S&P Revises Meta's Outlook To Negative On Significant Uncertainty Around Capex, Free Operating Cash Flow
Oct 30 (Reuters) - S&P:
S&P: META PLATFORMS INC. OUTLOOK REVISED TO NEGATIVE ON SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY AROUND CAPEX AND FREE OPERATING CASH FLOW
S&P: META'S ABILITY TO MONETIZE ITS AI INVESTMENTS IS MORE LIMITED THAN THAT OF ITS PEERS
S&P ON META: WE EXPECT META WILL SOLELY USE DEBT TO COVER ITS EXPECTED FOCF DEFICIT IN 2028
S&P: GIVEN LACK OF CLARITY AROUND META'S FUTURE CAPEX & AMBITIOUS MULTI-YEAR AI INVESTMENT PLANS, LESS CERTAIN IT WILL CURTAIL SPENDING AS ANTICIPATED
S&P: META'S S&P GLOBAL RATINGS ADJUSTED LEVERAGE COULD RISE TO ABOVE 1.0X, OUR DOWNGRADE THRESHOLD FOR 'AA-' ISSUER CREDIT RATING, AS EARLY AS 2027
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