Meta Platforms, Inc. Q2 FY2024 Earnings Call

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Key Highlights

  • Daily active people across Meta’s Family of Apps reached 3.27 billion in June 2024, up from “more than 3.2 billion” reported last quarter.
  • Threads is nearing 200 million monthly active users, continuing steady engagement growth.
  • WhatsApp exceeded 100 million monthly active users in the United States—a key development given the U.S. is Meta’s highest‑revenue market.
  • Meta AI is on track to become the most used AI assistant by year‑end, showing rapid early adoption in WhatsApp and several global markets.
  • Llama 3.1 was released, including Meta’s first open‑source frontier model. Meta views this as an industry inflection point toward open-source AI adoption.

Financial Performance (YoY comparisons unless stated otherwise)

  • Q2 revenue: $39.1B, up 22% (23% CC), compared to $36.5B in Q1 2024.
  • Total expenses: $24.2B, up 7%, driven by higher infra and Reality Labs costs.
  • Operating income: $14.8B, up sharply (Q1 operating margin was 32%; now 38%).
  • Net income: $13.5B ($5.16/share).
  • Free cash flow: $10.9B.
  • CapEx: $8.5B, reflecting investment in AI compute, data centers, and network infra.
  • Cash & marketable securities: $58.1B vs. $53.9B last quarter.
  • Shareholder returns: $6.3B buybacks + $1.3B dividends.

Family of Apps (FoA)

  • FoA revenue: $38.7B, up 22%.

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Operator: Good afternoon. My name is Krista and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Meta Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers’ remarks there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] This call will be recorded. Thank you very much. Kenneth Dorell, Meta's Director of Investor Relations, you may begin. Kenneth Dorell : Thank you. Good afternoon and welcome to Meta Platform's Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. Joining me today to discuss our results are Mark Zuckerberg, CEO, and Susan Li, CFO. Before we get started, I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that our remarks today will include forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause these results to differ materially are set forth in today's earnings press release and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements that we make on this call are based on assumptions as of today and we undertake no obligation to update these statements as a result of new information or future events. During this call, we will present both GAAP and certain non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures is included in today's earnings press release. The earnings press release and an a

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