Roblox Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results

Revenue Up 140% Over Prior Year to $387.0 Million

Bookings Increase 161% Over Prior Year to $652.3 Million

Roblox Corporation (NYSE: RBLX), a global platform bringing millions of people together through shared experiences, released its first quarter 2021 financial results today and separately posted a letter to shareholders and supplemental materials on the Roblox investor relations website at ir.roblox.com.

First Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights

  • Revenue increased 140% over Q1 2020 to $387.0 million
  • Net Loss for Q1 2020 was $134.2 million
  • Net cash provided by operating activities increased nearly 4x over Q1 2020 to $164.5 million (including one-time direct listing expenses of $51.9 million). Exclusive of one-time expenses related to our direct listing, net cash provided by operating activities would have been $216.4 million.
  • Bookings increased 161% over Q1 2020 to $652.3 million
  • Free Cash Flow increased 4.1x over Q1 2020 to $142.1 million
  • Average Daily Active Users (DAUs) were 42.1 million, an increase of 79% year over year driven by:
    • 87% growth in DAUs outside of the US/Canada
    • 111% growth in DAUs over the age of 13
  • Hours Engaged were 9.7 billion, an increase of 98% year over year primarily driven by:
    • 104% growth in engagement in markets outside of the US/Canada
    • 128% growth from users over the age of 13
  • Average Bookings per DAU (ABPDAU) was $15.48, an increase of 46% year over year

April 2021 Key Metric Estimates

  • Daily active users were 43.3 million, up 37% from April of last year and up sequentially from 42.3 million in March 2021
  • Hours engaged were 3.2 billion, up 18% year over year and flat sequentially from March 2021
  • Bookings were between $242 million and $245 million, up 59% - 61% year over year and up sequentially 7% - 9% from March 2021 when bookings were $225.3 million
  • Average bookings per DAU were between $5.59 - $5.66, up 16% - 17% year over year and 5% - 6% sequentially from March 2021
  • Revenue was $143 million - $145 million, up 136% - 140% year over year and 5% - 7% sequentially from March 2021

“A fundamental part of being human is connecting with others, and we’re inspired by the way in which the Roblox community creates and shares experiences to play, work and even learn together,” said David Baszucki, Roblox CEO. “The opportunity of what we’re building at Roblox is massive, and we will continue to make long-term investments as we build a human co-experience platform that enables shared experiences among billions of users.”

“Our first quarter 2021 results enabled us to continue investing aggressively in the key areas that we believe will drive long term growth and value, specifically hiring talented engineering and product professionals and growing the earnings for our developer community,” said Michael Guthrie, Chief Financial Officer of Roblox. “We believe we must continue to innovate and so remain focused on building great technology to make progress on our key growth vectors, primarily international expansion and expanding the age demographic of our users.”

Earnings Q&A Session

Roblox will host a live Q&A session to answer questions regarding their first quarter 2021 results on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time. The webcast will be open to the public at ir.roblox.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to, statements regarding our product development, investment strategy, business strategy and plans. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date they were first issued and were based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management. Words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “believe,” “hope,” “target,” “project,” “plan,” “goals,” “estimate,” “potential,” “predict,” “may,” “will,” “might,” “could,” “intend,” “shall,” and variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond our control. Our actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited to risks detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including in our registration statement on Form s-1 filed with, and declared effective by, the SEC. In particular, the following factors, among others, could cause results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements: our ability to successfully execute our business and growth strategy; the sufficiency of our cash and cash equivalents to meet our liquidity needs; the demand for our platforms in general; our ability to increase our number of new users and revenue generated from users; our ability to retain and expand our user base; the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic restrictions on our business; the fluctuation of our results of operations and our key business measures on a quarterly basis in future periods; our ability to successfully develop and deploy new technologies to address the needs of our users; our ability to maintain and enhance our brand and reputation; our ability to hire and retain talent; news or social media coverage of the Company, including but not limited to coverage that presents, or relies on, inaccurate, misleading, incomplete, or otherwise damaging information; and any breach or access to user or third-party data. Additional information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations is included in our registration statement on Form S-1.

The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our views as of the date of this press release. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to change. We undertake no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.

ROBLOX CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

Revenue

$

386,976

 

$

161,570

 

Cost and expenses:
Cost of revenue(1)

 

97,937

 

 

41,793

 

Developer exchange fees

 

118,938

 

 

44,499

 

Infrastructure & trust and safety

 

94,136

 

 

52,620

 

Research and development

 

96,644

 

 

49,409

 

General and administrative

 

94,375

 

 

30,558

 

Sales and marketing

 

20,002

 

 

15,657

 

Total cost and expenses

 

522,032

 

 

234,536

 

Loss from operations

 

(135,056

)

 

(72,966

)

Interest income

 

5

 

 

1,247

 

Other expense

 

(1,050

)

 

(3,157

)

Loss before provision for income taxes

 

(136,101

)

 

(74,876

)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

2

 

 

1

 

Consolidated net loss

 

(136,103

)

 

(74,877

)

Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest

 

(1,886

)

 

(498

)

Net loss attributable to common stockholders

($

134,217

)

($

74,379

)

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted

($

0.46

)

($

0.44

)

Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders – basic and diluted

 

291,074

 

 

169,542

 

(1)

Depreciation of servers and infrastructure equipment included in infrastructure and trust & safety.

ROBLOX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)

As of

March 31,

 

December 31,

2021

 

2020

 
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,600,530

 

$

893,943

 

Accounts receivable—net of allowances

 

233,781

 

 

246,986

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

29,135

 

 

26,274

 

Deferred cost of revenue, current portion

 

309,388

 

 

256,928

 

Total current assets

 

2,172,834

 

 

1,424,131

 

Property and equipment—net

 

209,794

 

 

206,415

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

205,117

 

 

-

 

Deferred cost of revenue, long term

 

123,595

 

 

113,793

 

Intangible assets, net

 

40,202

 

 

42,326

 

Goodwill

 

59,568

 

 

59,568

 

Other assets

 

4,969

 

 

1,567

 

Total assets

$

2,816,079

 

$

1,847,800

 

Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Stock, and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable

$

8,269

 

$

12,012

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

122,285

 

 

65,392

 

Developer exchange liability

 

84,337

 

 

80,912

 

Deferred revenue—current portion

 

1,295,464

 

 

1,070,230

 

Total current liabilities

 

1,510,355

 

 

1,228,546

 

Deferred revenue—net of current portion

 

528,904

 

 

484,699

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

184,721

 

 

-

 

Other long term liabilities

 

505

 

 

22,109

 

Total liabilities

 

2,224,485

 

 

1,735,354

 

Commitments and contingencies
Convertible Preferred Stock
Convertible preferred stock, Series A, B, C, D, D-1, E, F, and G $0.0001 par value, zero and 349,522 shares authorized as of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively; zero and 337,235 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively; aggregate liquidation preference of zero and $335,654 as of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively

 

-

 

 

344,827

 

Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
Preferred stock; $0.0001 par value per share; 100,000 and zero shares authorized as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively; zero shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020

 

-

 

 

-

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 and 740,000 authorized as of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively, 568,894 and 201,327 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively; Class A common stock—4,935,000 and 675,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively; 515,307 and 144,039 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively; Class B common stock—65,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively, 53,587 and 57,287 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively

 

57

 

 

20

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

1,199,833

 

 

239,792

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

90

 

 

90

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(626,507

)

 

(492,290

)

Total Roblox Corporation stockholders' equity (deficit)

 

573,473

 

 

(252,388

)

Noncontrolling interests

 

18,121

 

 

20,007

 

Total stockholders' equity (deficit)

 

591,594

 

 

(232,381

)

Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock, and stockholders' equity (deficit)

$

2,816,079

 

$

1,847,800

 

ROBLOX CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

2021

 

2020

Cash flows from operating activities:
Consolidated net loss

$

(136,103

)

$

(74,877

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by (used in) operations:
Depreciation and amortization

 

16,620

 

 

9,085

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

50,744

 

 

42,257

 

Change in fair value of warrants

 

-

 

 

1,890

 

Other non-cash charges/(credits)

 

(52

)

 

302

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable

 

13,256

 

 

1,183

 

Accounts payable

 

(782

)

 

669

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(10,967

)

 

(7,301

)

Operating lease right of use assets

 

(9,173

)

 

-

 

Other assets

 

(3,401

)

 

902

 

Developer exchange liability

 

3,425

 

 

(1,454

)

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

16,273

 

 

3,269

 

Other long term liability

 

304

 

 

1,713

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

17,148

 

 

-

 

Deferred revenue

 

269,439

 

 

88,769

 

Deferred cost of revenue

 

(62,262

)

 

(22,878

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

164,469

 

 

43,529

 

Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of property and equipment

 

(22,133

)

 

(8,921

)

Purchases of short-term investments

 

-

 

 

(5,991

)

Maturities of short-term investments

 

-

 

 

21,000

 

Purchases of intangible assets

 

(256

)

 

-

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(22,389

)

 

6,088

 

Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock for warrant exercises

 

-

 

 

147

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

30,221

 

 

1,282

 

Net proceeds from issuance of preferred stock

 

534,286

 

 

149,669

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

564,507

 

 

151,098

 

 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

-

 

 

(1

)

 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

706,587

 

 

200,714

 

Cash and cash equivalents
Beginning of year

 

893,943

 

 

301,493

 

End of year

$

1,600,530

 

$

502,207

 

 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest

 

-

 

 

-

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

-

 

 

-

 

 
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:
Property and equipment additions in accounts payable and accrued expenses

$

9,476

 

$

20,988

 

Conversion of convertible preferred stock to common stock upon direct listing

$

879,113

 

$

-

 

Use of Non-GAAP Financial measures

This press release and the accompanying tables contain the non-GAAP financial measures bookings and free cash flow.

We use this non-GAAP financial information to evaluate our ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. We believe that this non-GAAP financial information may be helpful to investors because it provides consistency and comparability with past financial performance. Bookings is defined as revenue plus the change in deferred revenue during the period and other non-cash adjustments. Bookings is equal to the amount of virtual currency purchased by users in a given period of time. We believe bookings provide a timelier indication of trends in our operating results that are not necessarily reflected in our revenue as a result of the fact that we recognize the majority of revenue over the estimated average lifetime of a paying user. The change in deferred revenue constitutes the vast majority of the reconciling difference from revenue to bookings. By removing these non-cash adjustments, we are able to measure and monitor our business performance based on the timing of actual transactions with our users and the cash that is generated from these transactions. Free cash flow represents the net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property, equipment, and intangible assets. We believe that free cash flow is a useful indicator of our unit economics and liquidity that provides information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated from our core operations that, after the purchases of property, equipment, and intangible assets, can be used for strategic initiatives, including investing in our business, making strategic acquisitions, and strengthening our balance sheet.

Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in their usefulness to investors because they have no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. In addition, other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of our non-GAAP financial information as a tool for comparison. As a result, our non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP.

A reconciliation table of the most comparable GAAP financial measure to each non-GAAP financial measure used in this press release is included at the end of this release. We encourage investors and others to review our business, results of operations, and financial information in their entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure, and to view these non-GAAP measures in conjunction with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

Three Months Ended March 31,

2021

 

2020

(dollars in thousands)

Bookings

$

652,277

$

249,576

The following table presents a reconciliation of revenue, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP, to bookings, for each of the periods presented:

Three Months Ended March 31,

2021

 

2020

(dollars in thousands)

Reconciliation of revenue to bookings:
Revenue

$

386,976

 

$

161,570

 

Add (deduct):
Change in deferred revenue

 

269,439

 

 

88,769

 

Other

 

(4,138

)

 

(763

)

Bookings

$

652,277

 

$

249,576

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

2021

 

2020

(dollars in thousands)

Free cash flow

$

142,080

$

34,608

The following table presents a reconciliation of net cash from operating activities, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP, to free cash flow, for each of the periods presented:

Three Months Ended March 31,

2021

 

2020

(dollars in thousands)

Reconciliation of net cash from operating activities to free cash flow:
Net cash provided by operating activities

$

164,469

 

$

43,529

 

Add (deduct):
Acquisition of property and equipment

 

(22,133

)

 

(8,921

)

Purchases of intangible assets

 

(256

)

 

-

 

Free cash flow

$

142,080

 

$

34,608

 

About Roblox

Roblox’s mission is to build a human co-experience platform that enables shared experiences among billions of users. Every day, tens of millions of people around the world have fun with friends as they explore millions of immersive digital experiences. All of these experiences are built by the Roblox community, made up of millions of creators. We believe in building a safe, civil, and diverse community—one that inspires and fosters creativity and positive relationships between people around the world. For more information, please visit corp.roblox.com.

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