secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Meta Platforms, Inc. (META)
CIK:        0001326801
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001326801-24-000077
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Meta Q3 revenue $40.6B (+19% YoY), EPS $6.03 (+37%), Q4 revenue guidance $45-48B
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- Net income $15.7B, up 35% YoY; diluted EPS $6.03 vs $4.39 a year ago.
- Ad impressions +7% YoY, average price per ad +11% YoY; Family DAP 3.29B (+5%).
- Costs and expenses $23.2B (+14%); operating margin 43% vs 40%.
- Q4 2024 revenue guidance $45-48B; full-year expense forecast narrowed to $96-98B.
- FY 2024 capex guidance raised to $38-40B; expects significant capex growth in 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680124000077/0001326801-24-000077-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1326801/000132680124000077/meta-20241030.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001326801-24-000077

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