{"id":1180,"date":"2022-03-10T16:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camilocisera.com\/?p=1180"},"modified":"2023-04-29T12:48:35","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T12:48:35","slug":"whats-going-on-with-meta-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camilocisera.com\/en\/whats-going-on-with-meta-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s going on with Meta Platforms?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Narratives matter. Meta (previously known as Facebook) surpassed USD 1 trillion in market capitalization during the second half of 2021, however, in the last months, the focus of the market shifted from the potential of its immense and engaged family of apps to regulatory and competition issues. As time went by, the stock halved and the company is now valued at USD 520 Bn.<\/p>

The recent 50,9% drawdown is the second largest ever for the company, only surpassed by a 53,6% drop in the first 4 months after its IPO (2012).<\/p>

Meta is now trading at 14x earnings and 4,7x sales. Both metrics are the lowest on record.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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As usual, the stock movement didn\u2019t have much to do with the past of the company. in 2021 Meta achieved 37,2% revenue growth and USD 39,1 Bn in free cash flow (+65,5% YoY). That\u2019s on top of USD 24,65 Bn spent on research & development (+33,6% YoY).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The key drivers of the ongoing correction in Meta\u2019s valuation, exacerbated after the last quarterly report, are related to challenges for the coming future:<\/p>\n