RBLX 8-K
Roblox Corp (RBLX)
8-K
2021-08-16
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 16, 2021
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 16, 2021, Roblox Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2021. The Company also posted on its investor relations website (ir.roblox.com) a shareholder letter and supplemental materials for its quarter ended June 30, 2021. A copy of the press release and shareholder letter are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference herein. Information on the Company’s website is not, and will not be deemed, a part of this report or incorporated into this or any other filings that the Company makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The Company also reported estimates for certain key metrics for July 2021 in its press release and shareholder letter, which were both issued on August 16, 2021, copies of which are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein. Each month the Company intends to post on its investor relations website (ir.roblox.com) to report certain estimated key metrics for the prior month, with the results for the third month of each quarter included in the Company’s quarterly report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |||||||
99.1*† | ||||||||
99.2*† | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | |||||||
* Filed herewith.
† This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| ROBLOX CORPORATION | |||||||||||
| Date: August 16, 2021 | By: | /s/ Michael Guthrie | |||||||||
Michael Guthrie Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | |||||||||||
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Exhibit 99.1
Roblox Reports Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results
Revenue Up 127% to $454.1 Million; Bookings Increased 35% to $665.5 Million; and Net Cash
from Operations up 64% to $191.2 million
SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug 16, 2021 - Roblox Corporation (NYSE: RBLX), a global platform bringing millions of people together through shared experiences, released its second 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.
Second Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights
•Revenue increased 127% over Q2 2020 to $454.1 million
•Net Loss for Q2 2021 was $140.1 million
•Net cash provided by operating activities increased 64% over Q2 2020 to $191.2 million.
•Bookings increased 35% over Q2 2020 to $665.5 million
•Free Cash Flow increased more than 70% over Q2 2020 to $168.0 million
•Average Daily Active Users (DAUs) were 43.2 million, an increase of 29% year over year driven by:
◦ 42% growth in DAUs outside of the US/Canada compared to Q2 2020
◦ 46% growth in DAUs over the age of 13 compared to Q2 2020
•Hours Engaged were 9.7 billion, an increase of 13% year over year primarily driven by:
◦27% growth in engagement in markets outside of the US/Canada compared to Q2 2020
◦29% growth from users over the age of 13 compared to Q2 2020
•Average Bookings per DAU (ABPDAU) was $15.41, a slight increase year over year
July 2021 Key Metric Estimates
•Daily active users were 46.6 million, up 28% from July of last year, up 8% compared to 43.3 million in June 2021
•Hours engaged were 3.8 billion, up 22% year over year and up 16% compared to 3.3 billion in June 2021
•Bookings were between $221 million and $224 million, up 19% - 21% year over year and up sequentially 10% - 11% from June 2021 when bookings were $201.7 million
•Average bookings per DAU were between $4.75 - $4.81, down 5% - 7% year over year and up 2% - 3% sequentially from June 2021
•Revenue was between $161 million - $163 million, up 111% - 113% year over year and 2% - 4% sequentially from June 2021
“Our continued growth demonstrates the importance of our mission and the power of our platform,” said David Baszucki, Chief Executive Officer of Roblox. “These results are fueled both by our creator ecosystem and by the millions of people around the globe who want to connect and share new experiences every day on Roblox.”
“In the quarter ending June 30, 2021, cash from operations and free cash flow continued at record levels. The third quarter is off to a strong start with our highest levels of users and engagement to date,” said Michael Guthrie, Chief Financial Officer of Roblox. “We will continue to invest in our developer community, hire top engineering talent, and build out the infrastructure required to scale Roblox globally.”
Earnings Q&A Session
Roblox will host a live Q&A session to answer questions regarding their second quarter 2021 results on Tuesday, August 17, 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 international growth and ability to reach an older audience, investment strategy, and business strategy and growth 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,” “continued,” “project,” “plan,” “goals,” “opportunity,” “appeal,” “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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2021 and other filings and reports we make with the SEC from time to time. 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 on our business of the COVID 19 pandemic restrictions and the easing of those restrictions as vaccinations become more prevalent; 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 the reports we have filed or will file with the SEC, including our Quarterly Report Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2021.
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
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 454,100 | $ | 200,392 | $ | 841,076 | $ | 361,962 | |||||||||||||||
| Cost and expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue(1) | 116,930 | 53,669 | 214,867 | 95,462 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Developer exchange fees | 129,714 | 85,052 | 248,652 | 129,551 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Infrastructure and trust & safety | 108,986 | 61,853 | 203,122 | 114,473 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development | 124,748 | 40,249 | 221,392 | 89,658 | |||||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 97,678 | 18,707 | 192,053 | 49,265 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 18,990 | 13,908 | 38,992 | 29,565 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total cost and expenses | 597,046 | 273,438 | 1,119,078 | 507,974 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (142,946) | (73,046) | (278,002) | (146,012) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 26 | 294 | 31 | 1,541 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other income/(expense), net | 10 | 494 | (1,040) | (2,663) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loss before provision for income taxes | (142,910) | (72,258) | (279,011) | (147,134) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 20 | 5 | 22 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated net loss | (142,930) | (72,263) | (279,033) | (147,140) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest | (2,796) | (742) | (4,682) | (1,240) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ | (140,134) | $ | (71,521) | $ | (274,351) | $ | (145,900) | |||||||||||||||
| Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted | $ | (0.25) | $ | (0.40) | $ | (0.63) | $ | (0.83) | |||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders—basic and diluted | 571,300 | 180,336 | 432,159 | 174,939 | |||||||||||||||||||
(1)Depreciation of servers and infrastructure equipment included in infrastructure and trust & safety.
ROBLOX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except par values)
(unaudited)
| As of | |||||||||||
| June 30, 2021 | December 31, 2020 | ||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,780,262 | $ | 893,943 | |||||||
| Accounts receivable—net of allowances | 217,010 | 246,986 | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 45,432 | 26,274 | |||||||||
| Deferred cost of revenue, current portion | 351,573 | 256,928 | |||||||||
| Total current assets | 2,394,277 | 1,424,131 | |||||||||
| Property and equipment—net | 218,581 | 206,415 | |||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 228,232 | — | |||||||||
| Deferred cost of revenue, long-term | 127,011 | 113,793 | |||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 38,079 | 42,326 | |||||||||
| Goodwill | 59,568 | 59,568 | |||||||||
| Other assets | 8,043 | 1,567 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 3,073,791 | $ | 1,847,800 | |||||||
| Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Stock, and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 11,112 | $ | 12,012 | |||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 182,084 | 65,392 | |||||||||
| Developer exchange liability | 90,615 | 80,912 | |||||||||
| Deferred revenue—current portion | 1,488,200 | 1,070,230 | |||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 1,772,011 | 1,228,546 | |||||||||
| Deferred revenue—net of current portion | 551,665 | 484,699 | |||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 206,376 | — | |||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 1,700 | 22,109 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities | 2,531,752 | 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 June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively; zero and 337,235 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively; aggregate liquidation preference of zero and $335,654 as of June 30, 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 June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively; zero shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively | — | — | |||||||||
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 and 740,000 authorized as of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively, 574,595 and 201,327 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively; Class A common stock—4,935,000 and 675,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively; 521,008 and 144,039 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively; Class B common stock—65,000 shares authorized as of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively, 53,587 and 57,287 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, respectively | 57 | 20 | |||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 1,293,160 | 239,792 | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 114 | 90 | |||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (766,641) | (492,290) | |||||||||
| Total Roblox Corporation stockholders’ equity (deficit) | 526,690 | (252,388) | |||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | 15,349 | 20,007 | |||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) | 542,039 | (232,381) | |||||||||
| Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock, and stockholders’ equity (deficit) | $ | 3,073,791 | $ | 1,847,800 | |||||||
ROBLOX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
| Six Months Ended June 30 | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Consolidated net loss | $ | (279,033) | $ | (147,140) | |||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss including noncontrolling interests to net cash provided by operations: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 34,410 | 18,852 | |||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 132,403 | 49,666 | |||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrants | — | 1,890 | |||||||||
| Operating lease non-cash expense | 20,544 | — | |||||||||
| Other non-cash charges/(credits) | 16 | 1,721 | |||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 29,960 | (84,119) | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | 2,313 | (988) | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (27,264) | (6,835) | |||||||||
| Other assets | (6,476) | 1,392 | |||||||||
| Developer exchange liability | 9,703 | 25,155 | |||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 74,129 | 9,834 | |||||||||
| Other long-term liability | 584 | 1,836 | |||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | (12,642) | — | |||||||||
| Deferred revenue | 484,936 | 384,303 | |||||||||
| Deferred cost of revenue | (107,863) | (95,442) | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 355,720 | 160,125 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Acquisition of property and equipment | (45,368) | (26,249) | |||||||||
| Purchases of short-term investments | — | (5,991) | |||||||||
| Maturities of short-term investments | — | 36,000 | |||||||||
| Purchases of intangible assets | (256) | (579) | |||||||||
| Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities | (45,624) | 3,181 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock for warrant exercises | — | 147 | |||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 41,889 | 5,996 | |||||||||
| Net proceeds from issuance of preferred stock | 534,286 | 149,669 | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 576,175 | 155,812 | |||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 48 | (3) | |||||||||
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 886,319 | 319,115 | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||
| Beginning of period | 893,943 | 301,493 | |||||||||
| End of period | $ | 1,780,262 | $ | 620,608 | |||||||
| 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 | $ | 10,820 | $ | 16,343 | |||||||
| 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.
Non-GAAP to GAAP Reconciliation
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bookings | $ | 665,480 | $ | 494,171 | $ | 1,317,757 | $ | 743,747 | |||||||||||||||
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 June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | (dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reconciliation of revenue to bookings: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 454,100 | $ | 200,392 | $ | 841,076 | $ | 361,962 | |||||||||||||||
| Add (deduct): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in deferred revenue | 215,497 | 295,534 | 484,936 | 384,303 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other | (4,117) | (1,755) | (8,255) | (2,518) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bookings | $ | 665,480 | $ | 494,171 | $ | 1,317,757 | $ | 743,747 | |||||||||||||||
| Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Free cash flow | $ | 310,096 | $ | 133,297 | |||||||
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:
| Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | ||||||||||
| (dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||
| Reconciliation of net cash from operating activities to free cash flow: | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 355,720 | $ | 160,125 | |||||||
| Add (deduct): | |||||||||||
| Acquisition of property and equipment | (45,368) | (26,249) | |||||||||
| Purchases of intangible assets | (256) | (579) | |||||||||
| Free cash flow | $ | 310,096 | $ | 133,297 | |||||||
Acquisition of property and equipment primarily includes servers, infrastructure equipment and tenant improvements.
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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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Shareholder Letter Q2 2021 August 16, 2021 Exhibit 99.2
To Our Shareholders: In Q2 2021, we continued to improve the technology and infrastructure that comprise our UGC platform, fueling a dynamic content ecosystem that attracted users of all ages from across the globe. We finished the quarter with 43.2 million daily active users (DAUs) and more than 9.7 billion total hours of engagement. For the month of July, DAUs were 46.6 million and we had 3.8 billion hours of engagement, the highest in any month to date. We remain committed to our mission to build a human co-experience platform that enables shared experiences among billions of users. This was the first quarter in which our current results (Q2 2021) compare to a quarter last year (Q2 2020) that was fully a!ected by COVID-19 (some context: in a single 91-day period in 2020, between Q1 and Q2, daily active users on Roblox grew by 42%, hours of engagement grew by 76%, and bookings almost doubled increasing more than 98%). Sequential growth in our business has continued almost uninterrupted since then and the overall scale of Roblox in Q2 2021 is significantly larger than it was in 2020. And, depending on the metric, Roblox is somewhere between 2.5 - 4.4 times larger now than it was in Q2 2019. One of our core values is “Take the Long View.” To us, that means looking forward and continuing to invest because we have enormous opportunities in front of us.
Quarterly Highlights Before we present the operating metrics and financial results, we want to review a few highlights: Talent - As of June 30, 2021 we had 1,234 employees compared to 751 employees at this time last year. Of the total employee base, 77% (948) were in our product and engineering organizations. In addition to our full time employees, we had more than 3,600 people on our trust and safety team. During the quarter we welcomed industry veteran and academic Morgan McGuire in a new role as Chief Scientist. Morgan worked as a consultant in the early days of Roblox alongside David and his co-founder Erik. Before joining Roblox, Morgan spent 12 years at NVIDIA and he holds honorary faculty appointments at McGill University and the University of Waterloo. Under Morgan’s guidance, Roblox Research will accelerate the development of novel technologies and strategies that can fundamentally enhance the experience of users on Roblox. Developers - For Q2 2021, Developer Exchange Fees (the amount of money developers earned on our platform) totaled $129.7 million, up 53% over Q2 2020 and up 5.6x over the $23.3 million that the developer community earned in Q2 2019. Through the first six months of 2021, our developer community has earned $248.7 million. We continue to focus on pushing a greater share of the economics to our developers and growing the overall pool of capital available to them. Content - We support a large, creative, and motivated community of developers leveraging our free tools and infrastructure, and we continue to see many healthy signals in the content on Roblox. First, the economics are increasingly spread out across more experiences and more developers. In June of 2020, the top 10 experiences on Roblox accounted for 58% of in-experience earnings, and in June of 2021 the top 10 accounted for 37% of Robux earned. Second, we continue to see a large flow of new content. In June of 2021, 26% of the top 100
experiences were created during the past year and 55% of the top 100 were created during the past two years. Finally, we are starting to see more relevant “aged up” content on Roblox. We define “aged up” content as experiences where the majority of users are age 13+. As of June 30, 2020, 12% of the top 1,000 engaging experiences qualified as “aged up.” That grew to 28% of the top 1,000 as of June 30, 2021. There are likely several reasons for that growth including: the fastest growing age cohorts on Roblox are 13+ users; developers continue to make more immersive aged up content as our tools and platform improve; and improvements in our search and discovery algorithms are allowing us to match older users with more relevant content. Music - In Q2 Roblox continued to expand its relationships with the music and publishing industries. We announced a strategic partnership with BMG to develop new opportunities for their global artists and songwriters. In May, Sony Music hosted their first launch party on Roblox for one of their biggest global pop stars, Zara Larsson. The event drove more than 4 million visits to the 3D launch party experience where Zara performed songs and answered fans’ questions via live chat. In July, we entered into a new strategic partnership agreement with Sony Music that will bring even more of their recording artists into the Roblox metaverse. Brand Partnerships - The “Gucci Garden” opened its doors in the metaverse on May 17th, the same day the physical exhibition opened in Florence, Italy. The “Gucci Garden” experience showcased Roblox’s latest developer tools and lighting technology and also showed the power of limited digital fashion items and col- lectibles. In two weeks, the “Gucci Garden” had nearly 20 million visits. Also in May, Roblox launched an immersive, virtual party celebrating In the Heights, adapted from the hit Broadway musical from Hamilton creator Lin-Manu- el Miranda, and directed by Jon M. Chu of Crazy Rich Asians. The launch party was promoted by Miranda and Chu on the season finale of American Idol and across press and social media, generating more than 10 million visits. Finally, Netflix launched their Stranger Things persistent World on Roblox, a space for fans to connect and celebrate their fandom in between seasons. The World has been visited 26 Million times as of June 30, 2021.
Global - In Q2 2021, Roblox continued to be an increasingly global platform. We had some of our highest rates of user growth in international markets such as Latin America and Asia. We also established a subsidiary in India and are in the process of investing in a dedicated data center in Mumbai to improve regional performance. In China, we are now available on both Android and iOS. Also, by the end of the second quarter, we had achieved levels of day one (D1) retention that gave us the confidence to begin larger scale user acquisition, which began in early Q3. We also hosted our first Luobu developer conference, which was attended by nearly 200 key developers, partners, educators and game produc- ers that represented the growing Luobu community. Financial Results For more information, please refer to our Q2 2021 earnings release and supplemental materials accessible at ir.roblox.com. Revenue in Q2 2021 was $454.1 million, an increase of 127% over Q2 2020. Cost of revenue totaled $116.9 million in Q2 2021 and was up 118% year over year. Personnel costs, excluding stock-based compensation, in the second quarter of 2021 were $93.7 million, up 90% year over year driven by a 64% increase in headcount from 751 last year to 1,234 as of June 30, 2021 and an increase in amounts paid to contractors. Developer exchange fees were $129.7 million in Q2 2021 versus $85.1 million in the same quarter last year, an increase of 53%. Infrastructure and trust & safety spending, which excludes personnel costs, stock-based compensation, and depreciation, was $75.6 million in Q2 2021, up from $44.9 million in Q2 2020. Investments in data centers necessary to support increased levels of activity on the platform and the hiring of additional trust and safety agents were the primary drivers of this growth. Net loss attributable to common stockholders, which includes the loss attributable to our Luobu subsidiary, was $140.1 million in Q2 2021, compared to a net loss of $71.5
million in the same period last year. Our net losses increased due to the higher levels of expense required to support the growth of the business and the fact that we defer a significant amount of revenue to later periods. Since our investment decisions are generally based on levels of non-GAAP bookings, we expect to continue to report net losses for the foreseeable future even as we anticipate generating net cash from our operating activities. Bookings, primarily the value of virtual currency that users purchased on our platform, grew 35% to $665.5 million in Q2 2021 compared to bookings of $494.2 million in Q2 last year and $150.3 million in Q2 of 2019. To calculate bookings, we take revenue ($454.1 million) and add the change in deferred revenue and other adjustments for the period ($211.4 million). That sum gives us the cash generated in the quarter related to Robux purchased. Note that at the time users purchase Robux from us, we pay Apple, Google, and other payment processors. To calculate the cash outflow related to bookings we add to cost of revenue ($116.9 million) the change in deferred cost of revenue ($45.6 million) associated with the amount of deferred revenue. These changes in deferred amounts can be found in our statement of cash flows. Our cash flow from operations has enabled us to continue to invest aggressively during Q2 2021 in our developer community, talent who can advance the platform, infrastructure and trust & safety, and in Luobu our joint venture with Tencent in China. Notwithstanding those investments, net cash provided by operating activities was $191.2 million in Q2 2021, an increase of 64% from $116.6 million in the same period a year ago. We ended the quarter with $1.8 billion of cash and cash equivalents.
Additional Key Metrics - Q2 2021 Average daily active users were 43.2 million in Q2 2021, up 29% from 33.4 million DAUs in Q2 last year. DAUs in Q2 2019 were 17.1 million. Growth from DAUs in international markets was 42% in Q2 2021 led by 63% growth in ROW (primarily Latin America) and 57% growth in APAC. In Q2 2021, we reached near parity between users under the age of 13 and those 13 and older. The older age demographic is growing more than twice as quickly driven largely by the 17-24 year old group. Total hours engaged in Q2 2021 were 9.7 billion, up 13% compared to 8.6 billion in Q2 last year. Hours engaged in Q2 2019 were 3.2 billion. Engagement growth in international markets was 27%. In Q2 2021, users aged 13 and over accounted for over half (50.3%) of engagement for the first time and their total hours engaged grew by 29% year over year. Average bookings per daily active user (ABPDAU) was $15.41 in Q2 2021, a 4% increase over Q2 2020 when ABPDAU was $14.81. In Q2 2019 ABPDAU was $8.78. Key Metrics - July 2021 Daily active users were 46.6 million, up 28% from July 2020 and up from 18.7 million in July 2019 Hours engaged in July 2021 were 3.8 billion hours, up 22% year over year. Hours engaged in July 2019 were 1.4 billion Bookings were between $221 million and $224 million, up 19% - 21% from July 2020. Bookings in July 2019 were $57.4 million Average bookings per DAU were between $4.75 - $4.81, down 5% - 7% year over year Revenue was $161 million - $163 million, up 111% - 113% year over year.
Earnings Q&A Session Roblox will host a live Q&A session to answer questions regarding their second quarter 2021 results on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time. The live webcast and Q&A session will be open to the public at ir.roblox.com. As we referenced in our public documents at the time of our direct listing, futurists and science fiction writers have been writing about the metaverse for over 30 years. The concept is clearly materializing and we believe this will be an evolving and growing category perhaps for the next 30 years or longer. Along with our incredible developer community, we are excited to be a part of it. Finally, we will hold an Investor Day in Palo Alto on November 16th. At least a dozen of our product and engineering leaders will present the progress their teams have made during the year. We will also share key areas of product and technology investments we will be making as we look to the year ahead. We hope that we will be able to see all of you in person, but we will stream the event for anyone who is unable to attend live. The details of the earnings discussion tomorrow morning are below and again, we invite you to visit our investor relations website (ir.roblox.com) to review supplemental information.
Addendum: Timing of monthly metrics We have had some questions on the timing of monthly metrics for the remainder of 2021. As you may remember, we reported April numbers (the first month of Q2) with our Q1 earnings report. Similarly, the July numbers (the first month of Q3), are being reported here during our Q2 earnings report. The last month of every quarter, however, is embedded in the numbers that we report in that quarter. We had previously reported the April and May numbers, but the June month (the last month of Q2) is simply embedded in the June results we are reporting here. Similarly, you will see August numbers from us in mid-September and September numbers when we report Q3.
Forward-Looking Statements This letter and the live webcast which will be held at 5:30am, PT on August 17 contain ”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 future financial performance, business strategy and plans, development of new technologies, investment in and payments to developers, our ability to bring new music and recording artists to the platform, investments in international growth, the development of the metaverse, and future reporting metrics and cadence and Investor Day. 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,” “likely,” “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 di!er materially from those stated or implied in our 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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2021 and other filings and reports we make with the SEC from time to time. In particular, the following factors, among others, could cause results to di!er materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements: our ability to successfully execute our business and growth strategy; the su"ciency of our cash and cash equivalents to meet our liquidity needs; the demand for our platform 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 on our business of the COVID 19 pandemic restrictions and the easing of those restrictions as vaccinations become more prevalent; 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 di!er materially from the Company’s expectations is included in the reports we have filed or will file with the SEC, including our Quarterly Report Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2021. The forward-looking statements included in this letter and the webcast represent our views as of the date of this letter. 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.
Non-GAAP Financial Metrics This letter contains the non-GAAP financial measures bookings, free cash flow and average bookings per DAU. 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 di!erence 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 di!erently 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 letter. 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.
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