
NYSE:BABA
Google vs. Alibaba: He owns both. Both have leadership in the West and China, respectively. Under 25% of Google's revenue stream comes from the search engine, then they re-invest it. The search engine is like a piggybank and takes up a huge proportion of overall online advertising revenue. Similarly, Alibaba is dominant in China. They have long runways (as noted in how Google reinvests revenue from searches). As for Trump's tariffs, these are nickels and dimes against the big scheme of themes--unless the tariff war escalates.
He likes this long-term. It's like Amazon, mostly in e-commerce and the Cloud. Current negative sentiments about Chinese companies are only temporary. Compared to Tencent Holdings, Alibab is pretty close in terms of valuation and growth rates. He likes and owns both names. Alibaba has a huge runway, given the huge population of China.
90% of its revenue comes from China, a monopoly, which is a big plus. This company is growing rapidly and they want to expand internationally which is harder. They also want to grow their Cloud business. Thei Alipay is a popular payment system used across China. This could add value to Alibaba. There's good growth potential here. But it's not a cheap stock and expect volatility.
It's a Chinese play on Amazon, Alphabet and eBay rolled into in one operating within a huge market. How can you not like that? Problem with Chinese companies is that the accounting is opaque. He's not comfortable with BABA's financial reporting, so he'd stay away. He's rather play their American counterparts.
It is one of his favourite stocks and one of his biggest holdings. They are fascinating in that it grows so much. It is the AMZN-Q of Asia, not just China. They continue to pick up businesses that are congruent with their business. They are having a rest here and he thinks it is an excellent stock to own.
A core holding. In 5-7 years he wants to double his holding. He believes in it that much. It's in an amazing position in China, a tech giant over there. North American investors have slightly dismissed Alibaba which is unfair.