Annotated balance sheet · halal screening

Baidu, Inc.

The full balance sheet for BIDU, with the line items that feed each halal check marked and explained inline. Read it like a financial report that grades itself.

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Annotated balance sheet · halal screening

Baidu, Inc. — Q1 2026

Source: SEC Form 10-Q filed 2026-03-31 · via FMP · USD millions · Open filing

Assets

Current Assets

Cash & cash equivalents①

$652

Marketable securities①

$1,856

Accounts receivable

$319

Inventories

Other current assets

$488

Total current assets

$3,315

Non-current Assets

Property, plant & equipment, net②tangible

$756

Operating lease right-of-use assets②tangible

Long-term marketable securities①

$3,404

Goodwill

$785

Intangible assets, net

$536

Other non-current assets

$689

Total non-current assets

$6,170

TOTAL ASSETS

$9,598

CHECK ①

Cash + Securities Ratio

under AAOIFI

15.5%

✓ PASS

Threshold≤ 30%Buffer14.5 percentage points to spare

Breach risk

Comfortable

0%← Pass zone | Fail zone →45%

Caps how much of a company's value can be held in interest-bearing financial assets — too much suggests the business is more about earning interest than producing real goods/services.

SourceAAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 (Financial Papers — Shares and Bonds), §3.5.1

Liabilities

Current Liabilities

Accounts payable

$843

Other current liabilities

$318

Deferred revenue

$12

Commercial paper③interest-bearing

Short-term debt③interest-bearing

$617

Total current liabilities

$1,790

Non-current Liabilities

Long-term debt③interest-bearing

$1,308

Other non-current liabilities

$42

Total non-current liabilities

$1,351

TOTAL LIABILITIES

$3,357

CHECK ③

Interest-bearing Debt Ratio

under AAOIFI

5.0%

✓ PASS

Threshold≤ 30%Buffer25.0 percentage points to spare

Breach risk

Comfortable

0%← Pass zone | Fail zone →45%

Caps how much of a company's value comes from interest-bearing loans. Companies that rely heavily on riba (interest-based debt) fail this check even if their business itself is permissible.

SourceAAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 (Financial Papers — Shares and Bonds), §3.4.2

Income Statement Excerpt (trailing 12 months)

Total revenue

$6,693

Of which:

Product & services revenue

$6,693

Interest income④non-permissible

$164

CHECK ④

Non-permissible Income Ratio

under AAOIFI

2.5%

✓ PASS

Threshold≤ 5%Buffer2.5 percentage points to spare

Breach risk

Comfortable

0%← Pass zone | Fail zone →8%

Caps what fraction of company revenue can come from non-permissible sources. If your stock passes but interest income is high, you'd 'purify' your share of that income through charity.

SourceAAOIFI Shariah Standard No. 21 (Financial Papers — Shares and Bonds), §3.6

Final verdict — under AAOIFI Standard

Not halal

Sector check passes: ✓ yes

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