Chinese e-commerce giant JD beats estimates despite slowest quarterly revenue growth on record

Chinese e-commerce giant JD beats estimates despite slowest quarterly revenue growth on record


Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com posted its slowest quarterly revenue growth on record for the first three months of the year, as Covid-19 lockdowns in the world’s second-largest economy weighed on consumer spending.

JD.com beat estimates on revenue but missed expectations on profit.

Here’s how JD did in the first quarter of 2022, versus Refinitiv consensus estimates: 

  • Revenue: 239.7 billion Chinese yuan ($37.8 billion) vs. 236.6 billion yuan expected, a 18% year-on-year rise.
  • Net loss attributable to shareholders: 3.0 billion yuan vs. 655.7 million yuan profit expected. That compares with a 3.6 billion yuan net profit in the same period last year.

The 18% revenue growth is the slowest year-on-year quarterly growth rate for JD in its history as a public company.

JD.com shares, which were already higher in U.S. pre-market trade ahead of earnings, extended the rally after the company’s revenue beat, trading 7% higher.

In the three months to the end of December, rival Alibaba reported its slowest quarterly growth rate since its 2014 listing.

Chinese tech giants are facing a number of headwinds including Covid lockdowns in parts of China, with the financial and economic powerhouse city of Shanghai hit particularly hard. This has weighed on the economy with retail sales falling more than expected in March.

Major investment banks have cut their outlook for China’s gross domestic product growth for 2022 and expect consumption to be a drag on the economy.

Regulatory easing ahead?

China’s government has been tightening domestic regulation on the tech sector over the past 16 months in areas from antitrust rules to data protection laws.

This has weighed on Chinese internet stocks with the Hang Seng Tech Index, which includes giants like Tencent and the Hong Kong-listed shares of Alibaba, down around 46% in the last year.

But there are signs that China’s crackdown on the tech sector may be easing.

In April, China’s Politburo, chaired by President Xi Jinping, pledged support for the so-called “platform economy” which refers to companies that run services online, ranging from social media to e-commerce.

Meanwhile, the Nikkei reported that senior Chinese officials are meeting with tech executives on Tuesday, adding to sentiment that there could be an easing of regulatory tightening.

JPMorgan analysts on Monday upgraded their outlook on some Chinese internet stocks saying “significant uncertainties should begin to abate on the back of recent regulatory announcements.”

On Tuesday, Chinese tech stocks rallied on the back of the JPMorgan note.



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