Alibaba Group Holding (Alibaba Group Holding) ROCE %

: 6.64% (As of Dec. 2023)

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ROCE % measures how well a company generates profits from its capital. It is calculated as EBIT divided by Capital Employed, where Capital Employed is calculated as Total Assets minus Total Current Liabilities. Alibaba Group Holding's annualized ROCE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.64%.

Alibaba Group Holding ROCE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alibaba Group Holding's ROCE % can be seen below:

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Alibaba Group Holding Annual Data

Trend

Mar14

Mar15

Mar16

Mar17

Mar18

Mar19

Mar20

Mar21

Mar22

Mar23

ROCE %

14.75

18.44

14.75

6.19

7.60

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
ROCE %																15.55	4.89	12.45	11.28	6.64

Alibaba Group Holding ROCE % Calculation

Alibaba Group Holding's annualized ROCE % for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(A: Mar. 2023 )		(A: Mar. 2022 )		(A: Mar. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(A: Mar. 2023 )		(A: Mar. 2022 )		(A: Mar. 2023 )
	=	15407.857	/	( ( (267243.483 - 60489.865)	+	(254399.861 - 55921.723) )	/ 2 )
	=	15407.857	/	( (206753.618	+	198478.138)	/ 2 )
	=	15407.857	/	202615.878
	=	7.60 %

Alibaba Group Holding's ROCE % of for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROCE %	=	EBIT ⁽¹⁾	/	( (Capital Employed	+	Capital Employed)	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Sep. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	EBIT	/	( ( (Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities)	+	(Total Assets - Total Current Liabilities) )	/ count )
		(Q: Dec. 2023 )		(Q: Sep. 2023 )		(Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	12856.784	/	( ( (248234.424 - 53413.996)	+	(255030.111 - 62848.94) )	/ 2 )
	=	12856.784	/	( ( 194820.428	+	192181.171 )	/ 2 )
	=	12856.784	/	193500.7995
	=	6.64 %

(1) Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) EBIT data.

Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) ROCE % Explanation

ROCE % can be especially useful when comparing the performance of capital-intensive companies. Unlike ROE %, which indicates the profitability of Shareholders Equity, ROCE % also considers long-term debt in Capital Employed. This can be helpful when analyzing companies with significant debt, as the result is neutralized by taking debt into consideration.

Generally speaking, a higher ROCE % indicates a stonger profitability for a company. Moreover, it is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective. Investors tend to favor companies with stable and rising ROCE % trend over those with volatile ones.

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Address

1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, 26th Floor, Tower One, Times Square, Hong Kong, HKG

Website

https://www.alibabagroup.com

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%).