Form 6-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of November 2022

Commission File Number: 000-51469

 

 

BAIDU, INC.

 

 

Baidu Campus

No. 10 Shangdi 10th Street

Haidian District, Beijing 100085

The People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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Exhibit 99.1 — Press Release


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

BAIDU, INC.
By:   /s/ Rong Luo
Name:   Rong Luo
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

Date: November 23, 2022

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Baidu Announces Third Quarter 2022 Results

BEIJING, China, November 22, 2022 — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888) (“Baidu” or the “Company”), a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022.

“Baidu Core delivered a solid set of financial and operational results in the third quarter, despite the continued challenges posed by the COVID-19 resurgence. Baidu Core’s revenue resumed positive growth, driven by a gradual recovery of our online marketing business and the steady growth of our AI Cloud revenue. Notably, we continued to make significant progress in intelligent driving. On the one hand, Baidu Apollo’s auto solutions continued gaining popularity amongst leading automakers. On the other hand, Apollo Go continued scaling up its operation, completing more than 474,000 rides in the quarter, further strengthening its leading position in the global autonomous ride-hailing market,” said Robin Li, Co-founder and CEO of Baidu. “Looking ahead, we expect our mobile ecosystem to continue generating strong cash flow and fund our investment in AI Cloud and intelligent driving, which will help maintain our leadership in the new AI business and drive long term business growth.”

“In the third quarter of 2022, Baidu Core’s non-GAAP operating profit increased by 14% year over year to RMB6.7 billion despite that the resurgence of COVID-19 pressured revenue performance. This achievement is attributable to our relentless efforts in cost optimization and operational efficiency.” said Rong Luo, CFO of Baidu. “Going forward, we will continue to focus on quality revenue growth. At the same time, we will keep investing in technology and talents to propel our future development.”

 

Third Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights1                                     
     Baidu, Inc.  
(In millions except per ADS, unaudited)    Q3
2021
    Q2
2022
    Q3 2022     YOY     QOQ  
     RMB     RMB     RMB     US$              

Total revenues

     31,921       29,647       32,540       4,574       2     10

Operating income

     2,308       3,400       5,317       747       130     56

Operating income (non-GAAP)2

     4,708       5,493       7,200       1,012       53     31

Net (loss) income to Baidu

     (16,559     3,637       (146     (21     (99 %)       

Net income to Baidu (non-GAAP)2

     5,090       5,541       5,889       828       16     6

Diluted (loss) earnings per ADS

     (48.18     9.97       (0.87     (0.12     (98 %)       

Diluted earnings per ADS (non-GAAP)2

     14.66       15.79       16.87       2.37       15     7

Adjusted EBITDA2

     5,962       7,054       8,879       1,248       49     26

Adjusted EBITDA margin

     19     24     27     27    

 

1

Unless otherwise noted, RMB to USD was converted at an exchange rate of RMB7.1135 as of September 30, 2022, as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Translations are provided solely for the convenience of the reader.

2

Non-GAAP measures are defined in the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section (see also “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to the Nearest Comparable GAAP Measures” for more details).

 

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     Baidu Core  
(In millions, unaudited)    Q3
2021
    Q2
2022
    Q3 2022     YOY     QOQ  
     RMB     RMB     RMB     US$              

Total revenues

     24,661       23,160       25,239       3,548       2     9

Operating income

     3,718       3,246       4,982       700       34     53

Operating income (non-GAAP)2

     5,823       5,121       6,650       935       14     30

Net (loss) income to Baidu Core

     (15,625     3,716       25       4             (99 %) 

Net income to Baidu Core (non-GAAP)2

     5,855       5,449       5,767       811       (2 %)      6

Adjusted EBITDA2

     6,994       6,597       8,239       1,158       18     25

Adjusted EBITDA margin

     28     28     33     33    

Operational Highlights

Corporate

 

   

Baidu returned US$272 million to shareholders since Q3 2022, bringing the cumulative repurchase to $3.2 billion under the 2020 Share Repurchase Program.

AI Cloud

 

   

As of the end of the third quarter of 2022, Baidu ACE smart transportation solutions have been adopted by 63 cities, up from 24 cities a year ago, based on the contract value of over RMB10 million for each city.

Intelligent Driving

 

   

Baidu Apollo’s auto solutions continued to gain traction among leading automakers:

 

   

One of China’s largest automotive and technology companies intended to use ANP (Apollo Navigation Pilot), AVP (Automated Valet Parking) and HD Maps for another popular car model. The partnership is an extension of existing collaboration, validating an increasing appetite for ASD (Apollo Self Driving) solutions from automakers.

 

   

Apollo Go continued to progress rapidly and remained the largest autonomous ride-hailing service provider worldwide:

 

   

Apollo Go provided more than 474K rides in the third quarter of 2022, up 311% year over year and 65% quarter over quarter. The accumulated rides provided to the public by Apollo Go reached 1.4 million by the third quarter of 2022.

 

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Other Growth Initiatives

 

   

Xiaodu ranked No.1 in smart display shipments and smart speaker shipments in China for 2Q22, according to IDC, Strategy Analytics and Canalys.

Mobile Ecosystem

 

   

In September, Baidu App’s MAUs reached 634 million, up 5% year over year.

 

   

Revenue from Managed Page grew by 13% year over year and reached 51% of Baidu Core’s online marketing revenue in the third quarter of 2022.

iQIYI

 

   

iQIYI’s average daily number of total subscribing members for the quarter was 101.0 million, compared to 104.7 million for the third quarter of 2021 and 98.3 million for the second quarter of 2022.

Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Total revenues were RMB32.5 billion ($4.57 billion), increasing 2% year over year.

 

   

Revenue from Baidu Core was RMB25.2 billion ($3.55 billion), increasing 2% year over year; online marketing revenue was RMB18.7 billion ($2.63 billion), decreasing 4% year over year but improved 10% from the second quarter as macro has improved gradually since June, and non-online marketing revenue was RMB6.5 billion ($916 million), up 25% year over year, driven by AI Cloud and other AI-powered businesses.

 

   

Revenue from iQIYI was RMB7.5 billion ($1.05 billion), decreasing 2% year over year.

Cost of revenues was RMB16.3 billion ($2.29 billion), increasing 1% year over year.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were RMB5.2 billion ($730 million), decreasing 29% year over year, primarily due to a decrease in channel spending and promotional marketing.

Research and development expense was RMB5.8 billion ($809 million), decreasing 7% year over year, primarily due to a decrease in staff related expenses.

Operating income was RMB5.3 billion ($747 million). Baidu Core operating income was RMB5.0 billion ($700 million), and Baidu Core operating margin was 20%. Non-GAAP operating income was RMB7.2 billion ($1.01 billion). Non-GAAP Baidu Core operating income was RMB6.7 billion ($935 million), and non-GAAP Baidu Core operating margin was 26%.

 

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Total other loss, net was RMB4.8 billion ($670 million), decreasing 78% year over year, which mainly includes a fair value loss of RMB3.1 billion and an impairment of long-term investments of RMB1.4 billion. In the third quarter of 2021, we recognized a fair value loss of RMB18.9 billion. A significant portion of long-term investments, including but not limited to investments in equity securities of public and private companies, private equity funds and digital assets, is subject to quarterly fair value adjustments, which may contribute to net income volatility in future periods.

Income tax expense was RMB908 million ($128 million), compared to an income tax benefit of RMB1.8 billion for Q3’ 21, primarily due to an increase in deferred tax benefit recognized on fair value loss of long-term investments and deduction on certain expenses that were previously considered non-deductible in the third quarter of 2021.

Net loss attributable to Baidu was RMB146 million ($21 million), and diluted loss per ADS was RMB0.87 ($0.12). Net income attributable to Baidu Core was RMB25 million ($4 million). Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu was RMB5.9 billion ($828 million). Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS was RMB16.87 ($2.37). Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu Core was RMB5.8 billion ($811 million), and non-GAAP net margin for Baidu Core was 23%.

Adjusted EBITDA was RMB8.9 billion ($1.25 billion) and adjusted EBITDA margin was 27%. Adjusted EBITDA for Baidu Core was RMB8.2 billion ($1.16 billion) and adjusted EBITDA margin for Baidu Core was 33%.

As of September 30, 2022, cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments were RMB184.5 billion ($25.94 billion), and cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments excluding iQIYI were RMB179.5 billion ($25.23 billion). Free cash flow was RMB6.6 billion ($921 million), and free cash flow excluding iQIYI was RMB6.4 billion ($900 million).

Conference Call Information

Baidu’s management will hold an earnings conference call at 7:30AM on November 22, 2022, U.S. Eastern Time (8:30PM on November 22, 2022, Beijing Time).

Please register in advance of the conference call using the link provided below. It will automatically direct you to the registration page of “Baidu Inc Q3 2022 Earnings Conference Call”. Please follow the steps to enter your registration details, then click “Register”. Upon registering, you will then be provided with the dial-in number, the passcode, and your unique access PIN. This information will also be emailed to you as a calendar invite.

For pre-registration, please click

https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10026844-g6c9hw.html

In the 10 minutes prior to the call start time, you may use the conference access information (including dial-in number(s), the passcode and unique access PIN) provided in the calendar invite that you have received following your pre-registration.

 

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Additionally, a live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available at https://ir.baidu.com.

About Baidu

Founded in 2000, Baidu’s mission is to make the complicated world simpler through technology. Baidu is a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, trading on NASDAQ under “BIDU” and HKEX under “9888”. One Baidu ADS represents eight Class A ordinary shares.

Contacts

Investors Relations, Baidu, Inc.

Tel: +86-10-5992-8888

Email: ir@baidu.com

Safe Harbor Statement

This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates,” “confident” and similar statements. Among other things, Baidu’s and other parties’ strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking statements. Baidu may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in announcements made on the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including but not limited to statements about Baidu’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: Baidu’s growth strategies; its future business development, including development of new products and services; its ability to attract and retain users and customers; competition in the Chinese Internet search and newsfeed market; competition for online marketing customers; changes in the Company’s revenues and certain cost or expense items as a percentage of its revenues; the liquidity condition of Baidu and/its subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities and their respective ability to fulfill payment obligations when due; the outcome of ongoing, or any future, litigation or arbitration, including those relating to intellectual property rights; the expected growth of the Chinese-language Internet search and newsfeed market and the number of Internet and broadband users in China; Chinese governmental policies relating to the Internet and Internet search providers, and general economic conditions in China and elsewhere. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and announcements on the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Baidu does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of the press release, and Baidu undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

 

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement Baidu’s consolidated financial results presented in accordance with GAAP, Baidu uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu, non-GAAP net margin, non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and free cash flow. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Baidu believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of its recurring core business operating results, such as operating performance excluding non-cash charges or non-operating in nature. The Company believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing its performance and when planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate management’s internal comparisons to Baidu’s historical performance and liquidity. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors in allowing for greater transparency with respect to supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making. A limitation of using these non-GAAP financial measures is that these non-GAAP measures exclude certain items that have been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant component in the Company’s results of operations. These non-GAAP financial measures presented here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. Other companies may calculate similarly titled measures differently, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures to the Company’s data.

Non-GAAP operating income represents operating income excluding share-based compensation expenses, amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations and contingent loss pertaining to legal proceeding in relation to former advertising agencies and iQIYI’s non-recurring employee severance costs.

Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu represents net income attributable to Baidu excluding share-based compensation expenses, amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations, contingent loss pertaining to legal proceeding in relation to former advertising agencies, iQIYI’s non-recurring employee severance costs, disposal gain or loss, impairment of long-term investments, fair value change of long-term investments, charitable donation from Baidu, adjusted for related income tax effects. Baidu’s share of equity method investments for these non-GAAP reconciling items, amortization and impairment of intangible assets not on the investees’ books, accretion of their redeemable non-controlling interests, and the gain or loss associated with the issuance of shares by the investees at a price higher or lower than the carrying value per shares, adjusted for related income tax effects, are also excluded.

 

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Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS represents diluted earnings per ADS calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares expressed in ADS. Adjusted EBITDA represents operating income excluding depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations, contingent loss pertaining to legal proceeding in relation to former advertising agencies, iQIYI’s non-recurring employee severance costs, and share-based compensation expenses.

For more information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the tables captioned “Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measure”.

 

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Baidu, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income

(In millions except for per share (or ADS) information, unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     September 30,
2021
    June 30,
2022
    September 30,
2022
    September 30,
2022
 
     RMB     RMB     RMB     US$(2)  

Revenues:

        

Online marketing services

     21,050       18,268       19,943       2,803  

Others

     10,871       11,379       12,597       1,771  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     31,921       29,647       32,540       4,574  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

        

Cost of revenues(1)

     16,126       15,171       16,273       2,288  

Selling, general and administrative(1)

     7,320       4,784       5,193       730  

Research and development(1)

     6,167       6,292       5,757       809  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     29,613       26,247       27,223       3,827  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     2,308       3,400       5,317       747  

Other income (loss):

        

Interest income

     1,462       1,525       1,619       228  

Interest expense

     (880     (741     (724     (102

Foreign exchange gain (loss), net

     7       (329     (806     (113

Share of losses from equity method investments

     (4     (603     (376     (53

Others, net

     (22,079     299       (4,483     (630
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other (loss) income, net

     (21,494     151       (4,770     (670
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income before income taxes

     (19,186     3,551       547       77  

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (1,839     25       908       128  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

     (17,347     3,526       (361     (51

Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (788     (111     (215     (30
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income attributable to Baidu

     (16,559     3,637       (146     (21
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Three Months Ended  
     September 30,
2021
    June 30,
2022
     September 30,
2022
    September 30,
2022
 
     RMB     RMB      RMB     US$(2)  

(Loss) earnings per ADS (1 ADS representing 8 Class A ordinary shares):

         

— Basic

     (48.18     10.06        (0.87     (0.12

— Diluted

     (48.18     9.97        (0.87     (0.12

(Loss) earnings per share for Class A and Class B ordinary shares:

         

— Basic

     (6.02     1.26        (0.11     (0.02

— Diluted

     (6.02     1.25        (0.11     (0.02

Weighted average number of Class A and Class B ordinary shares outstanding (in millions):

         

— Basic

     2,778       2,780        2,790       2,790  

— Diluted

     2,778       2,811        2,790       2,790  

(1)   Includes share-based compensation expenses as follows:

         

Cost of revenues

     74       85        84       12  

Selling, general and administrative

     353       443        480       68  

Research and development

     921       1,493        1,039       145  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total share-based compensation expenses

     1,348       2,021        1,603       225  

 

(2)

All translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB7.1135 to US$1.00, the exchange rate in effect as of September 30, 2022 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In millions, unaudited)

 

     December 31,
2021
     September 30,
2022
     September 30,
2022
 
     RMB      RMB      US$  

ASSETS

        

Current assets:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

     36,850        55,164        7,755  

Restricted cash

     10,821        11,233        1,579  

Short-term investments, net

     143,243        118,148        16,609  

Accounts receivable, net

     9,981        10,677        1,501  

Amounts due from related parties

     1,368        3,880        545  

Other current assets, net

     11,052        9,818        1,380  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     213,315        208,920        29,369  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current assets:

        

Fixed assets, net

     23,027        24,251        3,409  

Licensed copyrights, net

     7,258        7,147        1,005  

Produced content, net

     10,951        12,712        1,787  

Intangible assets, net

     1,689        1,453        204  

Goodwill

     22,605        22,602        3,177  

Long-term investments, net

     59,417        55,527        7,806  

Long-term time deposits and held-to-maturity investments

     7,915        22,149        3,114  

Amounts due from related parties

     3,487        1,521        214  

Deferred tax assets, net

     2,372        3,209        451  

Operating lease right-of-use assets

     12,065        10,778        1,515  

Other non-current assets

     15,933        18,764        2,639  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current assets

     166,719        180,113        25,321  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     380,034        389,033        54,690  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     December 31,
2021
     September 30,
2022
     September 30,
2022
 
     RMB      RMB      US$  

LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY

        

Current liabilities:

        

Short-term loans

     4,168        4,977        700  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     41,384        38,689        5,439  

Customer deposits and deferred revenue

     13,706        13,984        1,966  

Deferred income

     97        70        10  

Long-term loans, current portion

     2        —          —    

Convertible notes, current

     —          8,521        1,198  

Notes payable, current portion

     10,505        12,444        1,749  

Amounts due to related parties

     1,764        3,482        489  

Operating lease liabilities

     2,862        2,811        395  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     74,488        84,978        11,946  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities:

        

Deferred income

     129        175        25  

Deferred revenue

     223        285        40  

Amounts due to related parties

     3,268        1,521        214  

Long-term loans

     12,629        14,124        1,986  

Notes payable

     43,120        41,077        5,775  

Convertible senior notes

     12,652        6,370        895  

Deferred tax liabilities

     3,286        2,854        401  

Operating lease liabilities

     5,569        5,165        726  

Other non-current liabilities

     718        1,692        237  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

     81,594        73,263        10,299  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     156,082        158,241        22,245  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

     7,148        8,100        1,139  

Equity

        

Total Baidu shareholders’ equity

     211,459        217,236        30,539  

Noncontrolling interests

     5,345        5,456        767  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

     216,804        222,692        31,306  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity

     380,034        389,033        54,690  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Baidu, Inc.

Selected Information

(In millions, unaudited)

 

    Three months ended
September 30, 2021 (RMB)
    Three months ended
June 30, 2022 (RMB)
    Three months ended
September 30, 2022 (RMB)
    Three months ended
September 30, 2022 (US$)
 
    Baidu           Elim &     Baidu,     Baidu           Elim &     Baidu,     Baidu           Elim &     Baidu,     Baidu           Elim &     Baidu,  
    Core     iQIYI     adj(2)     Inc.     Core     iQIYI     adj(2)     Inc.     Core     iQIYI     adj(2)     Inc.     Core     iQIYI     adj(2)     Inc.  

Total revenues

    24,661       7,589       (329     31,921       23,160       6,657       (170     29,647       25,239       7,471       (170     32,540       3,548       1,050       (24     4,574  

YOY

                    2 %      (2 %)        2 %         

QOQ

                    9     12       10 %         

Costs and expenses:

                               

Cost of revenues(1)

    9,370       7,028       (272     16,126       10,114       5,248       (191     15,171       10,745       5,705       (177     16,273       1,511       802       (25     2,288  

Selling, general and administrative(1)

    6,089       1,246       (15     7,320       3,990       801       (7     4,784       4,231       980       (18     5,193       595       138       (3     730  

Research and development(1)

    5,484       683       —         6,167       5,810       482       —         6,292       5,281       476       —         5,757       742       67       —         809  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

    20,943       8,957       (287     29,613       19,914       6,531       (198     26,247       20,257       7,161       (195     27,223       2,848       1,007       (28     3,827  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

YOY

                               

Cost of revenues

                    15     (19 %)        1        

Selling, general and administrative

                    (31 %)      (21 %)        (29 %)         

Research and development

                    (4 %)      (30 %)        (7 %)         

Cost and expenses

                    (3 %)      (20 %)        (8 %)         

Operating income (loss)

    3,718       (1,368     (42     2,308       3,246       126       28       3,400       4,982       310       25       5,317       700       43       4       747  

YOY

                    34     —           130        

QOQ

                    53     146       56        

Operating margin

    15     (18 %)        7     14     2       11     20     4       16        

Add: total other (loss) income, net

    (21,163     (331     —         (21,494     442       (291     —         151       (4,108     (662     —         (4,770     (577     (93     —         (670

Less: income tax (benefit) expense

    (1,848     9       —         (1,839     (11     36       —         25       866       42       —         908       122       6       —         128  

Less: net income (loss) attributable to NCI

    28       22       (838 )(3)      (788     (17     13       (107 )(3)      (111     (17     1       (199 )(3)      (215     (3     —         (27 )(3)      (30
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income attributable to Baidu

    (15,625     (1,730     796       (16,559     3,716       (214     135       3,637       25       (395     224       (146     4       (56     31       (21
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

YOY

                    —         (77 %)        (99 %)         

QOQ

                    (99 %)      85       —            

Net margin

    (63 %)      (23 %)        (52 %)      16     (3 %)        12     0     (5 %)        (0 %)         

 

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    Three months ended
September 30, 2021 (RMB)
    Three months ended
June 30, 2022 (RMB)
    Three months ended
September 30, 2022 (RMB)
    Three months ended
September 30, 2022 (US$)
 
    Baidu           Elim &     Baidu,     Baidu           Elim &     Baidu,     Baidu           Elim &     Baidu,     Baidu           Elim &     Baidu,  
    Core     iQIYI     adj(2)     Inc.     Core     iQIYI     adj(2)     Inc.     Core     iQIYI     adj(2)     Inc.     Core     iQIYI     adj(2)     Inc.  

Non-GAAP financial measures:

                               

Operating income (loss) (non-GAAP)

    5,823       (1,073       4,708       5,121       344         5,493       6,650       525         7,200       935       73         1,012  

YOY

                    14     —           53        

QOQ

                    30     53       31        

Operating margin (non-GAAP)

    24     (14 %)        15     22     5       19     26     7       22        

Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu (non-GAAP)

    5,855       (1,400       5,090       5,449       79         5,541       5,767       187         5,889       811       25         828  

YOY

                    (2 %)      —           16        

QOQ

                    6     137       6        

Net margin (non-GAAP)

    24     (18 %)        16     24     1       19     23     3       18        

Adjusted EBITDA

    6,994       (990       5,962       6,597       429         7,054       8,239       615         8,879       1,158       86         1,248  

YOY

                    18     —           49        

QOQ

                    25     43       26        

Adjusted EBITDA margin

    28     (13 %)        19     28     6       24     33     8       27        

(1)   Includes share-based compensation as follows:

    

Cost of revenues

    34       40         74       49       36         85       45       39         84       7       5         12  

Selling, general and administrative

    196       157         353       339       104         443       375       105         480       53       15         68  

Research and development

    837       84         921       1,431       62         1,493       978       61         1,039       136       9         145  
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total share-based compensation

    1,067       281         1,348       1,819       202         2,021       1,398       205         1,603       196       29         225  

 

(2)

Relates to intersegment eliminations and adjustments

(3)

Relates to the net income/(loss) attributable to iQIYI noncontrolling interests

 

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Baidu, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In millions, unaudited)

 

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     2021 (RMB)     2022 (RMB)     2022 (RMB)     2022 (US$)  
     Baidu                 Baidu                 Baidu                 Baidu              
     excl.           Baidu,     excl.           Baidu,     excl.           Baidu,     excl.           Baidu,  
     iQIYI     iQIYI     Inc.     iQIYI     iQIYI     Inc.     iQIYI     iQIYI     Inc.     iQIYI     iQIYI     Inc.  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     5,436       (2,081     3,355       7,658       48       7,706       8,543       196       8,739       1,201       28       1,229  

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (15,857     1,885       (13,972     (3,027     (653     (3,680     7,603       407       8,010       1,069       57       1,126  

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     7,744       867       8,611       877       (334     543       (5,967     (106     (6,073     (839     (15     (854

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     (47     (21     (68     1,230       75       1,305       1,980       60       2,040       279       8       287  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     (2,724     650       (2,074     6,738       (864     5,874       12,159       557       12,716       1,710       78       1,788  

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

                        

At beginning of period

     46,812       6,736       53,548       43,924       3,883       47,807       50,662       3,019       53,681       7,122       424       7,546  

At end of period

     44,088       7,386       51,474       50,662       3,019       53,681       62,821       3,576       66,397       8,832       502       9,334  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     5,436       (2,081     3,355       7,658       48       7,706       8,543       196       8,739       1,201       28       1,229  

Less: Capital expenditures

     (2,548     (116     (2,664     (2,124     (66     (2,190     (2,140     (48     (2,188     (301     (7     (308
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow

     2,888       (2,197     691       5,534       (18     5,516       6,403       148       6,551       900       21       921  

Note: Baidu excl. iQIYI represents Baidu, Inc. minus iQIYI’s consolidated cash flows.

 

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Baidu, Inc.

Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to the Nearest Comparable GAAP Measures

(In millions except for per ADS information, unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
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2021 (RMB)
    Three months ended
June 30,

2022 (RMB)
    Three months ended
September 30,

2022 (RMB)
    Three months ended
September 30,

2022 (US$)
 
     Baidu           Baidu,     Baidu           Baidu,     Baidu           Baidu,     Baidu           Baidu,  
     Core     iQIYI     Inc.     Core     iQIYI     Inc.     Core     iQIYI     Inc.     Core     iQIYI     Inc.  

Operating income (loss)

     3,718       (1,368     2,308       3,246       126       3,400       4,982       310       5,317       700       43       747  

Add: Share-based compensation expenses

     1,067       281       1,348       1,819       202       2,021       1,398       205       1,603       196       29       225  

Add: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets(1)

     62       14       76       56       16       72       56       10       66       8       1       9  

Add: Contingent loss(4)

     976       —         976       —         —         —         214       —         214       31       —         31  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss) (non-GAAP)

     5,823       (1,073     4,708       5,121       344       5,493       6,650       525       7,200       935       73       1,012  

Add: Depreciation of fixed assets

     1,171       83       1,254       1,476       85       1,561       1,589       90       1,679       223       13       236  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

     6,994       (990     5,962       6,597       429       7,054       8,239       615       8,879       1,158       86       1,248  

Net (loss) income attributable to Baidu

     (15,625     (1,730     (16,559     3,716       (214     3,637       25       (395     (146     4       (56     (21

Add: Share-based compensation expenses

     1,086       281       1,231       1,815       202       1,916       1,394       205       1,497       196       29       210  

Add: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets(1)

     55       14       63       50       16       59       50       10       56       7       1       8  

Add: Disposal (gain) loss

     —         —         —         (25     —         (25     (6     —         (6     (1     —         (1

Add: Impairment of long-term investments

     3,187       29       3,202       222       11       228       1,042       376       1,230       146       53       173  

Add: Fair value loss (gain) of long-term investments

     18,970       8       18,974       (547     2       (546     3,149       (27     3,135       443       (4     442  

Add: Reconciling items on equity method investments(2)

     36       3       38       403       60       455       237       16       245       34       2       35  

Add: Charitable donation from Baidu(3)

     90       —         90       136       —         136       —         —         —         —         —         —    

Add: Contingent loss(4)

     976       —         976       —         —         —         214       —         214       30       —         30  

Add: Tax effects on non-GAAP adjustments

     (2,920     (5     (2,925     (321     2       (319     (338     2       (336     (48     —         (48
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu (non-GAAP)

     5,855       (1,400     5,090       5,449       79       5,541       5,767       187       5,889       811       25       828  

 

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    Three months ended
September 30,

2021 (RMB)
    Three months ended
June 30,

2022 (RMB)
     Three months ended
September 30,

2022 (RMB)
    Three months ended
September 30,

2022 (US$)
 
    Baidu            Baidu,     Baidu             Baidu,      Baidu             Baidu,     Baidu             Baidu,  
    Core     iQIYI      Inc.     Core      iQIYI      Inc.      Core      iQIYI      Inc.     Core      iQIYI      Inc.  

Diluted (loss) earnings per ADS

         (48.18           9.97              (0.87           (0.12

Add: Accretion of the redeemable noncontrolling interests

         0.49             0.39              0.45             0.06  

Add: Non-GAAP adjustments to earnings per ADS

         62.35             5.43              17.29             2.43  
      

 

 

         

 

 

          

 

 

         

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per ADS
(non-GAAP)

         14.66             15.79              16.87             2.37  

 

(1)

This represents amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations.

(2)

This represents Baidu’s share of equity method investments for other non-GAAP reconciling items, amortization and impairment of intangible assets not on the investee’s books, accretion of their redeemable noncontrolling interests, and the gain or loss associated with the issuance of shares by the investees at a price higher or lower than the carrying value per shares.

(3)

This represents non-recurring charitable donation to discrete events.

(4)

This represents contingent loss pertaining to legal proceeding involving former advertising agency.

 

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