Provide internet search services primarily in China. Offer a suite of mobile applications including Baidu App and Haokan. Now — the numbers.
The biggest line carries real weight, but it doesn’t decide everything on its own.
This is an established company with proven profits.
No real growth.
If every debt were paid off today, $2.8B would still be left in the vault — a solid cushion for hard times.
The market pays 39.4× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.
No analyst target is on record for this company.
angles, checked one by one.
The 5 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Revenue Growth: Sales are growing slowly.
The stock trades 46% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
There is $17.3B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $2.8B would remain.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew only 0% a year on average. At this size, speeding back up is not easy.
The company’s market value is 39 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
Against everything we grade, BAIDF lands near the bottom. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: BAIDF does earn real profits — but on our report card it still sits behind its class. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.