NASDAQ:BIDU appears to be flying under the radar despite its strong fundamentals.

Our stock screener has spotted BAIDU INC - SPON ADR (NASDAQ:BIDU) as an undervalued stock with solid fundamentals. NASDAQ:BIDU shows decent health and profitability. At the same time it remains remains attractively priced. We'll dive into each aspect below.

How do we evaluate the Valuation for NASDAQ:BIDU?

ChartMill assigns a Valuation Rating to every stock. This score ranges from 0 to 10 and evaluates the different valuation aspects and compares the price to earnings and cash flows, while taking into account profitability and growth. NASDAQ:BIDU scores a 7 out of 10:

• With a Price/Earnings ratio of 8.04, the valuation of BIDU can be described as very reasonable.
• Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, BIDU is valued cheaply inside the industry as 89.55% of the companies are valued more expensively.
• BIDU's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 28.24.
• Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 7.76, the valuation of BIDU can be described as very cheap.
• Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of BIDU indicates a rather cheap valuation: BIDU is cheaper than 85.07% of the companies listed in the same industry.
• The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 19.93. BIDU is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
• 97.01% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than BIDU, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
• The decent profitability rating of BIDU may justify a higher PE ratio.

Looking at the Profitability

ChartMill assigns a Profitability Rating to every stock. This score ranges from 0 to 10 and evaluates the different profitability ratios and margins, both absolutely, but also relative to the industry peers. NASDAQ:BIDU scores a 6 out of 10:

• BIDU has a Return On Assets of 4.63%. This is in the better half of the industry: BIDU outperforms 76.12% of its industry peers.
• BIDU has a Return On Equity of 7.75%. This is in the better half of the industry: BIDU outperforms 79.10% of its industry peers.
• Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 5.10%, BIDU is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 79.10% of the companies in the same industry.
• The 3 year average ROIC (3.96%) for BIDU is below the current ROIC(5.10%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
• BIDU's Profit Margin of 14.24% is amongst the best of the industry. BIDU outperforms 80.60% of its industry peers.
• BIDU has a Operating Margin of 16.57%. This is amongst the best in the industry. BIDU outperforms 83.58% of its industry peers.

A Closer Look at Health for NASDAQ:BIDU

ChartMill assigns a proprietary Health Rating to each stock. The score is computed by evaluating various liquidity and solvency ratios and ranges from 0 to 10. NASDAQ:BIDU was assigned a score of 5 for health:

• The Debt to FCF ratio of BIDU is 2.20, which is a good value as it means it would take BIDU, 2.20 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
• Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 2.20, BIDU is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 73.13% of the companies in the same industry.
• A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.29 indicates that BIDU is not too dependend on debt financing.
• Although BIDU does not score too well on debt/equity it has very limited outstanding debt, which is well covered by the FCF. We will not put too much weight on the debt/equity number as it may be because of low equity, which could be a consequence of a share buyback program for instance. This needs to be investigated.
• BIDU has a Current Ratio of 2.79. This indicates that BIDU is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
• BIDU has a better Current ratio (2.79) than 62.69% of its industry peers.
• A Quick Ratio of 2.79 indicates that BIDU has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
• BIDU has a better Quick ratio (2.79) than 62.69% of its industry peers.

Growth Assessment of NASDAQ:BIDU

A key component of ChartMill's stock assessment is the Growth Rating, which spans from 0 to 10. This rating evaluates diverse growth factors, such as EPS and revenue growth, considering both past performance and future projections. NASDAQ:BIDU has received a 6 out of 10:

• BIDU shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 32.22%, which is quite impressive.
• BIDU is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 14.65% yearly.
• Based on estimates for the next years, BIDU will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 10.19% on average per year.
• When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
• When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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