JD.com’s second-quarter profit climbs 15% as food-delivery losses narrow

Net revenue dips, but still beats analysts’ estimate, as e-commerce giant contends with weak demand and fierce competition Net revenue for the three months ended June 30 fell 2.9 per cent to 346.4 billion yuan, according to a company announcement on Thursday, but still surpassed the 342.1 billion yuan consensus estimate from analysts polled by Bloomberg. “Despite near-term revenue headwinds, [JD.com] achieved strong bottom line growth, marking a clear inflection in our profit trajectory,” said Sandy Xu Ran, CEO of JD.com. Xu added that the second-quarter performance was driven by the core retail division’s profitability and narrowing losses in new initiatives such as food delivery – strengths the company planned to build on through the second half of the year. The results underscore the impact of JD.com’s expansion into food delivery, logistics and international operations over the past year – investments that weighed on overall profitability.

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