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Alibaba Group Holding (Alibaba Group Holding) Cash Flow from Financing

: $-8,900 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)
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Cash from financing is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders.

For the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Alibaba Group Holding paid $0 Mil more to buy back shares than it received from issuing new shares. It received $0 Mil from issuing more debt. It paid $0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares. It received $0 Mil from paying cash dividends to shareholders. It received $0 Mil on other financial activities. In all, Alibaba Group Holding spent $0 Mil on financial activities for the three months ended in Dec. 2023.


Alibaba Group Holding Cash Flow from Financing Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alibaba Group Holding's Cash Flow from Financing can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Alibaba Group Holding Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cash Flow from Financing
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1,101.33 10,092.30 4,620.25 -10,158.09 -9,522.56

Alibaba Group Holding Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash Flow from Financing Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3,414.95 -1,352.36 -3,440.11 -1,696.65 -2,410.86

Alibaba Group Holding Cash Flow from Financing Calculation

This is the cash generated/spent from financial activities such as share issuance (buy back), debt issuance (repayment), and dividends paid to preferred and common stockholders. In the calculation of free cash flow, cash from financing is not calculated because it is not related to operating activities.

Alibaba Group Holding's Cash from Financing for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

Alibaba Group Holding's Cash from Financing for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is:


Cash Flow from Financing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-8,900 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Alibaba Group Holding  (NYSE:BABA) Cash Flow from Financing Explanation

Cash from financing contains six items:

1. Issuance of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. Issuance of stock represents the cash inflow from offering common stock, which is the additional capital contribution to the entity during the period.

Alibaba Group Holding's issuance of stock for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil.

2. Repurchase of Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new shares. It can also use cash to buy back shares. Repurchase of stock represents the cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.

Alibaba Group Holding's repurchase of stock for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil.

3. Net Issuance of Debt:
Net issuance of debt is the cash a company received or spent through debt related activities such as debt issuance or debt repayment. If a company pays down its debt during the period, this number will be negative. If a company issued more debt, it receives cash and this number is positive.

Alibaba Group Holding's net issuance of debt for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Alibaba Group Holding received $0 Mil from issuing more debt.

4. Net Issuance of Preferred Stock:
A company may raise cash from issuing new preferred shares. It can also use cash to buy back preferred shares. If this number is positive, it means that the company has received more cash from issuing preferred shares than it has paid to buy back preferred shares. If this number is negative, it means that company has paid more cash to buy back preferred shares than it has received for issuing preferred shares.

Alibaba Group Holding's net issuance of preferred for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Alibaba Group Holding paid $0 Mil more to buy back preferred shares than it received from issuing preferred shares.

5. Cash Flow for Dividends:
Cash flow for dividends refers to the payment of cash to shareholders as dividends when the company generates income.

Alibaba Group Holding's cash flow for dividends for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Alibaba Group Holding received $0 Mil from paying cash dividends to shareholders.

6. Other Financing:
Money spent or earned by company from other financial activities.

Alibaba Group Holding's other financing for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Alibaba Group Holding received $0 Mil on other financial activities.


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Alibaba Group Holding (Alibaba Group Holding) Business Description

Address
1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, 26th Floor, Tower One, Times Square, Hong Kong, HKG
Alibaba is the world's largest online and mobile commerce company as measured by gross merchandise volume (CNY 8.3 trillion for the fiscal year ended March 2022). It operates China's online marketplaces, including Taobao (consumer-to-consumer) and Tmall (business-to-consumer). Alibaba's China commerce retail division accounted for 67% of revenue in the year ended March 2022. Additional revenue sources include China commerce wholesale (2%), international commerce retail/wholesale (5%/2%), local consumer services (5%), cloud computing (9%), digital media and entertainment platforms (4%), Cainiao logistics services (5%), and innovation initiatives/other (1%).