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Baidu ADRs Slip 7.5% on Mkt Fear of AI Search Rivalry
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BIDU-SW (09888.HK) (BIDU.US)'s U.S. ADRs tumbled, closing down 7.5% at US$90.16.

Baidu had announced yesterday (18th) its results for the fourth quarter ended December 2024. Under non-GAAP, its net income to Baidu reached RMB6.709 billion, down 13.5% YoY, but still above the upper limit of RMB5.858 billion forecast by 12 brokers consolidated on our website.

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Quarterly net income attributable to Baidu doubled YoY to RMB5.192 billion, topping the upper end of the range of 5 brokers' forecasts of RMB3.708 billion. Goldman Sachs said the better-than-expected results were benefited from FX gains.

Goldman Sachs also said Baidu's cloud revenue growth accelerated to 26% in the quarter, beating estimates, while ads revenue sank 7% YoY, in line, even as the market was concerned about 1Q guidance based on the impact of DeepSeek's AI on the search industry.
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