Alibaba ekes out sales growth despite Covid-hit quarter
阿里巴巴2022年第四季度营收增长2%
Share price for Chinese ecommerce giant rises by 2 per cent following better than expected results
阿里巴巴2022年第四季度营收2480亿元人民币，高于分析师的预期，但云计算等支柱业务面临挑战。
Alibaba achieved sales growth of 2 per cent in the final quarter of last year, despite zero-Covid lockdowns paralysing much of China during the period.
阿里巴巴(Alibaba)在去年最后一个季度实现了2%的营收增长，尽管在此期间，中国很多地区都因疫情封锁陷入停滞。
The Chinese ecommerce giant reported adjusted net income rose 12 per cent from a year earlier to Rmb50bn ($7.2bn) on the back of Rmb248bn of revenue, above analysts’ estimates.
这家中国电商巨头公布，经调整后的净利润同比增长12%，至500亿元人民币（合72亿美元），营收为2480亿元人民币，高于分析师的预期。
“This past quarter, our business and operations experienced significant challenges due to the rapid change in the Covid situation,” said chief executive Daniel Zhang, noting the group had seen a sales uptick starting in February.
首席执行官张勇表示：“过去一个季度中，因为受到去年12月份前后疫情形势快速变化的影响，我们的业务和经营都经历了巨大挑战。”他指出，该集团从2月份开始出现了销售恢复势头。
