Alibaba Group Holding (Alibaba Group Holding) Cash-to-Debt : 3.70 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Alibaba Group Holding Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Alibaba Group Holding's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.70.

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Alibaba Group Holding could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

The historical rank and industry rank for Alibaba Group Holding's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

BABA' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.96 Med: 2.07 Max: 3.93
Current: 3.7

During the past 13 years, Alibaba Group Holding's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 3.93. The lowest was 0.96. And the median was 2.07.

BABA's Cash-to-Debt is ranked better than
81.99% of 1105 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.47 vs BABA: 3.70

Alibaba Group Holding Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alibaba Group Holding's Cash-to-Debt 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.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Alibaba Group Holding Cash-to-Debt Chart

Alibaba Group Holding Annual Data

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1.51

2.47

2.67

2.58

2.68

Alibaba Group Holding Quarterly Data
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Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.25	2.68	3.29	3.45	3.70

Competitive Comparison of Alibaba Group Holding's Cash-to-Debt

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Alibaba Group Holding's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt 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's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Alibaba Group Holding's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

Alibaba Group Holding Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Alibaba Group Holding's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	76110.523	/	(2602.418	+	25778.345)
	=	2.68

Alibaba Group Holding's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	86047.87	/	(3690.933	+	19547.352)
	=	3.70

Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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Alibaba Group Holding (Alibaba Group Holding) Business Description

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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%).