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JD.com, Inc.

Company Background

JD.com is China's No. 2 e-commerce company, behind the Alibaba Group Holding. It was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Beijing. When the company went public on the U.S. Nasdaq market in May 2014, it raised $1.78 billion, the largest sum ever garnered by a Chinese company in an initial public offering in the U.S. Richard Liu Qiangdong, who graduated from Renmin University of China, in Beijing, in 1996, started the business. It began as a sales agent for CD-ROMs. The company became an online mail-order house in 2004. It expanded its business as the Internet and rising incomes took hold in China.

 

As Alibaba is by far the largest player in China's online retail market, JD.com enlisted the help of Tencent Holdings, one of China's big three Internet players and the operator of the wildly popular WeChat app. JD.com hopes to woo some 400 million WeChat users. Tencent purchased a stake of about 15% in JD.com in the spring of 2014.

 

In May 2015, JD.com bought a 27.5% interest in the operator of a major Chinese travel website for $350 million and became its leading shareholder as part of a strategy to expand into new business sectors.

Business Summary

JD.com, Inc. is a technology-driven E-commerce company. It engages in the sale of electronics products and general merchandise products, including audio, video products, and books. It operates through the following segments: JD Retail, JD Logistics, and New Businesses. The JD Retail segment offers online retail, online marketplace, and marketing services. The JD Logistics segment includes internal and external logistics businesses. The New Businesses segment is composed of JD Property, Jingxi, overseas businesses and technology initiatives. The company was founded on June 18, 1998 by Qiang Dong Liu and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Financial Highlights

Dec 2022 USD
Revenue155,372.80M155,372.80M
Gross Profit21,590.01M21,590.01M
Operating income2,724.20M2,724.20M
Income before tax2,059.33M2,059.33M
Net income1,541.49M1,541.49M
EBITDA3,798.64M3,798.64M
Diluted EPS0.960.96
Dividends Per Share0.600.60
Total Assets85,626.53M85,626.53M
Total liabilities46,194.02M46,194.02M
Total equity30,692.63M30,692.63M
Operating cash flow----
Currency in USDCurrency in USD

Historical Data

 Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022
Revenue 69,823.02M 83,487.78M 108,052.24M 147,548.32M 155,372.80M
Gross Profit 9,694.35M 12,042.52M 15,620.35M 19,781.65M 21,590.01M
Operating income -392.44M 739.54M 1,549.36M 523.15M 2,724.20M
Income before tax -190.50M 2,233.15M 6,740.92M 362.51M 2,059.33M
Net income -376.54M 1,763.30M 7,157.85M -551.99M 1,541.49M
EBITDA 420.44M 1,590.84M 2,466.47M 1,528.98M 3,798.64M
Diluted EPS -0.24 1.14 4.58 -0.35 0.96
Dividends Per Share 0 0 0 0 0.60
Total Assets 30,465.19M 37,286.08M 64,571.97M 77,903.61M 85,626.53M
Total liabilities 19,275.05M 22,840.41M 30,684.22M 39,182.37M 46,194.02M
Total equity 8,705.73M 11,751.29M 28,677.22M 32,778.83M 30,692.63M
Operating cash flow 3,155.71M 3,569.81M 6,118.73M 5,910.82M --
 Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022
Revenue 69,823.02M 83,487.78M 108,052.24M 147,548.32M 155,372.80M
Gross Profit 9,694.35M 12,042.52M 15,620.35M 19,781.65M 21,590.01M
Operating income -392.44M 739.54M 1,549.36M 523.15M 2,724.20M
Income before tax -190.50M 2,233.15M 6,740.92M 362.51M 2,059.33M
Net income -376.54M 1,763.30M 7,157.85M -551.99M 1,541.49M
EBITDA 420.44M 1,590.84M 2,466.47M 1,528.98M 3,798.64M
Diluted EPS -0.24 1.14 4.58 -0.35 0.96
Dividends Per Share 0 0 0 0 0.60
Total Assets 30,465.19M 37,286.08M 64,571.97M 77,903.61M 85,626.53M
Total liabilities 19,275.05M 22,840.41M 30,684.22M 39,182.37M 46,194.02M
Total equity 8,705.73M 11,751.29M 28,677.22M 32,778.83M 30,692.63M
Operating cash flow 3,155.71M 3,569.81M 6,118.73M 5,910.82M --

Valuation Measures

Dec 2022
PER57.91
ROA1.88%
ROE4.85%
Operating margin1.75%
Profit margin0.99%

Key executives

  • President, CEO & Executive Director: Lei Xu
  • Director-Strategy & Operations: Nan Li
  • Chief Financial Officer: Ran Xu
  • Chief Compliance Officer: Cheng Feng He
  • President-JD Electronics, Home Appliance & SVP: Yanz Hong Yao

Shareholders

  • Tiger Global Management LLC (1.5%)
  • Invesco Advisers, Inc. (1.3%)
  • Dodge & Cox (1.0%)
  • HHLR Advisors Ltd. (0.4%)
  • Aspex Management (HK) Ltd. (0.4%)
  • Wellcome Trust Ltd. (Direct Investments) (0.4%)
  • Fidelity Management & Research Co. LLC (0.4%)
  • Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (0.3%)
  • Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.3%)
  • Davis Selected Advisers LP (0.3%)

Contact Details

  • Website:http://www.jd.com
  • Address: No. 18 Kechuang 11 Street, 20th Floor, Building A, Beijing, 101111, China
  • Phone: +86.10.8911.8888

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Last Updated on 27 Mar, 2023

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