secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)
CIK:        0001326801
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-04-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001326801-24-000044
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Meta Q1 revenue $36.5B (+27% YoY), EPS $4.71; raises FY capex guidance to $35-40B
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- Revenue $36.46B (+27% YoY), net income $12.37B (+117%), diluted EPS $4.71 (+114%).
- Family daily active people 3.24B (+7% YoY); ad impressions +20%, average price per ad +6%.
- FY2024 total expense guidance raised to $96-99B; capex raised to $35-40B to support AI investments.
- Q2 revenue guidance $36.5-39B; expect capex to increase in 2025.
- Share repurchases $14.64B; free cash flow $12.53B; headcount down 10% YoY to 69,329.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680124000044/0001326801-24-000044-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680124000044/meta-20240424.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001326801-24-000044

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