As at 13 April 2018, Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) closed at USD 172.04, which is 42 times trailing twelve month (TTM) P/E and approximately 26 times forward P/E. It’s had an amazing run-up from USD 110 12 months ago, but as the 12 month chart below shows, the price has been stagnating since about September last year. Comparatively, Amazon has gained about 42% in the same time period.
I’ve long been a fan of Jack Ma’s Alibaba, and I absolutely love the long term growth prospects of China and South East Asia. I decided to take a closer look at this E-Commerce juggernaut, to determine if I should be putting some of my hard earned...