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24 Aug 2026, 13:45 UTC · 2h ago
Michael Burry Abandons Alibaba Over Broken Management Pledge
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24/7 Wall Street
24 Aug 2026, 13:45 UTC · 2h ago
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Alibaba launched a roughly $10.2 billion share sale, the largest follow-on equity offering by a Hong Kong-listed company on record. — Massive equity issuances cause significant shareholder dilution and typically put immediate downward pressure on share prices.
-0.80Michael Burry's Scion Capital exited its entire Alibaba position following the share issuance, stating he would only be interested again if the price fell by half. — A high-profile investor's total exit and extreme valuation requirement signal a lack of confidence in the company's current trajectory.
-0.60Alibaba's free cash flow saw a significant increase in outflows, rising from RMB 18.8 billion to RMB 44.7 billion year-over-year. — Accelerating cash burn suggests that the AI buildout is consuming capital faster than the business can generate it.
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Alibaba Cloud external revenue growth accelerated to 45% with AI-related product revenue reaching RMB 12.4 billion in the quarter. — Strong growth in the core AI and Cloud segments provides a fundamental bullish counterbalance to the dilution and cash burn.
+0.40Which stocks this story touches
The stock sank 7% following a Q2 earnings miss.
The company faced a significant share price drop, dilution from a large share sale, and the total exit of investor Michael Burry due to ROIC concerns.
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