Fair value measurement

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

12.

Fair value measurement

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. To increase the comparability of fair value measures, the following hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation methodologies used to measure fair value:


Level 1 —	Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 —	Valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3 —	Valuations based on unobservable inputs reflecting assumptions, consistent with reasonably available assumptions made by other market participants. These valuations require significant judgment.

Fair value of listed equity securities are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Certain other financial instruments, such as interest rate swap contracts and certain option agreements, are valued based on inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data. Valuations of convertible and exchangeable bonds that do not have a quoted price are generally performed using valuation models such as the binomial model with unobservable inputs including risk-free interest rate and expected volatility. The valuation of contingent consideration is performed using an expected cash flow method with unobservable inputs including the probability to achieve the contingencies, which is assessed by the Company, in connection with the contingent consideration arrangements. Investments in privately held companies for which the Company elected to record using the measurement alternative are re-measured on a non-recurring basis, and are categorized within Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy. The values are estimated based on valuation methods using the observable transaction price at the transaction date and considering the rights and obligations of the securities and other unobservable inputs including volatility.

12.

Fair value measurement (Continued)

The following table summarizes the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and are categorized under the fair value hierarchy:


	As of March 31, 2022
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	RMB		RMB		RMB		RMB
	(in millions)
Assets
Time deposits (i)		—		233,724		—		233,724
Wealth management products (i)		—		21,261		—		21,261
Marketable debt securities (i)		—		1,529		—		1,529
Restricted cash and escrow receivables		37,455		—		—		37,455
Listed equity securities (ii)		103,260		—		—		103,260
Convertible and exchangeable bonds (ii)		—		1,067		7,272		8,339
Option agreements (iii)		—		1		825		826
Others (v)		2,196		2,402		8,292		12,890
		142,911		259,984		16,389		419,284
Liabilities
Contingent consideration in relation to investments and acquisitions (iv)		—		—		829		829
Interest rate swap contracts and others (iv)		—		354		170		524
		—		354		999		1,353


	As of March 31, 2023
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	RMB		RMB		RMB		RMB
	(in millions)
Assets
Time deposits and certificate of deposits(i)		—		332,971		—		332,971
Wealth management products (i)		—		34,257		—		34,257
Restricted cash and escrow receivables		36,424		—		—		36,424
Listed equity securities (ii)		107,751		—		—		107,751
Convertible and exchangeable bonds (ii)		—		775		6,392		7,167
Option agreements (iii)		—		646		290		936
Others (v)		162		1,762		6,142		8,066
		144,337		370,411		12,824		527,572
Liabilities
Contingent consideration in relation to investments and acquisitions (iv)		—		—		537		537
Others (iv)		—		182		132		314
		—		182		669		851

(i)

Included in short-term investments and equity securities and other investments on the consolidated balance sheets.

(ii)

Included in equity securities and other investments on the consolidated balance sheets.

(iii)

Included in prepayments, receivables and other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

(iv)

Included in accrued expenses, accounts payable and other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

(v)

Others primarily represent other investments with underlying assets measured at fair value.

12.

Fair value measurement (Continued)

Convertible and exchangeable bonds categorized within Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy:


·	Amounts
	RMB
	(in millions)
Balance as of March 31, 2021		9,645
Additions		1,915
Net decrease in fair value		(2,734	)
Disposal		(1,225	)
Conversion		(162	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(167	)
Balance as of March 31, 2022		7,272
Additions		785
Net decrease in fair value		(373	)
Disposal		(35	)
Conversion		(1,492	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		235
Balance as of March 31, 2023		6,392

Contingent consideration in relation to investments and acquisitions categorized within Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy:


	Amounts
	RMB
	(in millions)
Balance as of March 31, 2021		2,232
Additions		376
Net decrease in fair value		(19	)
Payment		(1,746	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(14	)
Balance as of March 31, 2022		829
Additions		178
Net decrease in fair value		(34	)
Payment		(445	)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	9
Balance as of March 31, 2023		537

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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