Roblox Files IPO, Seeks to Raise $1 Billion

November 19, 2020 5:04 PM EST

Roblox Corp filed its IPO via form S-1 Thursday evening. The company plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol 'RBLX.' The maximum offering size is $1 billion.

The kid-friendly video game platform said revenue grew 68% from $349.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 to $588.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

The offering is being led by Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Allen & Company, BofA, and RBC Capital.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2020, 31.1 million average DAUs across over 180 countries enjoyed experiences on Roblox across mobile, desktop and console platforms.

For the twelve months ended September 30, 2020, over 960,000 developers and creators earned Robux on the Roblox Platform, of which there were over 1,050 developers and creators that earned $10,000 or more and nearly 250 developers and creators that earned $100,000 or more in Robux.

Highlights:

  • As of September 30, 2020, there were over 18 million experiences on Roblox, and in the twelve months ended September 30, 2020, over 12 million of those were experienced by our community.
  • Daily active users, or DAUs, on Roblox grew 47%, from 12.0 million DAUs in 2018 to 17.6 million in 2019, and grew 82%, from 17.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 to 31.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
  • Hours engaged on Roblox grew 45%, from 9.4 billion in 2018 to 13.7 billion in 2019, and grew 122%, from 10.0 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 to 22.2 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
  • Revenue grew 56% from $312.8 million in 2018 to $488.2 million in 2019, and grew 68% from $349.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 to $588.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
  • Bookings grew 39% from $499.0 million in 2018 to $694.3 million in 2019, and grew 171% from $458.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 to $1,240.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
  • Net loss was $97.2 million and $86.0 million in 2018 and 2019, respectively and $46.3 million and $203.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020, respectively.
  • Net cash provided by operating activities was $101.0 million and $99.2 million in 2018 and 2019, respectively, and $62.6 million and $345.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020, respectively.
  • Free cash flow was $35.0 million and $14.5 million in 2018 and 2019, respectively, and $6.0 million and $292.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2020, respectively.


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