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Roblox — Q1 2025 Earnings Presentation

47 slides from Roblox's earnings presentation, May 1, 2025

  1. Slide 1: Q1 2025 Supplemental Materials

    Q1 2025 Supplemental Materials May 1, 2025

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statements

    Forward-Looking Statements This presentation and the live webcast and Q&A session which will be held at 530 a.m. Pacific Time/830 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 1, 2025 contain “forward-looking statementsˮ within the meaning of the “safe harborˮ provisions of the Private Securities Litigation

  3. Slide 3: Q1 2025 Results Review

    Q1 2025 Results Review 29% YoY Growth 31% YoY Growth 26% YoY Growth 30% YoY Growth $1,035M $1,207M 97.8M 21.7B REVENUE BOOKINGS1 AVERAGE DAILY HOURS ACTIVE USERS ENGAGED (“DAUsˮ) For endnote descriptions, see final slide. 3

  4. Slide 4: Q1 2025 Results Review

    Q1 2025 Results Review 86% YoY GrowthB 123% YoY GrowthB $(216)M $58M $444M $427M CONSOLIDATED ADJUSTED NET CASH AND CASH FREE CASH FLOW1 NET LOSS EBITDAA1 EQUIVALENTS PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES A Adjusted EBITDA excludes adjustments for increases in deferred revenue and deferred co

  5. Slide 5: Operating and Financial Metrics Discussion

    Operating and Financial Metrics Discussion 5

  6. Slide 6: DAUs

    DAUs (in millions) Year over year growth % 6

  7. Slide 7: DAUs by Region and Age

    DAUs by Region and Age(2) (in millions) By Region By Age Group US & Canada Europe APAC ROW U13 13O Unknown US & Canada 16% 15% 11% 17% 13% 21% 26% 15% 22% U13 12% 17% 12% 13% 12% 15% 16% 11% 13% Europe 27% 29% 22% 20% 13% 14% 15% 6% 10% 13O 31% 33% 25% 28% 22% 26% 34% 26% 36% YoY YoY APAC 18% 25% 23

  8. Slide 8: Hours Engaged

    Hours Engaged (in billions) Year over year growth % 8

  9. Slide 9: Hours Engaged by Region and Age

    Hours Engaged by Region and Age(2) (in billions) By Region By Age Group US & Canada Europe APAC ROW U13 13O Unknown US & Canada 21% 17% 12% 16% 12% 23% 28% 17% 27% U13 10% 13% 10% 10% 8% 16% 17% 11% 17% Europe 33% 32% 24% 21% 11% 16% 17% 9% 16% YoY 13O 33% 32% 27% 28% 19% 30% 37% 28% 40% YoY APAC 8%

  10. Slide 10: Revenue

    Revenue(3) $ in millions, unaudited) Year over year growth % For endnote descriptions, see final slide. 10

  11. Slide 11: Revenue by Region

    Revenue by Region(3)(4) $ in millions, unaudited) US & Canada Europe APAC ROW US & Canada 19% 13% 34% 27% 20% 29% 27% 30% 27% Europe 19% 14% 39% 29% 23% 32% 31% 35% 33% YoY APAC 42% 30% 52% 39% 31% 38% 29% 31% 28% ROW 30% 23% 49% 39% 33% 42% 38% 42% 40% Total 22% 15% 38% 30% 22% 31% 29% 32% 29% For

  12. Slide 12: Bookings

    Bookings(1) $ in millions, unaudited) Year over year growth % For endnote descriptions, see final slide. 12

  13. Slide 13: Bookings by Region

    Bookings by Region(1)(4) $ in millions, unaudited) US & Canada Europe APAC ROW US & Canada 21% 19% 14% 21% 17% 21% 33% 18% 31% Europe 17% 30% 37% 37% 23% 24% 36% 24% 29% YoY APAC 26% 17% 15% 18% 16% 22% 36% 29% 32% ROW 41% 36% 43% 49% 35% 33% 37% 24% 32% Total 23% 22% 20% 25% 19% 22% 34% 21% 31% Fo

  14. Slide 14: Average Bookings per DAU (ABPDAU)

    Average Bookings per DAU (“ABPDAU”)(1) Year over year growth % For endnote descriptions, see final slide. 14

  15. Slide 15: ABPDAUs by Region

    ABPDAUs by Region(1)(2)(4) Year over year growth % US & Canada Europe APAC ROW For endnote descriptions, see final slide. 15

  16. Slide 16: Payer Community

    Payer Community New & Returning Monthly Unique Payers (in millions) Average Bookings Per Monthly Unique Payer1 For endnote descriptions, see final slide. 16

  17. Slide 17: Four Main Expenses

    Four Main Expenses 17

  18. Slide 18: Cost of Revenue

    Cost of Revenue(3) $ in millions, unaudited) Year over year growth % For endnote descriptions, see final slide. 18

  19. Slide 19: Developer Exchange Fees

    Developer Exchange Fees $ in millions, unaudited) Year over year growth % % of Revenue 28% 24% 24% 30% 25% 23% 25% 28% 27% % of Bookings1 24% 21% 20% 20% 22% 22% 21% 21% 23% For endnote descriptions, see final slide. 19

  20. Slide 20: Certain Infrastructure and Trust & Safety Expense

    Certain Infrastructure and Trust & Safety Expense(5) $ in millions, unaudited) Year over year growth % % of Revenue 20% 19% 17% 17% 16% 14% 14% 13% 13% % of Bookings1 17% 17% 15% 11% 13% 13% 11% 9% 11% For endnote descriptions, see final slide. 20

  21. Slide 21: Personnel Costs excl. Stock-Based Compensation Expense

    Personnel Costs excl. Stock-Based Compensation Expense $ in millions, unaudited) Year over year growth % Headcount 2300 2400 2500 2500 2500 2400 2400 2500 2600 % of Revenue 29% 30% 27% 26% 28% 23% 22% 20% 23% % of Bookings1 24% 26% 23% 18% 25% 21% 18% 15% 20% For endnote descriptions, se

  22. Slide 22: Liquidity, Cash Flow, & Shares Outstanding

    Liquidity, Cash Flow, & Shares Outstanding 22

  23. Slide 23: Principal Sources of Liquidity

    Principal Sources of Liquidity $ in millions, unaudited) 7 Total cash, cash equivalents, and $3,092 $3,025 $3,116 $3,237 $3,469 $3,601 $3,882 $4,020 $4,511 investments Net Liquidity6 $2,103 $2,020 $2,111 $2,232 $2,464 $2,596 $2,876 $3,013 $3,504 For endnote descriptions, see final slide. 23

  24. Slide 24: Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

    Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Provided by Operating Activities $ in millions, unaudited) A A Operating cash flow benefited from the delay of a $30 million payout to a developer that we now expect to pay in 2Q25. Had we made this payment in the 1Q25 as originally intended, operating cash flow fo

  25. Slide 25: Free Cash Flow

    Free Cash Flow(1) $ in millions, unaudited) A Acquisition of property $91.4M $110.9M $53.2M $65.2M $46.7M $39.7M $29.4M $63.9M $17.4M and equipment Purchases of intangible $0.5M $13.0M — — $1.2M $0.2M — — — assets A Free cash flow benefited from the delay of a $30 mill

  26. Slide 26: Shares Outstanding

    Shares Outstanding (in thousands, unaudited) As of 2024 to 3/31/2025 3/31/2024 3/31/2023 2025 YoY% Shares of Class A and B Common stock 677,750 639,734 610,487 6% outstanding Number of stock options outstandingA 22,815 37,488 49,148 39% Number of unvested RSUs outstanding 32,758 38,757 33,956 15

  27. Slide 27: Guidance

    Guidance 27

  28. Slide 28: 2Q25 Guidance

    2Q25 Guidance(8) Summary $ in millions) 3 months ended Guidance Actual 6/30/2025 6/30/2024 YoY % Low High Low High Revenue $1,020.0 $1,045.0 $893.5 14% 17% Bookings1 $1,165.0 $1,190.0 $955.2 22% 25% Consolidated net loss $288.0 $268.0 $207.2 39% 29% Adjusted EBITDA1 $25.0 $45.0 $66.5 62%

  29. Slide 29: Fiscal Year Guidance

    Fiscal Year Guidance(8) Summary $ in millions) 12 months ended Guidance Actual 12/31/2025 12/31/2024 YoY % Low High Low High Revenue $4,290.0 $4,365.0 $3,602.0 19% 21% Bookings1 $5,285.0 $5,360.0 $4,369.1 21% 23% Consolidated net loss $1,037.0 $977.0 $940.6 10% 4% Adjusted EBITDA1 $205.0

  30. Slide 30: 2Q25 Guidance: Revenue to Bookings Reconciliation

    2Q25 Guidance: Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation Revenue8 to Bookings1 $ in millions) 3 months ended Guidance Actual 6/30/2025 6/30/2024 YoY % Low High Low High Revenue $1,020.0 $1,045.0 $893.5 14% 17% Add (deduct): Change in deferred revenue 150.0 150.0 66.7 125% 125% Other 5.0 5.0

  31. Slide 31: Fiscal Year Guidance: Revenue to Bookings Reconciliation

    Fiscal Year Guidance: Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation Revenue8 to Bookings1 $ in millions) 12 months ended Guidance Actual 12/31/2025 12/31/2024 YoY % Low High Low High Revenue $4,290.0 $4,365.0 $3,602.0 19% 21% Add (deduct): Change in deferred revenue 1,015.0 1,015.0 792.4 28% 28% O

  32. Slide 32: 2Q25 Guidance: Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA

    2Q25 Guidance: Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation Consolidated Net Loss8 to Adjusted EBITDA18 $ in millions) 3 months ended Guidance Actual 6/30/2025 6/30/2024 YoY % Low High Low High Consolidated Net Loss $288.0 $268.0 $207.2 39% 29% Add (deduct): Interest income 40.0 40.0

  33. Slide 33: Fiscal Year Guidance: Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA

    Fiscal Year Guidance: Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation Consolidated Net Loss8 to Adjusted EBITDA18 $ in millions) 12 months ended Guidance Actual 12/31/2025 12/31/2024 YoY % Low High Low High Consolidated Net Loss $1,037.0 $977.0 $940.6 10% 4% Add (deduct): Interest income 16

  34. Slide 34: 2Q25 Guidance: Operating Cash Flow to Free Cash Flow

    2Q25 Guidance: Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation Net Cash and Cash EquivalentsA Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow1A $ in millions) 3 months ended Guidance Actual 6/30/2025 6/30/2024 YoY % Low High Low High Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activitie

  35. Slide 35: Fiscal Year Guidance: Operating Cash Flow to Free Cash Flow

    Fiscal Year Guidance: Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow1 $ in millions) 12 months ended Guidance Actual 12/31/2025 12/31/2024 YoY % Low High Low High Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activ

  36. Slide 36: Appendix

    Appendix RQBLOX

  37. Slide 37: Revenue, Deferred Revenue, and Bookings Illustration

    Revenue, Deferred Revenue, and Bookings Illustration The following example illustrates GAAP revenue recognition for bookings on the Roblox platform. ● Paying user spends $30 on the Roblox platform to purchase 3,000 Robux or Recognized in Month 1 purchases a $30 prepaid card to exchange for 3,000 Rob

  38. Slide 38: Non-GAAP Reconciliation: Revenue to Bookings

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation Revenue to Bookings1 $ in thousands, unaudited) 3 months ended 2024 to 3/31/2025 3/31/2024 3/31/2023 2025 YoY% Revenue $ 1,035,207 $ 801,300 $ 655,344 29% Add (deduct): Change in deferred revenue 177,896 127,604 123,783 39% Other 6,393 5,147 5,308

  39. Slide 39: Non-GAAP Reconciliation: Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation Consolidated Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA1 $ in thousands, unaudited) 3 months ended 2024 to 3/31/2025 3/31/2024 3/31/2023 2025 YoY% Consolidated Net Loss $ 216,340 $ 271,920 $ 269,948 20% Add (deduct): Interest income 46,323 42,170 31,082 10

  40. Slide 40: Non-GAAP Reconciliation: Operating Cash Flow to Free Cash Flow

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation Net Cash and Cash Equivalents Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow1 $ in thousands, unaudited) 3 months ended 2024 to 3/31/2025 3/31/2024 3/31/2023 2025 YoY% Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities $ 443,914 $ 238,946

  41. Slide 41: Personnel Costs excl. SBC by Department

    Personnel Costs excl. Stock-Based Compensation Expense by Department $ in thousands, unaudited) 3 months ended 2024 to 3/31/2025 3/31/2024 3/31/2023 2025 YoY% Infrastructure and trust & safety $ 30,599 $ 29,100 $ 21,636 5% Research and development 155,969 149,638 123,214 4% General and administrati

  42. Slide 42: Depreciation and Amortization Expense by Department

    Depreciation and Amortization Expense by Department $ in thousands, unaudited) 3 months ended 2024 to 3/31/2025 3/31/2024 3/31/2023 2025 YoY% Infrastructure and trust & safety $ 43,786 $ 46,191 $ 41,014 5% Research and development 8,565 7,055 5,963 21% General and administrative 1,039 345 376 201%

  43. Slide 43: Stock-Based Compensation Expense by Department

    Stock-Based Compensation Expense by Department $ in thousands, unaudited) 3 months ended 2024 to 3/31/2025 3/31/2024 3/31/2023 2025 YoY% Infrastructure and trust & safety $ 33,550 $ 27,275 $ 18,532 23% Research and development 176,900 173,247 129,257 2% General and administrative 36,014 31,645 30,6

  44. Slide 44: Non-GAAP Financial Measures Definitions

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures Definitions This presentation contains the non-GAAP financial measures bookings, Adjusted EBITDA, and free cash flow. We use this non-GAAP financial information to evaluate our ongoing operations, for internal planning, and forecasting purposes. We believe that this non-G

  45. Slide 45: Note Regarding Operating Metrics

    Note Regarding Operating Metrics We manage our business by tracking several operating metrics, including average daily active users (“DAUs”), hours engaged, bookings, average bookings per DAU (“ABPDAU”), average new and returning monthly unique payers, monthly repurchase rate, and average bookings p

  46. Slide 46: Note Regarding Operating Metrics (continued)

    Note Regarding Operating Metrics (continued) Hours Engaged We define hours engaged as the time spent by our users on the platform. We calculate total hours engaged as the aggregate of user session lengths in a given period. We estimate this length of time using internal company systems that track us

  47. Slide 47: Endnotes

    Endnotes Note: Amounts reported in millions are rounded based on the amounts in thousands. As a result, 3 Beginning 2Q24, the estimated average lifetime of a payer changed from 28 months to the sum of the components reported in millions may not equal the total amount reported in millions 27 months

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