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 February 2023

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.

Form 20-F  ☒            Form 40-F  ☐

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit 99.1 — Press Release — Baidu Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Results

Exhibit 99.2 — Press Release — Baidu Announces US$5 Billion Share Repurchase Program


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: February 22, 2023

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Baidu Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Results

BEIJING, China, February 22, 2023 –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 quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

“2022 was a challenging year, but we used this period to prepare the company for better times. In 2023, we believe we have a clear path to reaccelerate our revenue growth, and we are now well positioned to make use of the opportunities that China’s economic recovery offers us,” said Robin Li, Co-founder and CEO of Baidu. “With our long-term investments in AI, we are poised to capitalize on the imminent inflection point in AI, unlocking exciting new opportunities across our entire business portfolio—from mobile ecosystem to AI Cloud, autonomous driving, smart devices, and beyond.”

“We initiated our efforts towards cost optimization and business efficiency at an early stage in the pandemic, creating a stronger, leaner company. In the second half of 2022, Baidu Core non-GAAP operating profit grew 14% year over year. We believe a more streamlined operation will support the sustainable development of our company over the long term,” said Rong Luo, CFO of Baidu.

Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Highlights1

 

     Baidu, Inc.  
(In millions except per    Q4     Q3     Q4           FY     FY        
ADS, unaudited)    2021     2022     2022     YOY     2021     2022     YOY  
     RMB     RMB     RMB     US$           RMB     RMB     US$        

Total revenues

     33,088       32,540       33,077       4,796       0     124,493       123,675       17,931       (1 %) 

Operating income

     1,958       5,317       4,593       666       135     10,518       15,911       2,307       51

Operating income (non-GAAP)2

     4,307       7,200       6,497       942       51     19,030       23,186       3,362       22

Net income (loss) to Baidu

     1,715       (146     4,953       718       189     10,226       7,559       1,096       (26 %) 

Net income to Baidu (non-GAAP) 2

     4,084       5,889       5,371       779       32     18,830       20,680       2,998       10

Diluted earnings (loss) per ADS

     4.51       (0.87     13.59       1.97       201     28.07       19.85       2.88       (29 %) 

Diluted earnings per ADS (non-GAAP) 2

     11.60       16.87       15.25       2.21       31     53.53       58.93       8.54       10

Adjusted EBITDA 2

     5,757       8,879       8,231       1,193       43     24,914       29,663       4,301       19

Adjusted EBITDA margin

     17     27     25     25       20     24     24  

 

1 

Unless otherwise noted, RMB to USD was converted at an exchange rate of RMB 6.8972 as of December 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  
     Q4     Q3     Q4           FY     FY        
(In millions, unaudited)    2021     2022     2022     YOY     2021     2022     YOY  
     RMB     RMB     RMB     US$           RMB     RMB     US$        

Total revenues

     25,978       25,239       25,654       3,719       (1 %)      95,163       95,431       13,836       0

Operating income

     2,958       4,982       3,782       548       28     15,142       14,534       2,107       (4 %) 

Operating income (non-GAAP) 2

     4,847       6,650       5,491       796       13     22,201       20,948       3,037       (6 %) 

Net income to Baidu Core

     2,656       25       4,773       692       80     13,557       7,551       1,095       (44 %) 

Net income to Baidu Core (non-GAAP) 2

     4,625       5,767       4,915       713       6     21,292       19,935       2,890       (6 %) 

Adjusted EBITDA2

     6,210       8,239       7,146       1,036       15     27,682       27,088       3,927       (2 %) 

Adjusted EBITDA margin

     24     33     28     28       29     28     28  

Operational Highlights

Corporate

 

   

Baidu’s board of directors has authorized a new share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to US$5 billion of its shares, effective through December 31, 2025.

 

   

Baidu received a B rating at the latest CDP climate change scores, making a significant improvement from its D rating in 2021. CDP is a non-profit organization that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states, and regions to manage their environmental impacts.

AI Cloud

 

   

Baidu ACE smart transportation has been adopted by 69 cities, up from 35 cities a year ago, based on contract amounts of over RMB10 million, as of the end of 2022.

 

   

Baidu was once again ranked the No. 1 AI Cloud provider, according to IDC’s first half of 2022 report on China’s public cloud market for the fourth consecutive year.

 

   

PaddlePaddle developer community has grown to 5.35 million and has served 200,000 businesses, as of the end of 2022. Developers have created 670,000 models on PaddlePaddle by the end of 2022.

Intelligent Driving

 

   

Apollo Go, Baidu’s autonomous ride-hailing service, provided 561K rides in the fourth quarter of 2022, up 162% year over year. The cumulative rides provided to the public by Apollo Go exceeded 2 million by the end of January 2023.

 

   

Apollo Go received Beijing’s first license to test vehicles with no driver or safety operator in the car on December 30, 2022, taking Baidu one step closer to providing fully driverless ride-hailing service on public roads in the capital city.

 

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Other Growth Initiatives

 

   

Xiaodu ranked No.1 in smart display shipments and smart speaker shipments in China for the first nine months of 2022, according to IDC, Strategy Analytics, and Canalys.

Mobile Ecosystem

 

   

In December, Baidu App’s MAUs reached 648 million, up 4% year over year.

 

   

Managed Page accounted for 45% of Baidu Core’s online marketing revenue in the fourth quarter of 2022. In 2022, revenues from Managed Page accounted for 48% of total online marketing revenue, up from about 40% a year ago.

iQIYI

 

   

iQIYI’s average daily number of total subscribing members for the quarter was 111.6 million, compared to 97.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2021 and 101.0 million for the third quarter of 2022.

Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Total revenues were RMB 33.1 billion ($4.80 billion), which is basically flat from last year.

 

   

Revenue from Baidu Core was RMB 25.7 billion ($3.72 billion), decreasing 1% year over year; online marketing revenue was RMB 18.1 billion ($2.62 billion), down 6% year over year primarily due to the resurgence of Covid-19 in certain cities in China, and non-online marketing revenue was RMB 7.6 billion ($1.10 billion), up 11% year over year, mainly driven by other AI-powered businesses and cloud business.

 

   

Revenue from iQIYI was RMB 7.6 billion ($1.10 billion), increasing 3% year over year.

Cost of revenues was RMB 16.9 billion ($2.46 billion), decreasing 2% year over year, primarily due to the reduction in content costs, cost of goods sold and other costs related to new AI business, partially offset by the increase in traffic acquisition costs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were RMB 5.9 billion ($853 million), decreasing 9% year over year, primarily due to the decrease in personnel-related expenses.

Research and development expense was RMB 5.7 billion ($820 million), decreasing 23% year over year, primarily due to the decrease in personnel-related expense.

Operating income was RMB 4.6 billion ($666 million). Baidu Core operating income was RMB 3.8 billion ($548 million), and Baidu Core operating margin was 15%. Non-GAAP operating income was RMB 6.5 billion ($942 million). Non-GAAP Baidu Core operating income was RMB 5.5 billion ($796 million), and non-GAAP Baidu Core operating margin was 21%.

 

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Total other income, net was RMB 1.8 billion ($258 million), which mainly included a fair value gain of RMB 1.6 billion from long-term investments. A significant portion of long-term investments, including but not limited to investments in equity securities of public and private companies and private equity funds, is subject to quarterly fair value adjustments, which may contribute to net income volatility in future periods. Total other income, net was RMB 407 million for the same period last year, which mainly included a fair value gain of RMB 1.5 billion and an impairment loss of RMB 891 million from long-term investments.

Income tax expense was RMB 1.3 billion ($181 million), decreasing 3% year over year.

Net income attributable to Baidu was RMB 5.0 billion ($718 million), and diluted earnings per ADS was RMB 13.59 ($1.97). Net income attributable to Baidu Core was RMB 4.8 billion ($692 million), and net margin for Baidu Core was 19%. Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu was RMB 5.4 billion ($779 million). Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS was RMB 15.25 ($2.21). Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu Core was RMB 4.9 billion ($713 million), and non-GAAP net margin for Baidu Core was 19%.

Adjusted EBITDA was RMB 8.2 billion ($1.19 billion) and adjusted EBITDA margin was 25%. Adjusted EBITDA for Baidu Core was RMB 7.1 billion ($1.04 billion) and adjusted EBITDA margin for Baidu Core was 28%.

As of December 31, 2022, cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments were RMB 185.3 billion ($26.87 billion), and cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments excluding iQIYI were RMB 177.4 billion ($25.72 billion). Free cash flow was RMB 5.9 billion ($859 million), and free cash flow excluding iQIYI was RMB 5.1 billion ($736 million).

Fiscal Year 2022 Results

Total revenues were RMB 123.7 billion ($17.93 billion), decreasing 1% year over year.

 

   

Revenue from Baidu Core was RMB 95.4 billion ($13.84 billion), which is basically flat from last year; online marketing revenue was RMB 69.5 billion ($10.08 billion), decreasing 6% year over year, and non-online marketing revenue was RMB 25.9 billion ($3.76 billion), up 22% year over year, mainly driven by cloud and other AI-powered businesses.

 

   

Revenue from iQIYI was RMB 29.0 billion ($4.20 billion), decreasing 5% year over year.

Cost of revenues was RMB 63.9 billion ($9.27 billion), decreasing 1% year over year, which is basically flat from last year, primarily due to the increase in traffic acquisition costs, bandwidth costs, cost of goods sold and other costs related to new AI business, offset by the decrease in content costs.

 

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Selling, general and administrative expenses were RMB 20.5 billion ($2.98 billion), decreasing 17% year over year, primarily due to the decrease in channel spending, promotional marketing and personnel-related expenses.

Research and development expenses were RMB 23.3 billion ($3.38 billion), decreasing 7% year over year, primarily due to the decrease in personnel-related expenses.

Operating income was RMB 15.9 billion ($2.31 billion). Baidu Core operating income was RMB 14.5 billion ($2.11 billion), and Baidu Core operating margin was 15%. Non-GAAP operating income was RMB 23.2 billion ($3.36 billion). Non-GAAP Baidu Core operating income was RMB 20.9 billion ($3.04 billion), and non-GAAP Baidu Core operating margin was 22%.

Total other loss, net was RMB 5.8 billion ($841 million), which mainly included a fair value loss of RMB 3.9 billion and an impairment loss of RMB 3.0 billion from long-term investments. A significant portion of long-term investments, including but not limited to investments in equity securities of public and private companies and private equity funds, is subject to quarterly fair value adjustments, which may contribute to net income volatility in future periods. Total other income, net was RMB 260 million for 2021, which mainly included a fair value gain of RMB 3.1 billion and an impairment loss of RMB 4.3 billion from long-term investments.

Income tax expense was RMB 2.6 billion ($374 million), decreasing 19% year over year, primarily due to deferred tax benefit recognized on fair value loss of long-term investments in 2022 whereas the Company had deferred tax expense recognized on fair value gain of long-term investments in 2021.

Net income attributable to Baidu was RMB 7.6 billion ($1.10 billion), and diluted earnings per ADS was RMB 19.85 ($2.88). Net income attributable to Baidu Core was RMB 7.6 billion ($1.10 billion), and net margin for Baidu Core was 8%. Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu was RMB 20.7 billion ($3.00 billion), and non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS amounted to RMB 58.93 ($8.54). Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu Core was RMB 19.9 billion ($2.89 billion), and non-GAAP net margin for Baidu Core was 21%.

Adjusted EBITDA was RMB 29.7 billion ($4.30 billion) and adjusted EBITDA margin was 24%. Adjusted EBITDA to Baidu Core was RMB 27.1 billion ($3.93 billion) and adjusted EBITDA margin for Baidu Core was 28%.

Free cash flow was RMB 17.9 billion ($2.59 billion), and free cash flow excluding iQIYI was RMB 18.1 billion ($2.63 billion).

 

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Conference Call Information

Baidu’s management will hold an earnings conference call at 7.30AM on February 22, 2023, U.S. Eastern Time (8.30PM on February 22, 2023, 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. Q4 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/10028709-re5fs4.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.

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

 

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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 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.

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, 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.

 

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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.

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     Twelve Months Ended  
    December 31,     September 30,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2021     2022     2022     2022     2021     2022     2022  
    RMB     RMB     RMB     US$(2)     RMB     RMB     US$(2)  

Revenues:

             

Online marketing services

    20,723       19,943       19,571       2,838       80,695       74,711       10,832  

Others

    12,365       12,597       13,506       1,958       43,798       48,964       7,099  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

    33,088       32,540       33,077       4,796       124,493       123,675       17,931  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

             

Cost of revenues(1)

    17,289       16,273       16,945       2,457       64,314       63,935       9,269  

Selling, general and administrative(1)

    6,451       5,193       5,881       853       24,723       20,514       2,975  

Research and development(1)

    7,390       5,757       5,658       820       24,938       23,315       3,380  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

    31,130       27,223       28,484       4,130       113,975       107,764       15,624  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

    1,958       5,317       4,593       666       10,518       15,911       2,307  

Other income (loss):

             

Interest income

    1,514       1,619       1,647       239       5,551       6,245       905  

Interest expense

    (873     (724     (738     (107     (3,421     (2,913     (422

Foreign exchange (loss) gain, net

    (27     (806     (338     (49     100       (1,484     (215

Share of losses from equity method investments

    (773     (376     (523     (76     (932     (1,910     (277

Others, net

    566       (4,483     1,733       251       (1,038     (5,737     (832
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income (loss), net

    407       (4,770     1,781       258       260       (5,799     (841
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

    2,365       547       6,374       924       10,778       10,112       1,466  

Income tax expense

    1,295       908       1,254       181       3,187       2,578       374  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

    1,070       (361     5,120       743       7,591       7,534       1,092  

Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests

    (645     (215     167       25       (2,635     (25     (4
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu

    1,715       (146     4,953       718       10,226       7,559       1,096  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per ADS (1 ADS representing 8 Class A ordinary shares):

             

-Basic

    4.57       (0.87     13.73       1.99       28.64       20.02       2.90  

-Diluted

    4.51       (0.87     13.59       1.97       28.07       19.85       2.88  

Earnings (loss) per share for Class A and Class B ordinary shares:

             

-Basic

    0.57       (0.11     1.72       0.25       3.58       2.50       0.36  

-Diluted

    0.56       (0.11     1.70       0.25       3.51       2.48       0.36  

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

             

-Basic

    2,780       2,790       2,789       2,789       2,758       2,782       2,782  

-Diluted

    2,816       2,790       2,801       2,801       2,814       2,809       2,809  

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

             

Cost of revenues

    134       84       158       23       399       409       59  

Selling, general and administrative

    533       480       450       65       1,840       1,750       253  

Research and development

    1,426       1,039       1,233       179       4,817       4,629       672  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total share-based compensation expenses

    2,093       1,603       1,841       267       7,056       6,788       984  

 

(2)

All translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB 6.8972 to US$1.00, the exchange rate in effect as of December 30, 2022 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

 

9/16


Baidu, Inc.     

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets    

(In millions, unaudited)    

 

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

ASSETS

        

Current assets:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

     36,850        53,156        7,707  

Restricted cash

     10,821        11,330        1,643  

Short-term investments, net

     143,243        120,839        17,520  

Accounts receivable, net

     9,981        11,733        1,701  

Amounts due from related parties

     1,368        5,432        788  

Other current assets, net

     11,052        10,360        1,501  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     213,315        212,850        30,860  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current assets:

        

Fixed assets, net

     23,027        23,973        3,476  

Licensed copyrights, net

     7,258        6,841        992  

Produced content, net

     10,951        13,002        1,885  

Intangible assets, net

     1,689        1,254        182  

Goodwill

     22,605        22,477        3,259  

Long-term investments, net

     59,418        55,297        8,017  

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

     7,914        23,629        3,426  

Amounts due from related parties

     3,487        60        9  

Deferred tax assets, net

     2,372        2,129        309  

Operating lease right-of-use assets

     12,065        10,365        1,503  

Other non-current assets

     15,933        19,096        2,768  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current assets

     166,719        178,123        25,826  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     380,034        390,973        56,686  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY

 

  

Current liabilities:

        

Short-term loans

     4,168        5,343        775  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     41,384        38,014        5,512  

Customer deposits and deferred revenue

     13,706        13,116        1,902  

Deferred income

     97        72        10  

Long-term loans, current portion

     2                

Convertible senior notes, current portion

            8,305        1,204  

Notes payable, current portion

     10,505        6,904        1,001  

Amounts due to related parties

     1,764        5,067        735  

Operating lease liabilities

     2,862        2,809        407  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     74,488        79,630        11,546  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities:

        

Deferred income

     129        159        23  

Deferred revenue

     223        331        48  

Amounts due to related parties

     3,268        99        14  

Long-term loans

     12,629        13,722        1,990  

Notes payable

     43,120        39,893        5,784  

Convertible senior notes

     12,652        9,568        1,387  

Deferred tax liabilities

     3,286        2,898        420  

Operating lease liabilities

     5,569        4,810        697  

Other non-current liabilities

     718        2,058        299  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

     81,594        73,538        10,662  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     156,082        153,168        22,208  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

     7,148        8,393        1,217  

Equity

        

Total Baidu shareholders’ equity

     211,459        223,478        32,401  

Noncontrolling interests

     5,345        5,934        860  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

     216,804        229,412        33,261  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity

     380,034        390,973        56,686  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

10/16


Baidu, Inc.

Selected Information

(In millions, unaudited)

 

    Three months ended
December 31, 2021 (RMB)
    Three months ended
September 30, 2022 (RMB)
    Three months ended
December 31, 2022 (RMB)
    Three months ended
December 31, 2022, 2022
(US$)
 
    Baidu
Core
    iQIYI     Elim &
adj(2)
    Baidu,
Inc.
    Baidu
Core
    iQIYI     Elim &
adj(2)
    Baidu,
Inc.
    Baidu
Core
    iQIYI     Elim &
adj(2)
    Baidu,
Inc.
    Baidu
Core
    iQIYI     Elim &
adj(2)
    Baidu,
Inc.
 

Total revenues

    25,978       7,389       (279 )      33,088       25,239       7,471       (170 )      32,540       25,654       7,593       (170 )      33,077       3,719       1,101       (24 )      4,796  

YOY

                    (1 %)      3       (0 %)         

QOQ

                    2     2       2        

Costs and expenses:

                               

Cost of revenues (1)

    11,017       6,507       (235     17,289       10,745       5,705       (177     16,273       11,712       5,405       (172     16,945       1,699       784       (26     2,457  

Selling, general and administrative (1)

    5,377       1,093       (19     6,451       4,231       980       (18     5,193       4,969       939       (27     5,881       720       136       (3     853  

Research and development (1)

    6,626       764       —         7,390       5,281       476       —         5,757       5,191       467       —         5,658       752       68       —         820  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

    23,020       8,364       (254     31,130       20,257       7,161       (195     27,223       21,872       6,811       (199     28,484       3,171       988       (29     4,130  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

YOY

                               

Cost of revenues

                    6     (17 %)        (2 %)         

Selling, general and administrative

                    (8 %)      (14 %)        (9 %)         

Research and development

                    (22 %)      (39 %)        (23 %)         

Cost and expenses

                    (5 %)      (19 %)        (8 %)         

Operating income (loss)

    2,958       (975     (25     1,958       4,982       310       25       5,317       3,782       782       29       4,593       548       113       5       666  

YOY

                    28     —           135        

QOQ

                    (24 %)      152       (14 %)         

Operating margin

    11     (13 %)        6     20     4       16     15     10       14        

Add: total other income (loss), net

    1,161       (754     —         407       (4,108     (662     —         (4,770     2,271       (490     —         1,781       329       (71     —         258  

Less: income tax expense (benefit)

    1,258       37       —         1,295       866       42       —         908       1,265       (11     —         1,254       183       (2     —         181  

Less: net income (loss) attributable to NCI

    205       10       (860 )(3)      (645     (17     1       (199 )(3)      (215     15       (1     153 (3)      167       2       —         23 (3)      25  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu

    2,656       (1,776     835       1,715       25       (395     224       (146     4,773       304       (124     4,953       692       44       (18     718  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

YOY

                    80     —           189        

QOQ

                    18992     —           —            

Net margin

    10     (24 %)        5     0     (5 %)        (0 %)      19     4       15        

Non-GAAP financial measures:

                               

Operating income (loss) (non-GAAP)

    4,847       (515       4,307       6,650       525         7,200       5,491       977         6,497       796       141         942  

YOY

                    13     —           51        

QOQ

                    (17 %)      86       (10 %)         

Operating margin (non-GAAP)

    19     (7 %)        13     26     7       22     21     13       20        

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

    4,625       (1,001       4,084       5,767       187         5,889       4,915       856         5,371       713       124         779  

YOY

                    6     —           32        

QOQ

                    (15 %)      358       (9 %)         

Net margin (non-GAAP)

    18     (14 %)        12     23     3       18     19     11       16        

Adjusted EBITDA

    6,210       (428       5,757       8,239       615         8,879       7,146       1,056         8,231       1,036       152         1,193  

YOY

                    15     —           43        

QOQ

                    (13 %)      72       (7 %)         

Adjusted EBITDA margin

    24     (6 %)        17     33     8       27     28     14       25        

(1)   Includes share-based compensation as follows:

    

                             

Cost of revenues

    90       44         134       45       39         84       122       36         158       18       5         23  

Selling, general and administrative

    396       137         533       375       105         480       355       95         450       51       14         65  

Research and development

    1,343       83         1,426       978       61         1,039       1,177       56         1,233       171       8         179  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total share-based compensation

    1,829       264         2,093       1,398       205         1,603       1,654       187         1,841       240       27         267  

 

 

(2)

Relates to intersegment eliminations and adjustments

(3)

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

 

11/16


Baidu, Inc.

Selected Information

(In millions except for per ADS information, unaudited)

 

    Twelve months ended
December 31, 2021 (RMB)
    Twelve months ended
December 31, 2022 (RMB)
    Twelve months ended
December 31, 2022 (US$)
 
    Baidu
Core
    iQIYI     Elim &
adj(2)
    Baidu,
Inc.
    Baidu
Core
    iQIYI     Elim &
adj(2)
    Baidu,
Inc.
    Baidu
Core
    iQIYI     Elim &
adj(2)
    Baidu,
Inc.
 

Total revenues

    95,163       30,554       (1,224     124,493       95,431       28,998       (754     123,675       13,836       4,204       (109     17,931  

YOY

            0     (5 %)        (1 %)         

Costs and expenses:

                       

Cost of revenues (1)

    37,838       27,513       (1,037     64,314       42,378       22,321       (764     63,935       6,144       3,236       (111     9,269  

Selling, general and administrative (1)

    20,040       4,725       (42     24,723       17,103       3,466       (55     20,514       2,480       503       (8     2,975  

Research and development (1)

    22,143       2,795       —         24,938       21,416       1,899       —         23,315       3,105       275       —         3,380  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

    80,021       35,033       (1,079)       113,975       80,897       27,686       (819     107,764       11,729       4,014       (119     15,624  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

YOY

                       

Cost of revenues

            12     (19 %)        (1 %)         

Selling, general and administrative

            (15 %)      (27 %)        (17 %)         

Research and development

            (3 %)      (32 %)        (7 %)         

Cost and expenses

            1     (21 %)        (5 %)         

Operating income (loss)

    15,142       (4,479     (145     10,518       14,534       1,312       65       15,911       2,107       190       10       2,307  

YOY

            (4 %)      (129 %)        51        

Operating margin

    16     (15 %)        8     15     5       13        

Add: total other income (loss),net

    1,793       (1,533     —         260       (4,453     (1,346     —         (5,799     (646     (195     —         (841

Less: income tax expense

    3,090       97       —         3,187       2,494       84       —         2,578       362       12       —         374  

Less: net income (loss) attributable to NCI

    288       61       (2,984 )(3)      (2,635     36       18       (79 )(3)      (25     4       3       (11 )(3)      (4
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu

    13,557       (6,170     2,839       10,226       7,551       (136     144       7,559       1,095       (20     21       1,096  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

YOY

            (44 %)      (98 %)        (26 %)         

Net margin

    14     (20 %)        8     8     (0 %)        6        

Non-GAAP financial measures:

                       

Operating income (loss) (non-GAAP)

    22,201       (3,026       19,030       20,948       2,173         23,186       3,037       315         3,362  

YOY

            (6 %)      —           22        

Operating margin (non-GAAP)

    23     (10 %)        15     22     7       19        

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

    21,292       (4,487       18,830       19,935       1,284         20,680       2,890       186         2,998  

YOY

            (6 %)      —           10        

Net margin (non-GAAP)

    22     (15 %)        15     21     4       17        

Adjusted EBITDA

    27,682       (2,623       24,914       27,088       2,510         29,663       3,927       364         4,301  

YOY

            (2 %)      —           19        

Adjusted EBITDA margin

    29     (9 %)        20     28     9       24        

(1)   Includes share-based compensation as follows:

    

                     

Cost of revenues

    226       173         399       261       148         409       38       21         59  

Selling, general and administrative

    1,122       718         1,840       1,326       424         1,750       192       61         253  

Research and development

    4,489       328         4,817       4,390       239         4,629       637       35         672  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total share-based compensation

    5,837       1,219         7,056       5,977       811         6,788       867       117         984  

 

(2)

Relates to intersegment eliminations and adjustments

(3)

Relates to the net loss attributable to iQIYI noncontrolling interests

 

12/16


Baidu, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In millions, unaudited)

 

     Three months ended     Three months ended     Three months ended     Three months ended  
     December 31, 2021 (RMB)     September 30, 2022 (RMB)     December 31, 2022 (RMB)     December 31, 2022 (US$)  
    

Baidu

excl.

iQIYI

    iQIYI    

Baidu,

Inc.

   

Baidu

excl.

iQIYI

    iQIYI    

Baidu,

Inc.

   

Baidu

excl.

iQIYI

    iQIYI    

Baidu,

Inc.

   

Baidu

excl.

iQIYI

    iQIYI    

Baidu,

Inc.

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     5,809       (1,095     4,714       8,543       196       8,739       6,999       854       7,853       1,015       124       1,139  

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (50     2,097       2,047       7,603       407       8,010       (5,902     579       (5,323     (856     84       (772

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (4,662     (5,239     (9,901     (5,967     (106     (6,073     (5,124     2,862       (2,262     (743     415       (328

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

     (589     (74     (663     1,980       60       2,040       (1,420     (9     (1,429     (206     (1     (207
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     508       (4,311     (3,803     12,159       557       12,716       (5,447     4,286       (1,161     (790     622       (168

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

                        

At beginning of period

     44,088       7,386       51,474       50,662       3,019       53,681       62,821       3,576       66,397       9,109       518       9,627  

At end of period

     44,596       3,075       47,671       62,821       3,576       66,397       57,374       7,862       65,236       8,319       1,140       9,459  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     5,809       (1,095     4,714       8,543       196       8,739       6,999       854       7,853       1,015       124       1,139  

Less: Capital expenditures

     (4,213     (24     (4,237     (2,140     (48     (2,188     (1,920     (9     (1,929     (279     (1     (280
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow

     1,596       (1,119     477       6,403       148       6,551       5,079       845       5,924       736       123       859  

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

 

13/16


Baidu, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In millions,unaudited)

 

     Twelve months ended     Twelve months ended     Twelve months ended  
     December 31, 2021 (RMB)     December 31, 2022 (RMB)     December 31, 2022 (US$)  
     Baidu
excl.
iQIYI
    iQIYI     Baidu,
Inc.
    Baidu
excl.
iQIYI
    iQIYI     Baidu,
Inc.
    Baidu
excl.
iQIYI
    iQIYI     Baidu,
Inc.
 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     26,074       (5,952     20,122       26,241       (71     26,170       3,804       (10     3,794  

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     (32,706     1,262       (31,444     (4,210     266       (3,944     (611     39       (572

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     26,355       (2,959     23,396       (10,859     4,469       (6,390     (1,574     648       (926

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

     (726     (217     (943     1,606       123       1,729       233       18       251  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     18,997       (7,866     11,131       12,778       4,787       17,565       1,852       695       2,547  

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

                  

At beginning of period

     25,599       10,941       36,540       44,596       3,075       47,671       6,466       446       6,912  

At end of period

     44,596       3,075       47,671       57,374       7,862       65,236       8,318       1,141       9,459  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     26,074       (5,952     20,122       26,241       (71     26,170       3,804       (10     3,794  

Less: Capital expenditures

     (10,634     (262     (10,896     (8,112     (174     (8,286     (1,176     (25     (1,201
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow

     15,440       (6,214     9,226       18,129       (245     17,884       2,628       (35     2,593  

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

 

14/16


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     Three months ended     Three months ended     Three months ended  
     December 31, 2021 (RMB)     September 30, 2022 (RMB)     December 31, 2022 (RMB)     December 31, 2022 (US$)  
     Baidu
Core
    iQIYI     Baidu,
Inc.
    Baidu
Core
    iQIYI     Baidu,
Inc.
    Baidu
Core
    iQIYI     Baidu,
Inc.
    Baidu
Core
    iQIYI      Baidu,
Inc.
 

Operating income (loss)

     2,958       (975     1,958       4,982       310       5,317       3,782       782       4,593       548       113        666  

Add: Share-based compensation expenses

     1,829       264       2,093       1,398       205       1,603       1,654       187       1,841       240       27        267  

Add: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets(1)

     60       17       77       56       10       66       55       8       63       8       1        9  

Add: Contingent loss(5)

     —         —         —         214       —         214       —         —         —         —         —          —    

Add: iQIYI non-recurring employee severance costs(6)

     —         179       179       —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —          —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating income (loss) (non-GAAP)

     4,847       (515     4,307       6,650       525       7,200       5,491       977       6,497       796       141        942  

Add: Depreciation of fixed assets

     1,363       87       1,450       1,589       90       1,679       1,655       79       1,734       240       11        251  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

     6,210       (428     5,757       8,239       615       8,879       7,146       1,056       8,231       1,036       152        1,193  

Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu

     2,656       (1,776     1,715       25       (395     (146     4,773       304       4,953       692       44        718  

Add: Share-based compensation expenses

     1,805       264       1,941       1,394       205       1,497       1,654       187       1,748       240       27        253  

Add: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets(1)

     55       17       65       50       10       56       50       8       55       7       1        8  

Add: Disposal (gain) loss

     —         —         —         (6     —         (6     (484     62       (453     (70     9        (66

Add: Impairment of long-term investments

     752       139       824       1,042       376       1,230       318       271       453       46       39        66  

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

     (1,339     2       (1,337     3,149       (27     3,135       (1,662     8       (1,658     (241     1        (240

Add: Reconciling items on equity method investments(2)

     430       177       521       237       16       245       377       18       386       55       3        56  

Add: Charitable donation from Baidu(4)

     50       —         50       —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —          —    

Add: Contingent loss(5)

     —         —         —         214       —         214       —         —         —         —         —          —    

Add: iQIYI non-recurring employee severance costs(6)

     —         179       92       —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —          —    

Add: Tax effects on non-GAAP adjustments(3)

     216       (3     213       (338     2       (336     (111     (2     (113     (16     —          (16
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

     4,625       (1,001     4,084       5,767       187       5,889       4,915       856       5,371       713       124        779  

Diluted earnings (loss) per ADS

         4.51           (0.87         13.59            1.97  

Add: Accretion of the redeemable noncontrolling interests

         0.36           0.45           0.46            0.07  

Add: Non-GAAP adjustments to earnings per ADS

         6.73           17.29           1.20            0.17  
      

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

        

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per ADS (non-GAAP)

         11.60           16.87           15.25            2.21  

 

(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 tax impact of all non-GAAP adjustments.

(4)

This represents non-recurring charitable donations to discrete events.

(5)

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

(6)

This represents non-recurring employee severance costs in relation to the iQIYI employee optimization program incurred in 2021.

 

15/16


Baidu, Inc.

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

(In millions except for per ADS information, unaudited)

 

     Twelve months ended     Twelve months ended     Twelve months ended  
     December 31, 2021 (RMB)     December 31, 2022 (RMB)     December 31, 2022 (US$)  
     Baidu
Core
    iQIYI     Baidu,
Inc.
    Baidu
Core
    iQIYI     Baidu,
Inc.
    Baidu
Core
    iQIYI     Baidu,
Inc.
 

Operating income (loss)

     15,142       (4,479     10,518       14,534       1,312       15,911       2,107       190       2,307  

Add: Share-based compensation expenses

     5,837       1,219       7,056       5,977       811       6,788       867       117       984  

Add: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets(1)

     246       55       301       223       50       273       32       8       40  

Add: Contingent loss(5)

     976       —         976       214       —         214       31       —         31  

Add: iQIYI non-recurring employee severance costs(6)

     —         179       179       —         —         —         —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss) (non-GAAP)

     22,201       (3,026     19,030       20,948       2,173       23,186       3,037       315       3,362  

Add: Depreciation of fixed assets

     5,481       403       5,884       6,140       337       6,477       890       49       939  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

     27,682       (2,623     24,914       27,088       2,510       29,663       3,927       364       4,301  

Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu

     13,557       (6,170     10,226       7,551       (136     7,559       1,095       (20     1,096  

Add: Share-based compensation expenses

     5,814       1,219       6,444       5,964       811       6,371       865       118       924  

Add: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets(1)

     220       55       251       200       50       229       29       7       33  

Add: Disposal (gain)

     —         (45     (28     (515     (368     (700     (76     (53     (101

Add: Impairment of long-term investments

     4,144       170       4,232       2,180       841       2,601       316       122       377  

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

     (2,734     (87     (2,778     3,977       (18     3,968       577       (3     575  

Add: Reconciling items on equity method investments(2)

     1,249       192       1,349       1,473       105       1,548       214       15       224  

Add: Charitable donation from Baidu(4)

     140       —         140       136       —         136       20       —         20  

Add: Contingent loss(5)

     976       —         976       214       —         214       31       —         31  

Add: iQIYI non-recurring employee severance costs(6)

     —         179       92       —         —         —         —         —         —    

Add: Tax effects on non-GAAP adjustments(3)

     (2,074     —         (2,074     (1,245     (1     (1,246     (181     —         (181
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     21,292       (4,487     18,830       19,935       1,284       20,680       2,890       186       2,998  

Diluted earnings per ADS

         28.07           19.85           2.88  

Add: Accretion of the redeemable noncontrolling interests

         1.00           1.68           0.24  

Add: Non-GAAP adjustments to earnings per ADS

         24.46           37.40           5.42  
      

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per ADS (non-GAAP)

         53.53           58.93           8.54  

 

(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 tax impact of all non-GAAP adjustments.

(4)

This represents non-recurring charitable donations to discrete events.

(5)

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

(6)

This represents non-recurring employee severance costs in relation to the iQIYI employee optimization program incurred in 2021.

 

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EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

Baidu Announces US$5 Billion Share Repurchase Program

BEIJING, February 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIDU; HKEX: 9888) (“Baidu” or the “Company”), a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, today announced that its board of directors has authorized a new share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to US$5 billion of its shares, effective through December 31, 2025.

The Company’s proposed repurchases may be made from time to time on the open market at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions, in block trades and/or through other legally permissible means, depending on market conditions and in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. The Company’s board of directors will review the share repurchase program periodically, and may authorize adjustment of its terms and size.

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 the HKEX under “9888.” One Baidu ADS represents eight Class A ordinary shares.

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.

 


Contacts

Investors Relations, Baidu, Inc.

Tel: +86-10-5992-8888

Email: ir@baidu.com

 

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