Alibaba's HK$80 billion share placement, the largest in Hong Kong history, dilutes shareholders to fund AI just as the market rewards free cash flow and buybacks. Q2 free cash flow was -44.7 billion with capex of 67.7 billion, and the food-delivery war burned 80-100 billion, about what the placement raises. Selling shares after buying back at ~$97/ADS recasts a value stock as a growth bet. The deal was oversubscribed at a modest discount; the test is whether per-share free cash flow rises. x.com  … Show more

Alibaba has a decent bull case that the market is ignoring after pricing in dilution from its $10.2B stock sale. Most investors didn't look at why or how Alibaba raised the money. Insiders clearly saw it differently, adding over $100M in shares. A deeper top-down and bottom-up analysis with @AlphaPicks shows there is much more to the story than "dilution is bad". x.com 

Hong Kong stocks are among the best destinations for global money, combining low valuations, high dividends, steady inflows and a repricing of Chinese assets. Southbound buying hit a record HK$37.2B on March 9 after a sharp drop left quality assets cheap. The Hang Seng trades near 12-13x earnings, versus 20x-plus for the US and 22x-plus for Japan. Iran turmoil has dented Dubai as a haven, Middle East inquiries about Hong Kong family offices rose 50%, and regulators are curbing insider trading. … Show more

Alibaba is not a cheap Amazon, and cheap can stay cheap for a long time. It trades at 2015 prices, while since 2015 Amazon has gone from $34 to $250, Alphabet from $39 to $344 and QQQ from $100 to about $770, eleven years of missed compounding. Chinese companies should not be assumed to follow the playbook of American tech giants, just as Tencent is not Alphabet and BYD is not Tesla. x.com 

Alibaba's offering looks leaked and already priced in, and Friday's options activity points much higher. Big money dumped the stock Friday because of the leak, so at worst it retests its China low before moving up, and the stock is already way too cheap. x.com  x.com 

China's crackdown on illegal cross-border brokers such as Tiger, Futu and Longbridge is milder for Hong Kong stocks than it looks, and likely positive longer term. Existing accounts can only sell for two years, so selling is gradual rather than a stampede, and legal channels like Stock Connect, QDII and Wealth Connect are untouched. Once old positions clear, that money should return via compliant southbound flows, adding liquidity. The hit falls mainly on the brokers' own shares. x.com 

Chinese equities, including Alibaba and KWEB, look set for a rapid reversal: after months of profit-taking and decade lows in many names while US markets reached highs, this morning's inflow is a positive sign. There is still value in many of these names. x.com 

Alibaba should be taken seriously within the next three months, trading at just 10 times 2028 earnings. x.com  x.com 

Chinese stocks should benefit from the development raised in a post the author replies to, though which individual name to pick is unclear. x.com 

Chinese stocks are uninvestable for long-term investors because the value created goes to the Communist Party, not shareholders. The Chinese index is down 16% since 1991 while the S&P 500 rose 1,570% and the Nasdaq 3,440%, and Alibaba has gained just 27.8% in 12 years since its IPO. When companies grow too strong, the party hits them with megafines, sidelines founders like Jack Ma or blocks game releases as at Tencent, and foreign investors own only VIE contracts, not shares. x.com  x.com  x.com  … Show more