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1. 🇨🇳 Alibaba: Cloud Pops While Profit DropsAlibaba’s Q2 revenue rose 5% Y/Y to $34.8 billion ($570 million beat). Excluding disposed businesses, like-for-like revenue growth was 15% Y/Y. However, the company missed earnings estimates, and non-GAAP net income fell 71% Y/Y. This plunge was driven by aggressive spending on quick commerce subsidies and user experience. Sales & marketing expenses rose from 14% to 27% of revenue.
The core story is now divided into two accelerating segments:
Management stated it has entered an “investment phase” to build long-term value in AI and consumption platforms, noting that current AI infrastructure demand is outstripping supply (sounds familiar?). The quick commerce investment is expected to have peaked in the September quarter, and the company will continue to sacrifice short-term profits for long-term strategic growth. Alibaba’s Qwen AI app also gained over 10 million users in its first week of public beta, an encouraging move into consumer AI. 2.👷 Home Depot: Macro SlowdownHome Depot just dropped its 10-Q earlier this week. Q3 revenue rose 3% Y/Y to $41.3 billion ($230 million beat), primarily due to the acquisition of GMS in October, contributing ~$0.9 billion in sales. Non-GAAP EPS was $3.74 (a $0.09 miss).
Comparable sales grew only 0.2% (missing the expected 1.4% growth), with US comps up a modest 0.1%. Transactions declined 1.6%, offset by a 1.8% rise in the average ticket.
The miss was attributed to two main factors: a lack of storm activity (which usually boosts certain repair categories) and continued weakness from consumer uncertainty and housing market pressure that is disproportionately impacting large, financed remodels. Management cut its full-year FY25 adjusted EPS guidance (now expected to decline 5% Y/Y, worse than the prior 2% decline), while slightly raising the revenue target (now roughly $3% growth) due to the inclusion of the GMS sales. The outlook remains cautious, as the company sees no near-term catalyst for an acceleration in big-ticket demand, focusing instead on pro customer momentum and the long-term fundamentals. 3. ⚙️ Analog Devices: Cyclical Recovery...Upgrade your subscription to How They Make Money to unlock the rest.Become a PRO Member of How They Make Money to get access to this post. A subscription gets you:
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