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 August 2018

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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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/ Herman Yu

    Name:   Herman Yu
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 6, 2018


Exhibit Index

Exhibit 99.1 — Press Release

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Baidu Announces Second Quarter 2018 Results

BEIJING, China, July 31, 2018 – Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) (“Baidu” or the “Company”), the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 20181.

“We had another strong quarter in Q2 with search exhibiting robust revenue growth driven by AI-powered monetization capabilities and Baidu feed continuing strong traffic and monetization momentum,” said Robin Li, Chairman and CEO of Baidu. “On DuerOS, we are excited about the newly launched Xiaodu series speakers and the adoption of DuerOS, which handled over 400 million queries in June 2018, almost doubling the workload again over a three-month span. On Apollo, we worked with King Long Motor and Neolix Technology to launch two fully autonomous L4 vehicles. These strong results are testament of our ability to focus and execute on our strategy to solidify Baidu’s mobile foundation and lead in AI.”

“Baidu delivered a solid second quarter with revenues growing 32%2 year over year to RMB 26.0 billion and non-GAAP operating profit growing 31% to RMB 6.5 billion,” said Herman Yu, CFO of Baidu. “We continue to increase our investments in AI-powered businesses with strong synergies and divest from non-core businesses. This has resulted in an acceleration of our revenue growth and allowed us to redeploy capital raised from non-core business divestures to create long-term shareholder value and increase return on capital.”

Second Quarter 2018 Financial Highlights

 

   

Total revenues were RMB 26.0 billion ($3.93 billion), increasing 32% year over year. Mobile revenue represented 77% of total net revenues, compared to 72% for the second quarter of 2017. Total revenues of Baidu Core were RMB 20.0 billion ($3.03 billion), increasing 28% year over year.

 

   

Operating income was RMB 5.4 billion ($819 million), increasing 29% year over year. Operating margin was 21%, similar to the second quarter of 2017.

 

   

Non-GAAP operating income was RMB 6.5 billion ($988 million), increasing 31% year over year. Non-GAAP operating margin reached 25%, similar to the second quarter of 2017. Non-GAAP operating income of Baidu Core, excluding iQIYI, was RMB 7.8 billion ($1.17 billion), increasing 32% year over year. Non-GAAP operating margin of Baidu Core, excluding iQIYI, was 39%, compared to 38% for the second quarter of 2017.

 

1 

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB6.6171 to US$1.00, the effective noon buying rate as of June 29, 2018, in The City of New York for cable transfers of RMB as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

2 

Starting from January 1, 2018, Baidu adopted a new revenue accounting standard (ASC 606), which reclassifies value added tax from the cost of revenues to net against revenues. To increase comparability of operating results and help investors better understand our business performance and operating trends, 2017 net revenues have been used to calculate all percentage changes in revenues, percentage changes in revenues per online marketing customer, operating margin, non-GAAP operating margin, and adjusted EBITDA margin. 2017 net revenues are defined as gross revenues under legacy GAAP after the deduction of value added taxes, which is presented on the same basis as 2018 and going forward.

 

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Net income attributable to Baidu was RMB 6.4 billion ($967 million), and diluted earnings attributable to Baidu per ADS was RMB 18 ($2.74). Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu3 was RMB 7.4 billion ($1.12 billion) and non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS4 was RMB 21 ($3.18).

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA was RMB 7.4 billion ($1.12 billion), or 29% of total revenues.

Other Highlights

Corporate

 

   

At Baidu Create, Baidu’s AI developer conference, which was attended by over 7,300 developers and partners from around the world earlier this month in Beijing, Baidu announced the release of Baidu Brain v3.0 and a host of other releases, as well as plans to develop Kunlun, a high performance AI chip for cloud to edge scenarios, including data centers, public clouds and autonomous vehicles.

 

   

Baidu and China Mobile formed a strategic partnership to cooperate in AI, big data and 5G, and agreed to jointly explore opportunities in autonomous driving and Internet of Things (IoT) at home.

 

   

Forbes magazine named Baidu as one of the “50 Most Innovative Companies,” recognizing Baidu’s DuerOS and Apollo AI open platforms for their leadership and innovation in conversational AI and autonomous driving in its China edition. iQIYI was also recognized for its leadership and innovation in online entertainment in China.

 

   

Baidu announced a $1 billion share repurchase program (“2018 Share Repurchase Program”) in June 2018, which is effective for 12 months. From the announcement of the program to date, the Company has given back to its shareholders approximately $186.8 million under the 2018 Share Repurchase Program.

Search and Feed

 

   

Baidu App, which offers search and personalized news feed, continues to see robust growth, reaching 148 million daily active users in June 2018, up 17% from the same period last year.

 

   

At Baidu Create, Baidu announced the launch of its smart mini program, which allows mobile apps in the form of a mini program to directly provide users with a seamless native-app experience through the Baidu App and other major apps in its network, bypassing the additional step of an app download.

 

   

People’s Daily, a major state-owned news platform in China, joined Baijiahao (“BJH”), Baidu feed’s content network, contributing over 2,000 media sources, representing approximately 38,000 BJH accounts.

 

   

Baidu upgraded its AI-powered ad monitoring system, which can now remove bad ads at a rate of up to 4,500 ads per minute.

 

   

Baidu received the 2018 Entrepreneurship, Creativity & Innovation Award, which recognized Coca Cola’s augmented reality marketing campaign on Baidu for its creative integration of data, technology and marketing.

 

3 

Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu represents net income attributable to Baidu excluding share-based compensation expenses, the gain or loss associated with the issuance of the shares by our equity method investees at a price higher or lower than our carrying value per share, disposal gain or loss, impairment of long-term investments and fair value change of long-term investments, as adjusted for the tax effects on non-GAAP adjustments.

4 

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS represents diluted earnings per ADS calculated based on non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu.

 

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DuerOS

 

   

Baidu released DuerOS v3.0, which features an improved interactive user experience, enriched content ecosystem and upgraded turn-key solutions for the DuerOS Intelligent Device Platform. DuerOS v3.0 supports new capabilities, including voiceprint recognition, children mode, continuous conversation without wake words (“Geek Mode”), video recognition and more, and added new content partners, including Discovery, VIPKID online education and Kaishu Storytelling.

 

   

DuerOS installed base reached 90 million devices and voice queries surpassed 400 million in June 2018.

 

   

In June 2018, Baidu launched DuerOS-powered Xiaodu Smart Speaker, which sold out 10,000 units within 90 seconds of its first two online sales, continuing its popular Xiaodu series speaker.

 

   

DuerOS entered the hospitality industry with Xiaodu Smart Speakers by partnering with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) to bring about AI smart hotel rooms into China, which allow customers to control their room and ask for hotel information using Baidu’s conversational AI.

 

   

Baidu formed strategic cooperation with over 20 global and domestic auto OEMs, including the BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor, Hyundai, KIA, Chery, BAIC, the FAW Group and Byton, to provide DuerOS for auto solutions, encompassing entertainment, internet services and safety features, using Baidu’s conversational AI, facial recognition, augmented reality navigation and other AI capabilities.

Apollo

 

   

King Long Motor launched Apolong, China’s first fully autonomous L4 minibus, powered by Apollo. Volume production of 100 units was reached on July 4, 2018.

 

   

Neolix Technology launched an L4 micro-car for cargo delivery powered by Apollo, Baidu’s autonomous driving platform.

 

   

Baidu released Apollo v3.0, which supports volume production for L4 minibuses (fully autonomous shuttle buses without steering wheel) and L4 microcars (fully autonomous goods delivery vehicles), adds autonomous L3 valet parking, and significantly shortens autonomous vehicle development lead time.

 

   

Apollo has garnered 119 OEM, Tier 1 parts supplier and other partners, adding recently Jaguar Land Rover, Byton, Valeo, ADI, Flextronics, Suning, Lionbridge and others.

 

   

Baidu signed a memorandum of understanding with Daimler AG to expand the companies’ partnership through the Apollo autonomous driving platform and integrate Baidu’s vehicle connectivity services into Mercedes-Benz’s infotainment system MBUX. In July 2018, Daimler became the first global OEM to receive an autonomous driving license in Beijing using a vehicle powered by Apollo L4 technology.

 

   

Baidu formed a partnership with BMW Group to develop vehicle connectivity services and collaborate on autonomous driving and smart transport. BMW Group has also joined Apollo as a board member.

 

   

Baidu released the Apollo Pilot Safety Report, China’s first safety report on autonomous driving for volume production, which serves to help define the safety framework for the industry.

AI Technology

 

   

Baidu released Baidu Brain v3.0, which features multi-modal deep semantic understanding to enable world-class conversational AI in Chinese, along with a full stack of over 110 AI capabilities. At Baidu Create, Baidu also released three advanced, easy-to-use tool kits—EasyDL, AutoDL and AI Studio—for developers to work with PaddlePaddle to build and train deep learning models at scale. PaddlePaddle is Baidu’s open-sourced deep learning platform made available to developers and businesses to implement their AI ideas.

 

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Baidu received top awards from prestigious AI competitions, including 2018 WebVision Challenge (image recognition competition) and 2018 ActivityNet Challenge (video recognition competition).

Second Quarter 2018 Results

Total revenues reached RMB 26.0 billion ($3.93 billion), representing a 32% increase year over year.

Online marketing revenues were RMB 21.1 billion ($3.18 billion), representing a 25% increase year over year. Baidu had approximately 511,000 active online marketing customers5, representing a 9% increase year over year. Revenue per online marketing customer was approximately RMB 41,200 ($6,200), a 16% increase year over year.

Other revenues reached RMB 4.9 billion ($742 million), representing a 75% year over year, which was mainly due to the robust growth in iQIYI membership and other businesses.

Revenue from Baidu Core6 reached RMB 20.0 billion ($3.03 billion), up 28% year over year, while revenue from iQIYI reached RMB 6.2 billion ($932 million), up 51% year over year.

Content costs were RMB 5.2 billion ($788 million), representing a 68% increase year over year. The year-over-year increase was mainly due to iQIYI’s increased content costs and, to a lesser extent, increased investment in BJH, Baidu feeds’ content network.

Traffic acquisition cost was RMB 2.7 billion ($408 million), representing a 9% increase year over year.

Bandwidth costs were RMB 1.6 billion ($234 million), representing a 12% increase year over year.

Other cost of revenues, which include depreciation costs, operation costs, sales tax and surcharges and share-based compensation expenses, was RMB 2.6 billion ($386 million), increasing 5% year over year.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were RMB 4.5 billion ($681 million), increasing 54% year over year, primarily due to the increase in channel and promotional marketing.

Research and development expenses were RMB 4.0 billion ($609 million), increasing 28% year over year, primarily due to the growth of personnel-related costs.

 

5 

The number of active online marketing customers and revenue per online active customer exclude our group-buying and delivery related businesses for consistency with previous reporting.

6 

Since the beginning of 2017, we have disposed of or planned to disclose certain non-core businesses including Baidu Mobile Games, Baidu Deliveries, Global DU businesses, and Du Xiaoman (our financial services business). Those businesses generated approximately RMB 1.0 billion revenues and 0.1 billion operating profit, excluding share-based compensation expenses, for the second quarter of 2018. We expect these divestures together will generate approximately US$1.8 billion in cash.

 

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Operating income was RMB 5.4 billion ($819 million), increasing 29% year over year. Non-GAAP operating income was RMB 6.5 billion ($988 million), increasing 31% year over year. Operating income from Baidu Core was RMB 6.7 billion ($1.02 billion), increasing 31% year over year. Non-GAAP operating income from Baidu Core was RMB 7.8 billion ($1.17 billion), increasing 32% year over year.

Income tax expense was RMB 1.1 billion ($164 million), compared to RMB 564 million in the second quarter of 2017. Effective tax rate was 18%, compared to 11% for the second quarter of 2017, which benefited from the disposal of certain subsidiaries.

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests was RMB 1.3 billion ($201 million), which included the loss related to the conversion of noncontrolling preferred shares to ordinary shares upon iQIYI’s IPO and the loss on investment arising from a change in fair market value per ASC 321.

Net income attributable to Baidu was RMB 6.4 billion ($967 million), increasing 45% year over year. Diluted earnings per ADS amounted to RMB 18 ($2.74). Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu was RMB 7.4 billion ($1.12 billion), increasing 57% year over year. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS amounted to RMB 21 ($3.18).

Adjusted EBITDA reached RMB 7.4 billion ($1.12 billion) and adjusted EBITDA margin reached 29%. Adjusted EBITDA for Baidu Core reached RMB 8.6 billion ($1.29 billion) and adjusted EBITDA margin reached 43%.

As of June 30, 2018, cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments were RMB 128.3 billion ($19.38 billion). Net cash generated from operating activities was RMB 7.1 billion ($1.08 billion) and capital expenditures were RMB 1.5 billion ($227 million). Excluding iQIYI, cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments were RMB 115.2 billion ($17.41 billion), as of June 30, 2018. Excluding iQIYI, net cash generated from operating activities was RMB 7.0 billion ($1.05 billion), and capital expenditures were RMB 1.3 billion ($202 million).

In April 2018, Baidu entered into definitive agreements to divest Du Xiaoman, our financial services business. Assets of RMB 38.1 billion ($5.76 billion) and liabilities of RMB 27.3 billion ($4.13 billion) associated with Du Xiaoman were reclassified to assets and liabilities held for sale on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2018. The transactions contemplated under the definitive agreements are subject to certain closing conditions and are currently expected to close in the second half of 2018.

 

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Financial Guidance

For the third quarter of 2018, Baidu expects revenues to be between RMB 27.37 billion ($4.02 billion7) and RMB 28.77 billion ($4.23 billion), representing a 23% to 30% increase year over year. Excluding the impact from announced divestures, including Global DU and Du Xiaoman, Baidu expects revenues to be between RMB 26.56 billion ($3.91 billion) and RMB 27.92 billion ($4.11 billion), representing a 26% to 33% increase year over year. This forecast reflects Baidu’s current and preliminary view, which is subject to substantial uncertainty.

Conference Call Information

Baidu’s management will hold an earnings conference call at 9:15 PM on July 31, 2018, U.S. Eastern Time (9:15 AM on August 1, 2018, Beijing/Hong Kong Time). Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

 

International:    +65 67135090
China    4006208038
US:    +1 8456750437
UK:    +44 2036214779
Hong Kong:    +852 30186771
Passcode for all regions:    3485259

A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following number until August 8, 2018:

 

International:    +61 2 8199 0299
Passcode:    3485259

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

About Baidu

Baidu, Inc. is the leading Chinese language Internet search provider. Baidu aims to make a complex world simpler through technology. Baidu’s ADSs trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “BIDU.” Currently, ten ADSs represent one Class A ordinary share.

 

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The translations from RMB to U.S. dollars for the expected revenues in the third quarter of 2018 are made at a rate of RMB6.80 to US$1.0, the rounded noon buying rate as of July 20, 2018, in The City of New York for cable transfers of RMB as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

 

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Contacts

Investors Relations, Baidu, Inc.

Tel: +86-10-5992-4958

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, the outlook for the third quarter of 2018, quotations from management in this announcement, as well as 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 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 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 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, Japan 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. 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/loss, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu, non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin. 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.

 

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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 not only non-cash charges, but also other items that are infrequent or unusual 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.

Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu represents net income attributable to Baidu excluding share-based compensation expenses, the gain or loss associated with the issuance of shares by Baidu’s equity method investees at a price higher or lower than the carrying value per share, disposal gain or loss, impairment of long-term investments, fair value change of long-term investments, as adjusted for related income tax effects. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS represents diluted earnings per ADS calculated based on non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu. Adjusted EBITDA represents operating income excluding depreciation, amortization (excluding the amortization of licensed copyrights and produced content of iQIYI) 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 measures.”

 

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Baidu, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  

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

   June 30,
2017
    March 31,
2018
    June 30,
2018
    June 30,
2017
    June 30,
2018
 
     Unaudited     Unaudited     Unaudited     Unaudited     Unaudited  

Revenues:

          

Online marketing services

     17,883       17,169       21,065       32,621       38,234  

Others

     2,991       3,738       4,907       5,144       8,645  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues(note 1)

     20,874       20,907       25,972       37,765       46,879  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating costs and expenses:

          

Content costs

     3,112       4,194       5,213       5,748       9,407  

Traffic acquisition costs

     2,478       2,256       2,698       4,663       4,954  

Bandwidth costs

     1,382       1,472       1,550       2,718       3,022  

Others

     3,610       1,981       2,551       6,686       4,532  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost of revenues (note 2)

     10,582       9,903       12,012       19,815       21,915  

Selling, general and administrative (note 2)

     2,934       3,142       4,505       5,751       7,647  

Research and development (note 2)

     3,148       3,294       4,033       5,983       7,327  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating costs and expenses

     16,664       16,339       20,550       31,549       36,889  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     4,210       4,568       5,422       6,216       9,990  

Other income:

          

Interest income

     712       821       882       1,361       1,703  

Interest expense

     (334     (352     (478     (657     (830

Foreign exchange income(loss), net

     (139     (48     30       (240     (18

Income(loss) from equity method investments

     (118     (177     69       (194     (108

Other income, net

     643       1,856       231       664       2,087  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income

     764       2,100       734       934       2,834  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     4,974       6,668       6,156       7,150       12,824  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income taxes

     564       1,120       1,086       969       2,206  

Net income

     4,410       5,548       5,070       6,181       10,618  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

     (5     (1,146     (1,332     (11     (2,478
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Baidu

     4,415       6,694       6,402       6,192       13,096  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share for Class A and Class B ordinary shares:

          

-Basic

     113.58       188.60       183.16       160.00       371.73  

-Diluted

     113.11       186.76       181.36       159.36       368.10  

Earnings per ADS (1 Class A ordinary share equals 10 ADSs ):

          

-Basic

     11.36       18.86       18.32       16.00       37.17  

-Diluted

     11.31       18.68       18.14       15.94       36.81  

Weighted average number of Class A and Class B ordinary shares outstanding:

          

Basic

     34,678,268       34,838,392       34,953,564       34,705,989       34,896,297  

Diluted

     34,824,387       35,180,950       35,299,428       34,846,931       35,240,508  

 

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(1)

Starting on January 1, 2018, valued added tax has been reclassified from cost of revenues to net against revenues. To increase comparability of operating results and help investors better understand our business performance and trends, 2017 net revenues have been presented. 2017 net revenues are defined as gross revenues under legacy GAAP after the deduction of value added taxes, which is presented on the same basis as 2018 and going forward.

 

     Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended  
     June 30,
2017
     March 31,
2018
     June 30,
2018
     June 30,
2017
     June 30,
2018
 
     Unaudited      Unaudited      Unaudited      Unaudited      Unaudited  

Gross revenues

     20,874        22,162        27,520        37,765        49,682  

Less: value added taxes

     1,175        1,255        1,548        2,121        2,803  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net revenues

     19,699        20,907        25,972        35,644        46,879  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

                                    

Cost of revenues

     48        35        60        84        95  

Selling, general and administrative

     236        291        302        423        593  

Research and development

     512        452        755        920        1,207  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total share-based compensation expenses

     796        778        1,117        1,427        1,895  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Baidu, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

     December 31,      June 30,  

(In RMB millions except for number of shares and per share data)

   2017      2018  
     Audited      Unaudited  

ASSETS

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

     11,084        28,859  

Restricted cash

     252        681  

Short-term investments

     89,381        98,725  

Other invested securities

     18,350        —    

Accounts receivable, net

     4,571        4,863  

Loans and interest receivable, net

     23,938        —    

Amounts due from related parties

     168        785  

Other assets, current

     3,425        5,948  

Assets held for sale

     —          38,113  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     151,169        177,974  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current assets:

     

Fixed assets, net

     12,475        14,647  

Intangible assets, net

     5,467        6,875  

Goodwill

     15,806        15,806  

Long-term investments, net

     56,283        63,123  

Loans and interest receivable, net

     3,467        —    

Amounts due from related parties

     9        115  

Deferred tax assets, net

     1,532        1,338  

Other assets, non-current

     5,520        8,442  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current assets

     100,559        110,346  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

     251,728        288,320  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

     

Current liabilities:

     

Short-term loans

     1,244        633  

Amounts due to the third-party investors

     38,486        —    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     27,523        30,648  

Customer advances and deposits

     6,785        6,914  

Deferred revenue

     788        1,386  

Deferred income

     568        542  

Long-term loans, current portion

     10        10  

Notes payable, current portion

     6,500        13,220  

Amounts due to related parties

     153        538  

Liabilities held for sale

     —          27,311  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     82,057        81,202  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities:

     

Deferred income

     73        49  

Deferred revenue

     —          1,499  

Long-term loans

     6,701        7,534  

Notes payable

     29,111        32,892  

Deferred tax liabilities

     3,375        3,382  

Other non-current liabilities

     39        74  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

     39,299        45,430  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     121,356        126,632  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     December 31,      June 30,  

(In RMB millions except for number of shares and per share data)

   2017      2018  
     Audited      Unaudited  

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

     11,022        —    

Equity

     

Class A Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.00005 per share, 825,000,000 shares authorized, and 27,614,978 shares and 27,809,471 shares issued and outstanding as at December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2018

     —          —    

Class B Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.00005 per share, 35,400,000 shares authorized, and 7,201,254 shares and 7,201,254 shares issued and outstanding as at December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2018

     —          —    

Additional paid-in capital

     12,088        30,663  

Retained earnings

     102,328        118,113  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     930        304  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Baidu, Inc. shareholders’ equity

     115,346        149,080  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests

     4,004        12,608  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

     119,350        161,688  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity

     251,728        288,320  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures (in RMB millions except for share and per ADS information, unaudited)

 

     Three months ended  
     June 30, 2017     March 31, 2018     June 30, 2018  

Operating income-Baidu Core

     5,154       5,624       6,736  

Add: Share-based compensation expenses

     745       731       1,033  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP operating income-Baidu Core

     5,899       6,355       7,769  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Add: Depreciation of fixed assets

     847       691       760  

Add: Amortization of intangible assets

     52       26       33  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA - Baidu Core

     6,798       7,072       8,562  

Operating loss-iQIYI

     (991     (1,062     (1,328

Add: Share-based compensation expenses

     51       47       84  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP operating loss-iQIYI

     (940     (1,015     (1,244
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Add: Depreciation of fixed assets

     85       64       74  

Add: Amortization of intangible assets

     18       12       45  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA - iQIYI

     (837     (939     (1,125

Operating income-consolidated

     4,210       4,568       5,422  

Add: Share-based compensation expenses

     796       778       1,117  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP operating income-consolidated

     5,006       5,346       6,539  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Add: Depreciation of fixed assets

     932       755       834  

Add: Amortization of intangible assets

     70       38       44  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA - consolidated

     6,008       6,139       7,417  

 

     Three months ended  
     June 30, 2017     March 31, 2018     June 30, 2018  

Net income attributable to Baidu

     4,415       6,694       6,402  

Add: Share-based compensation expenses

     796       778       1,081  

Add: Loss associated with the dilution of equity method investees, net of tax

     324       53       174  

Add: Disposal loss(gain), net of tax

     (805     489       114  

Add: Impairment of long-term investments, net of tax

     —         83       —    

Add: Fair value change of long-term investments, net of tax

     —         (3,512     (338
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu

     4,730       4,585       7,433  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of ADS used in computing non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS

     348,243,867       351,809,497       352,994,277  

GAAP diluted earnings per ADS

     11.31       18.68       18.14  

Add: Accretion of the redeemable noncontrolling interests

     1.37       0.35       —    

Add: Non-GAAP adjustments to earnings per ADS

     0.90       (6.00     2.92  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS

     13.58       13.03       21.06  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Selected information (in RMB millions except for share and per ADS information, unaudited)

 

     Three months ended  
     June 30, 2017     March 31, 2018     June 30, 2018  

Baidu Core

     16,626       16,127       20,018  

iQIYI

     4,326       4,877       6,170  

Intersegment eliminations & adjustments

     (78     (97     (216
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Revenues

     20,874       20,907       25,972  

Baidu Core

     5,154       5,624       6,736  

iQIYI

     (991     (1,062     (1,328

Intersegment eliminations & adjustments

     47       6       14  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     4,210       4,568       5,422  

Baidu Core

     33     35     34

iQIYI

     (24 %)      (22 %)      (22 %) 

Operating margin (note 1)

     21     22     21

Baidu Core

     5,899       6,355       7,769  

iQIYI

     (940     (1,015     (1,244

Intersegment eliminations & adjustments

     47       6       14  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Operating income

     5,006       5,346       6,539  

Baidu Core

     38     39     39

iQIYI

     (23 %)      (21 %)      (20 %) 

Non-GAAP Operating margin (note 1)

     25     26     25

Baidu Core

     6,798       7,072       8,562  

iQIYI

     (837     (939     (1,125

Intersegment eliminations & adjustments

     47       6       (20
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

     6,008       6,139       7,417  

Baidu Core

     43     44     43

iQIYI

     (21 %)      (19 %)      (18 %) 

Adjusted EBITDA margin (note 1)

     30     29     29

 

(1)

Starting on January 1, 2018, valued added tax has been reclassified from cost of revenues to net against revenues. To increase comparability of operating results and help investors better understand our business performance and trends, 2017 net revenues have been used to calculate operating margin, non-GAAP operating margin, and adjusted EBITDA margin. 2017 net revenues are defined as gross revenues under legacy GAAP after the deduction of value added-taxes, which is presented on the same basis as 2018 and going forward.

 

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