Merchants are protected from the large costs of AI
Net income rises 50%, revenue also
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The net income is higher by about 50% to $ 20.8 billion. This year, said ZUK, it will be “Really Big Year”.
💪 Breakdown: numbers time
Metabolism Meta He won more than 2% for trading after hours after the fourth quarter profit data. The social media giant has won expectations for both revenue and revenue, while Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has promised to spend hundreds of billions on artificial intelligence.
The profit per share for December’s quarter landed at $ 8.02, which is 50% a year and over the Wall Street consensus assessment of $ 6.76. The revenue reached $ 48.4 billion, which is 21%, and over $ 47 billion, examined by investors. The net income has increased to $ 20.8 billion, which is nearly 50% compared to last year.
🎯 Zuck takes it with the guide
“This will be a really big year,” Meta Boss said in calling with investors after the profit is released. “This will be intense because we have about 48 weeks to get on the trajectory we want to be in AI.”
Zuck also turned to the recent buzzing around R1 AI on Deepseek on R1Chatgpt rival. “There will be an open source standard worldwide. It is important that this is an American standard, so we take it seriously, “he said, adding:” Some of the latest news has only strengthened our belief that this is the right thing to be focused on. ”
🙂 2025 digits? Not too impressive
For 2025, the Facebook parent has prepared a $ 60 billion to $ 65 billion capital costs, which is approximately 60% compared to last year. A huge amount of money will need to be used very well to meet and exceed the high expectations of investors.
For the current quarter, Meta predicts $ 39.5 billion to $ 41.8 billion revenue – not too impressive for Wall Street standards of $ 41.7 billion. Meta shares are approximately 13% this year.