Question 1

What does Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) do?

Accepted Answer

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help merchants, brands, retailers, and other businesses engage with their users and customers in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company operates through seven segments: China Commerce, International Commerce, Local Consumer Services, Cainiao, Cloud, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others. It operates Taobao and Tmall, which are digital retail platforms; Alimama, a proprietary monetization platform; 1688.com and Alibaba.com, which are online wholesale marketplaces; AliExpress, a retail marketplace; Lazada, Trendyol, and Daraz, which are e-commerce platforms; Freshippo, a retail platform for groceries and fresh goods; and Tmall Global, an import e-commerce platform. The company also operates Cainiao Network logistic services platform, Ele.me, an on-demand delivery and local services platform, Koubei, a restaurant and local services guide platform, and Fliggy, an online travel platform. In addition, it offers pay-for-performance, in-feed, and display marketing services, and the Taobao Ad Network and Exchange, a real-time online bidding marketing exchange. Further, the company provides elastic computing, storage, network, security, database, big data, and IoT services, and hardware, software license, software installation, and application development and maintenance services. Additionally, it operates Youku, an online video platform; Quark, a platform for information search, storage, and consumption; Alibaba Pictures and other content platforms; Amap, a mobile digital map, navigation, and real-time traffic information app; DingTalk, a business efficiency mobile app; Tmall Genie smart speaker; and Qwen, an artificial intelligence chatbot. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.

Question 2

Where is BABA stock listed?

Accepted Answer

Alibaba Group Holding Limited trades under the ticker BABA on NYSE.

Question 3

How can I research BABA's financials and filings?

Accepted Answer

VantaFin provides Alibaba Group Holding Limited's income statement, balance sheet and cash-flow data, SEC filings, earnings-call transcripts, and insider & institutional ownership on the BABA profile.