Alibaba revenue beats expectations for the April-June period
Chinese article by 爱集微
English Editor 张未名
08-11 17:03

(JW Insights) Aug 11 -- Chinese tech heavyweight Alibaba Group delivered better-than-expected financial results for the April-June period on August 10, with total revenue standing at RMB234.16 billion ($32.3 billion), up 14 percent year-on-year, China Daily reported on August 10.

Its net income attributable to ordinary shareholders came in at RMB34.33 billion for the quarter ending June 30, an increase of 50.98 percent on a yearly basis. Non-GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) net income reached RMB44.92 billion, up 48 percent from a year earlier.

Daniel Zhang, chairman and CEO of Alibaba Group, said the company delivered a solid quarter as it continues to execute organizational restructuring, which is beginning to unleash new energy across its businesses.

"Through this self-driven transformation, we aim to catalyze innovation, promote vitality in our organization and enable businesses to focus on long-term growth. We look forward to positive impacts on our business, including strengthening competitiveness, sustainable growth and shareholder value creation," Zhang said.

During this period, revenue from its core e-commerce business, which refers to its Taobao and Tmall platforms, rose 12 percent year-on-year, with the average daily active users of Taobao growing 6.5 percent year-on-year. Revenue in the cloud computing business amounted to RMB25.12 billion, an increase of 4 percent year-on-year mainly driven by storage, networks and artificial intelligence computing-related products.

The company has announced it would split its business into six main units, with each separate business having the flexibility to raise outside capital and seek its own initial public offering. The six units cover cloud intelligence, Taobao Tmall commerce, local services, Cainiao smart logistics, global digital commerce and digital media and entertainment.

(Yuan XY/Gao J)

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