Facebook Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results

 
 

 

 

- Facebook, Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020.

 
 

  (PRNewsfoto/Facebook) 

 
 

"We had a strong quarter as people and businesses continue to rely on our services to stay connected and create economic opportunity during these tough times," said Mark Zuckerberg , Facebook founder and CEO. "We continue to make significant investments in our products and hiring in order to deliver new and meaningful experiences for our community around the world."

 

  Third Quarter 2020 Financial Highlights  

 
 
                                                                                                                      
 
 

   Three Months Ended September 30,   

 
 
 

   Year-over-Year %
Change
 
 

 
 
 

   In millions, except percentages and per share amounts   

 
 

   2020 (1)   

 
 
 

   2019   

 
 
 
 

  Revenue:  

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Advertising  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  21,221  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  17,383  

 
 
 
 

  22%  

 
 
 

  Other  

 
 

  249  

 
 
 
 

  269  

 
 
 
 

  (7)%  

 
 
 

  Total revenue  

 
 

  21,470  

 
 
 
 

  17,652  

 
 
 
 

  22%  

 
 
 

  Total costs and expenses  

 
 

  13,430  

 
 
 
 

  10,467  

 
 
 
 

  28%  

 
 
 

  Income from operations  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  8,040  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  7,185  

 
 
 
 

  12%  

 
 
 

   Operating margin   

 
 

   37%   

 
 
 
 

   41%   

 
 
 
 
 
 

  Provision for income taxes  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  287  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  1,238  

 
 
 
 

  (77)%  

 
 
 

   Effective tax rate   

 
 

   4%   

 
 
 
 

   17%   

 
 
 
 
 
 

  Net income  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  7,846  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  6,091  

 
 
 
 

  29%  

 
 
 

  Diluted earnings per share (EPS)  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  2.71  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  2.12  

 
 
 
 

  28%  

 
 
 
 

_________________________

 
 
  
 

   (1)  

 
 

  Our third quarter 2020 effective tax rate was 4%, which reflects a one-time income tax benefit of $913 million related to the effects of a tax election to capitalize and amortize certain research and development expenses for U.S. income tax purposes. Excluding this tax benefit, our effective tax rate would have been 11 percentage points higher and our diluted EPS would have been $0.31 lower.  

 
 
 

  Third Quarter 2020 Operational and Other Financial Highlights  

 
  •   Facebook daily active users (DAUs) – DAUs were 1.82 billion on average for September 2020 , an increase of 12% year-over-year.
  •  
  •   Facebook monthly active users (MAUs) – MAUs were 2.74 billion as of September 30, 2020 , an increase of 12% year-over-year.
  •  
  •   Family daily active people (DAP) – DAP was 2.54 billion on average for September 2020 , an increase of 15% year-over-year.
  •  
  •   Family monthly active people (MAP) – MAP was 3.21 billion as of September 30, 2020 , an increase of 14% year-over-year.
  •  
  •   Capital expenditures – Capital expenditures, including principal payments on finance leases, were $3.88 billion for the third quarter of 2020.
  •  
  •   Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities – Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities were $55.62 billion as of September 30, 2020 .
  •  
  •   Headcount – Headcount was 56,653 as of September 30, 2020 , an increase of 32% year-over-year.
  •  

  CFO Outlook Commentary  

 

As expected, in the third quarter of 2020, we saw Facebook DAUs and MAUs in the US & Canada decline slightly from the second quarter 2020 levels which were elevated due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the fourth quarter of 2020, we expect this trend to continue and that the number of DAUs and MAUs in the US & Canada will be flat or slightly down compared to the third quarter of 2020.

 

We expect our fourth quarter 2020 year-over-year ad revenue growth rate to be higher than our reported third quarter 2020 rate, driven by continued strong advertiser demand during the holiday season. Additionally, Oculus Quest 2 orders have been strong which should benefit Other Revenue.

 

Looking ahead to 2021, we continue to face a significant amount of uncertainty.

 

We believe the pandemic has contributed to an acceleration in the shift of commerce from offline to online, and we experienced increasing demand for advertising as a result of this acceleration. Considering that online commerce is our largest ad vertical, a change in this trend could serve as a headwind to our 2021 ad revenue growth.

 

In addition, we expect more significant targeting and measurement headwinds in 2021. This includes headwinds from platform changes, notably on Apple iOS 14, as well as those from the evolving regulatory landscape.

 

There is also continuing uncertainty around the viability of transatlantic data transfers in light of recent European regulatory developments, and like other companies in our industry, we are closely monitoring the potential impact on our European operations as these developments progress.

 

We expect 2020 total expenses to be in the range of $53 -54 billion, narrowed from our prior range of $52 -55 billion.

 

We anticipate that our full-year 2021 total expenses will be in the range of $68 -73 billion, driven by continued investments in product development and technical talent, as well as a return to more normal levels of spend in areas like office operations and travel. However, these are preliminary estimates as we have not yet finalized our 2021 budget.

 

We expect 2020 capital expenditures to be approximately $16 billion , unchanged from our prior outlook. For 2021, we anticipate capital expenditures to be in the range of $21 -23 billion, driven by investments in data centers, servers, network infrastructure, and office facilities. Our outlook includes spend that was delayed from 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our construction efforts.

 

We expect our fourth quarter 2020 effective tax rate to be in the mid-teens and our full-year 2021 tax rate to be in the high-teens.

 

  Webcast and Conference Call Information  

 

Facebook will host a conference call to discuss the results at 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET today. The live webcast of Facebook's earnings conference call can be accessed at investor.fb.com, along with the earnings press release, financial tables, and slide presentation. Facebook uses the investor.fb.com and newsroom.fb.com websites as well as Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook Page ( https://www.facebook.com/zuck ) as means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.

 

Following the call, a replay will be available at the same website. A telephonic replay will be available for one week following the conference call at +1 (404) 537-3406 or +1 (855) 859-2056, conference ID 6245509.

 

Transcripts of conference calls with publishing equity research analysts held today will also be posted to the investor.fb.com website.

 

  About Facebook  

 

Founded in 2004, Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. People use Facebook's apps and technologies to connect with friends and family, find communities and grow businesses.

 

  Contacts  

 

Investors:
Deborah Crawford  
  investor@fb.com   / investor.fb.com

 

Press:
Ryan Moore  
  press@fb.com   / newsroom.fb.com

 

  Forward-Looking Statements  

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding our future business expectations. These forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual results due to a variety of factors including: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and financial results; our ability to retain or increase users and engagement levels; our reliance on advertising revenue; our dependency on data signals and mobile operating systems, networks, and standards that we do not control; risks associated with new products and changes to existing products as well as other new business initiatives; our emphasis on community growth and engagement and the user experience over short-term financial results; maintaining and enhancing our brand and reputation; our ongoing privacy, safety, security, and content review efforts; competition; risks associated with government actions that could restrict access to our products or impair our ability to sell advertising in certain countries; litigation and government inquiries; privacy and regulatory concerns; risks associated with acquisitions; security breaches; and our ability to manage growth and geographically-dispersed operations. These and other potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted are more fully detailed under the caption "Risk Factors" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on July 31, 2020 , which is available on our Investor Relations website at investor.fb.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov . Additional information will also be set forth in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. In addition, please note that the date of this press release is October 29, 2020, and any forward-looking statements contained herein are based on assumptions that we believe to be reasonable as of this date. We undertake no obligation to update these statements as a result of new information or future events.

 

  Non-GAAP Financial Measures  

 

To supplement our condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), we use the following non-GAAP financial measures: revenue excluding foreign exchange effect, advertising revenue excluding foreign exchange effect and free cash flow. The presentation of these financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Investors are cautioned that there are material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures as an analytical tool. In addition, these measures may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies, limiting their usefulness for comparison purposes. We compensate for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures.

 

We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with useful supplemental information about the financial performance of our business, enable comparison of financial results between periods where certain items may vary independent of business performance, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in operating our business.

 

We exclude the following items from our non-GAAP financial measures:

 

  Foreign exchange effect on revenue . We translated revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 using the prior year's monthly exchange rates for our settlement or billing currencies other than the U.S. dollar, which we believe is a useful metric that facilitates comparison to our historical performance.

 

  Purchases of property and equipment, net; Principal payments on finance leases. We subtract both net purchases of property and equipment and principal payments on finance leases in our calculation of free cash flow because we believe that these two items collectively represent the amount of property and equipment we need to procure to support our business, regardless of whether we procure such property or equipment with a finance lease. We believe that this methodology can provide useful supplemental information to help investors better understand underlying trends in our business. Free cash flow is not intended to represent our residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures.

 

For more information on our non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures, please see the "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Results" table in this press release.

 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 

   FACEBOOK, INC.   

 
 
 

   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME   

 
 
 

   (In millions, except for per share amounts)   

 
 
 

   (Unaudited)   

 
 
 
 
 
 

   Three Months Ended September 30,   

 
 
 

   Nine Months Ended September 30,   

 
 
 
 

   2020   

 
 
 

   2019   

 
 
 

   2020   

 
 
 

   2019   

 
 
 

   Revenue   

 
 

  $  

 
 

  21,470  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  17,652  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  57,893  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  49,615  

 
 
 
 

   Costs and expenses:   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Cost of revenue  

 
 

  4,194  

 
 
 
 

  3,155  

 
 
 
 

  11,482  

 
 
 
 

  9,279  

 
 
 
 

  Research and development  

 
 

  4,763  

 
 
 
 

  3,548  

 
 
 
 

  13,240  

 
 
 
 

  9,722  

 
 
 
 

  Marketing and sales  

 
 

  2,683  

 
 
 
 

  2,416  

 
 
 
 

  8,310  

 
 
 
 

  6,850  

 
 
 
 

  General and administrative  

 
 

  1,790  

 
 
 
 

  1,348  

 
 
 
 

  4,965  

 
 
 
 

  8,636  

 
 
 
 

   Total costs and expenses   

 
 

  13,430  

 
 
 
 

  10,467  

 
 
 
 

  37,997  

 
 
 
 

  34,487  

 
 
 
 

   Income from operations   

 
 

  8,040  

 
 
 
 

  7,185  

 
 
 
 

  19,896  

 
 
 
 

  15,128  

 
 
 
 

  Interest and other income, net  

 
 

  93  

 
 
 
 

  144  

 
 
 
 

  229  

 
 
 
 

  515  

 
 
 
 

  Income before provision for income taxes  

 
 

  8,133  

 
 
 
 

  7,329  

 
 
 
 

  20,125  

 
 
 
 

  15,643  

 
 
 
 

  Provision for income taxes  

 
 

  287  

 
 
 
 

  1,238  

 
 
 
 

  2,198  

 
 
 
 

  4,507  

 
 
 
 

   Net income   

 
 

  $  

 
 

  7,846  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  6,091  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  17,927  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  11,136  

 
 
 
 

   Earnings per share attributable to Class A and Class B   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

   common stockholders:   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Basic  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  2.75  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  2.13  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  6.29  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  3.90  

 
 
 
 

  Diluted  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  2.71  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  2.12  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  6.22  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  3.87  

 
 
 
 

   Weighted-average shares used to compute earnings per   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

   share attributable to Class A and Class B common   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

   stockholders:   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Basic  

 
 

  2,850  

 
 
 
 

  2,854  

 
 
 
 

  2,850  

 
 
 
 

  2,855  

 
 
 
 

  Diluted  

 
 

  2,891  

 
 
 
 

  2,874  

 
 
 
 

  2,883  

 
 
 
 

  2,875  

 
 
 
 

   Share-based compensation expense included in costs   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

   and expenses:   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Cost of revenue  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  116  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  91  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  327  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  287  

 
 
 
 

  Research and development  

 
 

  1,297  

 
 
 
 

  907  

 
 
 
 

  3,557  

 
 
 
 

  2,557  

 
 
 
 

  Marketing and sales  

 
 

  180  

 
 
 
 

  148  

 
 
 
 

  516  

 
 
 
 

  421  

 
 
 
 

  General and administrative  

 
 

  129  

 
 
 
 

  103  

 
 
 
 

  352  

 
 
 
 

  297  

 
 
 
 

   Total share-based compensation expense   

 
 

  $  

 
 

  1,722  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  1,249  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  4,752  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  3,562  

 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 

   FACEBOOK, INC.   

 
 
 

   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS   

 
 
 

   (In millions)   

 
 
 

   (Unaudited)   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

   September 30,
2020
 
 

 
 
 

   December 31,
2019
 
 

 
 
 

   Assets   

 
 
 
 
 
 

  Current assets:  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Cash and cash equivalents  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  11,617  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  19,079  

 
 
 
 
 

  Marketable securities  

 
 

  44,003  

 
 
 
 

  35,776  

 
 
 
 
 

  Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $311 and $206 as of September 30, 2020 and  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  December 31, 2019, respectively  

 
 

  8,024  

 
 
 
 

  9,518  

 
 
 
 
 

  Prepaid expenses and other current assets  

 
 

  2,155  

 
 
 
 

  1,852  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  Total current assets  

 
 

  65,799  

 
 
 
 

  66,225  

 
 
 
 

  Equity investments  

 
 

  6,164  

 
 
 
 

  86  

 
 
 
 

  Property and equipment, net  

 
 

  42,291  

 
 
 
 

  35,323  

 
 
 
 

  Operating lease right-of-use assets, net  

 
 

  9,439  

 
 
 
 

  9,460  

 
 
 
 

  Intangible assets, net  

 
 

  744  

 
 
 
 

  894  

 
 
 
 

  Goodwill  

 
 

  19,031  

 
 
 
 

  18,715  

 
 
 
 

  Other assets  

 
 

  2,969  

 
 
 
 

  2,673  

 
 
 
 

   Total assets   

 
 

  $  

 
 

  146,437  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  133,376  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

   Liabilities and stockholders' equity   

 
 
 
 
 
 

  Current liabilities:  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Accounts payable  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  1,106  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  1,363  

 
 
 
 
 

  Partners payable  

 
 

  800  

 
 
 
 

  886  

 
 
 
 
 

  Operating lease liabilities, current  

 
 

  975  

 
 
 
 

  800  

 
 
 
 
 

  Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  

 
 

  8,684  

 
 
 
 

  11,735  

 
 
 
 
 

  Deferred revenue and deposits  

 
 

  379  

 
 
 
 

  269  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  Total current liabilities  

 
 

  11,944  

 
 
 
 

  15,053  

 
 
 
 

  Operating lease liabilities, non-current  

 
 

  9,641  

 
 
 
 

  9,524  

 
 
 
 

  Other liabilities  

 
 

  7,121  

 
 
 
 

  7,745  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  Total liabilities  

 
 

  28,706  

 
 
 
 

  32,322  

 
 
 
 

  Commitments and contingencies  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  Stockholders' equity:  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Common stock and additional paid-in capital  

 
 

  48,910  

 
 
 
 

  45,851  

 
 
 
 
 

  Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)  

 
 

  308  

 
 
 
 

  (489)  

 
 
 
 
 

  Retained earnings  

 
 

  68,513  

 
 
 
 

  55,692  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  Total stockholders' equity  

 
 

  117,731  

 
 
 
 

  101,054  

 
 
 
 

   Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   

 
 

  $  

 
 

  146,437  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  133,376  

 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 

   FACEBOOK, INC.   

 
 
 

   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS   

 
 
 

   (In millions)   

 
 
 

   (Unaudited)   

 
 
 
 
 
 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,
 
 

 
 
 

   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
 

 
 
 
 

   2020   

 
 
 

   2019   

 
 
 

   2020   

 
 
 

   2019   

 
 
 

   Cash flows from operating activities   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Net income  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  7,846  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  6,091  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  17,927  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  11,136  

 
 
 
 

  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  operating activities:  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Depreciation and amortization  

 
 

  1,698  

 
 
 
 

  1,416  

 
 
 
 

  4,999  

 
 
 
 

  4,273  

 
 
 
 

  Share-based compensation  

 
 

  1,722  

 
 
 
 

  1,249  

 
 
 
 

  4,752  

 
 
 
 

  3,562  

 
 
 
 

  Deferred income taxes  

 
 

  (1,506)  

 
 
 
 

  175  

 
 
 
 

  (816)  

 
 
 
 

  358  

 
 
 
 

  Other  

 
 

  7  

 
 
 
 

  30  

 
 
 
 

  56  

 
 
 
 

  44  

 
 
 
 

  Changes in assets and liabilities:  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Accounts receivable  

 
 

  (377)  

 
 
 
 

  (328)  

 
 
 
 

  1,547  

 
 
 
 

  (264)  

 
 
 
 

  Prepaid expenses and other current assets  

 
 

  264  

 
 
 
 

  (360)  

 
 
 
 

  (89)  

 
 
 
 

  (527)  

 
 
 
 

  Other assets  

 
 

  6  

 
 
 
 

  

 
 
 
 

  (8)  

 
 
 
 

  66  

 
 
 
 

  Accounts payable  

 
 

  139  

 
 
 
 

  89  

 
 
 
 

  39  

 
 
 
 

  2  

 
 
 
 

  Partners payable  

 
 

  58  

 
 
 
 

  39  

 
 
 
 

  (100)  

 
 
 
 

  59  

 
 
 
 

  Accrued expenses and other current liabilities  

 
 

  (258)  

 
 
 
 

  457  

 
 
 
 

  (3,273)  

 
 
 
 

  6,439  

 
 
 
 

  Deferred revenue and deposits  

 
 

  112  

 
 
 
 

  31  

 
 
 
 

  111  

 
 
 
 

  82  

 
 
 
 

  Other liabilities  

 
 

  117  

 
 
 
 

  418  

 
 
 
 

  (438)  

 
 
 
 

  2,001  

 
 
 
 

   Net cash provided by operating activities   

 
 

  9,828  

 
 
 
 

  9,307  

 
 
 
 

  24,707  

 
 
 
 

  27,231  

 
 
 
 

   Cash flows from investing activities   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Purchases of property and equipment, net  

 
 

  (3,689)  

 
 
 
 

  (3,532)  

 
 
 
 

  (10,502)  

 
 
 
 

  (11,002)  

 
 
 
 

  Purchases of marketable securities  

 
 

  (14,130)  

 
 
 
 

  (7,397)  

 
 
 
 

  (28,193)  

 
 
 
 

  (19,152)  

 
 
 
 

  Sales of marketable securities  

 
 

  4,398  

 
 
 
 

  2,946  

 
 
 
 

  9,779  

 
 
 
 

  7,402  

 
 
 
 

  Maturities of marketable securities  

 
 

  2,857  

 
 
 
 

  2,943  

 
 
 
 

  10,725  

 
 
 
 

  7,048  

 
 
 
 

  Purchases of equity investments  

 
 

  (6,020)  

 
 
 
 

  

 
 
 
 

  (6,302)  

 
 
 
 

  (61)  

 
 
 
 

  Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired, and purchases of  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  intangible assets  

 
 

  (12)  

 
 
 
 

  (10)  

 
 
 
 

  (384)  

 
 
 
 

  (63)  

 
 
 
 

  Other investing activities, net  

 
 

  (3)  

 
 
 
 

  

 
 
 
 

  (9)  

 
 
 
 

  

 
 
 
 

   Net cash used in investing activities   

 
 

  (16,599)  

 
 
 
 

  (5,050)  

 
 
 
 

  (24,886)  

 
 
 
 

  (15,828)  

 
 
 
 

   Cash flows from financing activities   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards  

 
 

  (1,000)  

 
 
 
 

  (591)  

 
 
 
 

  (2,444)  

 
 
 
 

  (1,710)  

 
 
 
 

  Repurchases of Class A common stock  

 
 

  (1,725)  

 
 
 
 

  (1,148)  

 
 
 
 

  (4,343)  

 
 
 
 

  (2,906)  

 
 
 
 

  Principal payments on finance leases  

 
 

  (189)  

 
 
 
 

  (144)  

 
 
 
 

  (398)  

 
 
 
 

  (411)  

 
 
 
 

  Net change in overdraft in cash pooling entities  

 
 

  (8)  

 
 
 
 

  (141)  

 
 
 
 

  (24)  

 
 
 
 

  (260)  

 
 
 
 

  Other financing activities, net  

 
 

  10  

 
 
 
 

  5  

 
 
 
 

  124  

 
 
 
 

  14  

 
 
 
 

   Net cash used in financing activities   

 
 

  (2,912)  

 
 
 
 

  (2,019)  

 
 
 
 

  (7,085)  

 
 
 
 

  (5,273)  

 
 
 
 

  Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  restricted cash  

 
 

  93  

 
 
 
 

  (156)  

 
 
 
 

  (36)  

 
 
 
 

  (174)  

 
 
 
 

  Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash  

 
 

  (9,590)  

 
 
 
 

  2,082  

 
 
 
 

  (7,300)  

 
 
 
 

  5,956  

 
 
 
 

  Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of the period  

 
 

  21,569  

 
 
 
 

  13,998  

 
 
 
 

  19,279  

 
 
 
 

  10,124  

 
 
 
 

   Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of the period   

 
 

  $  

 
 

  11,979  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  16,080  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  11,979  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  16,080  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

   Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash to   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

   the condensed consolidated balance sheets   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Cash and cash equivalents  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  11,617  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  15,979  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  11,617  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  15,979  

 
 
 
 

  Restricted cash, included in prepaid expenses and other current  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  assets  

 
 

  222  

 
 
 
 

  7  

 
 
 
 

  222  

 
 
 
 

  7  

 
 
 
 

  Restricted cash, included in other assets  

 
 

  140  

 
 
 
 

  94  

 
 
 
 

  140  

 
 
 
 

  94  

 
 
 
 

   Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash   

 
 

  $  

 
 

  11,979  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  16,080  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  11,979  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  16,080  

 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
                                                                                                                               
 

   FACEBOOK, INC.   

 
 
 

   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS   

 
 
 

   (In millions)   

 
 
 

   (Unaudited)   

 
 
 
 
 
 

   Three Months Ended September 30,   

 
 
 

   Nine Months Ended September 30,   

 
 
 
 

   2020   

 
 
 

   2019   

 
 
 

   2020   

 
 
 

   2019   

 
 
 

   Supplemental cash flow data   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Cash paid for income taxes, net  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  1,872  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  832  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  3,122  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  2,528  

 
 
 
 

  Non-cash investing activities:  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Acquisition of businesses and other investments in  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  accrued expenses and other liabilities  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  118  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  118  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  

 
 
 
 

  Property and equipment in accounts payable and  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  accrued expenses and other liabilities  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  2,137  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  1,850  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  2,137  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  1,850  

 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 

   Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Results   

 
 
 

   (In millions, except percentages)   

 
 
 

   (Unaudited)   

 
 
 
 
 
 

   Three Months Ended September 30,   

 
 
 

   Nine Months Ended September 30,   

 
 
 
 

   2020   

 
 
 

   2019   

 
 
 

   2020   

 
 
 

   2019   

 
 
 

  GAAP revenue  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  21,470  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  17,652  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  57,893  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  49,615  

 
 
 
 

  Foreign exchange effect on 2020 revenue using 2019 rates  

 
 

  (114)  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  459  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  Revenue excluding foreign exchange effect  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  21,356  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  58,352  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  GAAP revenue year-over-year change %  

 
 

  22%  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  17%  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  Revenue excluding foreign exchange effect year-over-  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  year change %  

 
 

  21%  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  18%  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  GAAP advertising revenue  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  21,221  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  17,383  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  56,981  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  48,919  

 
 
 
 

  Foreign exchange effect on 2020 advertising revenue  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  using 2019 rates  

 
 

  (109)  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  462  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  Advertising revenue excluding foreign exchange effect  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  21,112  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  57,443  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  GAAP advertising revenue year-over-year change %  

 
 

  22%  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  16%  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  Advertising revenue excluding foreign exchange effect  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  year-over-year change %  

 
 

  21%  

 
 
 
 
 
 

  17%  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  Net cash provided by operating activities  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  9,828  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  9,307  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  24,707  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  27,231  

 
 
 
 

  Purchases of property and equipment, net  

 
 

  (3,689)  

 
 
 
 

  (3,532)  

 
 
 
 

  (10,502)  

 
 
 
 

  (11,002)  

 
 
 
 

  Principal payments on finance leases  

 
 

  (189)  

 
 
 
 

  (144)  

 
 
 
 

  (398)  

 
 
 
 

  (411)  

 
 
 
 

  Free cash flow (1)  

 
 

  $  

 
 

  5,950  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  5,631  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  13,807  

 
 
 
 

  $  

 
 

  15,818  

 
 
 
 
 

_________________________

 
 
  
 

   (1)  

 
 

  Free cash flow in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 reflects the $5.0 billion FTC settlement that was paid in April 2020.  

 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 

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