Alibaba Q1 Report 2023
BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS
In the quarter ended March 31, 2023:
- Revenue was RMB208,200 million (US$30,316 million), an increase of 2% year-over-year.
- Income from operations was RMB15,240 million (US$2,219 million), a decrease of 9% year-overyear. Excluding the impact of an item discussed in “March Quarter Other Financial Results —Income from operations and operating margin” below, income from operations would have increased by RMB11,569 million year-over-year. Adjusted EBITA, a non-GAAP measurement, increased by 60% or RMB9,469 million year- ver-year to RMB25,280 million (US$3,681 million), primarily due to an increase in China commerce adjusted EBITA, as well as narrowed adjusted EBITA losses of Local consumer services and Digital media and entertainment.
- Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders was RMB23,516 million (US$3,424 million).Net income was RMB21,996 million (US$3,203 million), compared to net loss of RMB18,357 million in the same quarter last year, primarily due to net gains arising from the increases in the market prices of our equity investments in publicly-traded companies, compared to net losses from these investments in the same quarter last year, partly offset by the decrease in share of profit of equity method investees, the increase in impairment of investments and the decrease in income from operations as mentioned above. Except for the share of profit of equity method investees, we excluded these investment related net gains or losses from our non-GAAP measures. Non-GAAP net income was RMB27,375 million (US$3,986 million), an increase of 38% year-over-year.