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Baidu, Inc. (BIDU) annual results, year to 31 December 2008: revenue CNY 3,198 million, from the 20-F

Baidu, Inc. files a 20-F with the SEC once a year, in renminbi. In the year to 31 December 2008 it reported revenue of CNY 3,198 million ($461 million at the year's average rate), up 83.3% on the year before. Its profit attributable to shareholders was CNY 1,048 million, up 66.6%, and diluted earnings per share CNY 30.19.

Revenue
CNY 3,198 million
+83.3% on the year
FY2007FY2008
Operating margin
34.3%
31.4% a year earlier
FY2007FY2008
Net income
CNY 1,048 million
+66.6% on the year
FY2007FY2008
Diluted EPS
CNY 30.19
+66.7% on the year
FY2007FY2008

this yearthe year beforeIn renminbi as filed. Hover a bar for its figure.

Income statement (profit and loss)

Year toDec 2007Dec 2008 †
Revenue1,7443,198
Cost of sales6451,155
Research and development141286
Selling, general and administrative411660
Operating profit5471,097
Income tax-12.8116
Profit attributable to shareholders6291,048
Filing20-F20-F
CNY million, from the 20-F on the SEC's EDGAR, linked in the last row, on the US GAAP tags the company filed.
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Year toDec 2007Dec 2008 †
Diluted EPS18.1130.19
Basic EPS18.5730.63
Filing20-F20-F

CNY per ordinary share, as filed.

Cash flow

Year toDec 2007Dec 2008 †
Cash from operations9351,742
Purchase of property, plant and equipment569418
Free cash flow3661,324
Cash from investing-713-661
Cash from financing40.7-35.6
Filing20-F20-F

CNY million. Free cash flow is cash from operations less the purchase of property, plant and equipment, arithmetic on the two filed lines.

Balance sheet

Year toDec 2007Dec 2008 †
Funded by
Equity attributable to shareholders2,0213,089
Other liabilitiesn/a849
Total equity and liabilitiesn/a3,938
Owned
Property, plant and equipmentn/a790
Goodwilln/a51.1
Other intangible assetsn/a126
Cash and cash equivalents1,3512,358
Trade and other receivablesn/a92.8
Other assetsn/a521
Total assetsn/a3,938
Filing20-F20-F

CNY million, at each fiscal year end.

Ratios on the filed lines

Year toDec 2007Dec 2008 †
Operating margin31.4%34.3%
Net margin36.1%32.8%
Free cash flow margin21.0%41.4%
Return on year-end equity31.1%33.9%
Filing20-F20-F

Arithmetic on the filed lines of the same year.

20-F for the year to 31 December 2008, filed 29 March 2011: the filing. The figures are in renminbi as filed.