Meta posts upbeat outlook, plans $40 billion buyback
Live MintBY SALVADOR RODRIGUEZ | UPDATED 2月 01, 2023 06:12 晚上 EST Social-media giant plans to buy back additional $40 billion in shares, says its costs are set to decline and its global users increased Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. reported improving conditions in its underlying business and said it would buy back an added $40 billion in shares, a turnabout greeted warmly by investors after years of challenges stemming from competition and privacy restrictions. Meta’s shares soared as much as 20% in off-hours trading as the company pointed to early signs of improvement, including a reduced estimate for costs in 2023 and a forecast that first-quarter revenue could reach as high as $28.5 billion. Susan Li, Meta’s finance chief, said the company is continuing to make progress mitigating the impact of Apple’s privacy changes with new tools. The company last year warned that Apple’s policy changes alone would translate to $10 billion in lost sales in 2022.