Amidst today’s fast-paced and highly competitive business environment, it is crucial for investors and industry enthusiasts to conduct comprehensive company evaluations. In this article, we will delve into an extensive industry comparison, evaluating Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) in comparison to its major competitors within the Interactive Media & Services industry. By analyzing critical financial metrics, market position, and growth potential, our objective is to provide valuable insights for investors and offer a deeper understanding of company’s performance in the industry.
Meta Platforms Background
Meta is the largest social media company in the world, boasting close to 4 billion monthly active users worldwide. The firm’s “Family of Apps,” its core business, consists of Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. End users can leverage these applications for a variety of different purposes, from keeping in touch with friends to following celebrities and running digital businesses for free. Meta packages customer data, gleaned from its application ecosystem and sells ads to digital advertisers. While the firm has been investing heavily in its Reality Labs business, it remains a very small part of Meta’s overall sales.
| Company | P/E | P/B | P/S | ROE | EBITDA (in billions) | Gross Profit (in billions) | Revenue Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Platforms Inc | 27.51 | 9.11 | 10.43 | 12.0% | $28.26 | $39.55 | 20.63% |
| Alphabet Inc | 21.52 | 6.49 | 6.15 | 8.3% | $36.5 | $55.86 | 11.77% |
| Baidu Inc | 10.13 | 0.89 | 1.75 | 1.98% | $9.27 | $17.16 | 1.69% |
| Pinterest Inc | 13.56 | 5.17 | 6.93 | 48.33% | $0.27 | $0.96 | 17.62% |
| Kanzhun Ltd | 38.68 | 3.69 | 7.97 | 3.18% | $0.33 | $1.6 | 18.98% |
| ZoomInfo Technologies Inc | 148.75 | 2.41 | 3.55 | 0.87% | $0.02 | $0.26 | -2.31% |
| CarGurus Inc | 162.30 | 6.26 | 3.86 | 8.95% | $0.06 | $0.2 | 2.43% |
| JOYY Inc | 15.28 | 0.52 | 1.40 | 1.17% | $0.06 | $0.21 | -1.48% |
| Weibo Corp | 7.32 | 0.73 | 1.58 | 3.78% | $0.14 | $0.37 | 5.05% |
| Yelp Inc | 17.91 | 2.94 | 1.68 | 5.69% | $0.07 | $0.33 | 5.72% |
| Tripadvisor Inc | 342.25 | 2.04 | 1.08 | 0.11% | $0.03 | $0.41 | 5.38% |
| Ziff Davis Inc | 26.88 | 0.90 | 1.21 | 3.6% | $0.14 | $0.37 | 5.88% |
| Hello Group Inc | 8.06 | 0.85 | 0.96 | 4.03% | $0.56 | $1.05 | -12.1% |
| Average | 67.72 | 2.74 | 3.18 | 7.5% | $3.95 | $6.56 | 4.89% |
