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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.

Baidu (BIDU US) – Cloud business turned profitable

<ul><li>Baidu announced (22 Feb) its 4Q22 and full year results: quarterly revenue was RMB33.</li><li>1bn, flat YoY, 4/3% higher than our forecast/Bloomberg consensus estimates; non-GAAP net income was RMB5.4bn, 7/13% higher than our forecast/Bloomberg consensus estimates, driven by stringent cost control.</li><li>Non ad revenue was up 10% YoY and accounted for 30% of Baidu Core revenue (4Q21: 26%). </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 (22 Feb) its 4Q22 and full year results: quarterly revenue was RMB33.1bn, flat YoY, 4/3% higher than our forecast/Bloomberg consensus estimates; non-GAAP net income was RMB5.4bn, 7/13% higher than our forecast/Bloomberg consensus estimates, driven by stringent cost control.Non ad revenue was up 10% YoY and accounted for 30% of Baidu Core revenue (4Q21: 26%). 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 (BIDU US) – Strong AI capability to empower business growth

<ul><li>Baidu’s core ads business is on track for recovery in January 2023 and we expect search ads demand will benefit from faster than expected offline activities recovery in 1Q23, evidenced by robust offline travel and commerce traffic since Chinese New Year.</li><li>Search ads demand faced significant pressure due to offline activities disruptions in 2022, the faster than expected normalization would bring search ads demand back to normalized pace.</li><li>Baidu has accumulated strong AI technological capability, and with improving core search ads business outlook in 2023, the progress in large scale monetization of ASD and earlier than expected breakeven of cloud business would serve as solid fundamentals support for its stock price. </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’s core ads business is on track for recovery in January 2023 and we expect search ads demand will benefit from faster than expected offline activities recovery in 1Q23, evidenced by robust offline travel and commerce traffic since Chinese New Year.Search ads demand faced significant pressure due to offline activities disruptions in 2022, the faster than expected normalization would bring search ads demand back to normalized pace.Baidu has accumulated strong AI technological capability, and with improving core search ads business outlook in 2023, the progress in large scale monetization of ASD and earlier than expected breakeven of cloud business would serve as solid fundamentals support for its stock price. 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 (BIDU US) – Core Business Recovery on Track with More to Expect on New Initiatives

<ul><li>The first wave of pandemic infection and soft macro have impacted short-term revenue recovery trajectory of Baidu’s ads business, and weighed on growth of cloud business, as it impacted project deployment and digitalisation spending budget of enterprises.</li><li>But Baidu’s advertising business is regaining recovery trajectory in January 2023 after pandemic impact wanes.</li><li>Looking into 2023, Baidu’s advertising business could recover along with macro environment, and its cloud revenue growth has the potential to reaccelerate, as Baidu cloud has established competitive advantage in verticals like smart transportation, manufacturing, energy &amp; utilities and public services.</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.

The first wave of pandemic infection and soft macro have impacted short-term revenue recovery trajectory of Baidu’s ads business, and weighed on growth of cloud business, as it impacted project deployment and digitalisation spending budget of enterprises.But Baidu’s advertising business is regaining recovery trajectory in January 2023 after pandemic impact wanes.Looking into 2023, Baidu’s advertising business could recover along with macro environment, and its cloud revenue growth has the potential to reaccelerate, as Baidu cloud has established competitive advantage in verticals like smart transportation, manufacturing, energy &amp; utilities and public services.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 (BIDU US) – Factoring into near-term pandemic impact but recovery is in sight

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<ul><li>Continue to support digital economy development </li><li>Encouraging technology breakthroughs, innovations, and overseas expansion. </li><li>Business model robustness, operating leveraging improvement, and ability to expand to new revenue streams will be the key stock alpha drivers.</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.

Continue to support digital economy development Encouraging technology breakthroughs, innovations, and overseas expansion. Business model robustness, operating leveraging improvement, and ability to expand to new revenue streams will be the key stock alpha drivers.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.

China Internet – Quality growth and further digitization penetration provide growth support

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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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Baidu (BIDU US) – Cloud business turned profitable

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.

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Baidu (BIDU US) – Strong AI capability to empower business growth

Baidu announced (22 Feb) its 4Q22 and full year results: quarterly revenue was RMB33. 1bn, flat YoY, 4/3% higher than our forecast/Bloomberg...

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Baidu (BIDU US) – Core Business Recovery on Track with More to Expect on New Initiatives

Search ads demand faced significant pressure due to offline activities disruptions in 2022, the faster than expected normalization would bring...

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Baidu (BIDU US) – Factoring into near-term pandemic impact but recovery is in sight

The first wave of pandemic infection and soft macro have impacted short-term revenue recovery trajectory of Baidu’s ads business, and weighed on...

CMB International

China Internet – Quality growth and further digitization penetration provide growth support

Continue to support digital economy development. Encouraging technology breakthroughs, innovations, and overseas expansion.

CMB International

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