Friday, July 19, 2013

Alibaba’s revenue up 71% in Q1

News this week: According to Yahoo’s latest regulatory filing, China’s largest e-commerce company, Alibaba Group, recorded revenue of US$1.38 billion in the first quarter ended March 2013 – up 71% over the US$806 million in Q1 2012. Net income during the period was US$669 million, an impressive jump of 204% from the US$220 million recorded in 2012.

The company reported first quarter income from operations of US$709 million, compared to the US$213 million recorded last year.


Yahoo currently holds a stake of approximately 24% in Alibaba Group. Alibaba completed the buyback of 20% of shares from Yahoo for US$7.6 billion in September 2012. According to financial industry analysts, an Alibaba Group IPO is expected sometime this year or in 2014.

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