Alibaba Group Holding BABA
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Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) Beginning Cash Balance (2013 - 2018)

Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) posted Beginning Cash Balance of $33.8 billion for Q1 2018, up 47.97% sequentially from $22.9 billion in Q4 2017, and up 73.79% YoY from $19.5 billion in Q1 2017.

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Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) Beginning Cash Balance (2013 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Alibaba Group Holding has reported Beginning Cash Balance for 6 years, with the latest figure at $33.8 billion in Q1 2018.

  • Quarterly Beginning Cash Balance rose 73.79% year-over-year to $33.8 billion in Q1 2018, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2018 was $99.7 billion (up 58.76% YoY) and the FY2018 annual result came in at $22.9 billion, up 47.66% from the prior year.
  • Beginning Cash Balance rose to $33.8 billion in Q1 2018 per BABA's latest filing, from $22.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Beginning Cash Balance peaked at $33.8 billion in Q1 2018 and troughed at $14197.0 in Q4 2014.
  • A 5-year average of $14.7 billion and a median of $16.1 billion in 2016 frame the typical range for Beginning Cash Balance.
  • The widest YoY moves for Beginning Cash Balance: up 105198181.33% in 2015, down 100.0% in 2015.
  • Over 5 years, Beginning Cash Balance stood at $14197.0 in 2014, then jumped by 105198181.33% to $14.9 billion in 2015, then declined by 0.01% to $14.9 billion in 2016, then jumped by 53.09% to $22.9 billion in 2017, then jumped by 47.97% to $33.8 billion in 2018.
  • According to Business Quant data, Beginning Cash Balance over the past three periods registered $33.8 billion, $22.9 billion, and $21.8 billion for Q1 2018, Q4 2017, and Q3 2017 respectively.
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DateValue
Mar 31, 2018 33.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 22.86 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 21.82 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 21.20 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 19.46 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 15.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 16.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 16.07 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 16.89 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 16.70 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 17.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 17.45 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 17.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 14.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 8.46 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 5.31 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 6.85 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 5.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 4.97 Bn