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The 2024 Q4 earnings season is slowly grinding to a halt, with the vast majority of S&P 500 members already delivering their results. There remains a handful of notable companies left, but it’s fair to say that it was a solid reporting period overall, underpinned by strong showings from the Tech and Finance sectors.
And throughout the period, several titans – Meta Platforms (META - Free Report) , Apple (AAPL - Free Report) , and beloved NVIDIA (NVDA - Free Report) – all posted quarterly records. Let’s take a closer look at each.
Meta Reports Record Sales & Profit
Concerning headline figures in its release, Meta Platforms posted adjusted EPS of $8.02 and record sales of $48.4 billion, reflecting growth rates of 50% and 21%, respectively. Net income of $20.9 billion was the company’s highest read ever.
Notably, the company’s ad business continued to perform at a high level, with revenue of $46.8 billion again exceeding our consensus estimate and reflecting 20% year-over-year growth. As shown below, META’s advertising revenue has remained strong.
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In addition, META continues to see nice user growth, with Family Daily Active People (DAP) improving 4% year-over-year to roughly 3.4 billion. Average revenue per user has increased likewise amid the strong advertising efforts, improving by a sizable 41% year-over-year.
Apple Breaks Multiple Records
Apple posted adjusted EPS of $2.40 and sales of $124.3 billion, reflecting growth rates of 10% and 4%, respectively. Both EPS and sales figures reflected all-time records for the company, with Services revenue also touching an all-time high.
iPhone results came in a tad soft, an interesting development given the implementation of Apple Intelligence. iPhone sales of $69.2 billion fell roughly 1% year-over-year, also marginally falling short of our consensus estimate.
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NVIDIA Continues Momentum
Concerning headline figures in the print, quarterly sales of $39.3 billion shot 78% higher from the year-ago record, also reflecting a new quarterly record. Adjusted EPS of $0.89 reflected 71% growth YoY, also beating our consensus estimate by nearly 6%.
The big growth on headline figures is undoubtedly reflective of a positive demand picture, a trend we’ve become very accustomed to over recent periods. Of course, Data Center results were the highlight of the print, which again were rock-solid.
Data Center revenue totaled a record $35.6 billion, up more than 90% YoY and an impressive 16% sequentially. Notably, the reported figure beat out our consensus estimate by $2.0 billion, continuing its recent streak of outsized beats.
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Bottom Line
The 2024 Q4 reporting cycle has overall been positive, with several notable companies – Meta Platforms (META - Free Report) , Apple (AAPL - Free Report) , and NVIDIA (NVDA - Free Report) – all breaking quarterly records.
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Mag 7 Members Are Shattering Quarterly Records
The 2024 Q4 earnings season is slowly grinding to a halt, with the vast majority of S&P 500 members already delivering their results. There remains a handful of notable companies left, but it’s fair to say that it was a solid reporting period overall, underpinned by strong showings from the Tech and Finance sectors.
And throughout the period, several titans – Meta Platforms (META - Free Report) , Apple (AAPL - Free Report) , and beloved NVIDIA (NVDA - Free Report) – all posted quarterly records. Let’s take a closer look at each.
Meta Reports Record Sales & Profit
Concerning headline figures in its release, Meta Platforms posted adjusted EPS of $8.02 and record sales of $48.4 billion, reflecting growth rates of 50% and 21%, respectively. Net income of $20.9 billion was the company’s highest read ever.
Notably, the company’s ad business continued to perform at a high level, with revenue of $46.8 billion again exceeding our consensus estimate and reflecting 20% year-over-year growth. As shown below, META’s advertising revenue has remained strong.
In addition, META continues to see nice user growth, with Family Daily Active People (DAP) improving 4% year-over-year to roughly 3.4 billion. Average revenue per user has increased likewise amid the strong advertising efforts, improving by a sizable 41% year-over-year.
Apple Breaks Multiple Records
Apple posted adjusted EPS of $2.40 and sales of $124.3 billion, reflecting growth rates of 10% and 4%, respectively. Both EPS and sales figures reflected all-time records for the company, with Services revenue also touching an all-time high.
iPhone results came in a tad soft, an interesting development given the implementation of Apple Intelligence. iPhone sales of $69.2 billion fell roughly 1% year-over-year, also marginally falling short of our consensus estimate.
NVIDIA Continues Momentum
Concerning headline figures in the print, quarterly sales of $39.3 billion shot 78% higher from the year-ago record, also reflecting a new quarterly record. Adjusted EPS of $0.89 reflected 71% growth YoY, also beating our consensus estimate by nearly 6%.
The big growth on headline figures is undoubtedly reflective of a positive demand picture, a trend we’ve become very accustomed to over recent periods. Of course, Data Center results were the highlight of the print, which again were rock-solid.
Data Center revenue totaled a record $35.6 billion, up more than 90% YoY and an impressive 16% sequentially. Notably, the reported figure beat out our consensus estimate by $2.0 billion, continuing its recent streak of outsized beats.
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Bottom Line
The 2024 Q4 reporting cycle has overall been positive, with several notable companies – Meta Platforms (META - Free Report) , Apple (AAPL - Free Report) , and NVIDIA (NVDA - Free Report) – all breaking quarterly records.