Futu Information learned that before May 4, BABA released its quarterly report for fiscal year 2018 and its full-year financial report. The financial report data exceeded expectations in an all-round way, with BABA up 1.67% before the opening of the market.

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According to the financial report, BABA's revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018 was 61.932 billion US dollars, up 61 percent from the same period last year and exceeding expectations of 58.948 billion yuan. Adjusted earnings per share was 5.73 yuan, up 26.3 percent from the same period last year. Revenue in fiscal year 2018 was 250.266 billion yuan, an increase of 58% over the same period last year.

With regard to BABA's financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018, here are five data that investors must not know.

1.Revenue growth rate: 61%

BABA's income growth has been a source of pride in the past few years. BABA achieved the eighth consecutive quarter of revenue growth in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018. The growth rate was as high as 61%, reaching 61.93 billion yuan.

Among them, BABA's core business unit achieved 60 per cent year-on-year revenue growth in fiscal 2018. This is the highest income growth rate since BABA went public.The strong performance of this part benefited from several significant contributions: increasing investment in content and technology, promoting smart recommendations and improving the shopping experience; expanding the global and cross-border retail market through organic growth and acquisitions; expanding the user base through the organic combination of online e-commerce and offline new retail.

two。 Net profit: down 29% from a year earlier

According to the financial report, BABA's net profit in the fourth quarter was 6.64 billion yuan, down 33% from a year earlier, but mainly due to more non-recurring income in the fourth quarter of 2017, compared with no in the same period in 2018. The adjusted net profit was 14.1 billion yuan, up 35% from the same period last year.

3. Annual active users: 552 million

In fiscal year 2018, the number of domestic annual active buyers (that is, consumer data in the past 12 months) reached 552 million, an increase of 37 million from the previous month.

Meanwhile, BABA's monthly mobile active users (MAU) reached 617 million in the March 2018 quarter, an increase of 37 million from the previous quarter. This is mainly due to Taobao's strategy of redefining the shopping experience through innovative content forms and smart push. These initiatives promote user participation, purchase and conversion rates.

4.Aliyun revenue growth rate: 101%

In the fierce global cloud competition, Aliyun's revenue increased 101% year-on-year to 13.39 billion yuan. In the last quarter, the company's revenue grew by 104%. BABA Yun, founded in 2009, leads the Chinese market. The rapid growth of Aliyun's revenue is mainly due to the increase in the number of paying users and the increase in customer consumption due to the increase in the value of services. According to IDC, Aliyun is the leader of the Chinese market.

5.Youku user growth rate: more than 160%

In the fourth quarter, Youku demonstrated the strong driving force of excellent original content. Through the development of proprietary Reality Show and exclusive shows, the number of users increased by more than 160% year-on-year..

For the digital media and entertainment business, BABA said that its target users are the 552 million users who are active in China's retail market. Through insight into their interests and preferences, they are committed to achieving synergy between business and entertainment and providing a superior user experience.

6. Alipay:Serve the whole world for 870 million yearsActive user

In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018, Ant Financial Services Group continued to invest a lot of financial resources to promote user access and increase user participation. But these investments also made Ant Financial Services Group still make a net loss in the fourth quarter.

In the fiscal year ending March 31, Alipay and its global joint venture partners served about 870 million active users worldwide each year. At the same time, through loans to more than 15 million small businesses to provide cash management services and insurance services. (editor / Zhao Xianju)