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Baidu, Inc. (BIDU)

6-K 2022-05-27 For: 2022-05-27
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OFFOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of May 2022

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  ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  ☐

Exhibit 99.1 — Press Release

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/ Rong Luo
Name : Rong Luo
Title : Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 27, 2022

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Baidu Announces First Quarter 2022 Results

BEIJING, China, May 26, 2022 — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888) (“Baidu” or the “Company”), a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.

“Baidu delivered solid first quarter results, especially with regard to our cloud and intelligent driving businesses. Baidu AI Cloud reported another quarter of strong revenue growth and Apollo Go was granted the first permit in China to provide driverless ride-hailing services on public roads in Beijing,” said Robin Li, Co-founder and CEO of Baidu. “Since mid-March, our business has been negatively impacted by the recent COVID-19 resurgence in China. Although challenges related to the virus continue to pressure our near term business operations, we remain confident that our new AI businesses will boost the long-term growth of Baidu and contribute to China’s innovation- driven economy and sustainable development.”

“Revenues from Baidu Core remained healthy with non-ad revenues increasing by 35% year over year, driven by Baidu AI Cloud, which grew 45% year over year in the quarter, ” said Rong Luo, CFO of Baidu. “Looking ahead, we remain committed to quality revenue growth and an enduring business model. In addition, we will further enhance our overall operational efficiency to drive long-term growth.”

First Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights^1^

Baidu, Inc.
(In millions except per<br> <br>ADS,unaudited) Q1 2021 Q4 2021 Q1 2022 YOY QOQ
RMB RMB RMB US
Total revenues 28,134 33,088 28,411 1 % (14 %)
Operating income 2,789 1,958 2,601 (7 %) 33 %
Operating income (non-GAAP) ^2^ 4,362 4,307 3,996 (8 %) (7 %)
Net income (loss) to Baidu 25,653 1,715 (885 ) )
Net income to Baidu (non-GAAP)^2^ 4,297 4,084 3,879 (10 %) (5 %)
Diluted earnings (loss) per ADS 73.76 4.51 (2.87 ) )
Diluted earnings per ADS (non-GAAP)^2^ 12.38 11.60 11.22 (9 %) (3 %)
Adjusted EBITDA^2^ 5,900 5,757 5,499 (7 %) (4 %)
Adjusted EBITDA margin 21 % 17 % 19 % %

All values are in US Dollars.

^1^ Unless otherwise noted, RMB to USD was converted at an exchange rate of RMB6.3393 as of March 31, 2022, as set<br>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<br>Non-GAAP Financial Measures section (see also “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to the Nearest Comparable GAAP Measures” for more details).<br>
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Baidu Core
(In millions, unaudited) Q1 2021 Q4 2021 Q1 2022 YOY QOQ
RMB RMB RMB US
Total revenues 20,483 25,978 21,378 4 % (18 %)
Operating income 3,847 2,958 2,524 (34 %) (15 %)
Operating income (non-GAAP)^2^ 5,064 4,847 3,686 (27 %) (24 %)
Net income (loss) to Baidu Core 26,354 2,656 (963 ) )
Net income to Baidu Core (non-GAAP)^2^ 4,870 4,625 3,804 (22 %) (18 %)
Adjusted EBITDA^2^ 6,487 6,210 5,106 (21 %) (18 %)
Adjusted EBITDA margin 32 % 24 % 24 % %

All values are in US Dollars.

Operational Highlights

Corporate

Baidu released its annual ESG Report in May 2022, which details Baidu’s ESG policies and sustainability<br>initiatives ( http://esg.baidu.com/en/esg_download.html ).

AI Cloud

PaddlePaddle developer community has grown to 4.77 million and has served 180,000 businesses and created<br>560,000 models, as of May 20, 2022.
Baidu ACE smart transportation has been adopted by 41 cities, up from 16 cities a year ago, based on contract<br>value of over RMB10 million, as of the end of the first quarter of 2022.
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Intelligent Driving

Baidu received a nomination letter from Dongfeng Motor, a Top 3 domestic automaker, in April 2022, indicating<br>that Dongfeng Motor intends to adopt Apollo Self Driving (ANP, AVP, HD Map) in one of its popular models. This followed the nomination letter from BYD earlier this year.
On April 28th 2022, Apollo Go was granted the permits to provide driverless ride hailing services on public roads<br>of the Yizhuang region of Beijing. Apollo also received the first permits in Chongqing to conduct driverless testing on May 20th, 2022.
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Apollo Go provided 196K rides in the first quarter of 2022.
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Apollo Go is now available in ten cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Changsha,<br>Cangzhou, Yangquan, Wuzhen Water Town in Jiaxing and Wuhan. Apollo Go expanded into Wuzhen Water Town in Jiaxing on March 26, 2022 and Wuhan on May 10, 2022.
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Other Growth Initiatives

Xiaodu again ranked No.1 in smart display shipments globally for 2021, according to Strategy Analytics and<br>Canalys. Xiaodu continues to be ranked No.1 in smart speaker shipments in China for 2021, according to Strategy Analytics, IDC and Canalys.

Mobile Ecosystem

In March, Baidu App’s MAUs reached 632 million, up 13% year over year, and daily logged in users<br>reached 83%.
In March, Baidu Smart Mini Program (“SMPs”) MAUs reached 508 million, up 22% year over<br>year, and the number of SMPs grew by 26% year over year.
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Revenue from Managed Page grew by 31% and reached 47% of Baidu Core’s online marketing revenue in the first<br>quarter of 2022.
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iQIYI

iQIYI’s average daily number of total subscribing members for the quarter was 101 million, compared to<br>105 million for the first quarter of 2021 and 97 million for the fourth quarter of

2021.

First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Total revenueswere RMB28.4 billion ($4.48 billion), increasing 1% year over year.

Revenue from Baidu Core was RMB21.4 billion ($3.37 billion), increasing 4% year over year; onlinemarketing revenue was RMB15.7 billion ($2.47 billion), decreasing 4% year over year, and non-online marketing revenue was RMB5.7 billion ($903 million), up 35% year over year, driven by<br>cloud and other AI-powered businesses.
Revenue from iQIYI was RMB7.3 billion ($1.15 billion), decreasing 9% year over year.<br>
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Cost of revenues was RMB15.5 billion ($2.45 billion), increasing 4% year over year, primarily due to an increase in cost of goods sold, traffic acquisition costs, bandwidth costs, and other costs related to new AI business, offset by a decrease in content costs.

Selling,general and administrative expenses were RMB4.7 billion ($735 million), decreasing 11% year over year, primarily due to a decrease in channel spending, promotional marketing and expected credit losses.

Research and development expense was RMB5.6 billion ($885 million), increasing 10% year over year, primarily due to an increase in personnel related expense.

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Operating income was RMB2.6 billion ($410 million). Baidu Core operating income was RMB2.5 billion ($398 million), and Baidu Core operating margin was 12%. Non-GAAP operating income was RMB4.0 billion ($630 million). Non-GAAP BaiduCore operating income was RMB3.7 billion ($581 million), and non-GAAP Baidu Core operating margin was 17%.

Total other loss, net was RMB3.0 billion ($466 million), which mainly included a fair value loss of RMB3.0 billion from long-term investments. A significant portion of long-term investments, including but not limited to investments in equity securities of public and private companies, private equity funds and digital assets, is subject to quarterly fair value adjustments, which may contribute to net income volatility in future periods.

Income tax expense was RMB391 million ($62 million), decreasing 75% year over year, primarily due to a decrease in profit before tax and an increase in deduction on certain expenses that were previously considered non-deductible.

Net lossattributable to Baidu was RMB885 million ($140 million), and diluted loss per ADS was RMB2.87 ($0.45). Net loss attributable to Baidu Core was RMB963 million ($152 million). Non- GAAPnet income attributable to Baidu was RMB3.9 billion ($612 million). Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS was RMB11.22 ($1.77). Non-GAAP net income attributableto Baidu Core was RMB3.8 billion ($600 million), and non-GAAP net margin for Baidu Core was 18%.

Adjusted EBITDA was RMB5.5 billion ($867 million) and adjusted EBITDA margin was 19%. Adjusted EBITDA for Baidu Core was RMB5.1 billion ($805 million) and adjusted EBITDA margin for Baidu Core was 24%.

As of March 31, 2022, cash, cash equivalents, restricted cashand short-term investments were RMB191.0 billion ($30.13 billion), and cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short- term investments excluding iQIYI were RMB185.8 billion ($29.31 billion). Free cash flow was negative RMB107 million ($17 million), and free cash flow excluding iQIYI was RMB1.1 billion ($175 million).

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Conference Call Information

Baidu’s management will hold an earnings conference call at 8.00AM on May 26, 2022, U.S. Eastern Time (8.00PM on May 26, 2022, Beijing Time).

Please register in advance of the conference call using the link provided below. Upon registering, you will be provided with participant dial-in numbers, Direct Event passcode and unique registrant ID by email.

For pre-registration, please click http://apac.directeventreg.com/registration/event/3917105

It will automatically direct you to the registration page of “Baidu Q1 2022 Earnings Conference Call”, where you may fill in your details for RSVP. If it requires you to enter a participant conference ID, please enter “3917105”.

In the 10 minutes prior to the call start time, you may use the conference access information (including dial-in number(s), Direct Event passcode and unique registrant ID) provided in the confirmation email that you have received following your pre-registration.

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

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 (loss), non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income (loss) 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, amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations and contingent loss pertaining to legal proceeding in relation to former advertising agencies and iQIYI’s non-recurring employee severance costs.

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, contingent loss pertaining to legal proceeding in relation to former advertising agencies, iQIYI’s non-recurring employee severance costs, disposal gain or loss, impairment of long-term investments, fair value change of long-term investments, charitable donation from Baidu, 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 shares, 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, contingent loss pertaining to legal proceeding in relation to former advertising agencies, iQIYI’s non-recurring employee severance costs, 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 (Loss)

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

Three Months Ended
March 31,2021 December 31,2021 March 31,2022 March 31,2022
RMB RMB RMB US(2)
Revenues:
Online marketing services 18,094 20,723 16,929
Others 10,040 12,365 11,482
Total revenues **** 28,134 **** **** 33,088 **** **** 28,411 **** ****
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues^(1)^ 15,002 17,289 15,546
Selling, general and administrative^(1)^ 5,245 6,451 4,656
Research and development^(1)^ 5,098 7,390 5,608
Total costs and expenses **** 25,345 **** **** 31,130 **** **** 25,810 **** ****
Operating income **** 2,789 **** **** 1,958 **** **** 2,601 **** ****
Other income (loss):
Interest income 1,233 1,514 1,454
Interest expense (823 ) (873 ) (710 ) )
Foreign exchange income (loss), net 156 (27 ) (11 ) )
Share of losses from equity method investments (151 ) (773 ) (408 ) )
Others, net 23,362 566 (3,286 ) )
Total other income (loss), net **** 23,777 **** **** 407 **** **** (2,961 ) )
Income (loss) before income taxes **** 26,566 **** **** 2,365 **** **** (360 ) )
Income tax expense 1,534 1,295 391
Net income (loss) **** 25,032 **** **** 1,070 **** **** (751 ) )
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests (621 ) (645 ) 134
Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu **** 25,653 **** **** 1,715 **** **** (885 ) )

All values are in US Dollars.

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Three Months Ended
March 31,2021 December 31,2021 March 31,2022 March 31,2022
RMB RMB RMB US(2)
Earnings (loss) per ADS (1 ADS representing 8 Class A ordinary shares):
— Basic 76.10 4.57 (2.87 ) )
— Diluted 73.76 4.51 (2.87 ) )
Earnings (loss) per share for Class A and Class B ordinary shares:
— Basic 9.51 0.57 (0.36 ) )
— Diluted 9.22 0.56 (0.36 ) )
Weighted average number of Class A and Class B ordinary shares outstanding (in<br>millions):
— Basic 2,692 2,780 2,767
— Diluted 2,777 2,816 2,767
(1)   Includes share-based compensation expenses as follows:
Cost of revenues 79 134 82
Selling, general and administrative 471 533 377
Research and development 949 1,426 864
Total share-based compensation expenses 1,499 2,093 1,323

All values are in US Dollars.

(2) All translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB6.3393 to US$1.00, the exchange rate in<br>effect as of March 31, 2022 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 31,2021 March 31,2022 March 31,2022
RMB RMB US
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 36,850 36,832
Restricted cash 10,821 10,975
Short-term investments, net 143,243 143,172
Accounts receivable, net 9,981 9,671
Amounts due from related parties 1,368 903
Other current assets, net 11,052 9,950
Total current assets **** 213,315 **** 211,503
Non-current assets:
Fixed assets, net 23,027 23,133
Licensed copyrights, net 7,258 7,096
Produced content, net 10,951 12,032
Intangible assets, net 1,689 1,556
Goodwill 22,605 22,605
Long-term investments, net 67,332 64,247
Amounts due from related parties 3,487 3,471
Deferred tax assets, net 2,372 2,670
Operating lease<br>right-of-use assets 12,065 10,769
Other non-current assets 15,933 16,551
Total non-current assets **** 166,719 **** 164,130
Total assets **** 380,034 **** 375,633

All values are in US Dollars.

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December 31,2021 March 31,2022 March 31,2022
RMB RMB US
LIABILITIES,
REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING
INTERESTS AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term loans 4,168 4,442
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 41,384 35,693
Customer deposits and deferred revenue 13,706 13,153
Deferred income 97 87
Long-term loans, current portion 2
Notes payable, current portion 10,505 10,457
Amounts due to related parties 1,764 1,553
Operating lease liabilities 2,862 2,804
Total current liabilities **** 74,488 **** 68,189
Non-current liabilities:
Deferred income 129 147
Deferred revenue 223 234
Amounts due to related parties 3,268 3,243
Long-term loans 12,629 12,573
Notes payable 43,120 42,917
Convertible senior notes 12,652 13,238
Deferred tax liabilities 3,286 3,006
Operating lease liabilities 5,569 5,149
Other non-current liabilities 718 1,707
Total non-current liabilities **** 81,594 **** 82,214
Total liabilities **** 156,082 **** 150,403
Redeemable noncontrolling interests **** 7,148 **** 6,872
Equity
Total Baidu shareholders’ equity 211,459 212,170
Noncontrolling interests 5,345 6,188
Total equity **** 216,804 **** 218,358
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity **** 380,034 **** 375,633

All values are in US Dollars.

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Baidu, Inc.

Selected Information

(In millions, unaudited)

Three months ended Three months ended Three months ended Three months ended
March 31, 2021 (RMB) December 31, 2021 (RMB) March 31, 2022 (RMB) March 31, 2022 (US)
Baidu Elim & Baidu, Baidu Elim & Baidu, Baidu Elim & Baidu, Baidu Elim & Baidu,
Core iQIYI adj^(2)^ Inc. Core iQIYI adj^(2)^ Inc. Core iQIYI adj^(2)^ Inc. Core iQIYI adj^(2)^ Inc.
Total revenues **** 20,483 **** **** 7,968 **** (317 ) **** 28,134 **** **** 25,978 **** **** 7,389 **** (279 ) **** 33,088 **** **** 21,378 **** **** 7,277 **** (244 ) **** 28,411 **** **** **** 1,148 (38 ) **** 4,482 ****
YOY 4 % (9 %) 1 %
QOQ (18 %) (2 %) (14 %)
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues ^(1)^ 8,162 7,109 (269 ) 15,002 11,017 6,507 (235 ) 17,289 9,807 5,964 (225 ) 15,546 941 (36 ) 2,452
Selling, general and<br>administrative ^(1)^ 4,048 1,201 (4 ) 5,245 5,377 1,093 (19 ) 6,451 3,913 745 (2 ) 4,656 118 735
Research and development ^(1)^ 4,426 672 5,098 6,626 764 7,390 5,134 474 5,608 75 885
Total costs and expenses **** 16,636 **** **** 8,982 **** (273 ) **** 25,345 **** **** 23,020 **** **** 8,364 **** (254 ) **** 31,130 **** **** 18,854 **** **** 7,183 **** (227 ) **** 25,810 **** **** **** 1,134 (36 ) **** 4,072 ****
YOY
Cost of revenues 20 % (16 %) 4 %
Selling, general and administrative (3 %) (38 %) (11 %)
Research and development 16 % (29 %) 10 %
Cost and expenses 13 % (20 %) 2 %
Operating income (loss) **** 3,847 **** **** (1,014 ) (44 ) **** 2,789 **** **** 2,958 **** **** (975 ) (25 ) **** 1,958 **** **** 2,524 **** **** 94 **** (17 ) **** 2,601 **** **** **** 14 (2 ) **** 410 ****
YOY (34 %) (7 %)
QOQ (15 %) 33 %
Operating margin 19 % (13 %) 10 % 11 % (13 %) 6 % 12 % 1 % 9 %
Add: total other income (loss), net 23,999 (222 ) 23,777 1,161 (754 ) 407 (3,058 ) 97 (2,961 ) ) 15 (466 )
Less: income tax expense 1,513 21 1,534 1,258 37 1,295 374 17 391 3 62
Less: net (loss) income attributable to NCI (21 ) 10 (610 )^(3)^ (621 ) 205 10 (860 )^(3)^ (645 ) 55 5 74 ^(3)^ 134 1 11 ^(3)^ 22
Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu **** 26,354 **** **** (1,267 ) **** 566 **** **** 25,653 **** **** 2,656 **** **** (1,776 ) **** 835 **** **** 1,715 **** **** (963 ) **** 169 **** **** (91 ) **** **** (885 ) ) **** 25 **** (13 ) **** **** (140 )
YOY
QOQ
Net margin 129 % (16 %) 91 % 10 % (24 %) 5 % (5 %) 2 % (3 %)

All values are in US Dollars.

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Three months ended<br>March 31, 2021 (RMB) Three months ended<br>December 31, 2021(RMB) Three months ended<br>March 31, 2022 (RMB) Three months endedMarch 31, 2022 (US)
BaiduCore iQIYI Elim &<br>adj^(2)^ Baidu,Inc. BaiduCore iQIYI Elim &<br>adj^(2)^ Baidu,Inc. BaiduCore iQIYI Elim &<br>adj^(2)^ Baidu,Inc. BaiduCore iQIYI Elim &<br>adj^(2)^ Baidu,Inc.
Non-GAAP financial measures:
Operating income (loss) (non-GAAP) **** 5,064 **** **** (658 ) **** 4,362 **** **** 4,847 **** **** (515 ) **** 4,307 **** **** 3,686 **** **** 327 **** **** 3,996 **** **** 51 **** 630
YOY (27 %) (8 %)
QOQ (24 %) (7 %)
Operating margin (non-GAAP) 25 % (8 %) 16 % 19 % (7 %) 13 % 17 % 4 % 14 %
Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu(non-GAAP) **** 4,870 **** **** (1,021 ) **** 4,297 **** **** 4,625 **** **** (1,001 ) **** 4,084 **** **** 3,804 **** **** 162 **** **** 3,879 **** **** 25 **** 612
YOY (22 %) (10 %)
QOQ (18 %) (5 %)
Net margin (non-GAAP) 24 % (13 %) 15 % 18 % (14 %) 12 % 18 % 2 % 14 %
Adjusted EBITDA **** 6,487 **** **** (543 ) **** 5,900 **** **** 6,210 **** **** (428 ) **** 5,757 **** **** 5,106 **** **** 410 **** **** 5,499 **** **** 64 **** 867
YOY (21 %) (7 %)
QOQ (18 %) (4 %)
Adjusted EBITDA margin 32 % (7 %) 21 % 24 % (6 %) 17 % 24 % 6 % 19 %
(1) Includes share-based compensation as follows:
Cost of revenues 33 46 79 90 44 134 45 37 82 6 13
Selling, general and administrative 256 215 471 396 137 533 257 120 377 19 60
Research and development 866 83 949 1,343 83 1,426 804 60 864 9 136
Total share-based compensation 1,155 344 1,499 1,829 264 2,093 1,106 217 1,323 34 209

All values are in US Dollars.

(2) Relates to intersegment eliminations and adjustments
(3) Relates to the net (loss) income attributable to iQIYI noncontrolling interests
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Baidu, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In millions,unaudited)

Three months endedMarch 31, 2021 (RMB) Three months endedDecember 31, 2021 (RMB) Three months endedMarch 31, 2022 (RMB) Three months endedMarch 31, 2022 (US)
Baiduexcl.iQIYI iQIYI Baidu,Inc. Baiduexcl.iQIYI iQIYI Baidu,Inc. Baiduexcl.iQIYI iQIYI Baidu,Inc. Baiduexcl.iQIYI iQIYI Baidu,Inc.
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities **** 5,467 **** **** (1,350 ) **** 4,117 **** **** 5,809 **** **** (1,095 ) **** 4,714 **** **** 3,039 **** **** (1,167 ) **** 1,872 **** **** **** (184 ) **** 295 ****
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (4,579 ) (2,778 ) (7,357 ) (50 ) 2,097 2,047 (2,884 ) (67 ) (2,951 ) ) (11 ) (466 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 18,018 611 18,629 (4,662 ) (5,239 ) (9,901 ) (644 ) 2,046 1,402 ) 323 221
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 251 (29 ) 222 (589 ) (74 ) (663 ) (183 ) (4 ) (187 ) ) (1 ) (29 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash **** 19,157 **** **** (3,546 ) **** 15,611 **** **** 508 **** **** (4,311 ) **** (3,803 ) **** (672 ) **** 808 **** **** 136 **** ) **** 127 **** **** 21 ****
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
At beginning of period 25,599 10,941 36,540 44,088 7,386 51,474 44,596 3,075 47,671 485 7,520
At end of period 44,756 7,395 52,151 44,596 3,075 47,671 43,924 3,883 47,807 612 7,541
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities **** 5,467 **** **** (1,350 ) **** 4,117 **** **** 5,809 **** **** (1,095 ) **** 4,714 **** **** 3,039 **** **** (1,167 ) **** 1,872 **** **** **** (184 ) **** 295 ****
Less: Capital expenditures (1,438 ) (61 ) (1,499 ) (4,213 ) (24 ) (4,237 ) (1,928 ) (51 ) (1,979 ) ) (8 ) (312 )
Free cash flow **** 4,029 **** **** (1,411 ) **** 2,618 **** **** 1,596 **** **** (1,119 ) **** 477 **** **** 1,111 **** **** (1,218 ) **** (107 ) **** **** (192 ) **** (17 )

All values are in US Dollars.

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)

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BaiduCore iQIYI Baidu,Inc. BaiduCore iQIYI Baidu,Inc. BaiduCore iQIYI Baidu,Inc. BaiduCore iQIYI Baidu,Inc.
Operating income (loss) **** 3,847 **** **** (1,014 ) **** 2,789 **** **** 2,958 **** **** (975 ) **** 1,958 **** **** 2,524 **** **** 94 **** **** 2,601 **** **** **** 14 **** **** 410 ****
Add: Share-based compensation expenses 1,155 344 1,499 1,829 264 2,093 1,106 217 1,323 34 209
Add: Amortization and impairment of intangible<br>assets^(1)^ 62 12 74 60 17 77 56 16 72 3 11
Add: iQIYI non-recurring employee severance costs^(4)^ 179 179
Operating income (loss) (non-GAAP) **** 5,064 **** **** (658 ) **** 4,362 **** **** 4,847 **** **** (515 ) **** 4,307 **** **** 3,686 **** **** 327 **** **** 3,996 **** **** **** 51 **** **** 630 ****
Add: Depreciation of fixed assets 1,423 115 1,538 1,363 87 1,450 1,420 83 1,503 13 237
Adjusted EBITDA **** 6,487 **** **** (543 ) **** 5,900 **** **** 6,210 **** **** (428 ) **** 5,757 **** **** 5,106 **** **** 410 **** **** 5,499 **** **** **** 64 **** **** 867 ****
Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu **** 26,354 **** **** (1,267 ) **** 25,653 **** **** 2,656 **** **** (1,776 ) **** 1,715 **** **** (963 ) **** 169 **** **** (885 ) ) **** 25 **** **** (140 )
Add: Share-based compensation expenses 1,146 344 1,325 1,805 264 1,941 1,101 217 1,210 34 191
Add: Amortization and impairment of intangible<br>assets^(1)^ 55 12 61 55 17 65 50 16 59 3 9
Add: Disposal (gain) loss (430 ) (216 ) (68 ) (34 )
Add: Impairment of long-term investments 752 139 824 598 183 690 29 109
Add: Fair value (gain) loss of long-term investments (23,545 ) (88 ) (23,590 ) (1,339 ) 2 (1,337 ) 3,037 (1 ) 3,037 479
Add: Reconciling items on equity method<br>investments^(2)^ 593 (20 ) 583 430 177 521 456 11 462 2 73
Add: Charitable donation from Baidu^(3)^ 50 50
Add: iQIYI non-recurring employee severance costs^(4)^ 179 92
Add: Tax effects on non-GAAP adjustments 267 (2 ) 265 216 (3 ) 213 (475 ) (3 ) (478 ) ) (75 )
Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu(non-GAAP) **** 4,870 **** **** (1,021 ) **** 4,297 **** **** 4,625 **** **** (1,001 ) **** 4,084 **** **** 3,804 **** **** 162 **** **** 3,879 **** **** **** 25 **** **** 612 ****

All values are in US Dollars.

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BaiduCore iQIYI Baidu,Inc. BaiduCore iQIYI Baidu,Inc. BaiduCore iQIYI Baidu,Inc. BaiduCore Baidu,Inc.
Diluted earnings (loss) per ADS **** 73.76 **** **** 4.51 **** (2.87 ) **** (0.45 )
Add: Accretion of the redeemable noncontrolling interests 0.14 0.36 0.31 0.05
Add: Non-GAAP adjustments to earnings per ADS (61.52 ) 6.73 13.78 2.17
Diluted earnings per ADS (non-GAAP) **** 12.38 **** **** 11.60 **** 11.22 **** **** 1.77 ****

All values are in US Dollars.

(1) This represents amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations.<br>
(2) This represents Baidu’s share of equity method investments for other<br>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<br>issuance of shares by the investees at a price higher or lower than the carrying value per shares.
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(3) This represents non-recurring charitable donation to discrete events.<br>
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(4) This represents non-recurring employee severance costs in relation to<br>the iQIYI employee optimization program incurred in 2021.
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