Aktien på Facebook-ejeren, Meta, styrtdykkede ved en beskeden nedjustering af indtjeningen for første kvartal. Ifølge Financial Times faldt aktiekursen med 20 pct., og dermed høvlede investorerne 200 milliarder dollar af værdien. Facebook får øget konkurrence fra andre platforme, især TikTok, og det påvirker annonceindtjeningen. Nedjusteringen for 1. kvartal var dog relativt beskeden, men det dramatiske kursfald viser, hvor sårbare high-tech selskaberne er efter dramatiske kursstigninger de seneste to år.
Meta disappoints on Q1 outlook
Facebook’s parent company. Meta, delivered Q4 revenue in line with estimates but missed EPS with $3.67 vs est. $3.84.
But the disappointment came from the Q1 Outlook with Meta guidance revenue of $27-29bn vs est. $30.3bn citing pricing pressure as current ads prices are pressuring budgets at companies, but the company is also saying they see increased competition which is especially coming from TikTok.
According to FT, the shares plummeted more than 20 percent, and the value of Meta dropped almost 200 bn dollar.
Meta has also started splitting out its two segments Family of Apps and Reality Labs with the latter delivering an operating loss of $3.3bn. Shares were down 18% in extended trading.
