[Zheshang AI Team Feng Cuiting] Meta July 30 performance quick review and key points from earnings call

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1. Core performance and earnings quality: Total revenue $60.8B, +28% YoY, slightly above market expectations of ~$60.2B; advertising revenue $59.4B, +27% YoY, still the main growth driver. Net income $15.8B, -14% YoY; EPS $6.18, significantly below market expectations of ~$7.19. Total costs and expenses $42B, +55% YoY; operating income $18.8B, -8% YoY, operating margin fell from 43% to 31%. - This quarter includes $2.4B in legal expenses and $1.18B in severance costs. Excluding these two items, operating income grew ~9% YoY, but adjusted operating margin was still ~37%, lower than the prior year, indicating that AI-related costs have begun to substantially compress margins. - User metrics: Family DAP reached 3.6B, +3% YoY; Instagram DAU reached 2B, Threads MAU exceeded 500M. ...