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Guessing JD.com is likely in specie dividend from Tencent rather than "add"

(15-02-2022, 05:15 PM)dreamybear Wrote: Alibaba’s key backer Temasek trims stake, adds rivals JD.com and Pinduoduo in portfolio tweak
Published: 9:27am, 15 Feb, 2022

Temasek Holdings trimmed its stake in Alibaba Group Holding last quarter while the stock slumped to new lows, and added Chinese e-c0mmerce rivals Pinduoduo and JD.com to its portfolio, according to its latest 13F filing ......

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https://www.scmp.com/business/markets/ar...-jdcom-and
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Just FYI, the JD specie shares will only be issued on march 25th. So report is correct that Temasek has added JD. Probably channeling the funds from Alibaba sales.
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Depends whether ex date or credit date. Most institutions will go by ex date else NAV would change.

My guess cause it's only US$12.2m for a new position of a liquid stock
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China tech crackdown: Meituan, Ele.me, other on-demand delivery providers face dim prospects amid Beijing’s scrutiny, analysts say
https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article...iders-face

China Tells Banks, State Firms to Report Exposure to Jack Ma’s Ant
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-tel...03118.html
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Alibaba shares slip after it reports slowest ever revenue growth and misses expectations
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/24/alibaba-...e-ipo.html

Quote:*The 10% revenue growth is the slowest quarterly year-on-year growth rate for the company since its 2014 U.S. listing.
*Alibaba has been facing macroeconomic headwinds and increased competition in China, which have weighed on the company’s business.
*Alibaba shares closed 0.7% lower on Thursday.
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Thought experiment: What is Alibaba worth, if topline growth slows <10%, net margin compressed due to increased cost from regulations and competition (benefitting from regulations); and most of the profits can't be returned to shareholders, due to "common prosperity" initiatives?

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(25-02-2022, 11:33 AM)Wildreamz Wrote: Thought experiment: What is Alibaba worth, if topline growth slows <10%, net margin compressed due to increased cost from regulations and competition (benefitting from regulations); and most of the profits can't be returned to shareholders, due to "common prosperity" initiatives?

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If most/ all profits cannot be return to shareholders in the future. Alibaba is worth zero or close to zero. Simple!
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Two ways to return in China's landscape.

Share buybacks and handing out the shares of listed subsidiaries to shareholders. I think that was the plan for Ant
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(25-02-2022, 12:37 PM)donmihaihai Wrote:
(25-02-2022, 11:33 AM)Wildreamz Wrote: Thought experiment: What is Alibaba worth, if topline growth slows <10%, net margin compressed due to increased cost from regulations and competition (benefitting from regulations); and most of the profits can't be returned to shareholders, due to "common prosperity" initiatives?

(ex-investor)

If most/ all profits cannot be return to shareholders in the future. Alibaba is worth zero or close to zero. Simple!

hi donmihaihai,

Let's don on the lens of value investing. I think it should be worth at least "liquidation value" or "replacement cost". To be conservative, let's put it as "liquidation value".

I believe a social enterprise that is not profit driven, is still "worth something". For example, Philanthropist A is a new billionaire and wants to leave his name in history. But he is in a rush as he is really old. Rather than do a greenfield startup which takes time, he could purchase an existing social enterprise from Philanthropist B (replacement cost). And when Philanthropist A passes on and his heir decide to cash out, they could break up the social enterprise into parts and sell (liquidation value).
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Alibaba has a VIE; hence, shareholders are only entitled to the profits, "control" but not "ownership" of the assets:


Quote:Real Tencent then creates a complex web of legal agreements that serve to give Fake Tencent a claim on the profits and control of the assets that belong to Real Tencent.

(Note that there is no recognition of any actual ownership, just a claim on the profits and indication of an element of control)

Source: https://gci-investors.com/chinese-vie-st...the-risks/

Not sure if "liquidation value" has any barring to the VIE shareholders. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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