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Segment information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022
Segment information |
Schedule of each segment's revenue, income from operations and adjusted EBITA | ​
a | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Year ended March 31, 2020
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Local | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Digital media | ​ | Innovation | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | China | ​ | International | ​ | consumer | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | and | ​ | initiatives and | ​ | Total | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | commerce |  | commerce |  | services (i) |  | Cainiao |  | Cloud (ii) |  | entertainment |  | others (i)(ii) |  | segments |  | Unallocated (iii) |  | Consolidated
​ | ​ | (in millions of RMB, except percentages)
Revenue | ​ | 351,977 | ​ | 33,917 | ​ | 29,660 | ​ | 22,233 | ​ | 40,301 | ​ | 29,094 | ​ | 2,529 | ​ | 509,711 | ​ | — | ​ | 509,711
Income (Loss) from operations |  | 174,561 |  | (7,615) | ​ | (26,289) | ​ | (5,218) | ​ | (9,662) |  | (15,389) |  | (6,661) |  | 103,727 | ​ | (12,297) |  | 91,430
Add: share-based compensation expense |  | 9,409 |  | 2,996 | ​ | 3,027 | ​ | 961 | ​ | 6,231 |  | 2,566 |  | 2,308 |  | 27,498 | ​ | 4,244 |  | 31,742
Add: amortization and impairment of intangible assets |  | 845 |  | 279 | ​ | 8,245 | ​ | 2,373 | ​ | 25 |  | 1,377 |  | 86 |  | 13,230 | ​ | 158 |  | 13,388
Add: impairment of goodwill |  | — |  | — | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | — |  | — |  | — |  | — | ​ | 576 |  | 576
Adjusted EBITA (iv) |  | 184,815 |  | (4,340) | ​ | (15,017) | ​ | (1,884) | ​ | (3,406) |  | (11,446) |  | (4,267) |  | 144,455 | ​ | (7,319) |  |
Adjusted EBITA margin (v) |  | 53% | ​ | (13)% | ​ | (51)% | ​ | (8)% | ​ | (8)% | ​ | (39)% | ​ | (169)% | ​ | ​ | ​ |  |  |
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Year ended March 31, 2021
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Local | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Digital media | ​ | Innovation | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | China | ​ | International | ​ | consumer | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | and | ​ | initiatives and | ​ | Total | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | commerce |  | commerce |  | services (i) |  | Cainiao |  | Cloud (ii) |  | entertainment |  | others (i)(ii) |  | segments |  | Unallocated (iii) |  | Consolidated
​ | ​ | (in millions of RMB, except percentages)
Revenue | ​ | 501,683 | ​ | 48,851 | ​ | 35,442 | ​ | 37,258 | ​ | 60,558 | ​ | 31,186 | ​ | 2,311 | ​ | 717,289 | ​ | — | ​ | 717,289
Income (Loss) from operations |  | 197,135 |  | (9,361) | ​ | (29,100) | ​ | (3,964) | ​ | (12,479) |  | (10,321) |  | (7,802) |  | 124,108 | ​ | (34,430) |  | 89,678
Add: share-based compensation expense |  | 14,505 |  | 4,223 | ​ | 4,972 | ​ | 1,956 | ​ | 10,205 |  | 3,281 |  | 2,518 |  | 41,660 | ​ | 8,460 |  | 50,120
Add: amortization of intangible assets |  | 1,922 |  | 206 | ​ | 7,852 | ​ | 1,195 | ​ | 23 |  | 922 |  | 83 |  | 12,203 | ​ | 224 |  | 12,427
Add: Anti-monopoly Fine | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | 18,228 | ​ | 18,228
Adjusted EBITA (iv) |  | 213,562 |  | (4,932) | ​ | (16,276) | ​ | (813) | ​ | (2,251) |  | (6,118) |  | (5,201) |  | 177,971 | ​ | (7,518) | ​ | ​
Adjusted EBITA margin (v) |  | 43% | ​ | (10)% | ​ | (46)% | ​ | (2)% | ​ | (4)% | ​ | (20)% | ​ | (225)% | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
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26. | Segment information (Continued)
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Year ended March 31, 2022
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Local | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | Digital media | ​ | Innovation | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | China | ​ | International | ​ | consumer | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | and | ​ | initiatives and | ​ | Total | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ |  | commerce |  | commerce |  | services (i) |  | Cainiao |  | Cloud (ii) |  | entertainment |  | others (i)(ii) |  | segments |  | Unallocated (iii) |  | Consolidated
​ | ​ | (in millions of RMB, except percentages)
Revenue | ​ | 592,705 | ​ | 61,078 | ​ | 43,491 | ​ | 46,107 | ​ | 74,568 | ​ | 32,272 | ​ | 2,841 | ​ | 853,062 | ​ | — | ​ | 853,062
Income (Loss) from operations |  | 172,219 | ​ | (10,655) | ​ | (30,485) | ​ | (3,920) | ​ | (5,167) | ​ | (7,019) | ​ | (9,424) | ​ | 105,549 | ​ | (35,911) | ​ | 69,638
Add: share-based compensation expense |  | 7,078 | ​ | 1,569 | ​ | 2,556 | ​ | 1,396 | ​ | 6,297 | ​ | 1,520 | ​ | 1,839 | ​ | 22,255 | ​ | 1,716 | ​ | 23,971
Add: amortization of intangible assets |  | 2,817 | ​ | 95 | ​ | 6,154 | ​ | 1,059 | ​ | 16 | ​ | 809 | ​ | 456 | ​ | 11,406 | ​ | 241 | ​ | 11,647
Add: impairment of goodwill |  | — | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | — | ​ | 25,141 | ​ | 25,141
Adjusted EBITA (iv) | ​ | 182,114 | ​ | (8,991) | ​ | (21,775) | ​ | (1,465) | ​ | 1,146 | ​ | (4,690) | ​ | (7,129) | ​ | 139,210 | ​ | (8,813) | ​ | ​
Adjusted EBITA margin (v) |  | 31% | ​ | (15)% | ​ | (50)% | ​ | (3)% | ​ | 2% | ​ | (15)% | ​ | (251)% | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
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Schedule of reconciliation from the adjusted EBITA to the consolidated net income | ​
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​ | ​ | Year ended March 31,
​ |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2022
​ | ​ | (in millions of RMB)
Total Segments Adjusted EBITA |  | 144,455 |  | 177,971 |  | 139,210
Unallocated (iii) |  | (7,319) |  | (7,518) |  | (8,813)
Share-based compensation expense |  | (31,742) |  | (50,120) |  | (23,971)
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets |  | (13,388) |  | (12,427) |  | (11,647)
Impairment of goodwill |  | (576) |  | — |  | (25,141)
Anti-monopoly Fine | ​ | — | ​ | (18,228) | ​ | —
Consolidated income from operations |  | 91,430 |  | 89,678 |  | 69,638
Interest and investment income, net |  | 72,956 |  | 72,794 |  | (15,702)
Interest expense |  | (5,180) |  | (4,476) |  | (4,909)
Other income, net |  | 7,439 |  | 7,582 |  | 10,523
Income tax expenses | ​ | (20,562) | ​ | (29,278) | ​ | (26,815)
Share of results of equity method investees |  | (5,733) |  | 6,984 |  | 14,344
Consolidated net income |  | 140,350 |  | 143,284 |  | 47,079
Schedule of depreciation and impairment of property and equipment and land use rights by segment | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | Year ended March 31,
​ |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2022
​ | ​ | (in millions of RMB)
China commerce | ​ | 6,605 | ​ | 9,790 | ​ | 13,043
International commerce | ​ | 725 | ​ | 1,180 | ​ | 1,473
Local consumer services (i) | ​ | 766 | ​ | 1,161 | ​ | 1,237
Cainiao | ​ | 694 | ​ | 872 | ​ | 992
Cloud (ii) |  | 9,257 |  | 11,161 |  | 7,613
Digital media and entertainment |  | 1,359 |  | 1,109 |  | 956
Innovation initiatives and others and unallocated (i)(ii)(iii) |  | 1,117 |  | 1,116 |  | 2,494
Consolidated depreciation and impairment of property and equipment, and operating lease cost relating to land use rights | ​ | 20,523 | ​ | 26,389 | ​ | 27,808
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| (i) | For the year ended March 31, 2022, as a result of the change in segment reporting (Note 2 (e)), the Company reclassified results of Amap, which was previously reported under the Innovation initiatives and others segment, to the Local consumer services segment. Figures for the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2021 were reclassified to conform to this presentation.
| (ii) | For the year ended March 31, 2022, the Company reclassified results of DingTalk, which was previously reported under the Innovation initiatives and others segment, to the Cloud segment in order to conform to the way that we manage and monitor segment performance. Figures for the years ended March 31, 2020 and 2021 were reclassified to conform to this presentation.
| (iii) | Unallocated expenses primarily relate to corporate administrative costs and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to individual segments.
| (iv) | Adjusted EBITA represents net income before (i) interest and investment income, net, interest expense, other income, net, income tax expenses and share of results of equity method investees, (ii) certain non-cash expenses, consisting of share-based compensation expense, amortization and impairment of intangible assets and impairment of goodwill, and (iii) Anti-monopoly Fine, which the Company does not believe are reflective of the Company’s core operating performance during the periods presented.
| (v) | Adjusted EBITA margin represents Adjusted EBITA divided by revenue.

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