BIDU vs LGCL
Baidu, Inc. and Lucas GC Ltd., side by side — 5 fiscal years reported in CNY, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BIDU | LGCL |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CNY 129.1B | CNY 1.0B |
| Net income | CNY 5.6B | CNY 9.8M |
| Gross margin | 43.9% | 33.8% |
| Net margin | 4.2% | 0.9% |
| Return on equity | 2.1% | 3.4% |
| Diluted EPS | · | CNY 4.06 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | CNY -15.1B | CNY -47.8M |
| Equity | CNY 266.3B | CNY 311.3M |
| Net debt / equity | 0.07× | 0.21× |
| Current ratio | 1.76× | 1.61× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 3.8% | · |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −24.3% | · |
BIDU bills 123.8× the revenue of LGCL, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (4.2% against 0.9%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
5 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BIDU | LGCL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY 129.1B | CNY 1.0B |
| FY2024 | CNY 133.1B | CNY 1.1B |
| FY2023 | CNY 134.6B | CNY 1.5B |
| FY2022 | CNY 123.7B | CNY 766.6M |
| FY2021 | CNY 124.5B | CNY 652.2M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BIDU | LGCL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY 5.6B | CNY 9.8M |
| FY2024 | CNY 23.8B | CNY 39.8M |
| FY2023 | CNY 20.3B | CNY 77.7M |
| FY2022 | CNY 7.6B | CNY 36.1M |
| FY2021 | CNY 10.2B | CNY 39.5M |
5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +CNY 128,036,726,000 | BIDU |
| FY2024 | +CNY 132,061,591,000 | BIDU |
| FY2023 | +CNY 133,124,042,000 | BIDU |
| FY2022 | +CNY 122,908,429,000 | BIDU |
| FY2021 | +CNY 123,840,755,000 | BIDU |
BIDU has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 5 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
5 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LGCL's return on equity has been more volatile than BIDU's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 19.6 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.3.
3 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
LGCL led in return on equity in every one of the 3 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
3 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.