Meta Platforms (Meta Platforms) Days Sales Outstanding

: 33.12 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Meta Platforms's average Accounts Receivable for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $14,557 Mil. Meta Platforms's Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $40,111 Mil. Hence, Meta Platforms's Days Sales Outstanding for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 33.12.

The historical rank and industry rank for Meta Platforms's Days Sales Outstanding or its related term are showing as below:

META' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 35.79 Med: 43.2 Max: 44.27
Current: 35.79

During the past 13 years, Meta Platforms's highest Days Sales Outstanding was 44.27. The lowest was 35.79. And the median was 43.20.

META's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked better than
66.32% of 573 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 45.54 vs META: 35.79

Meta Platforms's Days Sales Outstanding declined from Dec. 2022 (35.03) to Dec. 2023 (33.12).

Meta Platforms Days Sales Outstanding Historical Data

The historical data trend for Meta Platforms's Days Sales Outstanding can be seen below:

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Meta Platforms Annual Data

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Dec21

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Dec23

Days Sales Outstanding

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44.16

44.27

39.27

43.05

40.09

Meta Platforms Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Days Sales Outstanding	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															35.03	39.04	33.59	34.01	33.12

Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Meta Platforms's Days Sales Outstanding, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Sales Outstanding data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Meta Platforms Days Sales Outstanding Distribution

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Meta Platforms's Days Sales Outstanding distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Meta Platforms's Days Sales Outstanding falls into.

Meta Platforms Days Sales Outstanding Calculation

Days Sales Outstanding measures the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. It is a financial ratio that illustrates how well a company's Accounts Receivable are being managed.

Accounts Receivable can be measured by Days Sales Outstanding.

Meta Platforms's Days Sales Outstanding for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Days Sales Outstanding (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (13466	+	16169)	/	2 )	/	134902	*	365
=	14817.5					/	134902	*	365
=	40.09

Meta Platforms's Days Sales Outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

	Days Sales Outstanding (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Average Accounts Receivable					/	Revenue	*	Days in Period
=	( (Accounts Receivable (A: Sep. 2023 )	+	Accounts Receivable (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/	count )	/	Revenue (A: Dec. 2023 )	*	Days in Period
=	( (12944	+	16169)	/	2 )	/	40111	*	365 / 4
=	14556.5					/	40111	*	365 / 4
=	33.12

Meta Platforms (NAS:META) Days Sales Outstanding Explanation

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1601 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA, USA, 94025

Website

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Meta is the world's largest online social network, with 3.8 billion family of apps monthly active users. Users engage with each other in different ways, exchanging messages and sharing news events, photos, and videos. The firm's ecosystem consists mainly of the Facebook app, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and many features surrounding these products. Users can access Facebook on mobile devices and desktops. Advertising revenue represents more than 90% of the firm's total revenue, with more than 45% coming from the U.S. and Canada and over 20% from Europe.

Executives

Mark Zuckerberg	director, 10 percent owner, officer: COB and CEO	C/O META PLATFORMS, INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Jennifer Newstead	officer: VP and General Counsel	C/O FACEBOOK, INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Christopher K Cox	officer: Chief Product Officer	C/O FACEBOOK, INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Javier Olivan	officer: Chief Operating Officer	62 RIDGE VIEW DRIVE, ATHERTON X1 94027
Nicholas Clegg	officer: President, Global Affairs	C/O META PLATFORMS INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Andrew Bosworth	officer: Chief Technology Officer	C/O META PLATFORMS INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Susan J Li	officer: Chief Financial Officer	ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC., 19300 INTERNATIONAL BLVD, SEATTLE WA 98188
Aaron Anderson	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	C/O PAYPAL HOLDINGS, INC., 2211 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Taylor Susan J.s.	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	C/O LINKEDIN CORPORATION, 2029 STIERLIN COURT, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Marne L. Levine	officer: Chief Business Officer	C/O CHEGG, INC., 3990 FREEDOM CIRCLE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
David M. Wehner	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O FACEBOOK, INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Tony Xu	director	C/O DOORDASH, INC., 303 2ND STREET, SOUTH TOWER, 8TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
David B. Fischer	officer: Chief Revenue Officer	C/O FACEBOOK, INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Michael Todd Schroepfer	officer: Chief Technology Officer	C/O FACEBOOK INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Marc L Andreessen	director	C/O ARNOLD & PORTER LLP, 3 EMBARCADERO CENTER 7TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111