BABA Sacrificed Margin to Acquire Customers in FY2018
Alibaba’s operating margin of core-commerce tumbled in fiscal 2018 (end-Mar 2018). We believe Alibaba sacrificed operating margin to compete in...
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Social Ecommerce Pindoudou: Disruptive Digital Phenomenon in China’s E-Commerce
We believe that PDD and its social e-commerce model poses material headwinds to the growth of other major ecommerce players, albeit to different...
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Alibaba's FYQ4 Result & What It Says About Chinese Express & Logistics; An IPO for CaiNiao Network?
Plowing through Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA US)'s lengthy and detailed FYQ4 financial release to learn about the performance of its logistics...
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What's Wrong With Ctrip.com? A Diagnosis & Prescription for a Return to Financial Health
I admit I am often quite critical of some of the companies I write about here on Smartkarma.com. Not surprisingly, a few readers occasionally ask,...
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Update on Pilot Program on CDRs - Administrative Measures Draft Announced
On Friday May 4th, the China Securities Regulatory Commission released a Draft Document (CSRC link, Chinese only) called "Administrative Measures...
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