Meta shares rose 10 per cent after it reported better-than-expected sales guidance and a small uptick in revenues after three quarters of decline as chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s “year of efficiency” began to bear fruit.
Meta founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. Photo / Getty Images
Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has faced particular investor anxiety as advertiser spending has declined, amid Zuckerberg’s costly bet on the metaverse. The company previously announced a restructuring and bruising redundancies of around 20,000 staff.
Meta slightly adjusted the top end of its guidance for expenses in 2023, from a range of US$86b to US$92b previously, to US$86b to US$90b. Its capital expenditure guidance remained unchanged from the previoUS$ quarter — between US$30b and US$33b.
“We had a good quarter and our community continues to grow,” Zuckerberg said. “Our AI work is driving good results across our apps and business. We’re also becoming more efficient so we can build better products faster and put ourselves in a stronger position to deliver our long-term vision.”
Written by: Hannah Murphy
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