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Meta Platforms Inc (META) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

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    SWOT Analysis

  • 82 Pages
  • May 2024
  • GlobalData
  • Meta
  • ID: 5792631
Meta Platforms Inc (META) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review provides you an in-depth strategic SWOT analysis of the company’s businesses and operations. The profile has been compiled by the analyst to bring to you a clear and an unbiased view of the company’s key strengths and weaknesses and the potential opportunities and threats. The profile helps you formulate strategies that augment your business by enabling you to understand your partners, customers and competitors better.

The profile contains critical company information including:

  • Business description - A detailed description of the company’s operations and business divisions.
  • Corporate strategy - Analyst’s summarization of the company’s business strategy.
  • SWOT Analysis - A detailed analysis of the company’s strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats.
  • Company history - Progression of key events associated with the company.
  • Major products and services - A list of major products, services and brands of the company.
  • Key competitors - A list of key competitors to the company.
  • Key employees - A list of the key executives of the company.
  • Executive biographies - A brief summary of the executives’ employment history.
  • Key operational heads - A list of personnel heading key departments/functions.
  • Important locations and subsidiaries - A list and contact details of key locations and subsidiaries of the company.
  • Detailed financial ratios for the past five years - The latest financial ratios derived from the annual financial statements published by the company with 5 years history.
  • Interim ratios for the last five interim periods - The latest financial ratios derived from the quarterly/semi-annual financial statements published by the company for 5 interims history.

Highlights

Meta Platforms Inc (Meta), formerly Facebook Inc, is a provider of social networking, advertising, and business insight solutions. Through its major products Facebook, Instagram, Oculus, Threads, Messenger, and WhatsApp, the company connects people with their friends, and families, and co-workers across the world, and helps them discover new products and services from local and global businesses. It enables people to share their opinions, ideas, photos and videos, and other activities through mobile devices and personal computers with audiences ranging from their closest friends to public. Meta sells advertising placements for marketers to reach people based on various factors including age, gender, location, interests, and behavior. The company’s business operations span the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Meta is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, the US.

Meta Platforms Inc Key Recent Developments

  • Apr 24, 2024: Meta Reports First Quarter 2024 Results
  • Mar 05, 2024: Arevon and Meta Announce Long-Term Contracts for 349 Megawatts of New Solar Energy
  • Feb 01, 2024: Meta Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results; Initiates Quarterly Dividend
  • Dec 19, 2023: Meta to purchase 330MW of clean energy from Adapture Renewables

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  • Financial ratio presented for major public companies in the profile include the revenue trends, profitability, growth, margins and returns, liquidity and leverage, financial position and efficiency ratios.
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Note: Some sections may be missing if data is unavailable for the company

Table of Contents

Section 1 - About the Company
  • Meta Platforms Inc - Key Facts
  • Meta Platforms Inc - Key Employees
  • Meta Platforms Inc - Key Employee Biographies
  • Meta Platforms Inc - Major Products and Services
  • Meta Platforms Inc - History
  • Meta Platforms Inc - Company Statement
  • Meta Platforms Inc - Locations And Subsidiaries
  • Head Office
  • Other Locations & Subsidiaries
Section 2 - Company Analysis
  • Company Overview
  • Meta Platforms Inc - Business Description
  • Business Segment: Family of Apps
  • Overview
  • Performance
  • Key Stats
  • Business Segment: Reality Labs
  • Overview
  • Performance
  • Geographical Segment: Asia-Pacific
  • Performance
  • Geographical Segment: Europe
  • Target Markets
  • Performance
  • Geographical Segment: Rest of World
  • Target Markets
  • Performance
  • Geographical Segment: United States and Canada
  • Performance
  • R&D Overview
  • Meta Platforms Inc - Corporate Strategy
  • Meta Platforms Inc - SWOT Analysis
  • SWOT Analysis - Overview
  • Meta Platforms Inc - Strengths
  • Meta Platforms Inc - Weaknesses
  • Meta Platforms Inc - Opportunities
  • Meta Platforms Inc - Threats
  • Meta Platforms Inc - Key Competitors
Section 3 - Company Financial Ratios
  • Financial Ratios - Capital Market Ratios
  • Financial Ratios - Annual Ratios
  • Performance Chart
  • Financial Performance
  • Financial Ratios - Interim Ratios
  • Financial Ratios - Ratio Charts
  • Meta Platforms Inc, Recent Deals Summary
Section 4 - Company’s Recent Developments
  • Apr 24, 2024: Meta Reports First Quarter 2024 Results
  • Mar 05, 2024: Arevon and Meta Announce Long-Term Contracts for 349 Megawatts of New Solar Energy
  • Feb 01, 2024: Meta Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Results; Initiates Quarterly Dividend
  • Dec 19, 2023: Meta to purchase 330MW of clean energy from Adapture Renewables
  • Dec 11, 2023: Meta Teams Up with SRP and Orsted to Support Data Center with Clean Energy from New Solar and Battery Project
  • Oct 25, 2023: Meta Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results
  • Jul 26, 2023: Meta Reports Second Quarter 2023 Results
  • Jun 21, 2023: Enel Begins Operating Alta Farms Wind Farm, Generating Clean Power for Meta in Illinois
  • Mar 24, 2023: AVANGRID to support Meta’s operations in Texas with new 321 MW solar farm
  • Mar 21, 2023: AVANGRID To Support Meta’s Operations in Texas With New 240 MW Solar Farm
Section 5 - Appendix
  • Methodology
  • Ratio Definitions
  • About the Analyst
  • Contact the Publisher
  • Disclaimer
List of Tables
  • Meta Platforms Inc, Key Facts
  • Meta Platforms Inc, Key Employees
  • Meta Platforms Inc, Key Employee Biographies
  • Meta Platforms Inc, Major Products and Services
  • Meta Platforms Inc, History
  • Meta Platforms Inc, Subsidiaries
  • Meta Platforms Inc, Key Competitors
  • Meta Platforms Inc, Ratios based on current share price
  • Meta Platforms Inc, Annual Ratios
  • Meta Platforms Inc, Interim Ratios
  • Meta Platforms Inc, Recent Deals Summary
  • Currency Codes
  • Capital Market Ratios
  • Equity Ratios
  • Profitability Ratios
  • Cost Ratios
  • Liquidity Ratios
  • Leverage Ratios
  • Efficiency Ratios
List of Figures
  • Meta Platforms Inc, Performance Chart (2019 - 2023)
  • Meta Platforms Inc, Ratio Charts

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