In a sign of the strength of the search market in China, Baidu (NSDQ: BIDU) first quarter 2009 revenue was up 41 percent year on year, to $118.6 million, and operating profit jumped 32 percent, to $29.1 million. Earnings per share was $0.76. Analysts had been expecting revenue of $115 million and EPS of $0.74.
Baidu, which controls 64 percent of the Chinese search market, said it expected second-quarter 2009 revenue to grow between 32 percent and 36 percent.
Highlights for the quarter include:
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