Alibaba: Coronavirus is having a broad impact on China's economy
Alibaba says virus is changing buying patterns: Food delivery is up, clothing and electronics are running into problems.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. warned that the coronavirus responsible for killing more than 1,300 people in China is exerting a fundamental impact on the country's consumers and merchants, and will hurt its revenue growth in the current quarter.
Alibaba, the first major Chinese technology corporation to report results since the epidemic emerged in January, said the virus is undermining production in the economy because many workers can't get to or perform their jobs. It has also changed buying patterns with consumers pulling back on discretionary spending, including travel and restaurants.
The Chinese ecommerce giant made the comments after reporting strong financial results for the quarter that ended in December. Revenue surged a better-than-expected 38% to 161.5 billion yuan ($23.1 billion), while net income rose 58% to 52.3 billion yuan.
But Chief Executive Officer Daniel Zhang and Chief Financial Officer Maggie Wu were clear about the fallout from the deadly virus on employees, suppliers and merchants. Many merchants that work with the company have not been able to return to normal operations because of a shortage of employees. Alibaba's U.S.-listed shares slid as much as 2.4% Thursday morning.
"The epidemic has negatively impacted the overall China economy, especially the retail and service sectors," said Wu in a conference call after the results. "While demand for goods and services is there, the means of production in the economy has been hampered by the delayed opening of offices, factories and schools after the Lunar New Year's holiday."
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Alibaba says virus is changing buying patterns: Food delivery is up, clothing and electronics are running into problems.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. warned that the coronavirus responsible for killing more than 1,300 people in China is exerting a fundamental impact on the country's consumers and merchants, and will hurt its revenue growth in the current quarter.
Alibaba, the first major Chinese technology corporation to report results since the epidemic emerged in January, said the virus is undermining production in the economy because many workers can't get to or perform their jobs. It has also changed buying patterns with consumers pulling back on discretionary spending, including travel and restaurants.
The Chinese ecommerce giant made the comments after reporting strong financial results for the quarter that ended in December. Revenue surged a better-than-expected 38% to 161.5 billion yuan ($23.1 billion), while net income rose 58% to 52.3 billion yuan.
But Chief Executive Officer Daniel Zhang and Chief Financial Officer Maggie Wu were clear about the fallout from the deadly virus on employees, suppliers and merchants. Many merchants that work with the company have not been able to return to normal operations because of a shortage of employees. Alibaba's U.S.-listed shares slid as much as 2.4% Thursday morning.
"The epidemic has negatively impacted the overall China economy, especially the retail and service sectors," said Wu in a conference call after the results. "While demand for goods and services is there, the means of production in the economy has been hampered by the delayed opening of offices, factories and schools after the Lunar New Year's holiday."
https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/alibaba-coronavirus-broad-impact-china-economy-200213204347210.html
https://www.ccn.com/coronavirus-impact-exaggerated-ray-dalio/