BEIJING, Feb. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) ("Baidu" or the "Company"), the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, today announced its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2016(([1])).

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"AI is an enormous opportunity that will revolutionize the Internet and traditional industries. Baidu, in particular, is well positioned to lead the AI wave in China, with our unique combination of technology, data and talent," said Robin Li, Chairman and CEO of Baidu. "Our existing platform, including our search and newsfeed products, are enhanced by AI and enriched by our content and services ecosystem. We are thrilled by the opportunities that our existing platform has opened up and are excited to build the next generation of AI-enabled businesses."

"During the fourth quarter we largely completed our initiative to ensure that new and existing customers meet our stringent quality requirements," said Jennifer Li, CFO of Baidu. "We believe that the impact of these initiatives is mostly behind us and we look forward to 2017 as a time of recovery and growth. As always, we will stay focused on creating the best possible experience for users, while maintaining investment in key AI-enabled initiatives such as financial services, cloud and autonomous driving."

Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2016 Operational Highlights


    --  Mobile search monthly active users (MAUs) were 665 million for the month
        of December 2016, an increase of 2% year-over-year
    --  Mobile maps MAUs were 341 million for the month of December 2016, an
        increase of 13% year-over-year
    --  Gross merchandise value([2]) (GMV) for Transaction Services totaled
        RMB18.1 billion ($2.6 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2016, an
        increase of 23% year-over-year
    --  Baidu Wallet activated accounts reached 100 million at the end of
        December 2016, an increase of 88% year-over-year

Changes to Board Composition

Effective on February 26, 2017:


    --  Dr. Qi Lu, Baidu's Group President and Chief Operating Officer, has been
        appointed as a director and the vice chairman of the board of directors
        of the Company.
    --  Mr. Greg Penner, who has served as a board member since July 2004, will
        step down from the board and all the committees on the board.
    --  Mr. Yuanqing Yang has been appointed as a member of the audit committee
        and as a member of the corporate governance and nominating committee of
        the board of directors of the Company.

Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Highlights


    --  Total revenues in the fourth quarter of 2016 were RMB18.212 billion
        ($2.623 billion), a 2.6% decrease from the corresponding period in 2015,
        and flat year-over-year, excluding Qunar([3]) in the fourth quarter of
        2015. Mobile revenue represented 65% of total revenues for the fourth
        quarter of 2016, compared to 56% for the corresponding period in 2015.
    --  Total revenues in fiscal year 2016 were RMB70.549 billion ($10.161
        billion), a 6.3% increase and 11.9% year-over-year increase excluding
        Qunar from 2015. Mobile revenue represented 63% of total revenues in
        2016, compared to 53% in 2015.
    --  Operating profit in the fourth quarter of 2016 was RMB2.185 billion
        ($314.7 million), a 38.2% decrease from the corresponding period in
        2015. Transaction Services reduced non-GAAP operating margins by 22.9
        percentage points and iQiyi further reduced non-GAAP operating margins
        by 9.8 percentage points for the fourth quarter of 2016.
    --  Operating profit in fiscal year 2016 was RMB10.049 billion ($1.447
        billion), a 13.9% decrease from 2015. Transaction Services reduced
        non-GAAP operating margins by 23.8 percentage points and iQiyi further
        reduced non-GAAP operating margins by 7.9 percentage points for the
        fiscal year 2016.
    --  Net income attributable to Baidu in the fourth quarter of 2016 was
        RMB4.129 billion ($594.7 million). Diluted earnings attributable to
        Baidu per ADS for the fourth quarter of 2016 were RMB11.40 ($1.64);
        non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu([4]) in the fourth quarter of
        2016 were RMB4.606 billion ($663.4 million); non-GAAP diluted earnings
        per ADS([5]) in the fourth quarter of 2016 were RMB13.23 ($1.91);
        diluted earnings attributable to Baidu per ADS excluding net gain
        recognized as a result of Baidu's exchange of Uber China shares with
        Didi for the fourth quarter of 2016 were RMB6.49 ($0.93).
    --  Net income attributable to Baidu in fiscal year 2016 was RMB11.632
        billion ($1.675 billion). Diluted earnings attributable to Baidu per ADS
        for the fiscal year 2016 were RMB31.86 ($4.59); non-GAAP net income
        attributable to Baidu in fiscal year 2016 were RMB13.219 billion ($1.904
        billion); non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS in fiscal year 2016 were
        RMB38.03 ($5.48); diluted earnings attributable to Baidu per ADS
        excluding net gain recognized as a result of Baidu's exchange of Uber
        China shares with Didi in fiscal year 2016 were RMB26.94 ($3.88).

In the following section, comparison and analysis are provided based on reported consolidated financial results. For ease of comparison, a table with apples-to-apples adjusted financials and metrics excluding Qunar can be found at the end of the following section.

Fourth Quarter 2016 Results

Baidu reported total revenues of RMB18.212 billion ($2.623 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2016, representing a 2.6% decrease from the corresponding period in 2015.

Online marketing revenues for the fourth quarter of 2016 were RMB16.166 billion ($2.328 billion), representing an 8.2% decrease from the corresponding period in 2015. Baidu had about 452,000 active online marketing customers([6]) in the fourth quarter of 2016, representing an 18.6% decrease from the corresponding period in 2015. Revenue per online marketing customer for the fourth quarter of 2016 was approximately RMB35,400 ($5,099), a 14.2% increase from the corresponding period in 2015.

Traffic acquisition cost as a component of cost of revenues was RMB2.636 billion ($379.7 million), representing 14.5% of total revenues, as compared to 14.0% in the corresponding period in 2015 and 14.2% in the third quarter of 2016.

Bandwidth costs as a component of cost of revenues were RMB1.235 billion ($177.9 million), representing 6.8% of total revenues, compared to 5.4% in the corresponding period in 2015.

Depreciation costs as a component of cost of revenues were RMB811.5 million ($116.9 million), representing 4.5% of total revenues, compared to 3.7% in the corresponding period in 2015.

Operational costs as a component of cost of revenues were RMB1.186 billion ($170.9 million), representing 6.5% of total revenues, compared to 6.3% in the corresponding period in 2015.

Content costs as a component of cost of revenues were RMB2.571 billion ($370.3 million), representing 14.1% of total revenues, compared to 7.4% in the corresponding period in 2015. The year-over-year increase was mainly due to iQiyi's increased content costs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were RMB3.334 billion ($480.2 million), representing a decrease of 26.4% from the corresponding period in 2015, primarily due to a decrease in promotional spending for transaction services.

Research and development expenses were RMB2.971 billion ($428.0 million), a 19.5% increase from the corresponding period in 2015. The increase was primarily due to the growth of research and development personnel-related cost.

Share-based compensation expenses, which were allocated to related operating costs and expense line items, were RMB631.9 million ($91.0 million) in the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to RMB341.0 million in the corresponding period in 2015.

Operating profit was RMB2.185 billion ($314.7 million), representing a 38.2% decrease from the corresponding period in 2015. Non-GAAP operating profit was RMB2.817 billion ($405.7 million), a 27.3% decrease from the corresponding period in 2015.

Other income, net was RMB1.796 billion ($258.6 million) in the fourth quarter of 2016, which mainly consisted of the investment gain recognized as a result of Baidu's exchange of Uber China shares with Didi. Other income, net was RMB24.294 billion in the corresponding period of 2015, which mainly consisted of the investment gain recognized as a result of Baidu's exchange of Qunar shares with Ctrip.

Income tax expense was RMB400.9 million ($57.7 million), compared to income tax expense of RMB3.580 billion in the corresponding period in 2015. The effective tax rate for the fourth quarter of 2016 was 8.9% as compared to 12.7% for the corresponding period in 2015. The decrease in the effective tax rate was due to the newly granted preferential tax licenses for certain PRC subsidiaries.

Net income attributable to Baidu was RMB4.129 billion ($594.7 million). Basic and diluted earnings per ADS for the fourth quarter of 2016 amounted to RMB11.43 ($1.65) and RMB11.40 ($1.64), respectively.

Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu was RMB4.606 billion ($663.4 million). Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS for the fourth quarter of 2016 amounted to RMB13.23 ($1.91).

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of RMB89.842 billion ($12.940 billion). Net operating cash inflow for the fourth quarter of 2016 was RMB8.011 billion ($1.154 billion). Capital expenditures for the fourth quarter of 2016 were RMB1.201 billion ($173.0 million).

Adjusted EBITDA was RMB3.855 billion ($555.2 million) for the fourth quarter of 2016, representing a 19.9% decrease from the corresponding period in 2015. On an apples-to-apples basis, excluding Qunar from Baidu's financials, the adjusted EBITDA represents a 21.4% year-over-year decrease.

Summary of adjusted financial information (excluding Qunar) ([7])

(RMB in millions, unless otherwise noted)



                            Three months ended         YoY variance
                               December 31,
                               ------------

                               2016               2015

    Adjusted Revenues        18,212             18,209               0.0%

    Adjusted online
     marketing revenues      16,166             17,267             (6.4%)

    Active online marketing
     customer (000)         452,000            555,000            (18.6%)

    Revenue per active
     online marketing
     customer (RMB)          35,400             31,000              14.2%

    Adjusted cost of
     revenues                 9,722              7,935              22.5%

    Adjusted selling,
     general and
     administrative
     expenses                 3,334              4,259            (21.7%)

    Adjusted research and
     development expenses     2,971              2,379              24.9%
                              -----              -----

    Adjusted operating
     profit                   2,185              3,636            (39.9%)

Fiscal Year 2016 Results

Total revenues in 2016 were RMB70.549 billion ($10.161 billion), representing a 6.3% increase from 2015.

Online marketing revenues in 2016 were RMB64.525 billion ($9.294 billion), representing a 0.8% increase from 2015. Baidu had about 982,000 active online marketing customers in 2016, representing a 6.4% decrease from 2015. Revenue per online marketing customer for 2016 was RMB65,300 ($9,405), an increase of 7.9% from 2015.

Traffic acquisition costs in 2016 were RMB10.373 billion ($1.494 billion), representing 14.7% of total revenues, compared to 13.3% in 2015.

Bandwidth costs as a component of cost of revenues were RMB4.716 billion ($679.3 million), representing 6.7% of total revenues, compared to 5.6% in 2015.

Depreciation costs as a component of cost of revenues were RMB3.075 billion ($442.9 million), representing 4.4% of total revenues, compared to 3.9% in 2015.

Operational costs as a component of cost of revenues were RMB4.430 billion ($638.0 million), representing 6.3% of total revenues, compared to 5.8% in 2015.

Content costs as a component of cost of revenues were RMB7.864 billion ($1.133 billion), representing 11.1% of total revenues, compared to 5.6% in 2015. The year-over-year increase was mainly due to iQiyi's increased content costs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses in 2016 were RMB15.071 billion ($2.171 billion), representing a decrease of 11.7% from the previous year, primarily due to a decrease in promotional spending for transaction services.

Research and development expenses totaled RMB10.150 billion ($1.462 billion) in 2016, representing a 0.2% decrease from 2015.

Share-based compensation expenses, which were allocated to related operating cost and expense line items, were RMB1.760 billion ($253.5 million) in 2016, compared to RMB1.387 billion in 2015.

Operating profit in 2016 was RMB10.049 billion ($1.447 billion), a 13.9% decrease from 2015. Non-GAAP operating profit in 2016 was RMB11.809 billion ($1.701 billion), representing a 9.6% decrease from 2015.

Other income, net was RMB3.793 billion ($546.4 million) in 2016, which mainly consisted of the investment gain recognized as a result of Baidu's exchange of Uber China shares with Didi. Other income, net was RMB24.728 billion in 2015, which mainly consisted of the investment gain recognized as a result of Baidu's exchange of Qunar shares with Ctrip.

Income tax expense was RMB2.914 billion ($419.6 million), compared to an income tax expense of RMB5.474 billion in 2015. The effective tax rate for 2016 was 20.1% as compared to 14.4% in 2015. Excluding the share exchange transactions impact for the past two years, the effective tax rate was flat year over year.

Net income attributable to Baidu in 2016 was RMB11.632 billion ($1.675 billion). Basic and diluted earnings attributable to Baidu per ADS for 2016 amounted to RMB31.95 ($4.60) and RMB31.86 ($4.59), respectively.

Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu in 2016 was RMB13.219 billion ($1.904 billion). Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS in 2016 was RMB38.03 ($5.48).

Net operating cash inflow in 2016 was RMB22.258 billion ($3.206 billion). Capital expenditures in 2016 were RMB4.189 billion ($603.4 million).

Adjusted EBITDA was RMB15.792 billion ($2.275 billion) in 2016, representing a 5.2% decrease from 2015.

Summary of adjusted financial information (excluding Qunar)

(RMB in millions, unless otherwise noted)



                                  Year ended          YoY variance
                                 December 31,
                                 ------------

                                 2016            2015

    Adjusted Revenues          70,549          63,073              11.9%

    Adjusted online marketing
     revenues                  64,525          61,205               5.4%

    Active online marketing
     customer (000)           982,000         915,000               7.3%

    Revenue per active online
     marketing customer (RMB)  65,300          66,700             (2.1%)

    Adjusted cost of revenues  35,279          26,329              34.0%

    Adjusted selling, general
     and administrative
     expenses                  15,071          14,275               5.6%

    Adjusted research and
     development expenses      10,150           9,027              12.5%
                               ------           -----

    Adjusted operating profit  10,049          13,442            (25.2%)

Outlook for First Quarter 2017

Baidu currently expects to generate total revenues in an amount ranging from RMB16.480 billion ($2.374 billion) to RMB17.030 billion ($2.453 billion) for the first quarter of 2017, representing a 4.2% to 7.6% 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 February 23, 2017, U.S. Eastern Time (9:00 AM on February 24, 2017, Beijing/Hong Kong Time).

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



    International:                                         +65 67135090

    China                                                    4006208038

    US:                                                   +1 8456750437

    UK:                                                  +44 2036214779

    Hong Kong:                                            +852 30186771


    Passcode for all regions:                                  67004023

A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following number until March 3, 2017:



    International:                                 +61 2 8199 0299

    Passcode:                                             67004023

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 first quarter 2017 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: 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 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 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 the Company's 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 non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP operating profit, non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu, non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS, adjusted EBITDA 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.

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 not only non-cash charges, but also other items that are infrequent or unusual 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 profit represents operating profit excluding share-based compensation expenses.

Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu represents net income attributable to Baidu excluding share-based compensation expenses and the gain or loss associated with the issuance of shares by Baidu's equity method investees at a price higher or lower than the carrying value per share.

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS represents diluted earnings per ADS calculated based on non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu.

Adjusted EBITDA represents operating profit excluding depreciation, amortization and share-based compensation expenses.

Free cash flow represents net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures.

For more information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the tables captioned "Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures".

For investor inquiries, please contact:

Sharon Ng
Baidu, Inc.
Tel: +86-10-5992-4958
Email: ir@baidu.com



    [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
     RMB6.9430 to US$1.00, the effective
     noon buying rate as of December 30,
     2016, 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] Gross merchandise value (GMV) is
     defined as GMV generated by the
     Baidu platform, through products
     such as Baidu Nuomi, Baidu
     Deliveries and Baidu Wallet. GMV is
     defined as the value of confirmed
     orders of products and services,
     regardless of whether the service
     has been consumed or delivered.

    [3] Qunar Cayman Islands Limited
     ("Qunar") financials were
     consolidated in Baidu's financial
     statements from July 2011 to October
     26, 2015. Following Baidu's exchange
     of Qunar shares with Ctrip, Baidu
     deconsolidated Qunar's financials
     after October 26, 2015.

    [4] Non-GAAP net income attributable
     to Baidu represents net income
     attributable to Baidu excluding
     share-based compensation expenses
     and the gain or loss associated with
     the issuance of the shares by our
     equity method investees at a price
     higher or lower than our carrying
     value per share.

    [5] Non-GAAP diluted earnings per
     ADS represents diluted earnings per
     ADS calculated based on non-GAAP
     net income attributable to Baidu.

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

    [7] The adjusted figures for the
     fourth quarter of 2015 only exclude
     Qunar related figures from Baidu's
     consolidated results. Share-based
     compensation was allocated to
     related operating costs and expense
     line items.



    Baidu, Inc.

    Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

                                                                                Three Months Ended                                      Twelve Months Ended
                                                                                ------------------                                      -------------------

                                                                                   December 31,             September 30,                   December 31,               December 31,                December 31,

    (In RMB thousands except for share, per share (or ADS) information)                                2015                        2016                           2016                        2015                         2016
    ------------------------------------------------------------------                                 ----                        ----                           ----                        ----                         ----

                                                                                    Unaudited                 Unaudited                      Unaudited                   audited                    Unaudited

     Revenues:

     Online marketing services                                                                   17,610,379                  16,490,040                     16,165,751                  64,037,006                   64,525,115

     Other services                                                                               1,088,415                   1,762,719                      2,046,634                   2,344,723                    6,024,249

     Total revenues                                                                              18,698,794                  18,252,759                     18,212,385                  66,381,729                   70,549,364
                                                                                                 ----------                  ----------                     ----------                  ----------                   ----------


     Operating costs and expenses:

     Cost of revenues (note 1, 2)                                                               (8,149,327)                (9,256,370)                   (9,721,570)               (27,458,030)                (35,278,945)

     Selling, general and administrative (note 2)                                               (4,527,813)                (3,595,985)                   (3,334,168)               (17,076,383)                (15,070,586)

     Research and development (note 2)                                                          (2,486,778)                (2,613,573)                   (2,971,521)               (10,175,762)                (10,150,753)

     Total operating costs and expenses                                                        (15,163,918)               (15,465,928)                  (16,027,259)               (54,710,175)                (60,500,284)
                                                                                                -----------                 -----------                    -----------                 -----------                  -----------


     Operating profit                                                                             3,534,876                   2,786,831                      2,185,126                  11,671,554                   10,049,080
                                                                                                  ---------                   ---------                      ---------                  ----------                   ----------


     Other income:

     Interest income                                                                                572,725                     627,308                        631,346                   2,362,632                    2,341,631

     Interest expense                                                                             (299,372)                  (319,899)                     (294,193)                (1,041,394)                 (1,157,562)

     Foreign exchange income, net                                                                   106,007                      20,361                        310,206                     181,802                      508,312

     Income(loss) from equity method investments                                                     23,119                   (248,460)                     (105,642)                      3,867                  (1,025,727)

     Other income, net                                                                           24,294,280                   1,271,932                      1,795,684                  24,728,162                    3,793,473

     Total other income                                                                          24,696,759                   1,351,242                      2,337,401                  26,235,069                    4,460,127
                                                                                                 ----------                   ---------                      ---------                  ----------                    ---------


     Income before income taxes                                                                  28,231,635                   4,138,073                      4,522,527                  37,906,623                   14,509,207
                                                                                                 ----------                   ---------                      ---------                  ----------                   ----------


     Income taxes                                                                               (3,579,909)                (1,045,184)                     (400,937)                (5,474,377)                 (2,913,594)


     Net income                                                                                  24,651,726                   3,092,889                      4,121,590                  32,432,246                   11,595,613
                                                                                                 ==========                   =========                      =========                  ==========                   ==========

     Less: net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests                                       (60,085)                    (9,441)                       (7,695)                (1,231,927)                    (36,656)

     Net income attributable to Baidu                                                            24,711,811                   3,102,330                      4,129,285                  33,664,173                   11,632,269
                                                                                                 ==========                   =========                      =========                  ==========                   ==========



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

    Net income attributable to Baidu -Basic                                                          711.02                       85.27                         114.32                      954.56                       319.47

    Net income attributable to Baidu -Diluted                                                        709.15                       85.06                         113.98                      951.49                       318.62


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

    Net income attributable to Baidu -Basic                                                           71.10                        8.53                          11.43                       95.46                        31.95

    Net income attributable to Baidu -Diluted                                                         70.92                        8.51                          11.40                       95.15                        31.86


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

    Basic                                                                                        34,588,703                  34,678,734                     34,712,363                  34,921,782                   34,665,238

    Diluted                                                                                      34,679,673                  34,764,579                     34,816,049                  35,034,470                   34,757,086


     (1) Cost of revenues are detailed as follows:

     Sales tax and surcharges                                                                   (1,259,925)                (1,220,377)                   (1,238,965)                (4,644,357)                 (4,718,468)

     Traffic acquisition costs                                                                  (2,616,319)                (2,594,452)                   (2,636,455)                (8,860,861)                (10,372,516)

     Bandwidth costs                                                                            (1,000,957)                (1,240,986)                   (1,235,400)                (3,716,747)                 (4,716,416)

     Depreciation costs                                                                           (692,046)                  (802,257)                     (811,529)                (2,559,623)                 (3,074,893)

     Operational costs                                                                          (1,181,667)                (1,158,554)                   (1,186,252)                (3,881,609)                 (4,429,713)

     Content costs                                                                              (1,381,875)                (2,211,373)                   (2,570,729)                (3,745,063)                 (7,863,585)

     Share-based compensation expenses                                                             (16,538)                   (28,371)                      (42,240)                   (49,770)                   (103,354)

     Total cost of revenues                                                                     (8,149,327)                (9,256,370)                   (9,721,570)               (27,458,030)                (35,278,945)
                                                                                                 ==========                  ==========                     ==========                 ===========                  ===========


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

     Cost of revenues                                                                              (16,538)                   (28,371)                      (42,240)                   (49,770)                   (103,354)

     Selling, general and administrative                                                          (100,353)                  (116,646)                     (113,709)                  (486,760)                   (429,234)

     Research and development                                                                     (224,129)                  (273,045)                     (475,984)                  (850,588)                 (1,227,400)

     Total share-based compensation expenses                                                      (341,020)                  (418,062)                     (631,933)                (1,387,118)                 (1,759,988)
                                                                                                   ========                    ========                       ========                  ==========                   ==========


    Baidu, Inc.

    Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets


                                                                       December 31,             December 31,

    (In RMB thousands except for number of shares and per share data)                      2015                      2016
    ----------------------------------------------------------------                       ----                      ----

                                                                         Audited                 Unaudited


    ASSETS

        Current assets:

     Cash and cash equivalents                                                        9,959,932                10,898,463

     Restricted cash                                                                     95,997                   317,521

     Short-term investments                                                          57,969,242                78,943,065

     Accounts receivable, net                                                         3,926,986                 4,109,324

     Loans and interest receivable, net                                                 227,107                 1,800,397

     Amounts due from related parties                                                 1,940,559                   345,594

     Other assets, current                                                            4,113,840                 3,344,516

        Total current assets                                                         78,233,663                99,758,880
                                                                                     ----------                ----------


        Non-current assets:

     Fixed assets, net                                                               10,627,127                11,294,348

     Intangible assets, net                                                           3,334,619                 3,872,227

     Goodwill                                                                        15,395,573                15,342,096

     Long-term investments, net                                                      37,958,591                45,690,363

     Amounts due from related parties                                                     9,725                    11,153

     Deferred tax assets, net                                                         1,008,174                 1,100,230

     Loans and interest receivable, net                                                 122,093                 2,708,817

     Other assets, non-current                                                        1,163,743                 2,219,277
                                                                                      ---------

        Total non-current assets                                                     69,619,645                82,238,511
                                                                                     ----------                ----------


    Total assets                                                                    147,853,308               181,997,391
                                                                                    ===========               ===========


    LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

       Current liabilities:

            Short-term loans                                                            100,000                 1,115,000

    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                         17,840,192                28,654,086

    Customer advances and deposits                                                    5,420,230                 6,031,681

    Deferred revenue                                                                    375,672                   596,460

    Deferred income                                                                     559,855                   566,104

    Long-term loans, current portion                                                    974,820                 3,468,296

    Notes payable,current portion                                                             -                5,203,315

    Capital lease obligation                                                             46,088                     8,416

    Amounts due to related parties                                                      785,945                   458,687

        Total current liabilities                                                    26,102,802                46,102,045
                                                                                     ----------                ----------


        Non-current liabilities:

    Deferred income                                                                      17,413                    27,828

    Long-term loans                                                                   3,239,676                 6,822,109

    Notes payable                                                                    30,702,116                27,648,477

    Deferred tax liabilities                                                          3,441,290                 3,589,235

    Capital lease obligation                                                              8,435                       348

    Other non-current liabilities                                                       125,860                    64,954

        Total non-current liabilities                                                37,534,790                38,152,951
                                                                                     ----------                ----------


    Total liabilities                                                                63,637,592                84,254,996
                                                                                     ----------                ----------


    Redeemable noncontrolling interests                                               3,947,879                 5,491,976


    Equity

    Class A Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.00005 per share,                                 12                        12
    825,000,000 shares authorized, and  27,113, 541 shares and
    27,325,551 shares issued and outstanding as at December
    31, 2015 and December 31, 2016

    Class B Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.00005 per share,                                  3                         3
    35,400,000 shares authorized, and  7,492,921 shares and
    7,401,254 shares issued and outstanding as at December 31,
    2015 and December 31, 2016

    Additional paid-in capital                                                        6,402,349                 8,322,787

    Retained earnings                                                                74,659,355                85,733,706

    Accumulated other comprehensive loss                                              (806,056)              (1,782,966)
                                                                                       --------                ----------

        Total Baidu, Inc. shareholders' equity                                       80,255,663                92,273,542

        Noncontrolling interests                                                         12,174                  (23,123)

    Total equity                                                                     80,267,837                92,250,419
                                                                                     ----------                ----------


    Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity              147,853,308               181,997,391
                                                                                    ===========               ===========


    Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures (in RMB thousands except for share and per ADS information, unaudited)


                                                                                                                                                                       Three months ended                                            Twelve months ended
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                                                                                                                                                                  December 31, 2015                 September 30, 2016                                   December 31, 2016             December 31, 2015             December 31, 2016
                                                                                                                                                                  -----------------                 ------------------                                   -----------------             -----------------             -----------------

    Operating profit                                                                                                                                                                      3,534,876                      2,786,831                                           2,185,126                    11,671,554                      10,049,080

    Add:  Share-based compensation expenses                                                                                                                                                 341,020                        418,062                                             631,933                     1,387,118                       1,759,988
                                                                                                                                                                                            -------                        -------                                             -------                     ---------                       ---------

    Non-GAAP operating profit                                                                                                                                                             3,875,896                      3,204,893                                           2,817,059                    13,058,672                      11,809,068
                                                                                                                                                                                          ---------                      ---------                                           ---------                    ----------                      ----------

    Add:  Depreciation of fixed assets                                                                                                                                                      772,684                        898,890                                             911,578                     2,886,254                       3,451,422

    Add:  Amortization of intangible assets                                                                                                                                                 166,632                        125,839                                             126,292                       715,108                         531,550
                                                                                                                                                                                            -------                        -------                                             -------                       -------                         -------

    Adjusted EBITDA                                                                                                                                                                       4,815,212                      4,229,622                                           3,854,929                    16,660,034                      15,792,040
                                                                                                                                                                                          ---------                      ---------                                           ---------                    ----------                      ----------


                                                                                                                                                                     Three months ended                                           Twelve months ended
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                                                                                                                                                                  December 31, 2015                 September 30, 2016                                   December 31, 2016             December 31, 2015             December 31, 2016
                                                                                                                                                                  -----------------                 ------------------                                   -----------------             -----------------             -----------------

    Net income attributable to Baidu                                                                                                                                                     24,711,811                      3,102,330                                           4,129,285                    33,664,173                      11,632,269

    Add:  Share-based compensation expenses                                                                                                                                                 341,020                        418,062                                             631,933                     1,387,118                       1,759,988

    Add:  Gain associated with the dilution of equity method investees                                                                                                                            -                      (73,408)                                          (155,515)                            -                      (172,958)
                                                                                                                                                                                                ---                       -------                                            --------                           ---                       --------

    Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu                                                                                                                                            25,052,831                      3,446,984                                           4,605,703                    35,051,291                      13,219,299
                                                                                                                                                                                         ----------                      ---------                                           ---------                    ----------                      ----------


    Weighted average number of ADS used in computing non-                                                                                                                               346,796,727                    347,645,787                                         348,160,487                   350,344,697                     347,570,857
    GAAP diluted earnings per ADS


    Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS                                                                                                                                                         72.24                           9.92                                               13.23                        100.05                           38.03


    Reconciliation from net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow (in RMB thousands, unaudited)



                                                                                                                  Three months ended                As a % of        Three months ended                  As a % of          Three months ended                    As a % of            Twelve months ended                      As a % of              Twelve months ended                        As a % of
                                                                                                                  ------------------                ---------        ------------------                  ---------          ------------------                    ---------            -------------------                      ---------              -------------------                        ---------

                                                                                                                  December 31, 2015              total revenues      September 30, 2016               total revenues        December 31, 2016                  total revenues           December 31, 2015                    total revenues             December 31, 2016                      total revenues
                                                                                                                  -----------------              --------------      ------------------               --------------        -----------------                  --------------           -----------------                    --------------             -----------------                      --------------

    Net cash provided by operating activities                                                                                          6,070,158                 32%                       2,953,166                   16%                         8,011,229                     44%                           19,422,438                       29%                             22,258,297                        32%


    Less:  Capital expenditures                                                                                                      (1,423,527)                -8%                     (1,182,627)                  -6%                       (1,201,360)                    -7%                          (5,229,616)                      -8%                            (4,189,187)                        -6%


    Free cash flow                                                                                                                     4,646,631                 24%                       1,770,539                   10%                         6,809,869                     37%                           14,192,822                       21%                             18,069,110                        26%
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