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Roblox Corp. · Q4 2023 earnings

Q4 2023 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Roblox's Q4 2023 earnings showcased strong year-over-year growth in daily active users, hours engaged, revenue, and bookings.

Roblox Corporation reported a 30% increase in revenue to $749.9 million and a 25% increase in bookings to $1,126.8 million for Q4 2023. The company's average daily active users reached 71.5 million, a 22% increase year-over-year, and hours engaged grew by 21% to 15.5 billion. The company ended the year with its strongest rate of quarterly bookings growth in two years and delivered its first quarter of $1 billion in bookings.

  • Revenue increased by 30% year-over-year, reaching $749.9 million.
  • Bookings grew by 25% year-over-year, totaling $1,126.8 million.
  • Daily Active Users (DAUs) increased by 22% year-over-year, averaging 71.5 million.
  • Hours engaged increased by 21% year-over-year, reaching 15.5 billion.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$750M

Previous: $899M-16.6%
EPS (adj)

-$0.52

Previous: -$0.48-8.3%
Capital Expenditures

-$65.2M

Previous: $157M-141.5%
Free Cash Flow

$78.1M

Previous: -$38M+305.6%
Net Income

-$325M

Previous: -$291M-11.6%
Operating Income

-$355M

Previous: -$302M-17.7%
Gross Profit

$578M

Previous: $437M+32.5%
R&D Expense

$341M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$251M

Previous: $169M+47.9%

Revenue & EPS history

Roblox · Revenue · Quarterly

$750M

Q4 2023-16.6%vs Q4 2022
Beat estimate in 2 of 15 quarters(13%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Roblox provided its initial full year and first quarter 2024 GAAP and non-GAAP guidance.

Tailwinds

  • Revenue between $3,300 million and $3,400 million for full year 2024.
  • Bookings between $4,140 million and $4,280 million for full year 2024.
  • Revenue between $755 million and $780 million for first quarter 2024.
  • Bookings between $910 million and $940 million for first quarter 2024.
  • Adjusted EBITDA between $(55) million and $(50) million for the first quarter of 2024.

Headwinds

  • Consolidated net loss between $(1,400) million and $(1,365) million for full year 2024.
  • Adjusted EBITDA between $(150) million and $(115) million for full year 2024.
  • Consolidated net loss between $(347) million and $(342) million for first quarter 2024.
  • Increase in deferred revenue between $158 million and $163 million for the first quarter of 2024.
  • Increase in deferred cost of revenue between $(33) million and $(35) million for the first quarter of 2024.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2023

Historical avgQ4 2023

+1.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.0%

Avg return

5 days after

+4.2%

Avg return

30 days after

44%

11 / 25 earnings

Positive

+40.4%

Q3 2021

Best reaction

-21.2%

Q4 2021

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-0.5%-21.7%-16.3%
Q4 2025+9.7%+13.9%+4.9%
Q3 2025-15.5%-22.1%-28.9%
Q2 2025-9.3%-2.6%-9.6%
Q1 2025+2.9%+5.5%+29.7%
Q4 2024-11.1%-12.5%-24.2%
Q3 2024+19.2%+18.6%+16.2%
Q2 2024-6.0%-9.3%+5.9%
Q1 2024-19.4%-18.9%-8.7%
Q4 2023+10.5%+7.7%-1.6%
Q3 2023+8.5%+10.5%+16.4%
Q2 2023-18.9%-19.1%-23.1%
Q1 2023+10.2%+7.7%+6.9%
Q4 2022+22.2%+14.6%+22.5%
Q3 2022-13.8%-9.0%-19.1%
Q2 2022-1.8%+4.6%-14.4%
Q1 2022-2.6%+34.0%+23.9%
Q4 2019+2.9%-3.3%-6.0%
Q4 2021-21.2%-27.2%-32.2%
Q3 2020+23.7%+39.7%+51.0%
Q3 2021+40.4%+37.9%+60.0%
Q2 2020-6.3%-1.4%-2.2%
Q2 2021-6.3%-1.4%-2.2%
Q4 2020-6.1%-0.7%+22.9%
Q1 2021+14.4%+4.5%+34.1%
Q1 2020
Q3 2019
Q2 2019
Q1 2019

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