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Segment information | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segment information | 28. Segment information Segment information is presented before elimination of inter-segment transactions. In general, revenue, cost of revenue and operating expenses are directly attributable, or are allocated, to each segment. The Company allocates costs and expenses that are not directly attributable to a specific segment, such as those that support infrastructure across different segments, to different segments mainly on the basis of usage, revenue or headcount, depending on the nature of the relevant costs and expenses. The Company does not allocate assets to its segments as the CODM does not evaluate the performance of segments using asset information. The CODM regularly reviews adjusted earnings before interest, taxes and amortization (“Adjusted EBITA”) for each segment which is considered as a segment operating performance measure. The CODM uses revenue and Adjusted EBITA to assess performance for each segment and allocate resources for each segment in the annual budget and forecasting process. 28. Segment information (Continued) The following table presents the information by segment for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025:
|  | Year ended March 31, |
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2025 |
|  | RMB |  |  | RMB |  |  | RMB |
|  | (in millions) |
Taobao and Tmall Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 413,206 |  |  |  | 434,893 |  |  |  | 449,827 |
Costs and expenses (i) |  |  | (224,066 | ) |  |  | (240,066 | ) |  |  | (253,595 | )
Adjusted EBITA (ii) |  |  | 189,140 |  |  |  | 194,827 |  |  |  | 196,232 |
Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 70,506 |  |  |  | 102,598 |  |  |  | 132,300 |
Costs and expenses (i) |  |  | (75,450 | ) |  |  | (110,633 | ) |  |  | (147,437 | )
Adjusted EBITA (ii) |  |  | (4,944 | ) |  |  | (8,035 | ) |  |  | (15,137 | )
Cloud Intelligence Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 103,497 |  |  |  | 106,374 |  |  |  | 118,028 |
Costs and expenses (i) |  |  | (99,396 | ) |  |  | (100,253 | ) |  |  | (107,472 | )
Adjusted EBITA (ii) |  |  | 4,101 |  |  |  | 6,121 |  |  |  | 10,556 |
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network Limited |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 77,512 |  |  |  | 99,020 |  |  |  | 101,272 |
Costs and expenses (i) |  |  | (77,903 | ) |  |  | (97,618 | ) |  |  | (100,970 | )
Adjusted EBITA (ii) |  |  | (391 | ) |  |  | 1,402 |  |  |  | 302 |
Local Services Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 50,249 |  |  |  | 59,802 |  |  |  | 67,076 |
Costs and expenses (i) |  |  | (63,397 | ) |  |  | (69,614 | ) |  |  | (70,765 | )
Adjusted EBITA (ii) |  |  | (13,148 | ) |  |  | (9,812 | ) |  |  | (3,689 | )
Hujing Digital Media and Entertainment Group |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 18,444 |  |  |  | 21,145 |  |  |  | 22,267 |
Costs and expenses (i) |  |  | (21,233 | ) |  |  | (22,684 | ) |  |  | (22,821 | )
Adjusted EBITA (ii) |  |  | (2,789 | ) |  |  | (1,539 | ) |  |  | (554 | )
All others |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 197,115 |  |  |  | 192,331 |  |  |  | 206,269 |
Costs and expenses (i) |  |  | (206,503 | ) |  |  | (201,491 | ) |  |  | (214,805 | )
Adjusted EBITA (ii) |  |  | (9,388 | ) |  |  | (9,160 | ) |  |  | (8,536 | )
28. Segment information (Continued) The following table presents the reconciliation from the total segments Adjusted EBITA to the consolidated net income for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025:
|  | Year ended March 31, |
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2025 |
|  | RMB |  |  | RMB |  |  | RMB |
|  | (in millions) |
Total segments Adjusted EBITA |  |  | 162,581 |  |  |  | 173,804 |  |  |  | 179,174 |
Unallocated (iii) |  |  | (12,143 | ) |  |  | (6,190 | ) |  |  | (4,337 | )
Inter-segment elimination |  |  | (2,527 | ) |  |  | (2,586 | ) |  |  | (1,772 | )
Non-cash share-based compensation expense |  |  | (30,831 | ) |  |  | (18,546 | ) |  |  | (13,970 | )
Amortization and impairment of intangible assets |  |  | (13,504 | ) |  |  | (21,592 | ) |  |  | (6,336 | )
Impairment of goodwill, and others |  |  | (3,225 | ) |  |  | (11,540 | ) |  |  | (11,854 | )
Consolidated income from operations |  |  | 100,351 |  |  |  | 113,350 |  |  |  | 140,905 |
Interest and investment income, net |  |  | (11,071 | ) |  |  | (9,964 | ) |  |  | 20,759 |
Interest expense |  |  | (5,918 | ) |  |  | (7,947 | ) |  |  | (9,596 | )
Other income, net |  |  | 5,823 |  |  |  | 6,157 |  |  |  | 3,387 |
Income tax expenses |  |  | (15,549 | ) |  |  | (22,529 | ) |  |  | (35,445 | )
Share of results of equity method investees |  |  | (8,063 | ) |  |  | (7,735 | ) |  |  | 5,966 |
Consolidated net income |  |  | 65,573 |  |  |  | 71,332 |  |  |  | 125,976 |
The following table presents the depreciation and impairment of property and equipment, and operating lease cost relating to land use rights by segment for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2024 and 2025:
|  | Year ended March 31, |
|  | 2023 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2025 |
|  | RMB |  |  | RMB |  |  | RMB |
|  | (in millions) |
Taobao and Tmall Group |  |  | 345 |  |  |  | 464 |  |  |  | 102 |
Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group |  |  | 712 |  |  |  | 961 |  |  |  | 1,137 |
Cloud Intelligence Group |  |  | 16,589 |  |  |  | 14,335 |  |  |  | 15,911 |
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network Limited |  |  | 909 |  |  |  | 1,254 |  |  |  | 1,465 |
Local Services Group |  |  | 106 |  |  |  | 113 |  |  |  | 99 |
Hujing Digital Media and Entertainment Group |  |  | 55 |  |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | 92 |
All others |  |  | 7,104 |  |  |  | 7,278 |  |  |  | 6,215 |
Total segments depreciation and impairment of property and equipment, and operating lease cost relating to land use rights |  |  | 25,820 |  |  |  | 24,450 |  |  |  | 25,021 |
(i) Segment costs and expenses primarily comprise components that are included in cost of revenue, product development expenses, sales and marketing expenses, as well as general and administrative expenses. (ii) Adjusted EBITA represents net income before interest and investment income, net, interest expense, other income, net, income tax expenses, share of results of equity method investees, certain non-cash expenses, consisting of share-based compensation expense, amortization and impairment of intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, and others, which the Company does not believe are reflective of the Company's core operating performance during the periods presented. (iii) Unallocated primarily relates to certain costs incurred by corporate functions and other miscellaneous items that are not allocated to individual segments. Details of the Company's revenue by segment are set out in Note 5. As substantially all of the Company’s long-lived assets are located in the PRC and substantially all of the Company’s revenue is derived from within the PRC, no geographical information is presented. Starting from the quarter ending June 30, 2025, Taobao and Tmall Group, Ele.me and Fliggy will be integrated into China e-commerce business group, to transform various e-commerce platforms into a comprehensive consumption platform. At the same time, Cainiao, Amap and Hujing Digital Media and Entertainment Group will be reclassified to All others.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) its reported revenue is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue of all operating segments after elimination of inter-company transaction b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments. + References No definition available. + Details
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