Meta Platforms, Inc. Q4 FY2022 Earnings Call

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Overview

  • 2022 was described by leadership as a challenging but “pivotal” year marked by restructuring, cost reductions, and significant investment in AI and the metaverse.
  • Meta emphasized 2023 as its “Year of Efficiency,” highlighting initiatives to flatten organization layers, improve productivity, and reduce costs.
  • Family of Apps continues to show engagement strength, with Facebook reaching 2 billion daily active users for the first time (+4% vs. Q4 2021).

Q4 2022 Financial Highlights

  • Total revenue: $32.2B, down 4% year-over-year (up 2% on constant currency).
  • FX headwind: ~$2B negative impact.
  • Total expenses: $25.8B, up 22% year-over-year, driven by restructuring charges, infra costs, and employee-related expenses.
  • Operating income: $6.4B (20% margin), down from prior year.
  • Net income: $4.7B, EPS $1.76.
  • CapEx: $9.2B (servers, data centers, network).
  • Free cash flow: $5.3B.
  • Share repurchases: $6.9B in Q4; new $40B authorization added.
  • Cash & marketable securities: $40.7B.

Segment Performance

Family of Apps (FoA)
  • Revenue: $31.4B, down 4% year-over-year.
  • Ad revenue: $31.3B, down 4% (up 2% constant currency).
  • Daily active people across Family of Apps: 2.96B (+5% year-over-year).

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Operator: Good afternoon. My name is Dave and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Meta Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] This call will be recorded. Thank you very much. Ms. Deborah Crawford, Meta’s Vice President of Investor Relations, you may begin. Deborah Crawford: Thank you. Good afternoon and welcome to Meta Platform’s fourth quarter 2022 earnings conference call. Joining me today to discuss our results are Mark Zuckerberg, CEO; and Susan Li, CFO. Javier Olivan, COO, is also on the call and will join Mark and Susan for the Q&A portion. 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 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 may present both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures is included in today’s earnings press release. The press release and an accompanying investor presentation are available o

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