American billionaire, Mark
Zuckerberg has lost a fortune due to the dwindling stock market across the
world.
Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg shed
$3.7 billion from his net worth in the two hours after the market closed on
Wednesday, as the company’s stock price sank despite strong third-quarter
results.
Zuckerberg’s fortune fell to $50.6
billion as of 6 p.m. Eastern time, according to Forbes estimates. He’s still
the fifth-richest person in the world, according to Forbes, right behind Warren
Buffett at number 4 and ahead of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu at number
6. When markets closed on Wednesday, Zuckerberg’s net worth was $54.4 billion.
This year’s previous two earnings
reports were a boon for Zuckerberg’s pocketbook. After the company announced
second-quarter results in July, a stock surge added $3.4 billion to his net
worth in the hour after markets closed. In April, when first-quarter results
were announced, he gained $4.2 billion within two-and-a-half hours after
markets closed.
But today Facebook’s stock price
dipped by around 7% in after-hours trading to $118.36, as of 6 p.m. The drop
came despite the company reporting $7 billion in quarterly revenues, up 56%
from the same period a year earlier. That beat expectations of analysts polled
by Yahoo
Finance, who on average expected a 44% increase to $6.9 billion in revenues for the quarter. Net income for the quarter hit $2.4 billion, a 166% increase from last year.
Finance, who on average expected a 44% increase to $6.9 billion in revenues for the quarter. Net income for the quarter hit $2.4 billion, a 166% increase from last year.
But investors were nonetheless
disappointed. Facebook has beat revenue and earnings expectations for six
quarters straight. But during the earnings call the company said its expenses
will increase in 2017, in part because users are sharing more videos, driving
up network costs.
Investors may also be concerned
about the company’s suggestions this quarter that revenue growth may slow next
year
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