Baidu Announces Third Quarter 2024 Results Form 6 K

Baidu Announces Third Quarter 2024 Results

BEIJING, China, November 21, 2024 - Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888 (HKD Counter) and 89888 (RMB Counter)), ("Baidu" or the "Company"), a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

"Baidu Core's flattish third quarter top line reflected the ongoing weakness in our online marketing business, offset by the growth of our AI Cloud business. Our strong AI capabilities are gaining broader market recognition, as evidenced by increasing adoption of ERNIE. In intelligent driving, Apollo Go continues to lead the global autonomous ride-hailing market, hitting another milestone with our sixth-generation autonomous vehicle now operating on public roads across multiple cities in China," said Robin Li, Co-founder and CEO of Baidu. "Despite the near-term pressures, we remain steadfast in our AI-focused strategy and are confident in our long-term trajectory. As we further scale AI, we are emboldened to find how it can drive innovations and create value for consumers, enterprises and society at large."

"Our relentless focus on cost control helped support our third quarter results. Baidu Core's operating margins remained stable as we managed to further optimize costs and realize more cost efficiencies between business units," said Junjie He, Interim CFO of Baidu. "AI Cloud continued to show healthy and sustainable development in the third quarter. Meanwhile, Apollo Go continued to make operational strides, underpinning our confidence in the validity of the fully autonomous ride hailing business model."

Third Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights¹

		Baidu, Inc.
(In millions except per ADS, unaudited)		Q3 2023			Q2 2024			Q3 2024			YOY			QOQ
		RMB			RMB			RMB			US$
Total revenues			34,447				33,931				33,557				4,782				(3	%)			(1	%)
Operating income			6,274				5,944				5,925				844				(6	%)			(0	%)
Operating income (non-GAAP) 2			7,596				7,500				7,014				999				(8	%)			(6	%)
Net income to Baidu			6,681				5,488				7,632				1,088				14	%			39	%
Net income to Baidu (non-GAAP) 2			7,267				7,396				5,886				839				(19	%)			(20	%)
Diluted earnings per ADS			18.22				15.01				21.60				3.08				19	%			44	%
Diluted earnings per ADS (non-GAAP) 2			20.40				21.02				16.60				2.37				(19	%)			(21	%)
Adjusted EBITDA 2			9,505				9,147				8,733				1,244				(8	%)			(5	%)
Adjusted EBITDA margin			28	%			27	%			26	%			26	%

1	Unless otherwise noted, RMB to USD was converted at an exchange rate of RMB7.0176 as of September 30, 2024, as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Translations are provided solely for the convenience of the reader.

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

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		Baidu Core
(In millions, unaudited)		Q3 2023			Q2 2024			Q3 2024			YOY			QOQ
		RMB			RMB			RMB			US$
Total revenues			26,572				26,687				26,524				3,780				(0	%)			(1	%)
Operating income			5,498				5,608				5,694				811				4	%			2	%
Operating income (non-GAAP) 2			6,672				7,005				6,652				948				(0	%)			(5	%)
Net income to Baidu Core			6,436				5,462				7,536				1,074				17	%			38	%
Net income to Baidu Core (non-GAAP) 2			6,956				7,290				5,676				809				(18	%)			(22	%)
Adjusted EBITDA2			8,513				8,617				8,336				1,188				(2	%)			(3	%)
Adjusted EBITDA margin			32	%			32	%			31	%			31	%

Operational Highlights

Corporate

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In October 2024, Baidu was upgraded from the prior 'BBB' rating to an 'A' rating by MSCI ESG Research.

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Baidu returned US$161 million to shareholders since early Q3 2024, bringing the cumulative repurchase to US$1.4 billion under the 2023 share repurchase program.

AI Cloud

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PaddlePaddle and ERNIE developer community grew to 18.1 million in November 2024.

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In November 2024, ERNIE handled approximately 1.5 billion API calls daily, a significant jump from 600 million in August.

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In the third quarter of 2024, Baidu expanded the ERNIE family with two enhanced lightweight models, Speed Pro and Lite Pro.

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Baidu AI Cloud was ranked the No.1 AI cloud provider for the fifth consecutive year, according to IDC's 2023 report on China's AI public cloud market, issued in August 2024.

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Intelligent Driving

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Apollo Go, Baidu's autonomous ride-hailing service, provided 988K rides in the third quarter of 2024, up 20% year over year. As of October 28, 2024, the cumulative rides provided to the public by Apollo Go surpassed 8 million.

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During the third quarter of 2024, rides provided by Apollo Go's fully driverless vehicles accounted for over 70% of total rides nationwide. The proportion of fully driverless rides further increased to 80% in October 2024.

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Our sixth generation autonomous vehicle, the RT6, is now operating on public roads in multiple cities in China.

Mobile Ecosystem

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In September 2024, Baidu App's MAUs reached 704 million, up 6% year over year.

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Managed Page accounted for 51% of Baidu Core's online marketing revenue in the third quarter of 2024.

Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Total revenues were RMB33.6 billion ($4.78 billion), decreasing 3% year over year.

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Revenue from Baidu Core was RMB26.5 billion ($3.78 billion), which was basically flat from last year; online marketing revenue was RMB18.8 billion ($2.68 billion), decreasing 4% year over year, and non-online marketing revenue was RMB7.7 billion ($1.10 billion), up 12% year over year, mainly driven by AI Cloud business.

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Revenue from iQIYI was RMB7.2 billion ($1.03 billion), decreasing 10% year over year.

Cost of revenues was RMB16.4 billion ($2.34 billion), increasing 1% year over year, primarily due to an increase in traffic acquisition costs and costs related to AI Cloud business, partially offset by a decrease in personnel-related expenses and cost of goods sold.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were RMB5.9 billion ($836 million), increasing 2% year over year, primarily due to an increase in channel spending and promotional marketing expenses, partially offset by a decrease in personnel-related expenses.

Research and development expenses were RMB5.4 billion ($765 million), decreasing 12% year over year, primarily due to a decrease in personnel-related expenses.

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Operating income was RMB5.9 billion ($844 million). Baidu Core operating income was RMB5.7 billion ($811 million), and Baidu Core operating margin was 21%. Non-GAAP operating income was RMB7.0 billion ($999 million). Non-GAAP Baidu Core operating income was RMB6.7 billion ($948 million), and non-GAAP Baidu Core operating margin was 25%.

Total other income, net was RMB2.7 billion ($381 million), increasing 40% year over year, primarily due to an increase in fair value gain from long-term investments and disposal gain, partially offset by an increase in net foreign exchange loss arising from exchange rate fluctuation between Renminbi and U.S. dollar.

Income tax expense was RMB814 million ($116 million), compared to RMB1.3 billion in the same period last year.

Net income attributable to Baidu was RMB7.6 billion ($1.09 billion), and diluted earnings per ADS was RMB21.60 ($3.08). Net income attributable to Baidu Core was RMB7.5 billion ($1.07 billion), and net margin for Baidu Core was 28%. Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu was RMB5.9 billion ($839 million). Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS was RMB16.60 ($2.37). Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu Core was RMB5.7 billion ($809 million), and non-GAAP net margin for Baidu Core was 21%.

Adjusted EBITDA was RMB8.7 billion ($1.24 billion) and adjusted EBITDA margin was 26%. Adjusted EBITDA for Baidu Core was RMB8.3 billion ($1.19 billion) and adjusted EBITDA margin for Baidu Core was 31%.

As of September 30, 2024, cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments were RMB144.5 billion ($20.59 billion), and cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments excluding iQIYI were RMB140.3 billion ($19.99 billion). Free cash flow was RMB2.6 billion ($376 million), and free cash flow excluding iQIYI was RMB2.4 billion ($342 million).

Conference Call Information

Baidu's management will hold an earnings conference call at 7.30 AM on November 21, 2024, U.S. Eastern Time (8.30 PM on November 21, 2024, Beijing Time).

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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: [email protected]

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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.

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

Non-GAAP operating income represents operating income excluding share-based compensation expenses, and amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations.

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, disposal gain (loss), impairment of long-term investments, and fair value gain (loss) of long-term investments, 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 share, 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, 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 Income

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

		Three Months Ended
		September 30, 2023			June 30, 2024			September 30, 2024			September 30, 2024
		RMB			RMB			RMB			US$(2)
Revenues:
Online marketing services			21,346				20,625				20,108				2,865
Others			13,101				13,306				13,449				1,917
Total revenues			34,447				33,931				33,557				4,782
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues(1)			16,294				16,398				16,399				2,337
Selling, general and administrative(1)			5,778				5,700				5,867				836
Research and development(1)			6,101				5,889				5,366				765
Total costs and expenses			28,173				27,987				27,632				3,938
Operating income			6,274				5,944				5,925				844
Other income:
Interest income			2,082				1,993				1,877				267
Interest expense			(853	)			(742	)			(673	)			(96	)
Foreign exchange (loss) gain, net			(26	)			93				(1,096	)			(156	)
Share of (losses) earnings from equity method investments			(398	)			(119	)			32				5
Others, net			1,100				(454	)			2,535				361
Total other income, net			1,905				771				2,675				381
Income before income taxes			8,179				6,715				8,600				1,225
Income tax expense			1,282				1,131				814				116
Net income			6,897				5,584				7,786				1,109
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests			216				96				154				21
Net income attributable to Baidu			6,681				5,488				7,632				1,088
Earnings per ADS (1 ADS representing 8 Class A ordinary shares):
-Basic			18.45				15.11				21.93				3.13
-Diluted			18.22				15.01				21.60				3.08
Earnings per share for Class A and Class B ordinary shares:
-Basic			2.31				1.89				2.74				0.39
-Diluted			2.28				1.88				2.70				0.38
Weighted average number of Class A and Class B ordinary shares outstanding (in millions):
-Basic			2,814				2,796				2,785				2,785
-Diluted			2,846				2,804				2,789				2,789
(1) Includes share-based compensation expenses as follows:
Cost of revenues			139				146				104				15
Selling, general and administrative			358				385				328				47
Research and development			778				981				612				87
Total share-based compensation expenses			1,275				1,512				1,044				149

(2) All translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB7.0176 to US$1.00, the exchange rate in effect as of September 30, 2024 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

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Baidu, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In millions, unaudited)

		December 31, 2023			September 30, 2024			September 30, 2024
		RMB			RMB			US$
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			25,231				28,682				4,087
Restricted cash			11,503				11,665				1,662
Short-term investments, net			168,670				104,129				14,838
Accounts receivable, net			10,848				9,848				1,403
Amounts due from related parties			1,424				1,379				197
Other current assets, net			12,579				16,415				2,339
Total current assets			230,255				172,118				24,526
Non-current assets:
Fixed assets, net			27,960				29,696				4,232
Licensed copyrights, net			6,967				6,862				978
Produced content, net			13,377				14,313				2,040
Intangible assets, net			881				749				107
Goodwill			22,586				22,586				3,218
Long-term investments, net			47,957				44,637				6,361
Long-term time deposits and held-to-maturity investments			24,666				88,547				12,618
Amounts due from related parties			195				120				17
Deferred tax assets, net			2,100				2,852				406
Operating lease right-of-use assets			10,851				10,693				1,524
Other non-current assets			18,964				24,143				3,440
Total non-current assets			176,504				245,198				34,941
Total assets			406,759				417,316				59,467
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term loans			10,257				11,969				1,706
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			37,717				39,000				5,557
Customer deposits and deferred revenue			14,627				14,310				2,039
Deferred income			306				300				43
Long-term loans, current portion			2				37				5
Convertible senior notes, current portion			2,802				17				2
Notes payable, current portion			6,029				7,714				1,099
Amounts due to related parties			1,603				1,959				279
Operating lease liabilities			3,108				3,123				445
Total current liabilities			76,451				78,429				11,175
Non-current liabilities:
Deferred income			200				265				38
Deferred revenue			481				532				76
Amounts due to related parties			77				61				9
Long-term loans			14,223				14,487				2,064
Notes payable			34,990				26,911				3,835
Convertible senior notes			8,144				8,187				1,167
Deferred tax liabilities			2,725				2,885				411
Operating lease liabilities			5,040				4,911				700
Other non-current liabilities			1,820				1,457				208
Total non-current liabilities			67,700				59,696				8,508
Total liabilities			144,151				138,125				19,683
Redeemable noncontrolling interests			9,465				9,312				1,327
Equity
Total Baidu shareholders' equity			243,626				259,649				36,999
Noncontrolling interests			9,517				10,230				1,458
Total equity			253,143				269,879				38,457
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity			406,759				417,316				59,467

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Selected Information

(In millions, unaudited)

		Three months ended September 30, 2023 (RMB)			Three months ended June 30, 2024 (RMB)			Three months ended September 30, 2024 (RMB)			Three months ended September 30, 2024 (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			26,572				8,015				(140	)			34,447				26,687				7,439				(195	)			33,931				26,524				7,246				(213	)			33,557				3,780				1,032				(30	)			4,782
YOY											(0	%)			(10	%)				(3	%)
QOQ											(1	%)			(3	%)				(1	%)
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues (1)			10,610				5,840				(156	)			16,294				10,888				5,678				(168	)			16,398				10,923				5,650				(174	)			16,399				1,557				805				(25	)			2,337
Selling, general and administrative (1)			4,810				981				(13	)			5,778				4,751				970				(21	)			5,700				4,990				908				(31	)			5,867				711				129				(4	)			836
Research and development (1)			5,654				447				-				6,101				5,440				449				-				5,889				4,917				449				-				5,366				701				64				-				765
Total costs and expenses			21,074				7,268				(169	)			28,173				21,079				7,097				(189	)			27,987				20,830				7,007				(205	)			27,632				2,969				998				(29	)			3,938
YOY
Cost of revenues											3	%			(3	%)				1	%
Selling, general and administrative											4	%			(7	%)				2	%
Research and development											(13	%)			0	%				(12	%)
Costs and expenses											(1	%)			(4	%)				(2	%)
Operating income (loss)			5,498				747				29				6,274				5,608				342				(6	)			5,944				5,694				239				(8	)			5,925				811				34				(1	)			844
YOY											4	%			(68	%)				(6	%)
QOQ											2	%			(30	%)				(0	%)
Operating margin			21	%			9	%				18	%			21	%			5	%				18	%			21	%			3	%				18	%
Add: total other income (loss), net			2,159				(254	)			-				1,905				1,011				(240	)			-				771				2,667				8				-				2,675				380				1				-				381
Less: income tax expense			1,272				10				-				1,282				1,105				26				-				1,131				803				11				-				814				114				2				-				116
Less: net (loss) income attributable to NCI			(51	)			7				260	(3)			216				52				7				37	(3)			96				22				7				125	(3)			154				3				-				18	(3)			21
Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu			6,436				476				(231	)			6,681				5,462				69				(43	)			5,488				7,536				229				(133	)			7,632				1,074				33				(19	)			1,088
YOY											17	%			(52	%)				14	%
QOQ											38	%			232	%				39	%
Net margin			24	%			6	%				19	%			20	%			1	%				16	%			28	%			3	%				23	%
Non-GAAP financial measures:
Operating income (non-GAAP)			6,672				895					7,596				7,005				501					7,500				6,652				370					7,014				948				52					999
YOY											(0	%)			(59	%)				(8	%)
QOQ											(5	%)			(26	%)				(6	%)
Operating margin (non-GAAP)			25	%			11	%				22	%			26	%			7	%				22	%			25	%			5	%				21	%
Net income attributable to Baidu (non-GAAP)			6,956				622					7,267				7,290				247					7,396				5,676				480					5,886				809				68					839
YOY											(18	%)			(23	%)				(19	%)
QOQ											(22	%)			94	%				(20	%)
Net margin (non-GAAP)			26	%			8	%				21	%			27	%			3	%				22	%			21	%			7	%				18	%
Adjusted EBITDA			8,513				963					9,505				8,617				536					9,147				8,336				405					8,733				1,188				57					1,244
YOY											(2	%)			(58	%)				(8	%)
QOQ											(3	%)			(24	%)				(5	%)
Adjusted EBITDA margin			32	%			12	%				28	%			32	%			7	%				27	%			31	%			6	%				26	%
(1) Includes share-based compensation as follows:
Cost of revenues			107				32					139				117				29					146				73				31					104				11				4					15
Selling, general and administrative			290				68					358				292				93					385				268				60					328				38				9					47
Research and development			732				46					778				945				36					981				574				38					612				82				5					87
Total share-based compensation			1,129				146					1,275				1,354				158					1,512				915				129					1,044				131				18					149
(2) Relates to intersegment eliminations and adjustments
(3) Relates to the net income attributable to iQIYI noncontrolling interests

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Baidu, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In millions,unaudited)

		Three months ended September 30, 2023 (RMB)			Three months ended June 30, 2024 (RMB)			Three months ended September 30, 2024 (RMB)			Three months ended September 30, 2024 (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 operating activities			8,694				831				9,525				7,970				409				8,379				4,036				243				4,279				575				35				610
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities			(11,345	)			(55	)			(11,400	)			13,824				337				14,161				(12,300	)			(1,663	)			(13,963	)			(1,753	)			(237	)			(1,990	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities			(5,253	)			269				(4,984	)			(9,946	)			869				(9,077	)			(2,787	)			(2,612	)			(5,399	)			(397	)			(372	)			(769	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			153				5				158				66				22				88				(721	)			(84	)			(805	)			(103	)			(12	)			(115	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(7,751	)			1,050				(6,701	)			11,914				1,637				13,551				(11,772	)			(4,116	)			(15,888	)			(1,678	)			(586	)			(2,264	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
At beginning of period			49,814				5,082				54,896				36,964				6,270				43,234				48,878				7,907				56,785				6,965				1,127				8,092
At end of period			42,063				6,132				48,195				48,878				7,907				56,785				37,106				3,791				40,897				5,287				541				5,828
Net cash provided by operating activities			8,694				831				9,525				7,970				409				8,379				4,036				243				4,279				575				35				610
Less: Capital expenditures			(3,525	)			(4	)			(3,529	)			(2,090	)			(28	)			(2,118	)			(1,637	)			(8	)			(1,645	)			(233	)			(1	)			(234	)
Free cash flow			5,169				827				5,996				5,880				381				6,261				2,399				235				2,634				342				34				376

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

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Baidu, Inc.

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

(In millions except for per ADS information, unaudited)

		Three months ended September 30, 2023 (RMB)			Three months ended June 30, 2024 (RMB)			Three months ended September 30, 2024 (RMB)			Three months ended September 30, 2024 (US$)
		Baidu Core			iQIYI			Baidu, Inc.			Baidu Core			iQIYI			Baidu, Inc.			Baidu Core			iQIYI			Baidu, Inc.			Baidu Core			iQIYI			Baidu, Inc.
Operating income			5,498				747				6,274				5,608				342				5,944				5,694				239				5,925				811				34				844
Add: Share-based compensation expenses			1,129				146				1,275				1,354				158				1,512				915				129				1,044				131				18				149
Add: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets(1)			45				2				47				43				1				44				43				2				45				6				-				6
Operating income (non-GAAP)			6,672				895				7,596				7,005				501				7,500				6,652				370				7,014				948				52				999
Add: Depreciation of fixed assets			1,841				68				1,909				1,612				35				1,647				1,684				35				1,719				240				5				245
Adjusted EBITDA			8,513				963				9,505				8,617				536				9,147				8,336				405				8,733				1,188				57				1,244
Net income attributable to Baidu			6,436				476				6,681				5,462				69				5,488				7,536				229				7,632				1,074				33				1,088
Add: Share-based compensation expenses			1,128				146				1,194				1,353				158				1,425				914				129				972				130				18				138
Add: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets(1)			43				2				44				41				1				41				41				2				42				6				-				6
Add: Disposal (gain) loss			(753	)			-				(753	)			(30	)			-				(30	)			(1,501	)			22				(1,491	)			(214	)			3				(212	)
Add: Impairment of long-term investments			46				-				46				26				17				34				26				91				68				4				13				10
Add: Fair value (gain) loss of long-term investments			(384	)			(2	)			(385	)			531				2				531				(1,361	)			7				(1,358	)			(194	)			1				(194	)
Add: Reconciling items on equity method investments(2)			572				-				572				83				-				83				8				-				8				1				-				1
Add: Tax effects on non-GAAP adjustments(3)			(132	)			-				(132	)			(176	)			-				(176	)			13				-				13				2				-				2
Net income attributable to Baidu (non-GAAP)			6,956				622				7,267				7,290				247				7,396				5,676				480				5,886				809				68				839
Diluted earnings per ADS					18.22						15.01						21.60						3.08
Add: Accretion of the redeemable noncontrolling interests					0.53						0.57						0.01						-
Add: Non-GAAP adjustments to earnings per ADS					1.65						5.44						(5.01	)					(0.71	)
Diluted earnings per ADS (non-GAAP)					20.40						21.02						16.60						2.37

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

(2)

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

(3)	This represents tax impact of all non-GAAP adjustments.

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