{"id":3179,"date":"2025-02-26T17:11:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T09:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wealthfor.us\/article\/?p=3179"},"modified":"2025-02-26T17:11:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T09:11:20","slug":"alibaba-from-zero-to-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wealthfor.us\/article\/alibaba-from-zero-to-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"Alibaba: From Zero to Hero?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In recent years, Alibaba&#8217;s stock has been at multi-year lows, and market sentiment was rock-bottom. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, a remarkable turnaround recently ignited a rally, stirring market excitement. What were the driving forces behind this sentiment shift?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Alibaba December Quarter 2024 Earnings<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alibaba recently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/data.alibabagroup.com\/ecms-files\/1508664153\/0c1269f0-34d2-4195-9602-694ac5f087a6\/December%20Quarter%202024%20Results.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> its December quarter 2024 earnings and the results were decent. Revenue reached 280.15 billion yuan, surpassing analyst expectations of 279.34 billion yuan. Let&#8217;s break down this revenue further by Alibaba&#8217;s business units (in RMB millions):<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Dec Quarter 2023<\/th>\n<th>Dec Quarter 2024<\/th>\n<th>YoY%<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tabao and Tmall<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">129,070<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">136,091<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">International Digital Commerce<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28,516<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">37,756<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">32%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cloud Intelligence<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28,066<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31,742<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cainiao Smart Logistics Network<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28,476<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28,241<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local Services<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15,160<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16,988<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital Media and Entertainment<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5,040<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5,438<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Others<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">47,023<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">53,102<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consolidated Revenue<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">260,348<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">280,154<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the overall revenue growth of 8% is not impressive, the hidden gem is the <\/span><b>Cloud Intelligence revenue growth, which re-accelerates and grows at 13% year over year<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The International Digital Commerce segment also grows at a healthy rate of 32% YoY.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the world becomes increasingly fascinated with AI and its significant data-center needs, the growth of cloud services indicates that Alibaba&#8217;s offerings are in high demand and capable of supporting this AI revolution.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Share Buybacks<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the decent earnings results, Alibaba continued its share buyback program, with a USD 1.3 billion repurchase in the latest quarter. Fewer shares in circulation lead to higher earnings per share, making each share more valuable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Alibaba&#8217;s Focus on AI<\/h2>\n<p>The latest earnings results have <b>alleviated investors&#8217; concerns that Alibaba is merely an e-commerce company.<\/b> Alibaba&#8217;s growth in its cloud segment demonstrates that it is <b>a significant player in the cloud computing industry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is expected to expand rapidly in the coming years as we enter the age of artificial intelligence. Additionally, Alibaba has made <strong>significant strides in AI<\/strong> through breakthroughs, various partnerships, and investments.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qwen 2.5 Max Model<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alibaba recently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/artificial-intelligence\/alibaba-releases-ai-model-it-claims-surpasses-deepseek-v3-2025-01-29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">launched<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> its large language model (LLM), Qwen 2.5 Max. According to various benchmarks, this model <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/qwenlm.github.io\/blog\/qwen2.5-max\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">outperforms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> some of the top AI models available, including ChatGPT-4o and DeepSeek V3. Furthermore, like DeepSeek&#8217;s model, Qwen 2.5 Max is also a cost-effective option. Alibaba&#8217;s Qwen 2.5 launch has positioned the company as a leader in the AI industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3180\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3180\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wealthfor.us\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Qwen2.5-max-instruct-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Qwen2.5-max-instruct\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Qwen2.5-max-instruct-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Qwen2.5-max-instruct-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Qwen2.5-max-instruct-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Qwen2.5-max-instruct-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Qwen2.5-max-instruct-1536x873.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Qwen2.5-max-instruct-2048x1164.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Qwen2.5-max-instruct-1568x891.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Qwen2.5-Max outperforms DeepSeek V3, GPT-4o, and Claude Sonnet 3.5 in benchmarks such as Arena-Hard and LiveBench and also shows strong results in assessments like MMLU-Pro.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wealthfor.us\/article\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Qwen2.5-Max.jpeg\" alt=\"Qwen2.5-Max\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Qwen2.5-Max.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Qwen2.5-Max-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Qwen2.5-Max-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Qwen2.5-Max-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Qwen2.5-Max-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.wealthfor.us\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Qwen2.5-Max-1568x882.jpeg 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apple Partnership on AI Features<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alibaba <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/business\/alibaba-partner-apple-ai-features-sending-shares-surging-4935591\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it will partner with Apple to integrate AI features into iPhone devices in China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A partnership with Apple boosts Alibaba&#8217;s global brand image and showcases its importance in cloud and AI solutions in China. This collaboration can strengthen Alibaba&#8217;s position in the AI and cloud computing market, drive substantial revenue growth for Alibaba Cloud, and enhance its status in global AI competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investment in AI and Cloud<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alibaba also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morningstar.com\/news\/dow-jones\/20250224715\/alibaba-to-spend-more-than-52-billion-in-ai-cloud-over-next-three-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plans to invest USD 52 billion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over the next three years in AI and cloud infrastructure, surpassing its investment in these areas over the past decade. We believe this strategic move can position Alibaba as a leader in AI and cloud computing in the long term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What Do We Do?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We think the Chinese tech market sentiment has begun to shift, and the government&#8217;s stance toward tech companies has also improved. Alibaba has also demonstrated that it is not just an e-commerce company but also a powerhouse in AI and cloud computing, offering more significant potential for future growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given the strong rally in recent weeks, a pullback may occur soon, possibly presenting an opportunity for those looking to add positions in Alibaba. However, since we already have a decent position in Alibaba, we are unlikely to increase our holdings unless there is a significant pullback opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How about you? What do you think of Alibaba and the broader Chinese tech market?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are interested in Alibaba, you can buy its stocks through the US and Hong Kong markets. The stock ticker in the US stock market is BABA, while the ticker in the Hong Kong stock market is 9988.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our summary of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wealthfor.us\/article\/online-brokers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">best online brokerage accounts in Singapore<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can help you find stock brokers with access to the US or HK markets.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent years, Alibaba&#8217;s stock has been at multi-year lows, and market sentiment was rock-bottom. However, a remarkable turnaround recently ignited a rally, stirring market excitement. What were the driving forces behind this sentiment shift? &nbsp; Alibaba December Quarter 2024 Earnings Alibaba recently reported its December quarter 2024 earnings and the results were decent. 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