External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

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Meta Platforms (Facebook) / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Meta reported 3Q24 results: total revenue grew by 19% YoY to US$40.6bn, in line with Bloomberg consensus estimate; net income was up by 35% YoY to US$15.7bn, 15% ahead of the consensus estimate thanks to effective control of S&amp;M and G&amp;A expenses.</li><li>For 4Q24E, management guides total revenue to grow by 12-20% YoY to US$45-48bn, the midpoint of which is in line with consensus (US$46.1bn).</li><li>Looking ahead, management will continue to step up investment in strategic priorities such as GenAI, infrastructure, and monetization, and expects significant capex growth and acceleration in infra-related expense growth in 2025E. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Meta reported 3Q24 results: total revenue grew by 19% YoY to US$40.6bn, in line with Bloomberg consensus estimate; net income was up by 35% YoY to US$15.7bn, 15% ahead of the consensus estimate thanks to effective control of S&amp;M and G&amp;A expenses.For 4Q24E, management guides total revenue to grow by 12-20% YoY to US$45-48bn, the midpoint of which is in line with consensus (US$46.1bn).Looking ahead, management will continue to step up investment in strategic priorities such as GenAI, infrastructure, and monetization, and expects significant capex growth and acceleration in infra-related expense growth in 2025E. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Meta (META US) - AI Development on Track; Stepped-Up Investment to Drag Margin Expansion Pace

Mostly Borrowed Ideas Deep Dives, MBI Deep Dives

MBI Deep Dives

Mostly Borrowed Ideas Deep Dives

MBI is the abbreviation for “Mostly Borrowed Ideas”. Why “Mostly Borrowed Ideas?” As a generalist, I do not have a background in any particular sector. I enjoy navigating across industries, businesses, and countries to learn, understand, and connect the dots. In any case, most ideas and innovations are incremental in nature. Very few of us are smart enough to come up with truly original or groundbreaking ideas. I am Abdullah Al-Rezwan. I was born and brought up in Bangladesh. I went to University of Dhaka for my undergrad and majored in Finance. After working three and half years in Equity Research (Sell-side) covering Financial Sector in Bangladesh, I left Bangladesh to pursue my MBA in the US. I graduated within top 10% of the class from Cornell University's two-year MBA program and worked on the buy-side following my graduation. During my time at Cornell, I won two stock pitch competitions and also became finalists in four other competitions. I thoroughly enjoyed my stint as a generalist in the US large cap team at Madison Investments and covered a wide range of companies from UnitedHealth to Amazon and Boeing before US immigration reality paused my career in investment management. As my work authorization expired, I moved to Canada in January, 2021. Then in early 2022, I was able to return to the US.

<ul><li>Daily Active People (DAP) across its Family of Apps (FOA) decelerated to 20 mn QoQ in 3Q’24.</li><li>Even though easy comp ended in 1Q’24 and 3Q’24 faced a fairly difficult comp, Meta posted quite strong YoY growth rates across regions in 3Q’24.</li><li>Meta’s Family of Apps (FOA) ads revenue growth is comfortably ahead of both Google Search and YouTube ads in each of the last 1-yr, 2-yr, and 3-yr timeframe.</li></ul>

Daily Active People (DAP) across its Family of Apps (FOA) decelerated to 20 mn QoQ in 3Q’24.Even though easy comp ended in 1Q’24 and 3Q’24 faced a fairly difficult comp, Meta posted quite strong YoY growth rates across regions in 3Q’24.Meta’s Family of Apps (FOA) ads revenue growth is comfortably ahead of both Google Search and YouTube ads in each of the last 1-yr, 2-yr, and 3-yr timeframe.

Podcast On the Business of Semiconductors, The Circuit

The Circuit

Podcast On the Business of Semiconductors

A Podcast On the Business of Semiconductors. With Jay Goldberg and Ben Bajarin

<ul><li>Facebook's original vision Pro demo showcased impressive technology with custom silicon and high miniaturization, but it is still far from being a consumer product.</li><li>Comparisons were made between Facebook's demo and Apple's vision Pro, highlighting different approaches to hardware development and philosophies.</li><li>Despite debates on shipping products and final designs, both companies are pushing the boundaries of technology and advancing towards a glasses form factor for AR/VR.</li></ul>This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Facebook's original vision Pro demo showcased impressive technology with custom silicon and high miniaturization, but it is still far from being a consumer product.Comparisons were made between Facebook's demo and Apple's vision Pro, highlighting different approaches to hardware development and philosophies.Despite debates on shipping products and final designs, both companies are pushing the boundaries of technology and advancing towards a glasses form factor for AR/VR.This content is sourced through publicly available sources and has been machine generated. Information displayed is for general informational purposes only.

Episode 87: Shrinking Silicon (Meta Orion) and Excited about Hardware Again!

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

Baptista Research

Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

<ul><li>Meta Platforms, Inc. reported a robust second quarter for 2024, marking significant growth dynamics amid global expansions and technological advancements.</li><li>The company noted an increase in total revenue to $39.1 billion, a 22% year-over-year rise, primarily driven by the advertising segment.</li><li>The impressive surge in revenue is also backed by a solid performance across ad engagements and the continuous rollout of AI-driven services and innovations.</li></ul>

Meta Platforms, Inc. reported a robust second quarter for 2024, marking significant growth dynamics amid global expansions and technological advancements.The company noted an increase in total revenue to $39.1 billion, a 22% year-over-year rise, primarily driven by the advertising segment.The impressive surge in revenue is also backed by a solid performance across ad engagements and the continuous rollout of AI-driven services and innovations.

Meta Platforms: Strengthening Market Position in the Smart Glasses Market & Other Major Developments! - Financial Forecasts

<ul><li>Meta announced 2Q24 results: total revenue increased by 22% YoY to US$39.1bn, 2% ahead of Bloomberg consensus estimate; net income grew by 73% YoY to US$13.5bn, beating consensus estimate by 10%, primarily due to effective control in headcount-related expenses.</li><li>For 3Q24E, management expects total revenue to grow by 13-20% YoY to US$38.5-41.0bn, which is largely in line with consensus estimate (US$39.2bn) and remains resilient despite the high-base effect.</li><li>Despite stepped-up Capex investment, management maintains its FY24 full-year total expenses guidance unchanged at US$96-99bn, which should ease investor concern on its margin expansion trajectory in FY24. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Meta announced 2Q24 results: total revenue increased by 22% YoY to US$39.1bn, 2% ahead of Bloomberg consensus estimate; net income grew by 73% YoY to US$13.5bn, beating consensus estimate by 10%, primarily due to effective control in headcount-related expenses.For 3Q24E, management expects total revenue to grow by 13-20% YoY to US$38.5-41.0bn, which is largely in line with consensus estimate (US$39.2bn) and remains resilient despite the high-base effect.Despite stepped-up Capex investment, management maintains its FY24 full-year total expenses guidance unchanged at US$96-99bn, which should ease investor concern on its margin expansion trajectory in FY24. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Meta (META US) - 2Q24 Earnings Beat; Intact FY24 Earnings Growth Outlook Despite AI Investment

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Meta Platforms Inc. operates as a social technology company. The Company builds applications and technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. meta Platform is also involved in advertisements, augmented and virtual reality.

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Meta (META US) - AI Development on Track; Stepped-Up Investment to Drag Margin Expansion Pace

Meta reported 3Q24 results: total revenue grew by 19% YoY to US$40.6bn, in line with Bloomberg consensus estimate; net income was up by 35% YoY to...

CMB International

Meta 3Q'24 Update

Even though easy comp ended in 1Q’24 and 3Q’24 faced a fairly difficult comp, Meta posted quite strong YoY growth rates across regions in 3Q’24.

MBI Deep Dives

Episode 87: Shrinking Silicon (Meta Orion) and Excited about Hardware Again!

Facebook showcased impressive technology at their demo, with similarities to Apple's vision, costing around $10,000 and aiming to lower it to...

The Circuit

Meta Platforms: Strengthening Market Position in the Smart Glasses Market & Other Major Developments! - Financial Forecasts

Meta Platforms, Inc. reported a robust second quarter for 2024, marking significant growth dynamics amid global expansions and technological...

Baptista Research

Meta (META US) - 2Q24 Earnings Beat; Intact FY24 Earnings Growth Outlook Despite AI Investment

Overall, we raise FY24-26E total revenue forecast by 1-2% in view of the solid ad demand across verticals. We lift our TP by 5% to US$565.0 on 27x...

CMB International

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