Key takeaways:
- Analysts expect Meta to report revenue of $33.52 billion (+21% YoY) and EPS of $3.60 for Q3 2023, up from $2.98 in Q2 and $1.64 a year ago.
- Investors will be tracking the benefits of Meta's heavy investment in AI, as well as a rebound in digital advertising driven by Reels adoption.
- CEO Mark Zuckerberg's commentary on new AI products and services, Threads, and regulatory pressure will be closely watched.
- Investors may also want a spending update, as Meta has continued to spend heavily on VR despite cost-cutting in other areas.
- Meta decided to launch significant cost-cutting measures and is expected that SG&A expenses to have dropped more than 30% in the past year (according to Reuters)
Expected financial data (from Bloomberg):
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Create account Try a demo Download mobile app Download mobile app- Revenue Q3 23 estimate $33.52 billion
- Advertising rev. estimate $32.94 billion
- Family of Apps revenue estimate $33.08 billion
- Reality Labs revenue estimate $313.4 million
- Other revenue estimate $211.7 million
- Revenue estimate Q4 23 $38.76
- EPS estimate $3.60 (EPS beat estimates in 8 of past 12 quarters)
- Operating margin estimate 33.9%
Other statistics:
- Facebook daily active users estimated at 2.07 billion
- Facebook monthly active users estimated at 3.05 billion
- Ad impressions estimate +29.6%
- Average price per ad estimate -8.94%
- Family of Apps operating income estimated at $15.23 billion
- Reality Labs operating loss estimated at $3.94 billion
- The average Family service users per day estimated at 3.09 billion
- The average Family service users per month estimated at 3.88 billion
Key metrics to watch:
- Revenue from Meta's Family of Apps, which includes Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Moreover any comments over Threads, a new platform that is the new rival for X (ex Twitter)
- Ad impressions and average price per ad.
- Operating income from the Family of Apps and Reality Labs.
- Daily and monthly active users for Facebook and the Family of Apps as Meta faces strong competition from platforms such as TikTok and BeReal
- Average Family service users per day and month.
- Operating margin.
The market is generally bullish on Meta's long-term prospects, but analysts acknowledge that the company faces some near-term challenges, such as competition from TikTok, BeReal, or even Snapchat. Moreover, investors will closely watch the introduction of new ways to monetize businesses on its platforms and its deep integration of AI across its services.
Dashboard for Meta. Source: Bloomberg Financial LP, XTB
Meta Platforms has recently been doing better than Nasdaq100 or the last driving force of the index, Nvidia. However, it is worth noting that the Meta is approximately 23% below the historical highs of 2021. The nearest resistance is at $330 per share, about 5% of the current price. On the other hand, the nearest support is close to $305 which is at the lower bound of the upward trend channel.
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