$BABA-SW(09988.HK)$ Sometime a healthy  company borrow for cash flow purposes  and also for knowing how responsive the system are to raise capital quick in times of need.

Strong performance, the company's dividend reached a record high in the first quarter of this year
Asset management company “Janus Henderson” (Janus Henderson) released a report on the 23rd showing that US stocks performed strongly in the first quarter of this year, and many companies set new records for first-quarter dividends.
“Junli Henderson” tracks the dividend payments of the world's 1,200 largest listed companies and found that these companies paid a total of US$339.2 billion in dividends in the first quarter of this year, which not only increased 2.4% over the same period in 2023, but also set a new historical record.
According to the report, $Alibaba(BABA.US)$Alibaba and $Meta Platforms(META.US)$Meta paid dividends to shareholders for the first time in the first quarter of this year, setting a record high; Alibaba distributed 2.6 billion US dollars, while Meta paid 1.1 billion US dollars, accounting for 50% of the growth in the first quarter.
According to the report, dividend payments only account for 20% of Meta's return of shareholders' profits through stock buybacks (stock buybacks).
The report stated that in the first quarter, “various industries generally showed strong momentum, and most of them achieved steady single-digit progress.” Among them, the banking sector promoted economic growth, with an increase of 12%, accounting for 25% of the overall increase.
On the other hand, dividends in the transportation industry have plummeted. In particular, the Danish shipping company and Maersk (Maersk), the second-largest shipping company in the world, saw a sharp drop in dividends. Maersk avoided an important Red Sea waterway in 2023 due to attacks by Yemeni rebels, and profits shrunk....

$Alibaba(BABA.US)$ I remember the last time when revenues are lesser and not growing, profit margin more or less the same, BABA share price can reach $120 ☺️

$Alibaba(BABA.US)$ Share price are just investors expectation. Some companies in wall street can have a high P/E ratio resulting in growing share prices with just revenue growth and negative earnings. what about Baba this time round with revenue growth and real earnings? ☺️

$Alibaba(BABA.US)$ rally to 120 🎉

$BABA-SW(09988.HK)$ $120.00 please please 😉 抖龙抖龙 🙏😸

$Alibaba(BABA.US)$  US found China government has stake in Alibaba. China like any other country with a sovereign funds invest in stocks, of course they will invest big on its own company. That has probsbly nothing to do with control. a government doesn't need to have a stake to control its own companies. It really a non brainer news. But on the other hand, if the Chinese government funds has stake in home company, that could meant the company is unlikely to fail. It is likely a safe investment.

$Alibaba(BABA.US)$ @9027 @trading the day ignorance will only get you this far... Happy to be a long term investor in alibaba