Vipshop Holdings Ltd. (VIPS)

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Comparing the Major Players in the Chinese eCommerce Industry

Interesting article. Here's a snippet. Go to the link above since they have numbers that can't be posted in a nice format here:

The Chinese eCommerce industry is one of the largest growing market sectors in the world today. A report by Bain & Company states that they expect China's eCommerce market will hit $539 billion in 2015. In 2012 that number was $212 billion compared to the US eCommerce market of $229 billion so not only is the Chinese eCommerce industry projected to more than double in three years, it will easily surpass the United States as the country with the largest online shopping market in the world. For anyone interested in growth stocks, it is clear they would want to look at the major players with their largest exposure in Chinese eCommerce.

Four companies trading on US and Canadian markets that are involved primarily in eCommerce in China are Vipshop Holdings Limited (VIPS), E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. (DANG), Fireswirl Technologies Inc. (FSW.V) and LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd. (LITB). All four companies have strong revenue growth and with the exception of LITB, all of their stock prices have performed well for 2013. They have recently pulled back from their 52-week highs after what some investors view as disappointing growth in their Q2 reports or 2013 outlooks, but when viewing their revenue growth numbers and key financial ratios like price to sales there is a strong case to be made that their pullbacks represent a great buying opportunity. A summary of each company's recent financial performance can be seen below.