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Baidu, Inc.

Company Background

Baidu is the largest Internet search engine in China. The company's strength lies in its domestic market share, controlling 70% of Chinese online searches. The company is one of China's three biggest Internet companies, together with Alibaba Group and Tencent, collectively known as BAT. These three lead the Chinese information and technology industry.

 

Robin Li, who studied in the U.S. and worked at search engine company Infoseek, established Baidu after returning to China. Li is CEO. The company is largely dependent on his insight and ability for launching new businesses and expanding overseas.

 

Baidu has been actively diversifying its areas of business by entering speech translation, artificial intelligence and autonomous driving systems for cars. The expansion comes as domestic competition heats up, due in part, to Alibaba Group, which launched its own mobile app search engine.

 

Baidu is also trying to diversify its revenue by actively acquiring operations at home and abroad, including Japanese and American startups.

 

Li is Baidu's leading shareholder owning some 20% of the company's shares. Baidu is a private enterprise but is known to have close ties with the Chinese government. The company is taking a cooperative stance toward government restrictions on freedom of speech.

 

Also, Li is a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a political advisory body in China.

 

It was discovered at the end of 2013 that its free Japanese-language input software had been sending data to Baidu without the consent of its users.

 

Business Summary

Baidu, Inc. engages in the provision of internet search and online marketing solutions. The firm’s products and services include Baidu App, Baidu Search, Baidu Feed, Haokan, Quanmin, Baidu Post Bar, Baidu Knows, Baidu Encyclopedia, Baidu Input Method Editor or Baidu IME and Overseas Products. It operates through the following segments: Baidu Core and iQIYI. The Baidu Core segment provides search-based, feed-based, and other online marketing services. The iQiyi segment is an online entertainment service provider, which offers original, professionally produced and partner-generated content on its platform. The company was founded by Yanhong Li and Xu Yong on January 18, 2000 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Financial Highlights

Dec 2022 USD
Revenue18,366.53M18,366.53M
Gross Profit8,871.77M8,871.77M
Operating income2,362.88M2,362.88M
Income before tax1,501.69M1,501.69M
Net income1,122.56M1,122.56M
EBITDA3,304.41M3,304.41M
Diluted EPS2.942.94
Dividends Per Share----
Total Assets56,241.35M56,241.35M
Total liabilities22,033.17M22,033.17M
Total equity32,147.24M32,147.24M
Operating cash flow3,886.41M3,886.41M
Currency in USDCurrency in USD

Historical Data

 Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022
Revenue 15,456.67M 15,544.90M 15,512.94M 19,303.16M 18,366.53M
Gross Profit 7,636.83M 6,449.19M 7,521.62M 9,331.00M 8,871.77M
Operating income 2,346.98M 912.75M 2,077.58M 1,630.85M 2,362.88M
Income before tax 4,141.44M 132.27M 3,670.98M 1,815.68M 1,501.69M
Net income 4,147.34M 286.54M 3,243.00M 1,531.31M 1,122.56M
EBITDA 4,795.21M 3,676.92M 2,982.22M 2,587.69M 3,304.41M
Diluted EPS 11.79 0.82 9.41 4.35 2.94
Dividends Per Share 0 0 0 0 --
Total Assets 43,340.95M 43,257.10M 50,874.33M 59,628.60M 56,241.35M
Total liabilities 17,742.40M 18,447.67M 21,539.64M 24,489.78M 22,033.17M
Total equity 23,726.20M 23,486.36M 27,936.02M 33,178.62M 32,147.24M
Operating cash flow 5,435.53M 4,118.46M 3,506.11M 3,120.00M 3,886.41M
 Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022
Revenue 15,456.67M 15,544.90M 15,512.94M 19,303.16M 18,366.53M
Gross Profit 7,636.83M 6,449.19M 7,521.62M 9,331.00M 8,871.77M
Operating income 2,346.98M 912.75M 2,077.58M 1,630.85M 2,362.88M
Income before tax 4,141.44M 132.27M 3,670.98M 1,815.68M 1,501.69M
Net income 4,147.34M 286.54M 3,243.00M 1,531.31M 1,122.56M
EBITDA 4,795.21M 3,676.92M 2,982.22M 2,587.69M 3,304.41M
Diluted EPS 11.79 0.82 9.41 4.35 2.94
Dividends Per Share 0 0 0 0 --
Total Assets 43,340.95M 43,257.10M 50,874.33M 59,628.60M 56,241.35M
Total liabilities 17,742.40M 18,447.67M 21,539.64M 24,489.78M 22,033.17M
Total equity 23,726.20M 23,486.36M 27,936.02M 33,178.62M 32,147.24M
Operating cash flow 5,435.53M 4,118.46M 3,506.11M 3,120.00M 3,886.41M

Valuation Measures

Dec 2022
PER38.82
ROA1.93%
ROE3.43%
Operating margin12.86%
Profit margin6.11%

Key executives

  • Chairman & Chief Executive Officer: Yan Hong Li
  • Chief Financial Officer: Rong Luo
  • Chief Technology Officer: Hai Feng Wang
  • Executive Vice President: Dou Shen
  • Senior Vice President & General Counsel: Zhi Xiang Liang

Shareholders

  • PRIMECAP Management Co. (3.3%)
  • Dodge & Cox (2.2%)
  • ARGA Investment Management LP (1.2%)
  • Ariel Investments LLC (1.0%)
  • Baillie Gifford & Co. (0.9%)
  • Alkeon Capital Management LLC (0.8%)
  • Black Creek Investment Management, Inc. (0.8%)
  • Axiom Investors LLC (0.8%)
  • T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (Investment Management) (0.6%)
  • Arrowstreet Capital LP (0.6%)

Contact Details

  • Website:http://www.baidu.com
  • Address: Baidu Campus, No. 10 Shangdi, 10th Street, Beijing, 100085, China
  • Phone: +86.10.5992.8888

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Last Updated on 21 Mar, 2023

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