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Baidu Inc ADR BIDU

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$104.32 +0.92 (0.89%)
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Baidu: Lowering Fair Value by 5% Over Macro Headwinds Affecting Ad Business; Cloud Still Strong

We are lowering our Baidu fair value estimate by 5% to USD 174 (HKD 171) per share from USD 183 (HKD 180), after lowering our annual revenue growth assumptions for Baidu’s advertising business to 4%-5% from 6% in 2025-29 as macroeconomic headwinds continue to mount. Previously, wide-moat Baidu indicated that the slow growth rate in the fourth quarter of 2023 was only temporary, with recovery expected in 2024, but we now believe visibility will be limited this year.

Price vs Fair Value

BIDU is trading at a 41% discount.
Price
$103.40
Fair Value
$722.00
Uncertainty
High
1-Star Price
$798.40
5-Star Price
$968.40
Economic Moat
Bntl
Capital Allocation
Ggddwkmt

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls

Baidu is strengthening its mobile ecosystem with search, livestreaming, and mini programs, helping to create a closed-loop experience for users to acquire information and make transaction.

Bears

Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, Kuaishou and other social media platforms are competing in terms of advertising budgets, which will result in slow growth in revenue for Baidu search.

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Trading Information

Previous Close Price
$103.40
Day Range
$102.88105.52
52-Week Range
$94.25156.98
Bid/Ask
$104.70 / $104.80
Market Cap
$36.58 Bil
Volume/Avg
2.6 Mil / 3.4 Mil

Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
9.04
Price/Sales
1.93
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
Dividend Yield (Forward)
Total Yield
0.49%

Company Profile

Baidu is the largest internet search engine in China with 84% share of the search engine market in September 2021 per web analytics firm, Statcounter. The firm generated 72% of core revenue from online marketing services from its search engine in 2022. Outside its search engine, Baidu is a technology-driven company and its other major growth initiatives are artificial intelligence cloud, video streaming services, voice recognition technology, and autonomous driving.
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Internet Content & Information
Stock Style Box
Large Core
Total Number of Employees
45,500

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Valuation

Metric
BIDU
03690
JD
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
9.0426.819.23
Price/Book Value
1.054.081.39
Price/Sales
1.932.250.30
Price/Cash Flow
5.2223.557.42
Price/Earnings
BIDU
03690
JD

Financial Strength

Metric
BIDU
03690
JD
Quick Ratio
2.751.570.80
Current Ratio
3.011.821.16
Interest Coverage
6.2910.278.66
Quick Ratio
BIDU
03690
JD

Profitability

Metric
BIDU
03690
JD
Return on Assets (Normalized)
7.13%8.68%5.87%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
12.23%16.49%15.88%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
7.21%11.89%8.55%
Return on Assets
BIDU
03690
JD
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