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Baidu (BIDU) Days Sales Outstanding : 29.75 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Baidu Days Sales Outstanding?

Baidu's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was $1,525 Mil. Baidu's Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was $4,677 Mil. Hence, Baidu's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Jun. 2024 was 29.75.

The historical rank and industry rank for Baidu's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

BIDU' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 18.26   Med: 22.53   Max: 33.44
Current: 29.96

During the past 13 years, Baidu's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 33.44. The lowest was 18.26. And the median was 22.53.

BIDU's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked better than
77.82% of 568 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 46.165 vs BIDU: 29.96

Baidu's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Jun. 2023 (30.61) to Jun. 2024 (29.75).


Baidu Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baidu's Days Sales Outstanding can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Baidu Days Sales Outstanding Chart

Baidu Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Days Sales Outstanding
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 23.01 26.56 27.01 33.44 31.00

Baidu Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
Days Sales Outstanding Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 30.61 29.88 27.84 31.67 29.75

Competitive Comparison of Baidu's Days Sales Outstanding

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Baidu's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Baidu's Days Sales Outstanding Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Baidu's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Baidu's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.



Baidu Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's Accounts Receivable are being managed.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

Baidu's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2023 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )*Days in Period
=( (1682.947 + 1519.285) / 2 ) / 18850.732*365
=1601.116 / 18850.732*365
=31.00

Baidu's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=Average Accounts Receivable /Revenue*Days in Period
=( (Accounts Receivable (A: Mar. 2024 ) + Accounts Receivable (A: Jun. 2024 )) / count ) / Revenue (A: Jun. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (1518.434 + 1531.697) / 2 ) / 4677.106*365 / 4
=1525.0655 / 4677.106*365 / 4
=29.75

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Baidu  (NAS:BIDU) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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Baidu Business Description

Address
No. 10 Shangdi 10th Street, Baidu Campus, Haidian District, Beijing, CHN, 100085
Baidu is the largest internet search engine in China with over 50% share of the search engine market in 2024 per web analytics firm, Statcounter. The firm generated 72% of core revenue from online marketing services from its search engine in 2023. Outside its search engine, Baidu is a technology-driven company and its other major growth initiatives are artificial intelligence cloud, video streaming services, voice recognition technology, and autonomous driving.