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Alibaba (BABA) Tops Q3 EPS by 6c

January 29, 2015 7:01 AM EST

Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) reported Q3 EPS of $0.81, $0.06 better than the analyst estimate of $0.75. Revenue for the quarter came in at $4.22 billion versus the consensus estimate of $4.45 billion.

GMV – GMV transacted on our China retail marketplaces in the quarter ended December 31, 2014 was RMB787 billion (US$127 billion), an increase of 49% compared to the same quarter of 2013, and compared to RMB556 billion in the quarter ended September 30, 2014, representing a net addition of RMB231 billion GMV in three months. GMV transacted on Taobao Marketplace in the quarter ended December 31, 2014 was RMB494 billion (US$80 billion), an increase of 43% compared to the same quarter of 2013. GMV transacted on Tmall in the quarter ended December 31, 2014 was RMB293 billion (US$47 billion), an increase of 60% compared to the same quarter of 2013. The GMV growth was primarily driven by an increase in the number of active buyers and also partially attributable to category expansion, for example, auction transactions. On November 11, 2014, our Singles Day promotion generated GMV settled through Alipay of RMB57 billion (US$9.2 billion) on our China and international retail marketplaces within a 24-hour period, an increase of 58% compared to the Singles Day in 2013.

Mobile GMV – Mobile GMV in the quarter ended December 31, 2014 was RMB327 billion (US$53 billion), an increase of 213% compared to the same quarter of 2013. Mobile GMV accounted for 42% of total GMV transacted on our China retail marketplaces in this quarter, compared to 36% in the quarter ended September 30, 2014 and 20% in the same quarter of 2013. The growth was primarily driven by an increase in the monthly active users accessing our platforms through mobile devices and an increase in the level of their spending.

Annual active buyers Our China retail marketplaces had 334 million annual active buyers in the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, compared to 307 million in the twelve months ended September 30, 2014 and 231 million in the twelve months ended December 31, 2013, representing an increase of 45% compared to the same period in 2013. The growth in annual active buyers was driven by an increase in active buyers throughout China, with substantially faster growth from lower tier cities.

Mobile MAUs Mobile MAUs grew to 265 million in the month ended December 31, 2014, compared to 217 million in the month ended September 30, 2014, representing a record high net addition of 48 million MAUs in three months, and a 95% increase from 136 million in the month ended December 31, 2013. According to iResearch, our Mobile Taobao App continues to be the No. 1 e-commerce app in China, demonstrating our ability to attract mobile users with strong purchasing intent on a large scale.

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