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Alibaba Group Holding (Alibaba Group Holding) Days Inventory

: 0.00 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Alibaba Group Holding's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Alibaba Group Holding's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $21,878 Mil. Hence, Alibaba Group Holding's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00.

The historical rank and industry rank for Alibaba Group Holding's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

BABA' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.87   Med: 15.37   Max: 20.33
Current: 18.66

During the past 13 years, Alibaba Group Holding's highest Days Inventory was 20.33. The lowest was 5.87. And the median was 15.37.

BABA's Days Inventory is ranked better than
91.19% of 1067 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 110.39 vs BABA: 18.66

Alibaba Group Holding's Days Inventory stayed the same from Dec. 2022 (0.00) to Dec. 2023 (0.00).

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. Alibaba Group Holding's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00.


Alibaba Group Holding Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alibaba Group Holding's Days Inventory can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Alibaba Group Holding Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Days Inventory
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.78 15.37 18.04 19.36 20.33

Alibaba Group Holding Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Days Inventory Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 18.76 19.02 - -

Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Alibaba Group Holding's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Alibaba Group Holding Days Inventory Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Alibaba Group Holding's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alibaba Group Holding's Days Inventory falls into.



Alibaba Group Holding Days Inventory Calculation

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

Alibaba Group Holding's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Mar. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2022 ) + Total Inventories (A: Mar. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Mar. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (4742.143 + 4142.71) / 2 ) / 79771.148*365
=4442.4265 / 79771.148*365
=20.33

Alibaba Group Holding's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (0 + 0) / 1 ) / 21878.099*365 / 4
=0 / 21878.099*365 / 4
=0.00

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Alibaba Group Holding  (NYSE:BABA) Days Inventory Explanation

Days Inventory indicates the liquidity of the inventory. Generally, a lower Days Inventory is preferred as it indicates a shorter duration to clear off the inventory. An increase of the ratio may indicate the company's sales slowed. Similar ratios related to Days Inventory are:

1. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

Alibaba Group Holding's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

2. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

Alibaba Group Holding's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

A lot of business are seasonable. It makes more sense to compare Days Inventory from the same period in the previous year instead of from the previous quarter.


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Alibaba Group Holding (Alibaba Group Holding) Business Description

Address
1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, 26th Floor, Tower One, Times Square, Hong Kong, HKG
Alibaba is the world's largest online and mobile commerce company as measured by gross merchandise volume (CNY 8.3 trillion for the fiscal year ended March 2022). It operates China's online marketplaces, including Taobao (consumer-to-consumer) and Tmall (business-to-consumer). Alibaba's China commerce retail division accounted for 67% of revenue in the year ended March 2022. Additional revenue sources include China commerce wholesale (2%), international commerce retail/wholesale (5%/2%), local consumer services (5%), cloud computing (9%), digital media and entertainment platforms (4%), Cainiao logistics services (5%), and innovation initiatives/other (1%).