Alibaba Group Reports FY 1Q Financial Performance

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Alibaba Group Reports FY 1Q Financial Performance



Alibaba Group today announcedits financial resultsforits fiscal firstquarter ended June 30. The highlights can be found in an infographic and in a summary from the company below. To read Alibaba Group’s press release covering the results in greater detail, click here.

Alibaba 1Q16 Infographic DRAFT 8-12-15_v16

Here’s a summary of the results from Alibaba Group:

We had a very good quarter with strong growth across our core operating metrics, and we continued to expand our strong position and competitive advantage as the unrivaled leader in mobile commerce across China:

•GMV grew 34% year-over-year.

•367 million annual active buyers Рon average our active buyer places more than 50 orders per year on our platforms.

•Revenue grew 28% year-over-year.

•Generated $60 billion in mobile GMV Р125% increase year-over-year.

•55% of GMV now comes from mobile.

•51% of China commerce retail revenue now comes from mobile.

Our business continues to perform well, and our results highlight the strength of our ecosystem and the strong foundation we have for sustainable long-term growth in China, and beyond.

Continued Unrivaled Leader in Mobile

• Mobile GMV: In the quarter ended June 30, 2015, mobile GMV reached US$60 billion, an increase of 125% year-over-year, and accounted for 55% of total GMV transacted on our China retail marketplaces, compared to 51% in the quarter ended March 31, 2015 and 33% in the quarter ended June 30, 2014.

•Mobile MAUs: Mobile MAUs grew to 307 million in the month ended June 30, 2015, compared to 289 million in the month ended March 31, 2015, representing a net addition of 18 million MAUs over the quarter, and a 63% increase from 188 million in the month ended June 30, 2014.

•Mobile Revenue: Mobile revenue exceeded 50% of our total China commerce retail revenue for the first time to reach US$1,288 million or 51% of the China commerce retail revenue, representing a year-over-year increase of 225%.

•Mobile Monetization: We extended our mobile usage leadership with 307 million MAUs and 55% of GMV transacted through mobile devices during the June 2015 quarter, with a monetization rate of 2.16%, compared to 1.49% a year ago. For the first time, mobile revenues exceeded desktop revenues in our China retail marketplaces.

GMV Growth:

•We grew GMV across China retail marketplaces by 34% year-over-year, driven by strength in both Taobao Marketplace and Tmall and an increase in the number of active buyers.

•In three months ended June 30, 2015, GMV of China retail marketplaces grew to US$109 billion.

•GMV on Taobao Marketplace increased 25% year-over-year to US$69 billion.

•GMV on Tmall was US$40 billion, an increase of 55% compared to the same quarter of 2014.

Continued Growth in Annual Active Buyers:

• For the 12 months ended June 30, 2015, our annual active buyers increased to 367 million compared to 279 million in the twelve months ended a year ago.

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