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Meta Platforms (Meta Platforms) Profitability Rank

: 10 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Meta Platforms has the Profitability Rank of 10. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

Meta Platforms's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 40.85%. As of today, Meta Platforms's Piotroski F-Score is 8.


Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Meta Platforms's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Meta Platforms Profitability Rank Distribution

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Meta Platforms's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Meta Platforms's Profitability Rank falls into.



Meta Platforms Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Meta Platforms has the Profitability Rank of 10. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Meta Platforms's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=16384 / 40111
=40.85 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

2. Piotroski F-Score

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 8, indicates a very healthy situation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Meta Platforms has an F-score of 8. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Warning Sign:

Meta Platforms Inc operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -6%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Meta Platforms (Meta Platforms) Business Description

Address
1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, USA, 94025
Meta is the world's largest online social network, with 3.8 billion family of apps monthly active users. Users engage with each other in different ways, exchanging messages and sharing news events, photos, and videos. The firm's ecosystem consists mainly of the Facebook app, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and many features surrounding these products. Users can access Facebook on mobile devices and desktops. Advertising revenue represents more than 90% of the firm's total revenue, with more than 45% coming from the U.S. and Canada and over 20% from Europe.
Executives
Mark Zuckerberg director, 10 percent owner, officer: COB and CEO C/O META PLATFORMS, INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Jennifer Newstead officer: VP and General Counsel C/O FACEBOOK, INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Christopher K Cox officer: Chief Product Officer C/O FACEBOOK, INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Javier Olivan officer: Chief Operating Officer 62 RIDGE VIEW DRIVE, ATHERTON X1 94027
Nicholas Clegg officer: President, Global Affairs C/O META PLATFORMS INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Andrew Bosworth officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O META PLATFORMS INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Susan J Li officer: Chief Financial Officer ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC., 19300 INTERNATIONAL BLVD, SEATTLE WA 98188
Aaron Anderson officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC., 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Taylor Susan J.s. officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O LINKEDIN CORPORATION, 2029 STIERLIN COURT, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Marne L. Levine officer: Chief Business Officer C/O CHEGG, INC., 3990 FREEDOM CIRCLE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
David M. Wehner officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O FACEBOOK, INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Tony Xu director C/O DOORDASH, INC., 303 2ND STREET, SOUTH TOWER, 8TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
David B. Fischer officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O FACEBOOK, INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Michael Todd Schroepfer officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O FACEBOOK INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Marc L Andreessen director C/O ARNOLD & PORTER LLP, 3 EMBARCADERO CENTER 7TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111

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