Meta Platforms Inc. aims to sell at least $25 billion of investment-grade bonds on Thursday, a day after Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg warned the company would spend even more aggressively on artificial intelligence in the coming year. The anticipated size, which was according to people familiar with the matter, would make Meta’s deal one of the largest of 2025. This year’s largest public investment-grade note sale was the $26 billion raised in March by Mars Inc., a candy maker, to help finance ...

Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2024.Meta Platforms' stock dropped more than 12% Thursday as skepticism about the payoff from its aggressive artificial intelligence spending plans overshadowed strong results.The social media giant lifted its 2025 capital expenditures guidance as it races against competitors to build out advanced AI tools. Meta now expects capex to range between ...

智通财经APP获悉，据知情人士透露，Meta Platforms(META.US)拟通过债券发行募资至少250亿美元。 在当前人工智能(AI)领域支出大幅增长的背景下，该公司正借此补充现金储备。 知情人士表示，Meta已启动美元债券发行的推介工作，此次发行或将分为至多6个品种，期限覆盖5年 至40年。 该人士进一步指出，其中40年期品种的初步定价较同期美国国债收益率溢价约1.4个百分点。此次募资 所得资金将用于一般企业运营用途。 花旗与摩根士丹利负责此次债券发行的承销工作。针对置评请求，相关银行及Meta均未立即予以回 应。 ...

来源：滚动播报 Meta Platforms盘前跌幅扩大至近10％。第三财季净利润为27亿美元，远低于分析师预期，公司计划通 过债券发行筹集至少250亿美元。 ...

融资活动 - Meta Platforms Inc 计划进行债券发行 目标规模至少为250亿美元 [1]

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) posted upbeat earnings for the third quarter on Wednesday.Meta reported diluted earnings per share of $1.05, which includes a one-time, non-cash income tax charge of $15.93 billion and may not compare to estimates of $6.68. On an adjusted basis, earnings per share came in at $7.25, according to Benzinga Pro.Quarterly revenue of $51.24 billion, which beat the Street estimate of $49.38 billion and was a 26.25% increase over revenue of $40.58 billion from the same period last ...

公司声明与事件概述 - 公司首席执行官Devin Nunes发表声明 回应特别检察官Jack Smith团队向摩根大通发出针对公司的秘密传票以获取银行记录的事件 [2] - 声明指出 公司是超过400个与特朗普有关联的个人和组织中被监视的对象之一 [2] - 声明称此传票范围异常宽泛 是对私营企业及其数十万零售投资者的权力滥用 因公司在该调查所涉事件发生时尚未存在 [2] - 公司正寻求了解美国证交会和摩根大通对此行为失当的了解情况以及信息是否被泄露 [2] 公司业务介绍 - 公司运营社交媒体平台Truth Social 旨在为自由言论提供安全港 对抗大型科技公司的审查 [3] - 公司运营流媒体平台Truth+ 专注于家庭友好的直播电视频道和点播内容 [3] - 公司正在推出金融服务和金融科技品牌TruthFi 包含美国优先投资工具 [3]

财务业绩表现 - 第三季度每股收益为725美元 远超分析师预期的669美元 [1] - 季度营收首次突破500亿美元 [1] - 尽管业绩强劲 公司股价预计在次日开盘时下跌8%至9% [1] 资本支出与投资 - 资本支出同比翻倍以上 达到194亿美元 并预计将持续攀升 [2] - 2024年全年资本支出预期上调至最高720亿美元 高于此前660亿美元的低位预估 2026年支出将进一步增加 [2] - 大部分资本支出用于人工智能领域 包括需要比最初预估更多的算力以及增加AI眼镜的生产投资 [4] - 公司认为大幅增加投资在长期内很可能带来盈利 [4] Reality Labs部门表现 - Reality Labs部门在第三季度亏损44亿美元 自2020年以来的累计亏损已超过700亿美元 [3] - 由于缺乏新款VR头显 该部门第四季度营收预计将低于2024年水平 [3] 管理层战略与市场观点 - 管理层强调长期投资价值 但投资者对持续巨额支出感到厌倦 [3] - 分析师观点出现分歧 部分分析师支持其AI投资战略 认为AI能力已为广告技术和内容推荐引擎带来切实成果 [5] - 另有观点担忧公司对AI主导地位的追求可能分散其对当前核心盈利业务（广告）的注意力 [6] - 公司需要开发大量新收入来源以验证其资本支出的大幅增加 [7]

Of everything Meta said this quarter, the real story wasn't the revenue beat or the one-time tax charge that crushed reported net income. ...

Menlo Park, California-based Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) is a leading global technology and social media company that builds platforms and products connecting billions of people worldwide. Valued at a market cap of $1.9 trillion, the company owns and operates major applications, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger. This social media giant has outpaced the broader market over the past 52 weeks. Shares of META have soared 26.7% over this time frame, while the broader S&P 500 Index ($SPX) ...