Meta Platforms, Inc. Q1 FY2023 Earnings Call

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Key Highlights

  • Daily active users across Meta’s Family of Apps surpassed 3 billion for the first time (March), up from approximately 2.96 billion last quarter.
  • Facebook DAUs reached 2.04 billion, growing 4% year-over-year (an increase of 77 million users).
  • Family of Apps revenue rose 4% year-over-year to $28.3 billion (7% growth on constant currency).
  • Total company revenue grew 3% to $28.6 billion, an improvement after several weaker quarters in 2022.
  • Net income was $5.7 billion ($2.20 EPS), down from $7.5 billion in Q1 2022 but showing sequential improvement from Q4 2022.
  • Reels monetization efficiency improved over 30% on Instagram and 40% on Facebook quarter-over-quarter.
  • Meta surpassed 1 billion Avatar creations and saw Quest Store titles with $25M+ revenue double year-over-year.

Operational Efficiency & Restructuring

  • Meta completed two waves of layoffs (recruiting and technical groups) and will complete the third wave (business groups) in May.
  • Employee headcount fell 11% sequentially to 77,100.
  • Efficiency goals include flattening management, slowing hiring, increasing technical headcount share, and prioritizing high-impact projects.
  • Meta expects to resume hiring after layoffs, with headcount growing more than 1–2% in 2024 (contrary to media speculation).

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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 First 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. Ms. Deborah Crawford, Meta's Vice President of Investor Relations. You may begin. Deborah Crawford: Thank you. Good afternoon and welcome to Meta Platforms' first quarter 2023 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 press release and in our annual report on Form 10-K 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 inve

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