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Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) annual results, year to 31 March 2020: revenue CNY 509,711 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 2020 it reported revenue of CNY 509,711 million ($73.2 billion at the year's average rate), up 35.3% on the year before. Its profit attributable to shareholders was CNY 149,433 million, up 70.0%, and diluted earnings per share CNY 6.99.

The year to 31 March 2020, against the year before

Year toMar 2019Mar 2020
Revenue376,844509,711
Cost of sales206,929282,367
Research and development37,43543,080
Operating profit57,08491,430
Profit before tax96,221166,645
Income tax16,55320,562
Profit for the year80,234140,350
Profit attributable to shareholders87,886149,433
Filing20-F20-F

CNY million, from the 20-F on the SEC's EDGAR, linked in the last row, on the US GAAP tags the company filed. A line the company does not file under the standard tag is left out rather than estimated.

Year toMar 2019Mar 2020
Diluted EPS4.176.99
Basic EPS4.247.10
Filing20-F20-F

CNY per ordinary share, as filed.

Cash flow

Year toMar 2019Mar 2020
Cash from operations150,975180,607
Purchase of property, plant and equipment32,33624,662
Free cash flow118,639155,945
Filing20-F20-F

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 at year end

Year toMar 2019Mar 2020
Total assets965,0761,312,985
Equity attributable to shareholders492,257755,401
Cash and cash equivalents189,976330,503
Trade and other receivables13,77119,786
Goodwill264,935276,782
Filing20-F20-F

CNY million, at each fiscal year end.

Ratios on the filed lines

Year toMar 2019Mar 2020
Operating margin15.1%17.9%
Net margin23.3%29.3%
Free cash flow margin31.5%30.6%
Return on year-end equity17.9%19.8%
Effective tax rate17.2%12.3%
Filing20-F20-F

Arithmetic on the filed lines of the same year.

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Source

20-F for the year to 31 March 2020, filed 26 July 2022, accession 0001104659-22-082622: the filing on EDGAR. All of Alibaba Group Holding Limited's filings: EDGAR company page. The figures are in renminbi as filed.

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