Market Cap
US$541.4b
Last Updated
2019/10/22 00:21 UTC
Data Sources
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Executive Summary
Facebook, Inc. provides various products to connect and share through mobile devices, personal computers, and other surfaces worldwide.
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Fundamentals
Flawless balance sheet with high growth potential.
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Share Price & News
How has Facebook's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Market Performance
7 Day Return
0.5%
FB
0.9%
US Interactive Media and Services
1.0%
US Market
1 Year Return
22.9%
FB
11.8%
US Interactive Media and Services
8.0%
US Market
Return vs Industry: FB exceeded the US Interactive Media and Services industry which returned 11.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: FB exceeded the US Market which returned 8% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| FB | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| 30 Day | -0.09% | -0.7% | -0.07% |
| 90 Day | -7.3% | -0.09% | -1.0% |
| 1 Year | 22.9%22.9% | 11.8%11.8% | 10.4%8.0% |
| 3 Year | 43.4%43.4% | 42.3%42.2% | 46.2%36.7% |
| 5 Year | 134.9%134.9% | 94.0%93.8% | 64.3%46.2% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Facebook's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Is Facebook Inc's (NASDAQ:FB) ROE Of 24.02% Sustainable?Valuation
Is Facebook undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
35.0%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: FB ($189.76) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($291.94)
Significantly Below Fair Value: FB is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: FB is poor value based on its PE Ratio (31.9x) compared to the Interactive Media and Services industry average (25.3x).
PE vs Market: FB is poor value based on its PE Ratio (31.9x) compared to the US market (17.6x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: FB is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1.4x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: FB is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (6.1x) compared to the US Interactive Media and Services industry average (3.2x).
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Future Growth
How is Facebook forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 46 analysts?
22.0%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: FB's forecast earnings growth (22% per year) is above the savings rate (2.7%).
Earnings vs Market: FB's earnings (22% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (14.5% per year).
High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: FB's revenue (17.1% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (7.2% per year).
High Growth Revenue: FB's revenue (17.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: FB's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (21.7%)
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Past Performance
How has Facebook performed over the past 5 years?
41.5%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: FB's earnings have grown significantly by 41.5% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: FB's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: FB had negative earnings growth (-10.5%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Interactive Media and Services industry average (7.5%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: FB's Return on Equity (19.2%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
ROA vs Industry: FB has a higher Return on Assets than the Interactive Media and Services industry average last year.
Return on Capital Employed
ROCE Improving: FB has significantly improved its Return on Capital Employed over the past 3 years.
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Financial Health
How is Facebook's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: FB's short term assets ($58.0B) exceeds its short term liabilities ($13.0B)
Long Term Liabilities: FB's short term assets (58.0B) exceeds its long term liabilities (15.3B)
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: FB is debt free.
Reducing Debt: FB had no debt 5 years ago.
Debt Coverage: FB has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: FB has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: FB has a high level of physical assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: Insufficient data to determine if FB's debt is covered by short term assets.
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Dividend
What is Facebook's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Stability and Growth of Payments
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate FB's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate FB's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FB's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FB's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of FB's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
What is the CEO of Facebook's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
5.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Mark Zuckerberg (35yo)
15.3yrs
Tenure
US$22,554,543
Compensation
Mr. Mark Elliot Zuckerberg founded Facebook, Inc. in 2004 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since July 2004 and Chairman since January 2012. Mr. Zuckerberg is responsible for setting the overall dir ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs. Market: Mark's total compensation ($USD22.55M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD11.18M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Mark's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
Management Age and Tenure
5.3yrs
Average Tenure
50yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: FB's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.3 years average tenure).
Board Age and Tenure
5.8yrs
Average Tenure
51yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: FB's board of directors are considered experienced (5.8 years average tenure).
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Management Team
Deborah Crawford
Vice President of Investor Relations
- Tenure: 5.2yrs
Mark Zuckerberg (35yo)
Founder
- Tenure: 15.3yrs
- Compensation: US$22.55m
Mike Schroepfer (44yo)
Chief Technology Officer
- Tenure: 6.6yrs
- Compensation: US$19.76m
Sheryl Sandberg (50yo)
COO & Director
- Tenure: 7.3yrs
- Compensation: US$23.73m
Jennifer Newstead
General Counsel
- Tenure: 0.5yrs
Dave Wehner (50yo)
Chief Financial Officer
- Tenure: 5.3yrs
- Compensation: US$19.69m
Atish Banerjea (53yo)
Chief Information Officer
- Tenure: 2.9yrs
Susan Jannifer Taylor (50yo)
Chief Accounting Officer
- Tenure: 2.5yrs
Amin Zoufonoun
Vice President of Corporate Development
- Tenure: 8.6yrs
Nick Clegg (52yo)
Head of Global Affairs & Communications
- Tenure: 1yrs
Board Members
Marc Andreessen (48yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 11.3yrs
- Compensation: US$391.19k
Peter Thiel (52yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 14.5yrs
- Compensation: US$371.19k
Ken Chenault (67yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 1.7yrs
- Compensation: US$462.83k
Sue Desmond-Hellmann (62yo)
Lead Independent Director
- Tenure: 4.3yrs
- Compensation: US$428.19k
Jeff Zients (52yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 1.4yrs
- Compensation: US$362.22k
Mark Zuckerberg (35yo)
Founder
- Tenure: 15.3yrs
- Compensation: US$22.55m
Sheryl Sandberg (50yo)
COO & Director
- Tenure: 7.3yrs
- Compensation: US$23.73m
Peggy Alford (48yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 0.4yrs
Company Information
Facebook, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Facebook, Inc.
- Ticker: FB
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 2004
- Industry: Interactive Media and Services
- Sector: Media
- Market Cap: US$541.376b
- Shares outstanding: 2.85b
- Website: https://investor.fb.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Facebook, Inc.
- 1601 Willow Road
- Menlo Park
- California
- 94025
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FB | NasdaqGS (Nasdaq Global Select) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | US | USD | May 2012 |
| US_FB__ | KAS (Kazakhstan Stock Exchange) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | KZ | KZT | May 2012 |
| FB2A | XTRA (XETRA Trading Platform) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | DE | EUR | May 2012 |
| FB * | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | MX | MXN | May 2012 |
| FB | SNSE (Santiago Stock Exchange) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | CL | USD | May 2012 |
| FB | BVC (Bolsa de Valores de Colombia) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | CO | COP | May 2012 |
| FB | SWX (SIX Swiss Exchange) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | CH | CHF | May 2012 |
| FB2A | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | DE | EUR | May 2012 |
| 0QZI | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | GB | USD | May 2012 |
| FB | BVL (Bolsa de Valores de Lima) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | PE | USD | May 2012 |
| FB | BIT (Borsa Italiana) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | IT | EUR | May 2012 |
| FB | WBAG (Wiener Boerse AG) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | AT | EUR | May 2012 |
| FBOK34 | BOVESPA (Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo) | BDR EA REPR 1/2 COM USD0.000006 CL 'A' | BR | BRL | Mar 2014 | |
| FB | BASE (Buenos Aires Stock Exchange) | CEDEAR EA 8 REP 1 COM CL A USD0.000006 | AR | ARS | Apr 2019 |
Biography
Facebook, Inc. provides various products to connect and share through mobile devices, personal computers, and other surfaces worldwide. The company’s products include Facebook that enables people to connec ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/10/22 00:21 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/10/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
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