Meta Platforms, Inc. Q3 FY2024 Earnings Call

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Quarter Snapshot

  • Total revenue: $40.6B, up 19% year-over-year (20% constant currency).
  • Operating income: $17.4B, operating margin 43% (up from 33% in Q3 2023).
  • Net income: $15.7B, EPS $6.03 (up sharply from $4.39 in Q3 2023).
  • Free cash flow: $15.5B (vs. $13.6B in Q3 2023).
  • Employee count: 72,400, up 9% year-over-year.

Family of Apps Performance

  • Daily active people now exceed 3.2B (steady growth from ~3.1B earlier in 2024).
  • Family of Apps revenue: $40.3B, up 19% year-over-year.
  • Advertising revenue: $39.9B, up 19% year-over-year.
  • Ad impressions: +7% year-over-year; price per ad: +11% year-over-year.
  • Strongest ad growth by region: Rest of World +23%, Europe +21%.
  • Largest industry contributors to ad growth: online commerce, healthcare, entertainment/media.
  • Other revenue: $434M, up 48% driven primarily by WhatsApp business messaging.

Reality Labs

  • Revenue: $270M, up 29% year-over-year.
  • Expenses: $4.7B (up 19%).
  • Operating loss: $4.4B (deepening from prior years; 2024 losses still expected to increase meaningfully).
  • Key milestones:
    • Strong demand for Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses, with new clear edition selling out immediately.

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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 Third 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 Third 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 acco

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