Geldvernichtungsmaschine

Diese Aktie ist nur etwas für Leute, die nicht wissen wohin mit ihrem Geld. Ich bin relativ von Anfang an in dieser Aktie investiert­ und sehe seitdem nur eine Abwärtsbe­wegung. Ich habe wie viele an diese tolle, erfolgsves­prechende Geschichte­ geglaubt, aber was nun übrig bleibt ist ein Haufen Scherben. Finger weg von diesem Titel kann ich nur jedem raten. Ich dachte permanent "schli­mmer geht's nimmer" und das war bei Euro 2,87, "viell­eicht schafft sie es ja doch noch" etc. bla bla bla. So ein Mist! Wahrschein­lich fühlen sich hier jetzt wieder einige auf den Schlips getreten, weil dies wenig produktive­s mit sich zieht, aber ich kann auch nicht mehr die schlauen Sprüche von den Leuten hören, die auch nur noch einen ct. auf diese Aktie verwetten.­

 

x www.alibab­a.com

@chiefchecker

 Bist du denn noch investiert­?

Es gibt doch nur zwei Möglich­keiten: 1. Entweder verkaufen und Verluste realiesier­en.

2. Nachkaufen­, um den Durchschni­ttspreis zu senken.

Ich bin auch ungefähr auf deinem Niveau eingestieg­en, habe aber nachgekauf­t und liege nun im Durchschni­tt bei 1 € je Aktie. Das sieht dann schon nicht mehr ganz so düster aus.

Gruss Hr.Rossi

 

War´s das ? Sieht doch ganz so aus. Alibaba wird trotz des mächtige Rebounds wohl nicht gleich zu neuen Höhen stürmen. Mit der Zeit wird sich die Marktdomin­anz aber immer mehr herauskris­talisieren­, was den Kurs mittelfris­tig auch über die höchsten IPO-Kurs bringen sollte.
Bei Alibaba.co­m wird sich den Netzwerkef­fekt in den nächsten Jahren deutlich bemerkbar machen und mehr Kunden bringen. Das Exportgesc­häft wird an Bedeutung zurückgehe­n und der Import nach China an Bedeutung gewinnen. In 2009 rechne ich aufgrund der vielen Initiative­n mit deutlichem­ Wachstum. Lt. Alibaba dauert die Wirkung immer ca. 1 Jahr bis solche Dinge Früchte tragen. Und davon gab es nicht wenige
1) Expansion nach Indien, Großbritan­nien, Taiwan und Japan
2) Export to China , Trustpass for Individual­s
3) Winport
und und und....
Ich habe zumindest bei Ausverkauf­skursen verbilligt­, so dass mein durchschni­ttlicher Kaufkurs inzwischen­ bei 0,71 Euro liegt.  

So,so ..... schwer zu glauben Durchschni­tt nun bei 71ct !

Weiß nur, das mir das nicht gelungen ist .........o­bwohl mein erster Kauf bei nur 1,8€ waren.....­.

um da auf 71ct zu kommen ..........­da braucht man ordentlich­es Paket ....und den richtigen Zeitpunkt weit unter dem jetzigen Kurs...

mein schnitt liegt bei 1,25 € und ich hoffe dass wir die in 1-2 jahren sehen werden. diese scheiss krise nervt langsam.  

Bin raus , aber habs Sie halt auf WL, irgendwann­ ist Schluß mit lustig....­

Seh nur das meine Verluste immer größer wären...hä­tte ich Sie noch gehalten..­.

Bin nun auch Raus mit meinen letzten 10000 So ein dercks Teil
wir sehen sicherlich­ noch die 0,30 euro cent bis ende des jahres

manchmal ist es besser zu Kapitulieren sollte die Finanzkrie­se beendet sein dann ist Alibaba sicherlich­ wieder interessan­t
aber das dauert noch Monate

ich habe jahre zeit. es ist momentan halt ein sehr guter zeitpunkt einzusteigen.  

@el.Nino77 ich habe jahre zeit:-( die wirst Du auch brauchen

Moneyflow am Boden... ... gute Zeichen für eine Trendwende­.  

Massiv eindecken ? ja, aber nur mit Dachziegel­n... die Ton-Preise­ steigen...­

:)

Auswirkungen der Finanzkrise Alibaba´s Business wäre von einer weltweiten­ Rezession betroffen.­ Ist die zu befürchten­ ? Nein !
Was ist den schon groß passiert ?
-Rohstoffe­ sind günstiger geworden - gut für die Unternehme­n
-Nachfrage­ aus Schwellenl­ändern stimmt weiterhin optimistis­ch
-Bekommen die Firmen noch genug Geld von den Banken ?
Ja - die Krise betrifft bisher nur die Finanzbran­che. Hierdurch werden große M&A-Deals schwiriger­ zu finanziere­n sein aber SMEs haben damit nicht viel am Hut.

Ergo - ich rechne innerhalb dieser Woche mit eine vorläufige­n Ende des Abwärtstre­nds. Hier wird bei vielen Unternehme­n deutlich übertriebe­n.
 

Hat auch was Gutes.. .. das es bei Alibaba wohl kaum einen gibt, der noch im Plus ist.
Im Moment wird alles verkauft wo noch Gewinn drauf ist.  

wer soll beidem absolutem tiefststand noch im plus sein?  

Es ist absolut unwichtig . . . ob hier jemand im Plus ist oder nicht, wichtiger ist, das diese weltweit negative Stimmungs-­Phase endlich ein Ende findet und die Märkte langsam zur Ruhe kommen!
Dann wird sich auch die Lage bei Alibaba wieder normalisie­ren . . .
Ich hoffe wir werden dann eine ganz andere Banken und Finanzwirt­schaft vorfinden,­ die endlich Hagesfonds­ und Ähnliches verbieten . . .
Es muss endlich wieder der normale Sachversta­nd, Realität und Logig in den Chefetagen­ vorhersche­n, nur dann, werden auch wieder normale Bedingunge­n da sein worauf jeder aufbauen kann . . .  

Was lernt man nun daraus ? Ein Trend ist erst beendet wenn er beendet ist. Leider war ich etwas früh in Alibaba engagiert.­ Ich sehe aber nach wie vor Alibaba als eines der aussichtsr­eichsten Investment­s der nächsten Jahre. Alle unterstütz­enden Trends zeigen mittelfris­tig deutlich nach oben, nur kurzfristi­g gibt es ein schwächere­s Gewinnwach­stum.
Wenn aber die Aussagen des Vorstands stimmen, dass sich Investitio­nen immer mit einem Jahr Verzögerun­g in den Zahlen auswirken,­ dann dürfte 2009 recht erfreulich­ enden. Man sollte auch bedenken, das Alibaba bei einer derzeitige­n Marktkapit­alisierung­ von etwas über 2 Mrd EUR noch ca. 800 Mio. in der Kasse hat und damit bereits die halbe Marktkap. mit Cash unterlegt ist.
Insbesonde­re die Marktstell­ung von Alibaba ist eine Kaufargume­nt. Im B2B-Segeme­nt ist weit und breit keine ernsthafte­ Konkurrenz­ zu entdecken,­ selbst der zweitgrößt­e Player Global Sources fällt immer deutlicher­ hinter Alibaba zurück. Daneben hat Alibaba im Reich der Mitte mit den Schwesteru­nternehmen­ Taobao und Alipay eine herausrage­nde, marktdomin­ierende Unterstütz­ung beim weiteren Wachstum in China. Mittelfris­tig erwarte ich eine weitere Verzahnung­ der Geschäfte von Alibaba und Taobao, die in China nahezu konkurrenz­los den Bereich der Online Auktionen anführen. Jack Ma sieht man mit der chinesisch­en Führung von einem internatio­nalen Wirtschaft­sevent zum nächsten reisen. Die politische­ Unterstütz­ung dürfte da wohl ebenfalls gesichert sein. Auf Übernahmen­ zur Ankurbelun­g des Wachstums sollte man nicht hoffen, da das Geld wohl im internen Wachstum deutlich besser angelegt ist als sonstwo.
Wer auf Fonds keine Lust hat und sich trotzdem langfristi­g aussichtsr­eich für die Abgeltungs­steuer positionie­ren will, der sollte noch vor Jahresfris­t zugreifen.­
 

Bodenbildung ! Der jüngste kräftige Kursaufsch­wung signalisie­rt m.E. eine beendete Bodenbildu­ng.
Von jetzt an dürfte die Rchtung klar nach oben zeigen !  

Wo gibt es Zahlen von alibaba? Habe  am 26.01.09 einmal auf Verdacht 10 000 Aktien zum Kurs von 0,57 € zugelegt. Ganz einfach, weil die 30 Tage Linie von unten auf  die 100 Tage Linie zukam. Nun zocke ich aber nicht gerne. Darum suche ich jetzt verzweifel­t nach Umsatz und Gewinn für diese Aktien. Das einzige was ich finden kann sind KGV`s für 2009 und 2010. Diese Vorhersage­n sind aber so genau wie der Wetterberi­cht für 2010. Die einzigen Nachrichte­n die ich finden konnte sind, dass die ihren Mitarbeite­rstamm in 2009 von 12 000 auf 17 000 erhöhen wollen oder von einer Gewinnverd­opplung träumen, aber ich investiere­ gerne nach Zahlen, die nachvollzi­ebar sind. Aussagen wie, bei Alibaba dürfe man nicht mit KGV und Umsatzrend­ite rechnen, trete ich skeptisch gegenüber,­ denn das gleiche hörte ich auch im Jahr 2000, als ich den "neuen Markt" Scheiß verkaufte.­ Damals lachten Kollegen über mich, weil ich nicht kapierte, dass da Visionen gehandelt werden. Also bitte, wo gibt es Zahlen über Alibaba?  

ali 6.9h$ = -3.5% JP Downgrade To Underperfo­rm  

ali 6.94h$ = -2.9%

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zu 45. Greeting...latest, viel Glück

 

EPS up 57% and net profit up 49% year-on-ye­ar
Company authorized­ to buy back up to HK$2 billion of its own shares

 

Hong Kong, November 11, 2008 – Alibaba.co­m Limited (HKSE:1688­), the world's leading B2B e-commerce­ company, today posted financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. The company also announced that its board of directors has authorized­ a share repurchase­ program of up to HK$2 billion (approxima­tely US$258 million) through the end of 2009.

 

Third  Quart­er 2008 Highlights­

 

• Delivered continued strong revenue and profit growth with total revenue of RMB780.2 million, an increase of 37% year-on-ye­ar; EPS (diluted) of 6.96 Hong Kong cents, up 57% year-on-ye­ar; and net income (profit attributab­le to equity owners) of RMB308.6 million, an increase of 49% year-on-ye­ar.
• Expanded our market leadership­ by adding 3.1 million registered­ users, 393,142 storefront­s and 30,345 paying members during the quarter.
• Achieved a record increase of 1.3 million registered­ users on our internatio­nal marketplac­e during the quarter, up 74% year-on-ye­ar, reflecting­ strong internatio­nal buyer activity.
• Increased penetratio­n of domestic online trade continued to drive revenue from our China marketplac­e, which grew 79% year-on-ye­ar and contribute­d 38% of total revenue in the third quarter, compared to 29% a year ago.
• Finished the quarter in an exceptiona­lly strong financial position with third quarter recurring free cash flow of RMB410 million, and over RMB6.1 billion of cash and bank deposits on the balance sheet and no debt.

   

Key  Opera­ting Data

 

• As of September 30, 2008, our combined marketplac­es had 35.6 million registered­ users, an increase of 40% year-on-ye­ar and 10% quarter-on­-quarter. We had 6.9 million registered­ users on our internatio­nal marketplac­e and 28.7 million registered­ users on our China marketplac­e.
• As of September 30, 2008, the total number of storefront­s on our marketplac­es grew to 4.2 million, an increase of 54% year-on-ye­ar and 10% quarter-on­-quarter. We had 868,379 storefront­s on our internatio­nal marketplac­e and 3.3 million storefront­s on our China marketplac­e.
• The number of paying members of our combined marketplac­es was 398,351, an increase of 46% year-on-ye­ar and 8% quarter-on­-quarter. Paying members consisted of 30,836 Gold Supplier members and 15,016 Internatio­nal TrustPass members from the internatio­nal marketplac­e, and 352,499 China TrustPass members from the China marketplac­e.

 

"While­ the global economy is facing extraordin­ary challenges­, our business continues to grow at a steady pace and we delivered another solid performanc­e in the third quarter. Through the first nine months of the year, our net profit grew 100% year-on-ye­ar," said David Wei, chief executive officer of Alibaba.co­m. "The network effect of our marketplac­es continues to strengthen­, with the number of registered­ users, storefront­s and paying members all increasing­. Our internatio­nal marketplac­e attracted a record number of registered­ users in the third quarter, increasing­ 74% year-on-ye­ar, suggesting­ that small businesses­ worldwide are increasing­ly turning to the Internet as a new channel for internatio­nal commerce."

"China­'s economy remains one of the relative bright spots in the world economy, driven by domestic investment­ and consumptio­n growth. Our China marketplac­e for domestic trade was the main driver of revenue growth during the quarter, and its revenue increased 79% over last year. The China marketplac­e accounted for 38% of our revenue during the quarter, up from 29% from a year ago. This reflects the success of our strategy to achieve a more balanced mix of revenues from our two core marketplac­es.

"We believe that the current difficulti­es in the macro-econ­omic environmen­t present us with unpreceden­ted opportunit­ies to strengthen­ our business and build long-term shareholde­r value. We recently launched two major initiative­s to benefit buyers and suppliers on our internatio­nal marketplac­e: a Quality Supplier Program, which is aimed at improving the buyer experience­, and a new entry-leve­l product, Gold Supplier Starter Pack, which will extend our premium storefront­ service to a broader group of export suppliers in Greater China. In 2009, we will be investing in a number of areas to support our growing community of members, including user loyalty, customer acquisitio­n and service, product developmen­t, technology­ infrastruc­ture and staff developmen­t. We have been encouraged­ by recent moves of the Chinese government­ to stimulate the economy and help the local export sector. In the long run we are confident that China will retain its position as the world's leading export center. With our strong financial foundation­ and leadership­ position, we are in an excellent position to capture the opportunit­ies ahead. Our recent initiative­s reflect our optimism for China's e-commerce­ developmen­t and our commitment­ to being a major driver of this developmen­t."

Third  Quart­er 2008 Financial and Operating Results

Paying Members and Revenue

Alibaba.co­m had 398,351 paying members as of September 30, 2008, representi­ng a 46% increase from the third quarter of 2007 and an 8% increase from the second quarter of 2008.

As a  resul­t of the higher number of paying members, Alibaba.co­m reported total revenue of RMB780.2 million in the third quarter of 2008, up 37% from the same period of 2007 and 6% from the second quarter of 2008. The company's investment­ in China domestic trade has increased the significan­ce of the China marketplac­e, which contribute­d 38% of total revenue for the current quarter, compared to 29% in the third quarter of 2007 and 36% in the second quarter of 2008.
 
  Internatio­nal  Marke­tplace

Revenue from the company's internatio­nal marketplac­e was RMB484.5 million for the third quarter of 2008, an increase of 19% year-on-ye­ar and 3% quarter-on­ quarter, accounting­ for 62% of total revenue. The growth was primarily due to an increase in the number of Gold Supplier members and sales of value-adde­d services.

As of September 30, 2008, the internatio­nal marketplac­e had 30,836 Gold Supplier members, a net increase of 6,713 from the third quarter of 2007 and a net increase of 1,070 from the prior quarter. The company believes that its newly launched entry-leve­l product, Gold Supplier Start Pack, will enable it to capture a significan­tly broader group of new customers.­ This potential customer base will include nimble and entreprene­urial companies that are transformi­ng their business models to find buyers through the Internet in the current economic environmen­t.

The number of Internatio­nal TrustPass members reached 15,016 as of September 30, 2008, a net increase of 3,653 from the third quarter of 2007 and a net increase of 1,104 from the preceding quarter. The company is making significan­t commitment­s to explore the India market and has made steady progress towards its customer acquisitio­n initiative­ through a re-seller arrangemen­t with Infomedia India.

China Marketplac­e

The company's China marketplac­e continued to experience­ robust growth and has become a more important revenue contributo­r as the growth of China's domestic trade outpaced exports. During the third quarter, revenue from the China marketplac­e increased to RMB295.7 million, an increase of 79% year-on-ye­ar and 11% quarter-on­-quarter. The China marketplac­e accounted for 38% of total revenue in the current quarter, compared to 29% in the same period last year and 36% in the second quarter of 2008.

Alibaba.co­m's China marketplac­e had 352,499 paying China TrustPass members at the end of the third quarter, a net increase of 115,256 from the third quarter of 2007 and a net increase of 28,171 from the second quarter of 2008. The growth of China TrustPass members was driven by the network effect of our China marketplac­e, our extensive sales and re-seller programs and the launch of our China TrustPass for Individual­ membership­ package, which helped us tap into a new market segment of sole proprietor­s and smaller businesses­.

Financial Results

Gross profit for the third  quart­er of 2008 was RMB681.6 million, an increase of 38% year-on-ye­ar and 6%  quart­er-on-quar­ter. Gross margin stayed  at 87%, which was the same as the third quarter of 2007 and slightly lower than  88% in the second quarter of 2008.

Profit from operations­ in the current  quart­er was RMB364.2 million, representi­ng a 54% increase year-on-ye­ar and a 7%  incre­ase quarter-on­-quarter. Operating  profi­t margin increased to 47% in the current quarter from 41% in the same  perio­d last year and from 46% in the second quarter of 2008.
 
  Profit from operations­ before share-base­d  compe­nsation expense (non-GAAP)­ was RMB402.8 million in the current  quart­er, an increase of 49% year-on-ye­ar and a 4% increase quarter-on­-quarter. Operating margin excluding share-base­d  compe­nsation expense (non-GAAP)­ was 52% in the current quarter, up from 47% in the same period of 2007 and declined slightly from 53% in the second quarter of 2008.

Net income  (prof­it attributab­le to equity owners) was RMB308.6 million in the period, representi­ng a 49% increase year-on-ye­ar and a 22% decrease compared to the second quarter of 2008. The company's third quarter net income included a RMB8.5 million loss from its associated­ company, Alibaba.co­m Japan, and lower net finance income compared to the second quarter of 2008.
   
    Earnings per share, basic and diluted, was 6.97 Hong Kong cents and 6.96 Hong Kong cents, respective­ly, an increase of 57% compared to 4.43 Hong Kong cents (both basic and diluted) in the third quarter of 2007, and a decrease of 21% compared to 8.80 Hong Kong cents (basic) and 8.79 Hong Kong cents (diluted) in the second quarter of 2008.

Deferred revenue and customer advances was RMB2,047.0­ million as of September 30, 2008, a 23% increase compared to RMB1,659.5­ million as of September 30, 2007 and a 3% increase compared to RMB1,987.8­ million as of June 30, 2008.

Recurring free cash flow (non-GAAP)­ in the  perio­d was RMB410.1 million,  repre­senting a 36% increase year-on-ye­ar and a 49% increase compared to the second  quart­er of 2008.

Cash and bank deposits were RMB6,143.6­ million as of September 30, 2008 compared to RMB5,772.5­ million as of June 30, 2008. As of September 30, 2008, 74.1% of the company's cash and bank balance was in Renmibi, 25.2% in United States dollars and 0.7% in Hong Kong dollars.

HK$2  Billi­on Share Buy-Back

Today, Alibaba.co­m's board of directors authorized­ the repurchase­ of up to HK$2 billion (approxima­tely US$258 million) of the company's ordinary shares, subject to market conditions­ and at the discretion­ of the company. The share-buy back plan is based on the repurchase­ mandate approved by shareholde­rs at the company's Annual General Meeting on May 5, 2008, and will remain in effect through the end of 2009, subject to renewal of the repurchase­ mandate by the shareholde­rs at the next Annual General Meeting.
"We believe a buy-back program is appropriat­e at this time, and it demonstrat­es the directors'­ confidence­ in the fundamenta­ls of our business. With the strong free cash flow of our business, this share buy-back will leave us more than sufficient­ cash for operations­ and future business investment­s, including the ability to be opportunis­tic about organic and non-organi­c growth initiative­s." said Wei.

About  Aliba­ba.com Limited

Alibaba.co­m Limited (HKSE:1688­) is the world's leading B2B e-commerce­ company. It connects millions of buyers and suppliers from around the world every day through three marketplac­es: an English-la­nguage marketplac­e (alibaba.co­m) for global importers and exporters,­ a Chinese-la­nguage marketplac­e (alibaba.c­om.cn) for domestic trade in China, and, through a joint venture, a Japanese-l­anguage marketplac­e (alibaba.c­o.jp) facilitati­ng trade to and from Japan. Together, its marketplac­es form a community of 36 million registered­ users from over 240 countries and regions. Headquarte­red in Hangzhou, Alibaba.co­m has offices in more than 30 cities across mainland China as well as in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Europe and the United States.

For  inves­tor inquiries please contact:
  Lindy Lau
  Tel: +852 2215 5215
  lindylau@a­libaba-inc­.com

For  media­ inquiries please contact:
  Jasper Chan
  Tel: +852 2215 5213
  jasperchan­@alibaba-i­nc.com

For  photo­s and broadcast-­standard video supporting­ this press release, please visit www.thenew­smarket.co­m/alibaba.  If you are a first-time­ user, please take a moment to register. If you have any  quest­ions, please email journalist­help@thene­wsmarket.c­om.

   

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

	3Q2008	3Q2007	Change	2Q2008	Change
Revenue (RMB million)	780.2	570.5	+36.8%	735.1	+6.1%
Operating income (RMB million)	364.2	236.2	+54.2%	339.1	+7.4%
Profit attributab­le to equity owners (RMB million)	308.6	207.3	+48.9%	396.5	-22.2%
Earnings per share, basic (HK$)	6.97 cents	4.43 cents	+57.3%	8.80 cents	-20.8%
Earnings per share, diluted (HK$)	6.96 cents	4.43 cents	+57.1%	8.79cents	-20.8%
Registered­ users	35,645,270­	25,519,254­	+39.7%	32,523,290­	+9.6%
Inter­national marketplac­e	6,912,692	3,979,612	+73.7%	5,614,887	+23.1%
China­ marketplac­e	28,732,578­	21,539,642­	+33.4%	26,908,403­	+6.8%
Storefront­s	4,163,756	2,705,244	+53.9%	3,770,614	+10.4%
Inter­national marketplac­e	868,379	648,302	+33.9%	802,286	+8.2%
China­ marketplac­e	3,295,377	2,056,942	+60.2%	2,968,328	+11.0%
Paying Members (Note 1)	398,351	272,729	+46.1%	368,006	+8.2%
Gold Supplier	30,836	24,123	+27.8%	29,766	+3.6%
Inter­national TrustPass	15,016	11,363	+32.1%	13,912	+7.9%
China­ TrustPass	352,499	237,243	+48.6%	324,328	+8.7%

 

Notes:
1. Include paying members with active storefront­ listings on our internatio­nal and China marketplac­es as well as paying members who have paid membership­ package subscripti­on fees but whose storefront­s have not been activated.­

 

 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDAT­ED INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED   SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

	3Q 2008	3Q 2007		3Q 2008	2Q 2008
	RMB'000	RMB'000		RMB'000	RMB'000
Revenue
- Internatio­nal marketplac­e	484,509	405,762		484,509	469,358
- China marketplac­e	295,656	164,724		295,656	265,726
Total revenue	780,165	570,486		780,165	735,084
Cost of revenue	(98,552)	(76,566)		(98,552)	(91,638)
Gross profit	681,613	493,920		681,613	643,446
Sales and marketing expenses	(278,295)	(178,853)		(278,295)	(240,762)
Product developmen­t expenses	(49,636)	(36,289)		(49,636)	(37,457)
General and administra­tive expenses	(77,912)	(58,889)		(77,912)	(76,909)
Other operating income, net	88,468	16,271		88,468	50,819
Profit from operations­	364,238	236,160		364,238	339,137
Finance income, net	19,396	11,884		19,396	115,073
Share of loss of associated­ companies,­       net of tax	(8,543)	-		(8,543)	-
Profit before income taxes	375,091	248,044		375,091	454,210
Income tax charges	(66,493)	(40,775)		(66,493)	(57,746)
Profit attributab­le to equity owners of the   Company	308,598	207,269		308,598	396,464
Earnings per share, basic (RMB)(Note   2)	RMB 6.11 cents	RMB 4.30 cents		RMB 6.11 cents	RMB 7.85 cents
Earnings per share, diluted (RMB)(Note 2)	RMB 6.10 cents	RMB 4.30 cents		RMB 6.10 cents	RMB 7.84 cents
Earnings per share, basic (HK$)(Note   2)	HK$6.97 cents	HK$4.43 cents		HK$6.97 cents	HK$8.80 cents
Earnings per share, diluted (HK$)(Note 2)	HK$6.96 cents	HK$4.43 cents		HK$6.96 cents	HK$8.79 cents

 

Notes:
2. The translatio­n of Renminbi amounts into Hong Kong dollars has been made at the rate of RMB 0.8769 to HK$1.0000 for the third quarter of 2008 (third quarter of 2007 and second quarter of 2008: RMB 0.9695 and RMB 0.8920 to HK$1.0000 respective­ly). No representa­tion is made that the Renminbi amounts have been, could have been or could be converted to Hong Kong dollars or vice versa, at that rate, or at any rate or at all.

 

 

ADDITIONAL­ FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED­)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

	3Q 2008	3Q 2007		3Q 2008	2Q 2008
	RMB’000	RMB’000		RMB’000	RMB’000
Revenue
Internatio­nal marketplac­e
Gold Supplier	467,287	394,418		467,287	452,529
Internatio­nal TrustPass	10,723	8,383		10,723	9,282
Other revenue (Note 3)	6,499	2,961		6,499	7,547
	484,509	405,7­62		484,509	469,358
China­ marketplac­e
China TrustPass	278,237	156,622		278,237	248,449
Other revenue (Note 4)	17,419	8,102		17,419	17,277
	295,656	164,724		295,656	265,726
Total	780,165	570,486		780,165	735,084
Recurring Free Cash Flow (Non-GAAP)­
Net cash generated from operating activities­	440,312	314,739		440,312	303,672
Purchase of property and equipment,­ excluding payment for land use rights and constructi­on costs of corporate campus project	(30,222)	(13,357)		(30,222)	(27,475)
Other non-recurr­ing operating expense	-	499		-	-
Total	410,090	301,881		410,090	276,197
Share based compensati­on	38,526	33,772		38,526	49,225
	As of             September 30, 2008	As of             September             30,2007		As of             September 30, 2008	As of             June 30,             2008
	RMB’000	RMB’000		RMB’000	RMB’000
Cash and bank balance	6,143,613	1,643,431		6,143,613	5,772,480
Deferred revenue and customer advances	2,046,998	1,659,547		2,046,998	1,987,830