Alibaba acquired $590m
minority stake in Meizu
Aug-Sep 2015 – Alibaba and partners
invest $500m and $680m into Snapdeal
and Paytm(20%)
8. Secret Sauce
“I feel proud that more than 34% of senior management are
women. They really make this company’s yin and yang
balanced. Woman Balance the logic and instinct. I would say
this is the secret sauce of the company.” – Jack Ma
More than 40% of the total workforce are women
Maggie Wu (CFO) Lucy Peng (CPO) Trudy Dai (CCO)
9. Interesting Story
Ma decided to start his own
payment program called Alipay
because the company had
challenges of making payments (no
profit first 3 years)
“Many people told me that this
was the ‘stupidest idea you’ve ever
had’. I didn’t care if it was stupid,
as long as people could use it”
Today, 800 million people use
Alipay.
80% of Chinese E – Commerce
But in 61.4% of B to C
Tmall is the 7th most popular website in china, Business to customer
Aliyun has datacenters in China, Hong Kong, Silicon Valley, and other international markets
Alipay is third party online payment platform with no transaction fees (300 million user) users can verify if they are pleased with goods before they pay
TMAll box office – streaming service in alibaba tv
Alibaba Pictures plans to produce 8 to 10 films a year, including high-tech blockbusters, as well as TV dramas and web-only shows
620 Million Internet Users with population of 1.4 Billino
August 2005, YHOO announced that it would buy a 40% stake in Alibaba for $1 billion in an attempt to eat away at EBAY's dominance, a deal which closed in October.
YHOO handed over the once-in-question Yahoo! China to Alibaba, allowing it to exit the regulatory minefield that was the Chinese Internet industry, while also providing it with exposure to rapid e-commerce growth in China
Snapdeal is ranked 13,
Paytm is ranked 21
Compared to 23% in facebook, 21% in google, and 19% of cisco
JD.com: In 2014, it processed $41.9 billion in gross merchandise volume, or GMV, up 107% from 2013. The number of active customer accounts grew from 47.4 million to 96.6 million. Fulfilled orders more than doubled to 689 million.
Both Amazon and Alibaba have built e-commerce platforms uniquely suited to their home markets. Alibaba has a deep understanding of Chinese consumers and of nuances in terms of tone, approach, and product variety. The company has mastered the intricacies of Chinese regulations and how to work with state and national governments. Conversely, Amazon is a master of logistics and supply chain management, and it is the world leader in cloud infrastructure services.