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HONG KONG, March 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Lumary, a pioneer in smart home technology, has unveiled the world’s first solar-powered 4-zone Wi-Fi watering timer with precise water volume control on Kickstarter. This groundbreaking innovation fills a critical gap in the market for home gardening irrigation systems that monitor water usage while addressing common shortcomings in smart watering timers, such as the inability to verify execution and actual watering duration.
For home gardening enthusiasts, managing irrigation effectively can be challenging due to several issues:
Uneven watering: Some plants receive too much water, leading to root rot, while others dry out.Uncertain watering schedules: Different plants have varying water needs, making it difficult to determine the right frequency.Limited supervision: Frequent travel or busy schedules prevent regular watering.Water waste concerns: Balancing conservation with ensuring adequate hydration.Single outdoor faucet, multiple zones: Managing multiple watering areas efficiently.Low-pressure gravity-fed irrigation systems: Traditional timers often fail to work effectively with lower water pressure.
Recognizing these pain points, Lumary integrated a Hall sensor into its new watering timer, leveraging feedback collected from smart watering users during the summer of 2024. This innovative device features solar + supercapacitor power for continuous operation, precise per-zone water volume settings, and real-time watering records. It also retains all essential smart watering features, including remote control, voice command compatibility, scheduled watering, and automatic rain delay.
The Lumary Wi-Fi Solar 4-Zone Smart Watering Timer officially launches on Kickstarter on March 25, 2025, available for backers in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Ireland. The first 100 backers will have the privilege of early shipping on April 15, 2025.
Availability & Early Bird Offers
The Lumary Wi-Fi Solar 4-Zone Smart Watering Timer is now available for crowdfunding on Kickstarter. Early backers can enjoy exclusive discounts and special rewards. Secure your spot now to access Super Early Bird pricing and revolutionize your gardening experience.
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About Lumary
Lumary is committed to developing smart, sustainable, and user-friendly home solutions. By combining innovation with automation, Lumary continues to enhance convenience while promoting environmental responsibility.
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GSMA M360 Eurasia Spotlights AI and 5G Innovation and Collaboration in Tashkent
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TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — GSMA M360 Eurasia makes its first appearance in Tashkent, Uzbekistan today, bring together policymakers, industry leaders, and innovators to explore digital transformation opportunities across Eurasia. Published today, this year’s GSMA Mobile Economy Eurasia report reveals that mobile’s economic contribution will contribute $270 billion to Eurasia’s economy by 2030.
Held in partnership with the Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Host Sponsor Beeline Uzbekistan, a subsidiary of VEON, M360 Eurasia spotlights the region’s growing digital ecosystem and explores the next wave of mobile technologies.
During M360 Eurasia, a GSMA Foundry demo pod will showcase the award-winning Kaz-LLM developed by Kazak research institutions and VEON’s QazCode with the support of Barcelona Supercomputing Center and GSMA Foundry to help close the AI language gap for low-resourced languages. Kaz-LLM interacts seamlessly in Kazakh, Turkish, English and Russian. Other initiatives from the GSMA Foundry highlighted at M360 Eurasia include its partnership with IBM, which provides GSMA members access to Watsonx.ai. Additionally, GSMA Foundry’s work with the European Space Agency about Non-Terrestrial Networks.
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The Mobile Economy Eurasia 2025 report highlights how mobile technologies are accelerating digital transformation and economic growth across the region. With smartphone adoption and mobile internet usage on the rise, and 5G momentum building, the mobile ecosystem plays a critical role in shaping Eurasia’s digital future.
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Mobile technologies and services are forecast to contribute $270 billion to the Eurasian economy by 2030, equivalent to 8.3% of GDP.5G connections are expected to reach 143 million by 2030, accounting for 41% of total mobile connections.By 2024, two thirds of Eurasia’s population used mobile internet, equating to 164 million users.Despite progress, a significant usage gap remains: nearly 80 million people in Eurasia are still not using mobile internet, even though most live in covered areas.
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BEIJING, May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888 (HKD Counter) and 89888 (RMB Counter)) (“Baidu” or the “Company”), a leading AI company with a strong Internet foundation, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.
“Baidu Core revenue grew 7% year over year in the first quarter, driven by the accelerating momentum of AI Cloud, which surged 42% year over year. The strong performance of our AI Cloud business underscores the growing market recognition of our distinctive strength in providing full-stack AI products and solutions with a highly competitive price-performance advantage. We also achieved a pivotal milestone in our robotaxi business, as Apollo Go expanded internationally by entering Dubai and Abu Dhabi, reinforcing our commitment to bringing safe, comfortable, and affordable autonomous ride-hailing services to global markets,” said Robin Li, Co-founder and CEO of Baidu. “We are confident that our AI-first strategy positions us to remain at the forefront and to capture long-term growth opportunities in the AI era.”
“AI Cloud continued its robust growth in the first quarter, which provides solid support to our overall revenue while we accelerate the AI transformation across our mobile ecosystem,” said Junjie He, Interim CFO of Baidu. “Looking ahead, we are strongly committed to investing in AI to translate our technological strengths into sustainable long-term growth.”
First Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights[1]
Baidu, Inc.
(In millions except per
Q1
Q4
Q1
ADS, unaudited)
2024
2024
2025
YOY
QOQ
RMB
RMB
RMB
US$
Total revenues
31,513
34,124
32,452
4,472
3 %
(5 %)
Operating income
5,484
3,917
4,508
621
(18 %)
15 %
Operating income (non-GAAP) [2]
6,673
5,047
5,333
735
(20 %)
6 %
Net income to Baidu
5,448
5,192
7,717
1,063
42 %
49 %
Net income to Baidu (non-GAAP) [2]
7,011
6,709
6,469
891
(8 %)
(4 %)
Diluted earnings per ADS
14.91
14.26
21.59
2.98
45 %
51 %
Diluted earnings per ADS (non-GAAP) [2]
19.91
19.18
18.54
2.55
(7 %)
(3 %)
Adjusted EBITDA [2]
8,244
6,954
7,209
993
(13 %)
4 %
Adjusted EBITDA margin
26 %
20 %
22 %
22 %
Baidu Core
Q1
Q4
Q1
(In millions, unaudited)
2024
2024
2025
YOY
QOQ
RMB
RMB
RMB
US$
Total revenues
23,803
27,698
25,463
3,509
7 %
(8 %)
Operating income
4,538
3,638
4,164
574
(8 %)
14 %
Operating income (non-GAAP) [2]
5,586
4,647
4,872
671
(13 %)
5 %
Net income to Baidu Core
5,150
5,283
7,633
1,052
48 %
44 %
Net income to Baidu Core (non-GAAP) [2]
6,628
6,741
6,330
872
(4 %)
(6 %)
Adjusted EBITDA[2]
7,118
6,516
6,712
925
(6 %)
3 %
Adjusted EBITDA margin
30 %
24 %
26 %
26 %
[1] Unless otherwise noted, RMB to USD was converted at an exchange rate of RMB 7.2567 as of March 31, 2025, as
set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Translations are
provided solely for the convenience of the reader.
[2] Non-GAAP measures are defined in the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section (see also “Reconciliations of
Non-GAAP Financial Measures to the Nearest Comparable GAAP Measures” for more details).
Operational Highlights
Corporate
Baidu released ERNIE 4.5, its first flagship foundation model with multimodal capabilities, and ERNIE X1, its first reasoning model, in March 2025. Baidu launched enhanced versions, ERNIE 4.5 Turbo and ERNIE X1 Turbo, in April, delivering improved performance at significantly lower pricing.Apollo Go received Gold in the Driverless Vehicles category at the 2025 Edison Awards, recognizing it as China’s largest autonomous ride-hailing service.Baidu ranked second in Asia Pacific on Fast Company’s 2025 Most Innovative Companies list, following DeepSeek, and was recognized for “deploying the world’s largest autonomous driving experiment.”Baidu held China’s largest portfolio of AI-related patents and patent applications across various areas, including foundation models and AI agents, as of December 31, 2024, according to a recent report by CICS-CERT, a research institute under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.Baidu released its annual ESG Report on April 28, 2025, which details Baidu’s latest ESG policies and sustainability initiatives (https://esg.baidu.com/Uploads/Baidu_2024_ESG_Report.pdf).Baidu has returned US$445 million to shareholders since the beginning of Q1 2025, bringing the cumulative repurchase to US$2.1 billion under the 2023 share repurchase program.
AI Cloud
Baidu upgraded its MaaS platform, Qianfan, with an expanded model library and more comprehensive toolkits, extending support for the training and fine-tuning of multimodal and reasoning models to further facilitate AI-native application development.Baidu officially released version 3.0 of its deep learning framework, PaddlePaddle, in April 2025.
Intelligent Driving
Apollo Go, Baidu’s autonomous ride-hailing service, expanded into Dubai and Abu Dhabi in March 2025. In May, Apollo Go commenced open-road validation testing in Dubai.Apollo Go entered into a long-term strategic partnership with CAR Inc., China’s leading auto rental service provider, in May 2025 to launch fully autonomous vehicle rental services.Apollo Go obtained permission to conduct open-road testing with designated passengers in Hong Kong in April 2025.Apollo Go provided over 1.4 million rides in the first quarter of 2025, up 75% year over year, underscoring the accelerating momentum of its scaled operations. As of May 2025, the cumulative rides provided to the public by Apollo Go surpassed 11 million.
Mobile Ecosystem
In March 2025, Baidu App’s MAUs reached 724 million, up 7% year over year.Managed Page accounted for 47% of Baidu Core’s online marketing revenue in the first quarter of 2025.
First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
Total revenues were RMB32.5 billion ($4.47 billion), increasing 3% year over year.
Revenue from Baidu Core was RMB25.5 billion ($3.51 billion), increasing 7% year over year; online marketing revenue was RMB16.0 billion ($2.21 billion), decreasing 6% year over year, and non-online marketing revenue was RMB9.4 billion ($1.30 billion), up 40% year over year, mainly driven by AI Cloud business.Revenue from iQIYI was RMB7.2 billion ($990 million), decreasing 9% year over year.
Cost of revenues was RMB17.5 billion ($2.41 billion), increasing 14% year over year, primarily due to an increase in costs related to AI Cloud business and traffic acquisition costs.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were RMB5.9 billion ($815 million), increasing 10% year over year, primarily due to an increase in channel spending and promotional marketing expenses, partially offset by a decrease in personnel-related expenses.
Research and development expenses were RMB4.5 billion ($626 million), decreasing 15% year over year, primarily due to a decrease in personnel-related expenses.
Operating income was RMB4.5 billion ($621 million). Baidu Core operating income was RMB4.2 billion ($574 million), and Baidu Core operating margin was 16%. Non-GAAP operating income was RMB5.3 billion ($735 million). Non-GAAP Baidu Core operating income was RMB4.9 billion ($671 million), and non-GAAP Baidu Core operating margin was 19%.
Total other income, net was RMB4.5 billion ($618 million), increasing 260% year over year, mainly due to an increase in fair value gain and pickup of earnings from long-term investments, partially offset by the decrease in net foreign exchange gain arising from exchange rate fluctuation between Renminbi and U.S. dollar.
Income tax expense was RMB1.2 billion ($162 million), compared to RMB883 million for the same period last year.
Net income attributable to Baidu was RMB7.7 billion ($1.06 billion), and diluted earnings per ADS was RMB21.59 ($2.98). Net income attributable to Baidu Core was RMB7.6 billion ($1.05 billion), and net margin for Baidu Core was 30%. Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu was RMB6.5 billion ($891 million). Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS was RMB18.54 ($2.55). Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu Core was RMB6.3 billion ($872 million), and non-GAAP net margin for Baidu Core was 25%.
Adjusted EBITDA was RMB7.2 billion ($993 million) and adjusted EBITDA margin was 22%. Adjusted EBITDA for Baidu Core was RMB6.7 billion ($925 million) and adjusted EBITDA margin for Baidu Core was 26%.
As of March 31, 2025, cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments were RMB142.0 billion ($19.57 billion), and cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments excluding iQIYI were RMB136.7 billion ($18.84 billion). Free cash flow was negative RMB8.9 billion (negative $1.23 billion), and free cash flow excluding iQIYI was negative RMB9.2 billion (negative $1.27 billion), mainly due to an increase of investment in AI business. We define net cash position as total cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term investments, net, long-term time deposits and held-to-maturity investments, and others, less total loans, convertible senior notes, and notes payable. As of March 31, 2025, net cash position for Baidu was RMB159.0 billion.
Conference Call Information
Baidu’s management will hold an earnings conference call 8.00 AM on May 21, 2025, U.S. Eastern Time (8.00 PM on May 21, 2025, Beijing Time).
Please register in advance of the conference call using the link provided below. It will automatically direct you to the registration page of “Baidu Inc. Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call”. Please follow the steps to enter your registration details, then click “Register”. Upon registering, you will then be provided with the dial-in number, the passcode, and your unique access PIN. This information will also be emailed to you as a calendar invite.
For pre-registration, please click:
https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10046864-38s6ff.html
In the 10 minutes prior to the call start time, you may use the conference access information (including dial-in number(s), the passcode and unique access PIN) provided in the calendar invite that you have received following your pre-registration.
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available at https://ir.baidu.com.
About Baidu
Founded in 2000, Baidu’s mission is to make the complicated world simpler through technology. Baidu is a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, trading on NASDAQ under “BIDU” and HKEX under “9888”. One Baidu ADS represents eight Class A ordinary shares.
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, Baidu’s and other parties’ 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 announcements made on the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”), 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 but not limited to 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 and newsfeed 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 and newsfeed 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 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, and announcements on the website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. 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.
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 income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Baidu, non-GAAP net margin, non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin 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 non-cash charges or non-operating 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 income represents operating income excluding share-based compensation expenses, and amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations.
Non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu represents net income attributable to Baidu excluding share-based compensation expenses, amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations, disposal gain or loss, impairment of long-term investments, and fair value gain or loss of long-term investments and exchangeable bonds, adjusted for related income tax effects. Baidu’s share of equity method investments for these non-GAAP reconciling items, amortization and impairment of intangible assets not on the investees’ books, accretion of their redeemable non-controlling interests, and the gain or loss associated with the issuance of shares by the investees at a price higher or lower than the carrying value per share, adjusted for related income tax effects, are also excluded.
Non-GAAP diluted earnings per ADS represents diluted earnings per ADS calculated by dividing non-GAAP net income attributable to Baidu, by the weighted average number of ordinary shares expressed in ADS. Adjusted EBITDA represents operating income excluding depreciation, amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations, and share-based compensation expenses.
For more information on non-GAAP financial measures, please see the tables captioned “Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measure.”
Baidu, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(In millions except for per share (or ADS) information, unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
December 31,
March 31,
March 31,
2024
2024
2025
2025
RMB
RMB
RMB
US$(2)
Revenues:
Online marketing services
18,490
19,340
17,306
2,385
Others
13,023
14,784
15,146
2,087
Total revenues
31,513
34,124
32,452
4,472
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues(1)
15,291
18,014
17,487
2,410
Selling, general and administrative(1)
5,375
6,678
5,913
815
Research and development(1)
5,363
5,515
4,544
626
Total costs and expenses
26,029
30,207
27,944
3,851
Operating income
5,484
3,917
4,508
621
Other income:
Interest income
2,091
2,001
2,664
367
Interest expense
(766)
(643)
(801)
(110)
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net
401
1,678
(210)
(29)
Share of (losses) earnings from equity method investments
(205)
(399)
574
79
Others, net
(275)
23
2,260
311
Total other income, net
1,246
2,660
4,487
618
Income before income taxes
6,730
6,577
8,995
1,239
Income tax expense
883
1,619
1,177
162
Net income
5,847
4,958
7,818
1,077
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
399
(234)
101
14
Net income attributable to Baidu
5,448
5,192
7,717
1,063
Earnings per ADS (1 ADS representing 8 Class A ordinary shares):
-Basic
14.97
14.41
21.86
3.01
-Diluted
14.91
14.26
21.59
2.98
Earnings per share for Class A and Class B ordinary shares:
-Basic
1.87
1.80
2.73
0.38
-Diluted
1.86
1.78
2.70
0.37
Weighted average number of Class A and Class B ordinary shares outstanding (in millions):
-Basic
2,804
2,775
2,751
2,751
-Diluted
2,816
2,783
2,762
2,762
(1) Includes share-based compensation expenses as follows:
Cost of revenues
108
103
77
11
Selling, general and administrative
417
297
313
43
Research and development
618
685
361
50
Total share-based compensation expenses
1,143
1,085
751
104
(2) All translations from RMB to U.S. dollars are made at a rate of RMB7.2567 to US$1.00, the exchange rate in effect as of March 31,
2025 as set forth in the H.10 statistical release of The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Baidu, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions, unaudited)
December 31,
March 31,
March 31,
2024
2025
2025
RMB
RMB
US$
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
24,832
49,202
6,780
Restricted cash
11,697
238
33
Short-term investments, net
102,608
92,567
12,756
Accounts receivable, net
10,104
11,078
1,527
Amounts due from related parties
790
743
102
Other current assets, net
18,818
22,001
3,032
Total current assets
168,849
175,829
24,230
Non-current assets:
Fixed assets, net
30,102
30,691
4,229
Licensed copyrights, net
6,930
6,487
894
Produced content, net
14,695
14,372
1,981
Intangible assets, net
772
2,588
357
Goodwill
22,586
37,637
5,187
Long-term investments, net
41,721
43,470
5,990
Long-term time deposits and held-to-maturity investments
98,535
106,212
14,636
Amounts due from related parties
137
266
37
Deferred tax assets, net
2,193
2,171
299
Operating lease right-of-use assets
10,898
11,203
1,544
Receivables related to the proposed acquisition of YY Live, net
13,547
–
–
Other non-current assets
16,815
23,056
3,176
Total non-current assets
258,931
278,153
38,330
Total assets
427,780
453,982
62,560
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term loans
10,669
7,724
1,064
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
41,443
38,770
5,342
Customer deposits and deferred revenue
14,624
13,909
1,917
Deferred income
684
611
84
Long-term loans, current portion
168
560
77
Convertible senior notes, current portion
242
2,133
294
Notes payable, current portion
8,026
7,986
1,101
Amounts due to related parties
1,794
1,683
232
Operating lease liabilities
3,303
3,488
481
Total current liabilities
80,953
76,864
10,592
Non-current liabilities:
Deferred income
231
191
26
Deferred revenue
585
665
92
Amounts due to related parties
56
51
7
Long-term loans
15,596
16,072
2,215
Notes payable
27,996
52,202
7,194
Convertible senior notes
8,351
6,775
934
Deferred tax liabilities
3,870
4,011
553
Operating lease liabilities
4,973
5,113
705
Other non-current liabilities
1,557
1,964
269
Total non-current liabilities
63,215
87,044
11,995
Total liabilities
144,168
163,908
22,587
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
9,870
10,067
1,387
Equity
Total Baidu shareholders’ equity
263,620
269,747
37,172
Noncontrolling interests
10,122
10,260
1,414
Total equity
273,742
280,007
38,586
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity
427,780
453,982
62,560
Baidu, Inc.
Selected Information
(In millions, unaudited)
Three months ended
Three months ended
Three months ended
Three months ended
March 31, 2024 (RMB)
December 31, 2024 (RMB)
March 31, 2025 (RMB)
March 31, 2025 (US$)
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Core
iQIYI
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iQIYI
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Total revenues
23,803
7,927
(217)
31,513
27,698
6,613
(187)
34,124
25,463
7,186
(197)
32,452
3,509
990
(27)
4,472
YOY
7 %
(9 %)
3 %
QOQ
(8 %)
9 %
(5 %)
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues (1)
9,839
5,631
(179)
15,291
13,180
4,995
(161)
18,014
12,246
5,406
(165)
17,487
1,688
745
(23)
2,410
Selling, general and administrative (1)
4,492
922
(39)
5,375
5,816
882
(20)
6,678
4,921
1,026
(34)
5,913
678
141
(4)
815
Research and development (1)
4,934
429
–
5,363
5,064
451
–
5,515
4,132
412
–
4,544
569
57
–
626
Total costs and expenses
19,265
6,982
(218)
26,029
24,060
6,328
(181)
30,207
21,299
6,844
(199)
27,944
2,935
943
(27)
3,851
YOY
Cost of revenues
24 %
(4 %)
14 %
Selling, general and administrative
10 %
11 %
10 %
Research and development
(16 %)
(4 %)
(15 %)
Costs and expenses
11 %
(2 %)
7 %
Operating income
4,538
945
1
5,484
3,638
285
(6)
3,917
4,164
342
2
4,508
574
47
–
621
YOY
(8 %)
(64 %)
(18 %)
QOQ
14 %
20 %
15 %
Operating margin
19 %
12 %
17 %
13 %
4 %
11 %
16 %
5 %
14 %
Add: total other income (loss), net
1,508
(262)
–
1,246
3,125
(465)
–
2,660
4,602
(115)
–
4,487
634
(16)
–
618
Less: income tax expense
866
17
–
883
1,612
7
–
1,619
1,136
41
–
1,177
156
6
–
162
Less: net income (loss) attributable to NCI
30
11
358(3)
399
(132)
2
(104)(3)
(234)
(3)
4
100(3)
101
–
1
13(3)
14
Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu
5,150
655
(357)
5,448
5,283
(189)
98
5,192
7,633
182
(98)
7,717
1,052
24
(13)
1,063
YOY
48 %
(72 %)
42 %
QOQ
44 %
–
49 %
Net margin
22 %
8 %
17 %
19 %
(3 %)
15 %
30 %
3 %
24 %
Non-GAAP financial measures:
Operating income (non-GAAP)
5,586
1,086
6,673
4,647
406
5,047
4,872
459
5,333
671
64
735
YOY
(13 %)
(58 %)
(20 %)
QOQ
5 %
13 %
6 %
Operating margin (non-GAAP)
23 %
14 %
21 %
17 %
6 %
15 %
19 %
6 %
16 %
Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu (non-GAAP)
6,628
844
7,011
6,741
(59)
6,709
6,330
304
6,469
872
41
891
YOY
(4 %)
(64 %)
(8 %)
QOQ
(6 %)
–
(4 %)
Net margin (non-GAAP)
28 %
11 %
22 %
24 %
(1 %)
20 %
25 %
4 %
20 %
Adjusted EBITDA
7,118
1,125
8,244
6,516
444
6,954
6,712
495
7,209
925
68
993
YOY
(6 %)
(56 %)
(13 %)
QOQ
3 %
11 %
4 %
Adjusted EBITDA margin
30 %
14 %
26 %
24 %
7 %
20 %
26 %
7 %
22 %
(1) Includes share-based compensation as follows:
Cost of revenues
76
32
108
74
29
103
50
27
77
7
4
11
Selling, general and administrative
353
64
417
240
57
297
257
56
313
35
8
43
Research and development
575
43
618
652
33
685
329
32
361
45
5
50
Total share-based compensation
1,004
139
1,143
966
119
1,085
636
115
751
87
17
104
(2) Relates to intersegment eliminations and adjustments
(3) Relates to the net income attributable to iQIYI noncontrolling interests
Baidu, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In millions,unaudited)
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March 31, 2024 (RMB)
December 31, 2024 (RMB)
March 31, 2025 (RMB)
March 31, 2025 (US$)
Baidu
excl.
iQIYI
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Baidu
excl.
iQIYI
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Baidu
excl.
iQIYI
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Baidu
excl.
iQIYI
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities
5,284
936
6,220
1,836
520
2,356
(6,340)
339
(6,001)
(874)
47
(827)
Net cash used in investing activities
(2,893)
(223)
(3,116)
(4,741)
(896)
(5,637)
(1,175)
(30)
(1,205)
(162)
(4)
(166)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
2,126
261
2,387
(1,784)
114
(1,670)
19,639
860
20,499
2,706
119
2,825
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash
equivalents and restricted cash
154
15
169
582
61
643
(5)
(1)
(6)
(1)
–
(1)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash
equivalents and restricted cash
4,671
989
5,660
(4,107)
(201)
(4,308)
12,119
1,168
13,287
1,669
162
1,831
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
At beginning of period
32,293
5,281
37,574
37,106
3,791
40,897
32,999
3,590
36,589
4,547
495
5,042
At end of period
36,964
6,270
43,234
32,999
3,590
36,589
45,118
4,758
49,876
6,216
657
6,873
Net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities
5,284
936
6,220
1,836
520
2,356
(6,340)
339
(6,001)
(874)
47
(827)
Less: Capital expenditures
(2,016)
(22)
(2,038)
(2,312)
(21)
(2,333)
(2,869)
(31)
(2,900)
(395)
(4)
(399)
Free cash flow
3,268
914
4,182
(476)
499
23
(9,209)
308
(8,901)
(1,269)
43
(1,226)
Note: Baidu excl. iQIYI represents Baidu, Inc. minus iQIYI’s consolidated cash flows.
Baidu, Inc.
Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to the Nearest Comparable GAAP Measures
(In millions except for per ADS information, unaudited)
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March 31, 2024 (RMB)
December 31, 2024 (RMB)
March 31, 2025 (RMB)
March 31, 2025 (US$)
Baidu
Core
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Baidu
Core
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Baidu
Core
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Baidu
Core
iQIYI
Baidu,
Inc.
Operating income
4,538
945
5,484
3,638
285
3,917
4,164
342
4,508
574
47
621
Add: Share-based compensation expenses
1,004
139
1,143
966
119
1,085
636
115
751
87
17
104
Add: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets(1)
44
2
46
43
2
45
72
2
74
10
–
10
Operating income (non-GAAP)
5,586
1,086
6,673
4,647
406
5,047
4,872
459
5,333
671
64
735
Add: Depreciation of fixed assets
1,532
39
1,571
1,869
38
1,907
1,840
36
1,876
254
4
258
Adjusted EBITDA
7,118
1,125
8,244
6,516
444
6,954
6,712
495
7,209
925
68
993
Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu
5,150
655
5,448
5,283
(189)
5,192
7,633
182
7,717
1,052
24
1,063
Add: Share-based compensation expenses
1,003
139
1,066
965
119
1,019
635
115
687
87
16
95
Add: Amortization and impairment of intangible assets(1)
42
2
43
41
2
42
70
2
71
10
–
10
Add: Disposal (gain) loss
(458)
–
(458)
7
–
7
(91)
–
(91)
(13)
–
(13)
Add: Impairment of long-term investments
36
71
68
84
14
90
–
2
1
–
–
–
Add: Fair value loss (gain) of long-term investments and
exchangeable bonds
725
(23)
714
(288)
(5)
(290)
(1,889)
(2)
(1,890)
(260)
–
(260)
Add: Reconciling items on equity method investments(2)
280
–
280
679
–
679
(66)
5
(64)
(9)
1
(9)
Add: Tax effects on non-GAAP adjustments(3)
(150)
–
(150)
(30)
–
(30)
38
–
38
5
–
5
Net income (loss) attributable to Baidu (non-GAAP)
6,628
844
7,011
6,741
(59)
6,709
6,330
304
6,469
872
41
891
Diluted earnings per ADS
14.91
14.26
21.59
2.98
Add: Accretion of the redeemable noncontrolling interests
0.55
0.55
0.57
0.08
Add: Non-GAAP adjustments to earnings per ADS
4.45
4.37
(3.62)
(0.51)
Diluted earnings per ADS (non-GAAP)
19.91
19.18
18.54
2.55
(1) This represents amortization and impairment of intangible assets resulting from business combinations.
(2) This represents Baidu’s share of equity method investments for other non-GAAP reconciling items, amortization and impairment of intangible assets not on the investee’s books, accretion of their redeemable
noncontrolling interests, and the gain or loss associated with the issuance of shares by the investees at a price higher or lower than the carrying value per share.
(3) This represents tax impact of all non-GAAP adjustments.
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Weibo Announces First Quarter 2025 Unaudited Financial Results
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May 21, 2025By
BEIJING, May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Weibo Corporation (“Weibo” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: WB and HKEX: 9898), a leading social media in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.
“We are pleased with our progresses made on the AI product front,” said Gaofei Wang, CEO of Weibo. “On the user front, we remain committed to creating user value by focusing on the integration of Weibo’s social features and upgrade of the recommendation system. In the first quarter, we further grew our user community and deepened user engagement. On the AI application front, we have made Weibo Intelligent Search, our AI-powered search function, available to all users. During the first quarter, both the user base and daily search queries of Weibo Intelligent Search achieved decent sequential growth. On the monetization front, we delivered solid performance of ad business, leveraging our strengths in content marketing and enhanced ad placement efficiency of our real-time-bidding information feed ad products. Benefiting from solid execution of disciplined spending strategy, our operating efficiency further improved, which laid foundation for us to invest for our product competitiveness, AI technology, as well as shareholder return.”
First Quarter 2025 Highlights
Net revenues were US$396.9 million, flat year-over-year or an increase of 1% year-over-year on a constant currency basis [1].Advertising and marketing revenues were US$339.1 million, flat year-over-year or an increase of 1% year-over-year on a constant currency basis [1].Value-added services (“VAS”) revenues were US$57.7 million, an increase of 2% year-over-year or 3% year-over-year on a constant currency basis [1].Income from operations was US$110.3 million, representing an operating margin of 28%.Net income attributable to Weibo’s shareholders was US$107.0 million and diluted net income per share was US$0.41.Non-GAAP income from operations was US$129.5 million, representing a non-GAAP operating margin of 33%.Non-GAAP net income attributable to Weibo’s shareholders was US$119.5 million and non-GAAP diluted net income per share was US$0.45.Monthly active users (“MAUs”) were 591 million in March 2025.Average daily active users (“DAUs”) were 261 million in March 2025.
[1] We define constant currency (non-GAAP) by assuming that the average exchange rate in the first quarter of 2025 was the same as it was in the first quarter of 2024, or RMB7.15=US$1.00.
First Quarter 2025 Financial Results
For the first quarter of 2025, Weibo’s total net revenues were US$396.9 million, relatively flat compared to US$395.5 million for the same period last year.
Advertising and marketing revenues for the first quarter of 2025 were US$339.1 million, relatively flat compared to US$339.0 million for the same period last year. Advertising and marketing revenues excluding advertising revenues from Alibaba were US$296.5 million, a decrease of 6% compared to US$316.4 million for the same period last year. The decrease mainly resulted from less revenue contributions from the online gaming and handset manufacturing sectors on a year over year basis, primarily due to high base effect and difference of handset product launch schedule respectively. Advertising and marketing revenues from Alibaba were US$42.6 million, an increase of 89% compared to US$22.6 million, mainly attributable to its strong promotional demand related to Spring Festival Gala, as well as incremental ad spend in promoting its AI-related products.
VAS revenues for the first quarter of 2025 were US$57.7 million, an increase of 2% compared to US$56.5 million for the same period last year, primarily driven by the growth of membership services revenues.
Costs and expenses for the first quarter of 2025 totaled US$286.5 million, a decrease of 3% compared to US$295.8 million for the same period last year, primarily resulting from the decrease in sales and marketing expenses.
Income from operations for the first quarter of 2025 was US$110.3 million, compared to US$99.7 million for the same period last year. Operating margin was 28%, compared to 25% last year. Non-GAAP income from operations was US$129.5 million, compared to US$125.8 million for the same period last year. Non-GAAP operating margin was 33%, compared to 32% last year.
Non-operating income for the first quarter of 2025 was US$22.1 million, compared to non-operating loss of US$23.6 million for the same period last year. Non-operating income for the first quarter of 2025 mainly included (i) net interest and other income of US$13.7 million; and (ii) gain from fair value change of investments of US$8.1 million, which was excluded under non-GAAP measures.
Income tax expenses for the first quarter of 2025 were US$24.3 million, compared to US$25.0 million for the same period last year.
Net income attributable to Weibo’s shareholders for the first quarter of 2025 was US$107.0 million, compared to US$49.4 million for the same period last year. Diluted net income per share attributable to Weibo’s shareholders for the first quarter of 2025 was US$0.41, compared to US$0.19 for the same period last year. Non-GAAP net income attributable to Weibo’s shareholders for the first quarter of 2025 was US$119.5 million, compared to US$106.6 million for the same period last year. Non-GAAP diluted net income per share attributable to Weibo’s shareholders for the first quarter of 2025 was US$0.45, compared to US$0.41 for the same period last year.
As of March 31, 2025, Weibo’s cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled US$2.08 billion, compared to US$2.35 billion as of December 31, 2024. The decrease of Weibo’s cash, cash equivalent and short-term investments mainly resulted from the purchase of long-term wealth management products in the first quarter of 2025. For the first quarter of 2025, cash provided by operating activities was US$113.2 million, capital expenditures totaled US$9.4 million, and depreciation and amortization expenses amounted to US$13.6 million.
Conference Call
Weibo’s management team will host a conference call from 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM Eastern Time on May 21, 2025 (or 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Beijing Time on May 21, 2025) to present an overview of the Company’s financial performance and business operations.
Participants who wish to dial in to the teleconference must register through the below public participant link. Dial-in and instructions will be provided in the confirmation email upon registering.
Participants Registration Link:
https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIbb5c504e4aeb43a380f69d373cfb8ca0
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of this conference call will be available at http://ir.weibo.com.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This release contains the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP net income attributable to Weibo’s shareholders, non-GAAP diluted net income per share attributable to Weibo’s shareholders and adjusted EBITDA. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, measures of the Company’s financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures exclude stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets resulting from business acquisitions, net results of impairment and provision on investments, gain/loss on sale of investments and fair value change of investments, non-GAAP to GAAP reconciling items on the share of equity method investments, non-GAAP to GAAP reconciling items for the income/loss attributable to non-controlling interests, income tax expense related to the amortization of intangible assets resulting from business acquisitions and fair value change of investments (other non-GAAP to GAAP reconciling items have no tax effect), and amortization of issuance cost of convertible senior notes, unsecured senior notes and long-term loans. Adjusted EBITDA represents non-GAAP net income attributable to Weibo’s shareholders before interest income/expense, net, income tax expenses/benefits, and depreciation expenses.
The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in their financial and operating decision-making, because management believes these measures reflect the Company’s ongoing operating performance in a manner that allows more meaningful period-to-period comparisons. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in the following ways: (i) in comparing the Company’s current financial results with the Company’s past financial results in a consistent manner, and (ii) in understanding and evaluating the Company’s current operating performance and future prospects in the same manner as management does. The Company also believes that the non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain expenses, gains/losses and other items (i) that are not expected to result in future cash payments or (ii) that are non-recurring in nature or may not be indicative of the Company’s core operating results and business outlook.
Use of non-GAAP financial measures has limitations. The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures do not include all income and expense items that affect the Company’s operations. They may not be comparable to non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. Accordingly, care should be exercised in understanding how the Company defines its non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations of the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures are set forth in the section below titled “Unaudited Reconciliation of Non-GAAP to GAAP Results.”
About Weibo
Weibo is a leading social media for people to create, share and discover content online. Weibo combines the means of public self-expression in real time with a powerful platform for social interaction, content aggregation and content distribution. Any user can create and post a feed and attach multi-media and long-form content. User relationships on Weibo may be asymmetric; any user can follow any other user and add comments to a feed while reposting. This simple, asymmetric and distributed nature of Weibo allows an original feed to become a live viral conversation stream.
Weibo enables its advertising and marketing customers to promote their brands, products and services to users. Weibo offers a wide range of advertising and marketing solutions to companies of all sizes. Weibo generates a substantial majority of its revenues from the sale of advertising and marketing services, including the sale of social display advertisement and promoted marketing offerings. Weibo displays content in a simple information feed format and offers native advertisement that conform to the information feed on our platform. We are continuously refining our social interest graph recommendation engine, which enables our customers to perform people marketing and target audiences based on user demographics, social relationships, interests and behaviors, to achieve greater relevance, engagement and marketing effectiveness.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release 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,” “confidence,” “estimates” and similar statements. Among other things, Weibo’s expected financial performance and strategic and operational plans, as described, without limitation, in quotations from management in this press release, contain forward-looking statements. Weibo may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in the Company’s periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), in announcements, circulars or other publications made on the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Hong Kong Stock Exchange”), 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 the Company’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, Weibo’s limited operating history in certain new businesses; failure to sustain or grow active user base and the level of user engagement; the uncertain regulatory landscape in China; fluctuations in the Company’s quarterly operating results; the Company’s reliance on advertising and marketing sales for a majority of its revenues; failure to successfully develop, introduce, drive adoption of or monetize new features and products; failure to compete effectively for advertising and marketing spending; failure to successfully integrate acquired businesses; risks associated with the Company’s investments, including equity pick-up and impairment; failure to compete successfully against new entrants and established industry competitors; changes in the macro-economic environment, including the depreciation of the Renminbi; and adverse changes in economic and political policies of the PRC government and its impact on the Chinese economy. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Weibo’s annual reports on Form 20-F and other filings with the SEC and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. All information provided in this press release is current as of the date hereof, and Weibo assumes no obligation to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
Contact:
Investor Relations
Weibo Corporation
Phone: +86 10 5898-3336
Email: ir@staff.weibo.com
WEIBO CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)
Three months ended
March 31,
March 31,
2024
2025
Net revenues:
Advertising and marketing
$ 338,951
$ 339,106
Value-added services
56,546
57,749
Net revenues
395,497
396,855
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenues (1)
86,821
88,802
Sales and marketing (1)
103,627
95,810
Product development (1)
80,726
76,021
General and administrative (1)
24,586
25,912
Total costs and expenses
295,760
286,545
Income from operations
99,737
110,310
Non-operating income (loss):
Investment related income (loss), net
(4,970)
8,357
Interest and other income (loss), net
(18,611)
13,746
(23,581)
22,103
Income before income tax expenses
76,156
132,413
Less: Income tax expenses
25,044
24,291
Net income
51,112
108,122
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
548
334
Accretion to redeemable non-controlling interests
1,126
824
Net income attributable to Weibo’s shareholders
$ 49,438
$ 106,964
Basic net income per share attributable to Weibo’s shareholders
$ 0.21
$ 0.45
Diluted net income per share attributable to Weibo’s shareholders
$ 0.19
$ 0.41
Shares used in computing basic net income per share attributable
to Weibo’s shareholders
236,694
238,284
Shares used in computing diluted net income per share attributable
to Weibo’s shareholders
263,644
266,494
(1) Stock-based compensation in each category:
Cost of revenues
$ 1,773
$ 1,239
Sales and marketing
3,823
2,929
Product development
10,438
6,840
General and administrative
4,978
4,039
WEIBO CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)
As of
December 31,
March 31,
2024
2025
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 1,890,632
$ 1,205,765
Short-term investments
459,852
878,054
Accounts receivable, net
339,754
357,201
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
348,774
341,241
Amount due from SINA(1)
452,769
452,988
Current assets subtotal
3,491,781
3,235,249
Property and equipment, net
215,034
226,867
Goodwill and intangible assets, net
272,004
269,088
Long-term investments
1,389,199
1,408,323
Other non-current assets
1,136,481
1,519,352
Total assets
$ 6,504,499
$ 6,658,879
Liabilities, Redeemable Non-controlling Interests and Shareholders’ Equity
Liabilities:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 158,435
$ 164,823
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
652,369
649,888
Income tax payable
84,690
89,589
Deferred revenues
72,642
86,537
Dividends payable
–
200,643
Current liabilities subtotal
968,136
1,191,480
Long-term liabilities:
Convertible senior notes
320,803
321,588
Unsecured senior notes
744,662
744,904
Long-term loans
795,311
796,228
Other long-term liabilities
96,701
96,461
Total liabilities
2,925,613
3,150,661
Redeemable non-controlling interests
45,103
24,523
Shareholders’ equity :
Weibo shareholders’ equity
3,482,771
3,432,055
Non-controlling interests
51,012
51,640
Total shareholders’ equity
3,533,783
3,483,695
Total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interests and
shareholders’ equity
$ 6,504,499
$ 6,658,879
(1) Included short-term loans to and interest receivable from SINA of US$417.7 million as of
December 31, 2024 and US$413.5 million as of March 31, 2025.
WEIBO CORPORATION
UNAUDITED RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP TO GAAP RESULTS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share data)
Three months ended
March 31,
March 31,
2024
2025
Income from operations
$
99,737
$
110,310
Add:
Stock-based compensation
21,012
15,047
Amortization of intangible assets resulting from business acquisitions
5,059
4,122
Non-GAAP income from operations
$
125,808
$
129,479
Net income attributable to Weibo’s shareholders
$
49,438
$
106,964
Add:
Stock-based compensation
21,012
15,047
Amortization of intangible assets resulting from business
acquisitions
5,059
4,122
Investment related gain/loss, net (1)
4,970
(8,357)
Non-GAAP to GAAP reconciling items on the share of equity
method investments
25,358
1,039
Non-GAAP to GAAP reconciling items for the income/loss
attributable to non-controlling interests
(436)
(492)
Tax effects on non-GAAP adjustments (2)
(1,103)
(734)
Amortization of issuance cost of convertible senior notes, unsecured
senior notes and long-term loans
2,314
1,943
Non-GAAP net income attributable to Weibo’s shareholders
$
106,612
$
119,532
Non-GAAP diluted net income per share attributable to Weibo’s
shareholders
$
0.41
*
$
0.45
*
Shares used in computing GAAP diluted net income per share attributable
to Weibo’s shareholders
263,644
266,494
Shares used in computing non-GAAP diluted net income per share
attributable to Weibo’s shareholders
263,644
266,494
Adjusted EBITDA:
Net income attributable to Weibo’s shareholders
$
49,438
$
106,964
Non-GAAP adjustments
57,174
12,568
Non-GAAP net income attributable to Weibo’s shareholders
106,612
119,532
Interest income, net
(9,151)
(13,986)
Income tax expenses
26,147
25,025
Depreciation expenses
9,417
9,149
Adjusted EBITDA
$
133,025
$
139,720
Net revenues
$
395,497
$
396,855
Non-GAAP operating margin
32 %
33 %
(1)
To adjust impairment and provision on investments, gain/loss on sale of investments and fair value change of investments.
(2)
To adjust the income tax effects of non-GAAP adjustments, which primarily related to amortization of intangible assets resulting from business
acquisitions and fair value change of investments. Other non-GAAP adjustment items have no tax effect, because (i) they were recorded in entities established in tax free jurisdictions, or (ii) full valuation allowances were provided for related deferred tax assets as it is more-likely-than-not they will not be realized.
*
Net income attributable to Weibo’s shareholders is adjusted for interest expense of convertible senior notes for calculating diluted EPS.
WEIBO CORPORATION
UNAUDITED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)
Three months ended
March 31,
March 31,
2024
2025
Net revenues
Advertising and marketing
Non-Ali advertisers
$ 316,400
$ 296,494
Alibaba
22,551
42,612
Subtotal
338,951
339,106
Value-added services
56,546
57,749
$ 395,497
$ 396,855
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SOURCE Weibo Corporation


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