BAIDU’S Q3 2024 PERFORMANCE—AI GROWTH VS. AD WOES (1/9) Good morning, Tradingview Fam! Baidu’s latest financials are 📈🔍. Q3 2024 revenue hit ¥33.6B (4.7B USD), but the story’s in the details: AI’s soaring, ads are slipping. Let’s dive into BIDU’s numbers and outlook! 🚀
(2/9) – REVENUE & EARNINGS SNAPSHOT
• Total Revenue: ¥33.6B (4.7B USD) • Baidu Core: ¥26.5B (3.7B USD), +4% YoY 💥 • Cloud Revenue: Strong growth (exact figures vary) ☁️ • Q3 EPS: ¥19.2 ($2.67 USD), missed ¥19.62 est. • Non-GAAP Net Income: ¥7.6B (~1.06B USD) Next up: Feb 18 earnings, est. $1.78 EPS, 4.56B revenue (-7.4% YoY).
(3/9) – BIG MOVES IN AI & AUTONOMOUS TECH
• Baidu World 2024: Unveiled iRAG & Miaoda AI tools 🤖 • ERNIE API: 1.5B daily calls, up 30x YoY 📈 • Lidar Deal: $200-300M with Hesai for Yichi 06 robotaxis 🚗 AI and autonomy are stealing the show—growth engines revving up!
(4/9) – SECTOR SHOWDOWN
• Market Cap: 31.36B (Feb 2025) 🌍 • Trailing P/E: 10.56x, Forward P/E: 10.5x—cheap vs. Alphabet or Tencent 📊 • Lags GOOG in search/ad scale but leads Chinese peers (JD, PDD) in AI diversification At 3x EV/EBITDA, is BIDU undervalued? X posts think so!
(5/9) – RISKS ON THE RADAR
• Ad revenue: Squeezed by Tencent, ByteDance competition 📉 • AI costs: Big R&D spend, profits TBD 🤔 • China regs: Unpredictable hurdles loom 🏛️ • Economy: Slowdown could hit ad & cloud growth • U.S.-China tension: Weighs on sentiment ⚠️
(6/9) – SWOT: STRENGTHS
• King of China’s search market, mobile ecosystem thriving 🔍 • ERNIE Bot: 430M users, 770k enterprise apps 🌟 • Apollo Go: Leading autonomous driving, 162.6B robotaxi market by 2025 🚦 Baidu’s got serious firepower!
(7/9) – SWOT: WEAKNESSES & OPPORTUNITIES
• Weaknesses: Ad margins shrinking, AI not yet cashing in 💸 • Opportunities: AI cloud expansion, robotaxi scale-up, China stimulus upside 🌍 Can Baidu turn its tech bets into gold? Time will tell!
(8/9) – What’s BIDU’s 2025 vibe?
1️⃣ Bullish—AI and autonomy will drive a breakout. 2️⃣ Neutral—Growth potential, but risks balance it out. 3️⃣ Bearish—Ads and regs will drag it down.
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(9/9) – FINAL TAKEAWAY
Baidu’s Q3 shows a tale of two trends: AI and autonomy surging, ads under pressure 🌍. With a low valuation and big tech bets, BIDU’s at a crossroads. Will innovation outpace the risks? Earnings drop today—stay tuned for the next chapter! 💪
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