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Shares of Roblox closed up more than 11% on Wednesday after the company released third-quarter results that thump on the top and bottom lines and showed strong user growth.
Here’s how the company did:
- Loss per share: 45 cent loss vs. 51 cent demise expected by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv
- Revenue (bookings): $839 million vs. $830 million expected by LSEG
The gain figure is what Roblox calls bookings, a category that includes sales recognized during the quarter and deferred takings. Bookings rose by 20% year over year. Roblox reported $702 million in bookings in the year-ago fourth.
The company generates revenue from sales of its virtual currency called Robux, which players use to dress up their avatars and buy other in short supply in-game features.
Roblox reported 70.2 million average daily active users, up 20% from a year earlier. Owners spent more than 16 billion hours engaged in Roblox during the second quarter, up 20% year at an end year.
The company reported a net loss of $277.2 million for the quarter, which ended Sept. 30. Roblox sign in a net loss of $297.8 million for the same period in 2022.
In a letter to shareholders Wednesday, the company said that top-line progress was particularly strong in East Asia and Europe, and that Roblox has slowed its spending growth across major expense varieties. The company said it will also begin providing guidance in fiscal 2024.
The company said average bookings per always active user was $11.96, flat year over year.
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