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<ul><li>We expect Baidu to deliver inline 4Q23 revenue growth, with likely better-thanexpected operating profit growth aided by more disciplined-than-expected operating cost spent.</li><li>The ramp-up in revenue generation from generative AIrelated advertising and AI cloud was on track in 4Q23, in our view, and could drive further revenue growth in 2024.</li><li>We fine-tune our SOTP-based target price to USD195.7 (previous: USD195.6), which translates into 17.9x 2024E nonGAAP PE. Maintain BUY.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

We expect Baidu to deliver inline 4Q23 revenue growth, with likely better-thanexpected operating profit growth aided by more disciplined-than-expected operating cost spent.The ramp-up in revenue generation from generative AIrelated advertising and AI cloud was on track in 4Q23, in our view, and could drive further revenue growth in 2024.We fine-tune our SOTP-based target price to USD195.7 (previous: USD195.6), which translates into 17.9x 2024E nonGAAP PE. Maintain BUY.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Baidu (BIDU US) – Ramp-Up of Generative AI-Related Revenue on Track

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<ul><li>Huawei's role in offering alternatives to foreign tech’s is prominent, but it's important to highlight the contribution of other smaller yet significant players in the development of home-grown solutions in China. </li><li>Nvidia faces significant revenue decline in China in the upcoming year to comply with US export curbs. The company is determined to protect its substantial revenue from the China market and expand its global presence aggressively to make up for the potential revenue loss from the China market.</li><li>Nvidia CFO said “China and other affected destinations consistently contributed approximately 2025% of data center revenue over the past few quarters”.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Huawei's role in offering alternatives to foreign tech’s is prominent, but it's important to highlight the contribution of other smaller yet significant players in the development of home-grown solutions in China. Nvidia faces significant revenue decline in China in the upcoming year to comply with US export curbs. The company is determined to protect its substantial revenue from the China market and expand its global presence aggressively to make up for the potential revenue loss from the China market.Nvidia CFO said “China and other affected destinations consistently contributed approximately 2025% of data center revenue over the past few quarters”.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Semiconductor – Domestic AI Chip Makers Accelerating Their Push as Nvidia’s Alternatives

<ul><li>Baidu announced its 3Q23 results on 21 Nov: revenue was RMB34.4bn, up 6% YoY, 1% higher than Bloomberg consensus estimates.</li><li>Non-GAAP net income was RMB7.3bn, ahead of consensus estimates of RMB6.3bn, thanks to a beat in Baidu Core non-GAAP OP, aided by better-than-expected cost control in noncore business.</li><li>Management noted that generative AI related cloud revenue has contributed low single digit percentage of total cloud revenue in 3Q23, and expects generative AI empowered new initiatives to bring hundreds of millions of incremental ads revenue in 4Q23. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Baidu announced its 3Q23 results on 21 Nov: revenue was RMB34.4bn, up 6% YoY, 1% higher than Bloomberg consensus estimates.Non-GAAP net income was RMB7.3bn, ahead of consensus estimates of RMB6.3bn, thanks to a beat in Baidu Core non-GAAP OP, aided by better-than-expected cost control in noncore business.Management noted that generative AI related cloud revenue has contributed low single digit percentage of total cloud revenue in 3Q23, and expects generative AI empowered new initiatives to bring hundreds of millions of incremental ads revenue in 4Q23. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Baidu (BIDU US) – Generative AI Related Revenue Generation Ramping Up

<ul><li>We attended 2023 Baidu World Conference on 17 Oct. Our key takeaways are: 1) Baidu unveiled the 4.0 version of Ernie large language model (LLM) and is integrating generative AI across all products to enhance user experience, which shall enhance Baidu’s monetization capability over the long-run, in our view; 2) Baidu Cloud has accumulated strong AI infrastructure, which enables more cost-efficient solutions to ease computing power cost pressure.</li><li>Although macro headwinds may weigh on short-term revenue growth of both ads and cloud businesses, and additional investment to support large-scale use of LLM may squeeze margins, we are more positive on the long-term development prospects of Baidu aided by the on-track development of LLM.</li><li>To account for short-term macro headwinds on its business, we fine-tune our SOTP-based TP to US$199.4 (was US$201.0). Maintain BUY.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

We attended 2023 Baidu World Conference on 17 Oct. Our key takeaways are: 1) Baidu unveiled the 4.0 version of Ernie large language model (LLM) and is integrating generative AI across all products to enhance user experience, which shall enhance Baidu’s monetization capability over the long-run, in our view; 2) Baidu Cloud has accumulated strong AI infrastructure, which enables more cost-efficient solutions to ease computing power cost pressure.Although macro headwinds may weigh on short-term revenue growth of both ads and cloud businesses, and additional investment to support large-scale use of LLM may squeeze margins, we are more positive on the long-term development prospects of Baidu aided by the on-track development of LLM.To account for short-term macro headwinds on its business, we fine-tune our SOTP-based TP to US$199.4 (was US$201.0). Maintain BUY.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Baidu (BIDU US) – Takeaway from 2023 Baidu World Conference

<ul><li>Baidu announced (22 Aug) its 2Q23 results: revenue was RMB34.1bn, up 15% YoY, 1/2% higher than our forecast/Bloomberg consensus estimates.</li><li>NonGAAP net income was RMB8.0bn, ahead of our forecast/Bloomberg consensus estimates at RMB6.1/5.9bn, driven by stronger than expected revenue growth of high-margin Baidu Core ads business, and one-off foreign exchange gain.</li><li>We lift our SOTP based TP by 3% to US$201.0 to reflect better than expected recovery of core ads business. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Baidu announced (22 Aug) its 2Q23 results: revenue was RMB34.1bn, up 15% YoY, 1/2% higher than our forecast/Bloomberg consensus estimates.NonGAAP net income was RMB8.0bn, ahead of our forecast/Bloomberg consensus estimates at RMB6.1/5.9bn, driven by stronger than expected revenue growth of high-margin Baidu Core ads business, and one-off foreign exchange gain.We lift our SOTP based TP by 3% to US$201.0 to reflect better than expected recovery of core ads business. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Baidu (BIDU US) – Monetization of LLM the Next Key to Watch

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Baidu (BIDU US) – Ramp-Up of Generative AI-Related Revenue on Track

We expect Baidu to deliver inline 4Q23 revenue growth, with likely better-thanexpected operating profit growth aided by more disciplined-than...

CMB International

China Semiconductor – Domestic AI Chip Makers Accelerating Their Push as Nvidia’s Alternatives

As the US tightens China’s access to advanced chips, we maintain our earlier view that domestic companies will look for Nvidia’s alternatives at a...

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Baidu (BIDU US) – Generative AI Related Revenue Generation Ramping Up

Baidu announced its 3Q23 results on 21 Nov: revenue was RMB34.4bn, up 6% YoY, 1% higher than Bloomberg consensus estimates.

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Baidu (BIDU US) – Takeaway from 2023 Baidu World Conference

To account for short-term macro headwinds on its business, we fine-tune our SOTP-based TP to US$199.4 (was US$201.0). Maintain BUY.

CMB International

Baidu (BIDU US) – Monetization of LLM the Next Key to Watch

aidu announced (22 Aug) its 2Q23 results: revenue was RMB34.1bn, up 15% YoY, 1/2% higher than our forecast/Bloomberg consensus estimates.

CMB International