Skip to main content

Market Overview

Why Roblox Shares Are Hitting New 52-Week Lows

Share:
Why Roblox Shares Are Hitting New 52-Week Lows

Shares of video game company Roblox Corporation (NYSE: RBLX) are falling after the company reported first-quarter financial results. Here are the key highlights.

What Happened: Roblox reported first-quarter revenue of $537.1 million, up 39% year-over-year. The total missed a consensus estimate of $639.5 million, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

Bookings in the first quarter were down 3% year-over-year to $631.2 million.

The company reported a loss of 27 cents per share in the first quarter, missing an estimate of a loss of 22 cents per share.

Roblox ended the first quarter with 54.1 million average daily users, up 28% year-over-year. The company saw 11.8 billion hours played by users in the quarter, up 22% year-over-year.

Related Link: Spotify Partners With Roblox: What Investors Should Know 

What’s Next: Roblox shared an early look at the second quarter with some April metrics.

Revenue for the month of April is expected in a range of $189 million to $192 million, up 30% to 32% year-over-year. The company sees bookings for April in a range of $221 million to $224 million, down 8% to 10% year-over-year.

Average daily active users were 53.1 million in April, up 23% year-over-year.

“We remained focused on delivering our innovation roadmap to unlock the full potential of the Roblox platform and drive long-term returns for investors,” Roblox CEO David Baszucki said.

RBLX Price Action: Roblox shares fell 6% Tuesday to close at $23.19 versus a previous 52-week range of $24.39 to $141.59.

Roblox shares are down an additional 8% to $21.45 in after-hours trading.

 

Related Articles (RBLX)

View Comments and Join the Discussion!

Posted-In: Earnings Gaming News Guidance After-Hours Center Movers Trading Ideas General

Don't Miss Any Updates!
News Directly in Your Inbox
Subscribe to:
Benzinga Premarket Activity
Get pre-market outlook, mid-day update and after-market roundup emails in your inbox.
Market in 5 Minutes
Everything you need to know about the market - quick & easy.
Fintech Focus
A daily collection of all things fintech, interesting developments and market updates.
SPAC
Everything you need to know about the latest SPAC news.
Thank You

Thank you for subscribing! If you have any questions feel free to call us at 1-877-440-ZING or email us at vipaccounts@benzinga.com