BABA (Alibaba Group Holding) Debt-to-Equity : 0.21 (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is Alibaba Group Holding Debt-to-Equity?

Alibaba Group Holding's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $4,625 Mil. Alibaba Group Holding's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $23,959 Mil. Alibaba Group Holding's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $134,811 Mil. Alibaba Group Holding's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.21.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Alibaba Group Holding's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

BABA' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.13 Med: 0.23 Max: 0.51
Current: 0.21

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Alibaba Group Holding was 0.51. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 0.23.

BABA's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
76.47% of 1003 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.6 vs BABA: 0.21

Alibaba Group Holding Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alibaba Group Holding's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Alibaba Group Holding Debt-to-Equity Chart

Alibaba Group Holding Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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0.20

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0.21

Alibaba Group Holding Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.16	0.16	0.21	0.22	0.21

Competitive Comparison of Alibaba Group Holding's Debt-to-Equity

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Alibaba Group Holding's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Alibaba Group Holding's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Alibaba Group Holding's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alibaba Group Holding's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

Alibaba Group Holding Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Alibaba Group Holding's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(4842.325	+	23709.227)	/	136991.46
	=	0.21

Alibaba Group Holding's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(4624.647	+	23959.299)	/	134811.334
	=	0.21

Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Alibaba Group Holding Business Description

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BABAF:USA 9988:Mexico BABA:Mexico 09988:Hong Kong AHLAd:UK AHLA:Germany BABA34:Brazil AHLA:Bulgaria AHLA:Austria BABA:Argentina

Address

1 Matheson Street, Causeway Bay, 26th Floor, Tower One, Times Square, Hong Kong, HKG

Website

https://www.alibabagroup.com

Alibaba is the world's largest online and mobile commerce company as measured by gross merchandise volume. It operates China's online marketplaces, including Taobao (consumer-to-consumer) and Tmall (business-to-consumer). The China commerce retail division is the most valuable cash flow-generating business at Alibaba. Additional revenue sources include China commerce wholesale, international commerce retail/wholesale, local consumer services, cloud computing, digital media and entertainment platforms, Cainiao logistics services, and innovation initiatives/other.