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Baidu.com Inc.

BIDU is in the Business Services Industry

Market Cap:$11.1B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$239.1M
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Many people have asked about the meaning of our name. "Baidu" was inspired by a poem written more than 800 years ago during the Song Dynasty. The poem compares the search for a retreating beauty amid chaotic glamour with the search for one's dream while confronted by life's many obstacles. " hundreds and thousands of times, for her I searched in chaos, suddenly, I turned by chance, to where the lights were waning, and there she stood." Baidu, whose literal meaning is hundreds of times, represents persistent search for the ideal. Baidu chose a poetic Chinese name because it wants the world to remember its heritage. As a native speaker of the Chinese language and a talented engineer, Baidu focuses on what it knows best - Chinese language search. Applying avant-garde technology to the world's most ancient and complex language is as challenging as it is exciting. At least people here at Baidu think so. As having diligently disclosed in the Prospectus of our recent Initial Public Offering, we believe there are at least 38 ways of saying "I" in Chinese. It is important that we master all the ways of addressing oneself in Chinese because our users depend on us to address every one of their daily queries. And trust us, pin pointing queries in the Chinese language is an art rather than a science. Our mission is to provide the best way for people to find information. To do this we listen carefully to our users' needs and wants. ...

Chairman & CEO
Robin Li
Number of Employees 6,252
Contact Information

12/F Ideal International Plaza

Beijing 100080

www.baidu.com

(86) 10 8262 1188

NAICS Code All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 541990

Recent Events

  • BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-Goldman removes Baidu from conviction buy list, ups target price

    11/18/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades

    11/13/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Baidu, Inc.Q3 Earnings Call Transcript

    11/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Baidu's Challenge: Expand Beyond Its Success in China

    11/03/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • Qtrax Announces Partnership With Baidu

    11/02/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Picks of the Week: Visa, Apollo Group, Baidu, Verizon

    10/30/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • China's search mkt grows 38 pct in Q3-research firm

    10/28/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Why China Won't Love the iPhone

    10/27/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Baidu.com BIDU Has a Hiccup, Shares Plunge

    10/27/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Baidu.com "outperform," target price raised

    10/27/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Bernstein Ups Baidu BIDU Price Target to $460, Reiterates Outperform

    10/21/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Baidu, China Unicom Join Hands on Wireless Search

    10/19/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Week in Review: October 26-October 30, 2009

    10/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Baidu.com downgraded to "hold"

    10/12/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Deutsche Bank Downgrades Baidu BIDU to Hold; Current Price Factors In Near-Term Catalysts

    10/12/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Baidu BIDU Rising as Citi, CLSA Analysts Lift Target to $480

    10/09/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Baidu Launches Wireless Search Service in Beta in Japan

    9/29/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Goldman Sachs Moves Baidu.com BIDU Price Target to 'Street High' $455

    9/14/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Baidu unfazed by Google's inroads

    9/12/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Pali Warns That Music Search Crackdown in China Could Weigh on Baidu BIDU

    9/04/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

News & Analysis

baidu.com inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
David Hongbo Zhu Coo
Jennifer Li Chief Financial Officer
Peng Ye Chief Operating Officer
Shawn Wang CFO
Yinan Li Chief Technology Officer
Dong Liang Vice President, Marketing
Hailong Xiang Vice President of Sales
Haoyu Shen Vice President of Business Operations
Jun Yu Vice President of Products
Shen Haoyu Vice President, Business Operations
Robin Yanhong Co-Founder
Liang Dong

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Robin Li Chairman & CEO
William Decker Chairman of the Audit Committee
Asad Jamal Board of Directors
Gregory B. Penner Board of Directors
James Ding Board Member
Jixun Foo Board of Directors
Nobuyuki Idei Board of Directors
Scott Walchek Board of Directors

Robin Li has served as our chairman of the board since our inception in January 2000 and as our chief executive officer since January 2004. Prior to founding Baidu, Robin Li had accumulated extensive knowledge and practical application experience in search engine technology. Mr Li worked as a staff engineer for Infoseek, a pioneer in the Internet search engine industry, from July 1997 to December 1999 and he was a senior consultant for IDD Information Services from May 1994 to June 1997.

Organization Position Status
Madison West, Class of '54 Chief Executive Officer, Chairman Current
Chinalyst Chief Executive Officer, Chairman Current
Baidu.com, Inc. Chairman & CEO Current
Gsi Group Holdings Limited Chief Executive Officer, Chairman Current
Pacific Epoch Chief Executive Officer, Chairman Current
Baidu.com, Inc. Founder Former
Infoseek Corporation Staff Engineer Former
Peking University Bachelor of Science Degree In Information Management Former
Gsi Group Holdings Limited Board of Directors Former
Baidu.com, Inc. Board of Directors Former
State University of New York at Buffalo Master of Science Degree In Computer Science Former
The State University of New York Master of Science Degree in Computer Science Former
Peking University Bachelor of Science Degree In Information Management Former

Organization Position Status
Baidu.com, Inc. Coo Current

Organization Position Status
Madison West, Class of '54 Chief Financial Officer Current
Chinalyst Chief Financial Officer Current
Baidu.com, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Gsi Group Holdings Limited Chief Financial Officer Current
University of British Columbia Master of Business Administration Former
Tsinghua University Bachelor of Arts Former

Organization Position Status
Madison West, Class of '54 Chief Operating Officer Current
Gsi Group Holdings Limited Chief Operating Officer Current
Baidu.com, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Current
Chinalyst Chief Operating Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Madison West, Class of '54 Chief Financial Officer Current
Baidu.com, Inc. CFO Current
PricewaterhouseCoopers Partner Former
China Synthetic Rubber Corporation Advisor Former
West Virginia University Master of Arts Degree In Higher Education Administration Former
American University Master of Science Degree In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Chinalyst Chief Technology Officer Current
Gsi Group Holdings Limited Chief Technology Officer Current
Baidu.com, Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Baidu.com, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current
Pacific Epoch Current
Peking University Board of Directors Current
PepsiCo, Inc. Former

Mr. Hailong Xiang joined the Baidu Shanghai team in February 2005, working successively as the General Manger of Baidu's Shanghai Branch, and the General Manager of Baidu’s Beijing Branch. Since joining Baidu, Mr. Xiang has been instrumental in the development of direct sales efforts in both Shanghai and Beijing. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Xiang was the General Manager of Shanghai Qilang, an internet services firm specializing in the sale of web development, online CRM software, and online advertising services. Mr. Xiang graduated from East China Normal University in 2000 with a degree in Computer Science.

Organization Position Status
Baidu.com, Inc. Vice President of Sales Current

Organization Position Status
Gsi Group Holdings Limited Vice President of Business Operations Current
Chinalyst Vice President of Business Operations Current
Baidu.com, Inc. Vice President of Business Operations Current
Madison West, Class of '54 Vice President of Business Operations Current
McKinsey & Company, Inc. Former

Jun Yu joined the Baidu team in May 2001, working successively as the Product Marketing Manager, Senior Manager and Director, Chief Product Architect, Chairman of the Baidu Product Committee, and Vice President of Products. In his current role, Mr. Yu designs and promotes the many Baidu products that are specially tailored to meet user needs. Mr. Yu was one of the first search engine application researchers and promoters in China , starting a personal website titled "Search Research Institute." He has been studying search engines since the beginning of 2000. Mr. Yu graduated from Tongji University in 1997 with a degree in Chemistry.

Organization Position Status
Baidu.com, Inc. Vice President of Products Current

Organization Position Status
Baidu.com, Inc. Vice President, Business Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Baidu.com, Inc. Co-Founder Current

Organization Position Status
Baidu.com, Inc. Current

Organization Position Status
Chinalyst Chairman of The Audit Committee Current
Pacific Epoch Chairman of the Audit Committee Current
Baidu.com, Inc. Chairman of the Audit Committee Current
Madison West, Class of '54 Chairman of the Audit Committee Current
PricewaterhouseCoopers retired partner Former
Fairleigh Dickinson University Bachelor of Science Degree In Accounting Former

Organization Position Status
Draper Fisher Jurvetson chairman Current
IntraPace, Inc. Director Current
IXI Mobile, Inc. Director Current
Visto Corporation Director Current
Baidu.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Draper Fisher Jurvetson managing director Former
The London School of Economics B.Sc. (Honors) Former

Organization Position Status
Global Hyatt Corporation Board of Directors Current
Charter Fund, Inc Board of Directors Current
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Baidu.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Seiyu, Ltd. Director Current
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Japan Former
Peninsula Capital Partners General Partner Former
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Financial Analyst Former
Stanford Graduate School of Business MBA Former
Georgetown University Bachelor S Degree In International Economics from the School of Former

Organization Position Status
Gsr Ventures Managing Director Current
Company Alliances Ltd. Founder Current
Gsr Ventures General Partner Current
Madison West, Class of '54 Director Current
Baidu.com, Inc. Board Member Current
Pacific Epoch Director Current
Chinalyst Director Current
AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. President Former
AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. Chief Technology Officer Former
AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc. Senior Vice President Former
University of California, Los Angeles M.S. In Information Science Former
Peking University B.S. In Chemistry Former
The Executive Program Former

Organization Position Status
Baidu.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Quantum Leaps, LLC CEO Current
Quantum Leaps, LLC Founder Current
Chinalyst Director Current
Madison West, Class of '54 Director Current
Constellation Ventures Board of Directors Current
Baidu.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Electrolux Corporation Board of Directors Former
Waseda University Bachelor of Science Degree In Economics & Politics Former

Scott Walchek currently is a Partner at Integrity Partners, Chairman of Global Debt Exchange, and serves on the boards of directors of Palm Beach Capital Management (where he is a founding partner) and Ionic Fusion, Inc., a developer of nanotechnology for surface engineering, He is president of two media companies involved in film and music production and serves as a director for several not-for-profit community and charitable organizations. Scott also is a Venture Partner with the Silicon Valley office of ePlanet Ventures. Prior to starting Global Debt Network, Scott was founder and CEO of C2B Technologies, an e-commerce infrastructure company acquired by Inktomi Corp. in 1998. Prior to his success at C2B, Scott was on the founding team at Macromedia, where he headed up its product marketing and business development efforts. In 1993, he became CEO of Sanctuary Woods a publicly traded developer and publisher of interactive content. He is a graduate of the University of California at San Diego.

Organization Position Status
Global Debt Network, Inc. Founder & Chairman Current
Integrity Partners LLC Partner Current
Ionic Fusion Corporation Board of Directors Current
Baidu.com, Inc. Board of Directors Current
University of California, San Diego Former

Executive News

  • Baidu: Low Risk Options Play

    Seeking Alpha - 8/26/09 - View Story

  • The Untold Story of the Baidu IPO

    Seeking Alpha - 8/23/09 - View Story

  • Baidu Touts Benefits of Ad Program

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 8/19/09 - View Story

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BIDU $427.59 -0.420 (-0.1% )
Volume 1,113,875
Shares Outstanding 26.0M
Market Cap 11.1B
Year High 442.86
Year Low 100.50
Earnings Per Share 5.66
P/E Ratio 75.5459
Dividend 0.00
Yield 0.00
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