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Baidu Announces First Quarter 2014 Results

2014-04-25 04:30 1569

 

BEIJING, April 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014[1].

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First Quarter 2014 Highlights

  • Total revenues in the first quarter of 2014 were RMB9.497 billion ($1.528 billion), a 59.1% increase from the corresponding period in 2013.
  • Operating profit in the first quarter of 2014 was RMB2.374 billion ($381.8 million), a 7.4% increase from the corresponding period in 2013.
  • Net income attributable to Baidu in the first quarter of 2014 was RMB2.535 billion ($407.8 million), a 24.1% increase from the corresponding period in 2013. Diluted earnings attributable to Baidu per ADS for the first quarter of 2014 were RMB7.21 ($1.16); diluted earnings attributable to Baidu per ADS excluding share-based compensation expenses (non-GAAP) for the first quarter of 2014 were RMB7.69 ($1.24).

"We started the year with impressive revenue growth, which accelerated for the third consecutive quarter," said Robin Li, chairman and chief executive officer of Baidu. "Our focus remained on growing our market-leading offerings in search and app distribution, and we continued to broaden our platform in newer areas like location-based services."

Mr. Li continued, "As the Internet disrupts more and more traditional industries, and mobile's importance continues to grow, Baidu is uniquely positioned with our competitive advantage as a leading cross-platform information gateway with world class technology. We're confident our focused approach to investment will continue to drive sustainable growth in the quarters ahead."

"In the first quarter, our core search business once again drove strong top-line growth," commented Jennifer Li, Baidu's chief financial officer. "We'll continue to invest aggressively in our core business and key strategic focus areas to support Baidu's long-term industry leadership."

First Quarter 2014 Results

Baidu reported total revenues of RMB9.497 billion ($1.528 billion) for the first quarter of 2014, representing a 59.1% increase from the corresponding period in 2013.

Online marketing revenues for the first quarter of 2014 were RMB9.378 billion ($1.509 billion), representing a 57.5% increase from the corresponding period in 2013. Baidu had about 446,000 active online marketing customers[2] in the first quarter of 2014, representing an 8.8% increase from the corresponding period in 2013 and a 1.1% decrease from the fourth quarter of 2013. Revenue per online marketing customer for the first quarter was approximately RMB20,900 ($3,362), a 44.1% increase from the corresponding period in 2013 and flat compared to the fourth quarter of 2013.

Traffic acquisition cost as a component of cost of revenues was RMB1.182 billion ($190.1 million), representing 12.4% of total revenues, as compared to 10.2% in the corresponding period in 2013 and 12.3% in the fourth quarter of 2013. The year-over-year increase mainly reflects increased contextual ads contributions and the promotion of Hao123 through the Company's network.

Bandwidth costs as a component of cost of revenues were RMB646.1 million ($103.9 million), representing 6.8% of total revenues, compared to 6.8% in the corresponding period in 2013. Depreciation costs as a component of cost of revenues were RMB430.5 million ($69.3 million), representing 4.5% of total revenues, compared to 5.6% in the corresponding period in 2013.

Content costs as a component of cost of revenues were RMB393.6 million ($63.3 million), representing 4.1% of total revenues, compared to 1.6% in the corresponding period in 2013, and 3.8% in the previous quarter. The increase was mainly due to iQiyi's increased content costs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were RMB2.009 billion ($323.2 million), representing an increase of 136.9% from the corresponding period in 2013, primarily due to an increase in promotional spending for mobile products.

Research and development expenses were RMB1.277 billion ($205.4 million), a 57.5% increase from the corresponding period in 2013. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the number of research and development personnel.

Share-based compensation expenses, which were allocated to related operating costs and expense line items, were RMB169.0 million ($27.2 million) in the first quarter of 2014, compared to RMB110.9 million in the corresponding period in 2013 and RMB177.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2013. The increase from the corresponding period was a result of increased share grants to employees.

Operating profit was RMB2.374 billion ($381.8 million), representing a 7.4% increase from the corresponding period in 2013. Operating profit excluding share-based compensation expenses (non-GAAP) was RMB2.543 billion ($409.0 million), a 9.5% increase from the corresponding period in 2013.

Income tax expense was RMB430.3 million ($69.2 million), compared to an income tax expense of RMB388.9 million in the corresponding period in 2013. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2014 was 15.1% as compared to 16.2% for the corresponding period in 2013 and 11.2% in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Net income attributable to Baidu was RMB2.535 billion ($407.8 million), representing a 24.1% increase from the corresponding period in 2013. Basic and diluted earnings per ADS for the first quarter of 2014 amounted to RMB7.24 ($1.16) and RMB7.21 ($1.16), respectively.

Net income attributable to Baidu excluding share-based compensation expenses (non-GAAP) was RMB2.704 billion ($435.0 million), a 25.6% increase from the corresponding period in 2013. Basic and diluted earnings per ADS excluding share-based compensation expenses (non-GAAP) for the first quarter of 2014 amounted to RMB7.72 ($1.24) and RMB7.69 ($1.24), respectively.

As of March 31, 2014, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of RMB39.679 billion ($6.383 billion). Net operating cash inflow for the first quarter of 2014 was RMB3.612 billion ($581.1 million). Capital expenditures for the first quarter of 2014 were RMB1.043 billion ($167.8 million).

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP), defined in this announcement as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, other non-operating income and share-based compensation expenses, was RMB3.219 billion ($517.9 million) for the first quarter of 2014, representing a 15.8% increase from the corresponding period in 2013.

Outlook for Second Quarter 2014

Baidu currently expects to generate total revenues in an amount ranging from RMB11.820 billion ($1.901 billion) to RMB12.110 billion ($1.948 billion) for the second quarter of 2014, representing a 56.3% to 60.2% year-over-year increase. This forecast reflects Baidu's current and preliminary view, which is subject to change.

Conference Call Information

Baidu's management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 PM on April 24, 2014 U.S. Eastern Time (8:00 AM on April 25, 2014 Beijing/Hong Kong Time).

Dial-in details for the earnings conference call are as follows:

International:

+65-6723-9381

US:

+1-845-675-0437

UK:

+44-20-3059-8139

Hong Kong:

+852-2475-0994

   

Passcode for all regions:

28733029

A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following number until May 2, 2014:

International:

+61-2-8199-0299

   

Passcode:

28733029

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

About Baidu

Baidu, Inc. is the leading Chinese language Internet search provider. As a technology-based media company, Baidu aims to provide the best and most equitable way for people to find what they're looking for. In addition to serving individual Internet search users, Baidu provides an effective platform for businesses to reach potential customers. Baidu's ADSs trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "BIDU". Currently, ten ADSs represent one Class A ordinary share.

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, the outlook for the second quarter 2014 and quotations from management in this announcement, as well as Baidu's 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 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 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: our growth strategies; our future business development, including development of new products and services; our ability to attract and retain users and customers; competition in the Chinese and Japanese language Internet search markets; competition for online marketing customers; changes in our revenues and certain cost or expense items as a percentage of our 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 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, Japan and elsewhere. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in our annual report on Form 20-F and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement Baidu's consolidated financial results presented in accordance with GAAP, Baidu uses the following measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the SEC: adjusted EBITDA, operating profit excluding share-based compensation expenses, net income excluding share-based compensation expenses, and basic and diluted earnings per ADS excluding share-based compensation expenses. 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. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the tables captioned "Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures" and "Reconciliation from net cash provided by operating activities to adjusted EBITDA" set forth at the end of this release.

Baidu believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding certain expenses, particularly share-based compensation expenses, that may not be indicative of its operating performance or financial condition from a cash perspective. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our 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. Baidu has computed its non-GAAP financial measures using the same consistent method from quarter to quarter since April 1, 2006. We believe 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 share-based compensation charge that has been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in our results of operations. A limitation of using non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA is that it does not include all items that impact our net income for the period. Management compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from each non-GAAP measure. The accompanying tables have more details on the reconciliations between GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to the non-GAAP financial measures.

[1]

This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars at specified rates solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB6.2164 to US$1.00, the effective noon buying rate as of March 31, 2014 in The City of New York for cable transfers of RMB as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

[2]

The number of active online marketing customers and revenue per online active customer exclude our group-buying related businesses for consistency with previous reporting.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

China
Sharon Ng
Baidu, Inc.
Tel: +86-10-5992-3776
ir@baidu.com

Nick Beswick
Brunswick Group
Tel: +86-10-5960-8600
Email: baidu@brunswickgroup.com

U.S.
Cindy Zheng
Brunswick Group
Tel: +1-212-333-3810
Email: baidu@brunswickgroup.com

 

Baidu, Inc.

     

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

     
       
   

March 31

December 31

(In RMB thousands except for number of shares and per share data)

 

2014

2013

   

Unaudited

Audited

       

ASSETS

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

 

8,793,353

9,691,797

Restricted cash

 

263,757

259,533

Short-term investments

 

30,885,438

28,734,761

Accounts receivable, net

 

2,356,721

2,220,846

Amounts due from related parties

 

104

104

Deferred tax assets, net

 

406,240

286,844

Other assets, current

 

1,724,620

1,835,265

Total current assets

 

44,430,233

43,029,150

       

Non-current assets:

     

Fixed assets, net

 

6,255,743

5,370,268

Intangible assets, net

 

3,625,502

3,630,315

Goodwill

 

17,146,417

16,864,350

Long-term investments, net

 

966,760

634,777

Amounts due from related parties

 

-

370,916

Deferred tax assets, net

 

96,436

97,940

Other assets, non-current

 

856,106

988,072

Total non-current assets

 

28,946,964

27,956,638

       

Total assets

 

73,377,197

70,985,788

       

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

     

Current liabilities:

     

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

8,078,760

7,362,138

Customer advances and deposits

 

3,092,041

2,977,872

Deferred revenue

 

229,892

226,599

Deferred income

 

91,593

77,287

Long-term loans, current portion

 

352,451

343,625

Capital lease obligation

 

45,408

44,907

Due to Related Parties, Current

 

398

398

Total current liabilities

 

11,890,543

11,032,826

       

Non-current liabilities:

     

Deferred income

 

454,291

376,491

Long-term loans

 

2,167,690

2,112,359

Notes payable

 

15,506,065

15,116,990

Amounts due to related parties

 

-

373,227

Deferred tax liabilities

 

1,193,908

1,200,270

Capital lease obligation

 

32,382

40,999

Other Non Current Liabilities

 

64,931

67,376

Total non-current liabilities

 

19,419,267

19,287,712

       

Total liabilities

 

31,309,810

30,320,538

       

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

 

-

-

       

Equity

     

Class A Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.00005 per share, 825,000,000 shares authorized, and27,522,821 shares and27,492,452 shares issued and outstanding as at December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014

 

12

12

Class B Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.00005 per share, 35,400,000 shares authorized, and7,517,921 shares and7,537,921 shares issued and outstanding as at December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2014

 

3

3

Additional paid-in capital

 

2,817,060

3,056,418

Retained earnings

 

37,060,578

34,525,386

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

363,200

843,096

Total Baidu, Inc. shareholders' equity

 

40,240,853

38,424,915

Noncontrolling interests

 

1,826,534

2,240,335

Total equity

 

42,067,387

40,665,250

       

Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity

 

73,377,197

70,985,788

 

Baidu, Inc.

         

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

         
     

Three Months Ended

     

March 31,

March 31,

December 31,

(In RMB thousands except for share, per share (or ADS) information)

   

2014

2013

2013

     

Unaudited

Unaudited

Unaudited

Revenues:

         

Online marketing services

   

9,378,318

5,952,898

9,462,202

Other services

   

118,234

15,640

60,711

Total revenues

   

9,496,552

5,968,538

9,522,913

           

Operating costs and expenses:

         

Cost of revenues (note 1, 2)

   

(3,837,340)

(2,099,264)

(3,656,489)

Selling, general and administrative (note 2)

   

(2,008,890)

(848,102)

(1,862,966)

Research and development (note 2)

   

(1,276,650)

(810,682)

(1,263,835)

Total operating costs and expenses

   

(7,122,880)

(3,758,048)

(6,783,290)

           

Operating profit

   

2,373,672

2,210,490

2,739,623

           

Other income:

         

Interest income

   

419,495

273,987

367,922

Interest expense

   

(121,784)

(89,246)

(148,207)

Foreign exchange income (loss), net

   

97,302

(461)

(40,861)

Loss from equity method investments

   

(5,603)

(5,453)

(651)

Other income, net

   

77,526

6,468

115,399

Total other income

   

466,936

185,295

293,602

           

Income before income taxes

   

2,840,608

2,395,785

3,033,225

           

Income taxes

   

(430,296)

(388,861)

(338,832)

           

Net income

   

2,410,312

2,006,924

2,694,393

Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

   

(124,880)

(35,908)

(89,870)

Net income attributable to Baidu, Inc.

   

2,535,192

2,042,832

2,784,263

           
           

Earnings per share for Class A and Class B ordinary shares:

         

Net income attributable to Baidu, Inc.-Basic

   

72.36

58.86

79.22

Net income attributable to Baidu, Inc.-Diluted

   

72.14

58.82

78.99

           

Earnings per ADS (1 Class A ordinary share equals 10 ADSs ):

         

Net income attributable to Baidu, Inc.-Basic

   

7.24

5.89

7.92

Net income attributable to Baidu, Inc.-Diluted

   

7.21

5.88

7.90

           

Weighted average number of Class A and Class B ordinary shares outstanding:

         

Basic

   

35,035,287

34,968,420

35,013,458

Diluted

   

35,143,937

34,989,911

35,117,726

           

(1) Cost of revenues are detailed as follows:

         

Sales tax and surcharges

   

(699,370)

(432,768)

(702,336)

Traffic acquisition costs

   

(1,181,803)

(609,606)

(1,175,929)

Bandwidth costs

   

(646,087)

(404,880)

(563,709)

Depreciation costs

   

(430,497)

(333,101)

(410,164)

Operational costs

   

(479,542)

(218,712)

(433,478)

Content costs

   

(393,639)

(95,791)

(361,702)

Share-based compensation expenses

   

(6,402)

(4,406)

(9,171)

Total cost of revenues

   

(3,837,340)

(2,099,264)

(3,656,489)

           

(2) Includes share-based compensation expenses as follows:

         

Cost of revenues

   

(6,402)

(4,406)

(9,171)

Selling, general and administrative

   

(76,947)

(29,540)

(63,861)

Research and development

   

(85,618)

(77,002)

(104,319)

Total share-based compensation expenses

   

(168,967)

(110,948)

(177,351)

 

Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures (*) (in RMB thousands, unaudited)

                   
 

Three months ended March 31, 2013

Three months ended December 31, 2013

Three months ended March 31, 2014

 

GAAP Result

Adjustment

Non-GAAP Results

GAAP Result

Adjustment

Non-GAAP Results

GAAP Result

Adjustment

Non-GAAP Results

Operating profit

2,210,490

110,948

2,321,438

2,739,623

177,351

2,916,974

2,373,672

168,967

2,542,639

                   
 

Three months ended March 31, 2013

Three months ended December 31, 2013

Three months ended March 31, 2014

 

GAAP Result

Adjustment

Non-GAAP Results

GAAP Result

Adjustment

Non-GAAP Results

GAAP Result

Adjustment

Non-GAAP Results

Net income attributable to Baidu, Inc.

2,042,832

110,948

2,153,780

2,784,263

177,351

2,961,614

2,535,192

168,967

2,704,159

                   

(*) The adjustment is only for share-based compensation.

 

Reconciliation from net cash provided by operating activities to adjusted EBITDA(*) (in RMB thousands, unaudited)

             
             
 

Three months ended

As a % of

Three months ended

As a % of

Three months ended

As a % of

 

March 31, 2013

total revenues

December 31, 2013

total revenues

March 31, 2014

total revenues

Net cash provided by operating activities

2,185,543

37%

4,107,321

42%

3,612,458

38%

             

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions

391,950

6%

(589,598)

-6%

(356,407)

-4%

Income taxes expenses

388,861

7%

338,832

4%

430,296

5%

Interest income and other, net

(185,295)

-3%

(293,602)

-3%

(466,936)

-5%

             

Adjusted EBITDA

2,781,059

47%

3,562,953

37%

3,219,411

34%

             

(*) Definition of adjusted EBITDA: earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization,other non-operating income, and share-based compensation expenses.

Source: Baidu, Inc.
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