Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) annual results, year to 31 March 2014: revenue CNY 52,504 million, from the 20-F
Alibaba Group Holding Limited files a 20-F with the SEC once a year, in renminbi. In the year to 31 March 2014 it reported revenue of CNY 52,504 million ($8.6 billion at the year's average rate), up 52.1% on the year before. Its profit attributable to shareholders was CNY 23,315 million, up 173.3%, and diluted earnings per share CNY 10.00.
this yearthe year beforeIn renminbi as filed. Hover a bar for its figure.
Income statement (profit and loss)
| Year to | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 34,517 | 52,504 |
| Cost of sales | 9,719 | 13,369 |
| Research and development | 3,753 | 5,093 |
| Operating profit | 10,751 | 24,920 |
| Profit before tax | 10,112 | 26,802 |
| Income tax | 1,457 | 3,196 |
| Profit for the year | 8,649 | 23,403 |
| Profit attributable to shareholders | 8,532 | 23,315 |
| Filing | 20-F | 20-F |
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A line the company does not file under the standard tag is left out rather than estimated.CNY per ordinary share, as filed.
Cash flow
CNY million. Free cash flow is cash from operations less the purchase of property, plant and equipment, arithmetic on the two filed lines.
Balance sheet
| Year to | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Funded by | ||
| Equity attributable to shareholders | 513 | 29,338 |
| Non-controlling interests | n/a | 1,079 |
| Borrowings, as filed | n/a | 41,075 |
| Other liabilities | n/a | 40,057 |
| Total equity and liabilities | n/a | 111,549 |
| Owned | ||
| Property, plant and equipment | n/a | 5,581 |
| Goodwill | 11,294 | 11,793 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 30,396 | 33,045 |
| Trade and other receivables | n/a | 269 |
| Other assets | n/a | 60,861 |
| Total assets | n/a | 111,549 |
| Filing | 20-F | 20-F |
CNY million, at each fiscal year end.
Ratios on the filed lines
| Year to | Mar 2013 | Mar 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 31.1% | 47.5% |
| Net margin | 24.7% | 44.4% |
| Return on year-end equity | 1663.2% | 79.5% |
| Effective tax rate | 14.4% | 11.9% |
| Filing | 20-F | 20-F |
Arithmetic on the filed lines of the same year.
The exchange rates used
| Year to | Average over the year CNY per US dollar | At the year end CNY per US dollar |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2013 | 6.29 | 6.21 |
| Mar 2014 | 6.12 | 6.22 |
| Mar 2015 | 6.19 | 6.20 |
| Mar 2016 | 6.35 | 6.45 |
| Mar 2017 | 6.72 | 6.88 |
| Mar 2018 | 6.62 | 6.27 |
| Mar 2019 | 6.70 | 6.71 |
| Mar 2020 | 6.96 | 7.08 |
| Mar 2021 | 6.77 | 6.55 |
| Mar 2022 | 6.42 | 6.34 |
| Mar 2023 | 6.84 | 6.87 |
| Mar 2024 | 7.17 | 7.22 |
| Mar 2025 | 7.22 | 7.26 |
| Mar 2026 | 7.10 | 6.90 |
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Profit and loss, cash flow and EPS use the average of the daily rates over each fiscal year; the balance sheet uses the rate on the year end, or the last one before it. Ratios are the same in either currency. The filed figures are the ones in renminbi.20-F for the year to 31 March 2014, filed 24 May 2016: the filing. The figures are in renminbi as filed.