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<ul><li>Baidu announced (16 May) its 1Q23 results: quarterly revenue was RMB31.1bn, up 9.6% YoY, 5/4% higher than our forecast/Bloomberg consensus estimates.</li><li>Non-GAAP net income was RMB5.3bn, higher than our forecast/Bloomberg consensus estimates at RMB4.2/4.3bn, driven by stronger than expected recovery of ads business, and better than expected margin expansion of cloud business, which achieved profitability on non-GAAP operating profit level.</li><li>The ongoing recovery in offline activities is likely to benefit Baidu more than its peers given its relatively greater exposure in offline ads categories, and Baidu’s strategy to drive for quality growth for cloud business likely aids a continuous margin expansion for cloud business in the medium term.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Baidu announced (16 May) its 1Q23 results: quarterly revenue was RMB31.1bn, up 9.6% YoY, 5/4% higher than our forecast/Bloomberg consensus estimates.Non-GAAP net income was RMB5.3bn, higher than our forecast/Bloomberg consensus estimates at RMB4.2/4.3bn, driven by stronger than expected recovery of ads business, and better than expected margin expansion of cloud business, which achieved profitability on non-GAAP operating profit level.The ongoing recovery in offline activities is likely to benefit Baidu more than its peers given its relatively greater exposure in offline ads categories, and Baidu’s strategy to drive for quality growth for cloud business likely aids a continuous margin expansion for cloud business in the medium term.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

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Baidu, Inc. operates an Internet search engine. The Company offers algorithmic search, enterprise search, news, MP3, and image searches, voice assistance, online storage, and navigation services. Baidu serves clients globally.

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