Roblox Corporation stock is now publicly available to purchase. Here’s how you can buy in from Singapore.
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Wednesday, March 10: Roblox’s stock debuted today at US$64.50 per share, well above the NYSE’s US$45 per share reference price. The stock quickly took off, gaining almost 50% right after trading commenced. The price settled down in the afternoon and closed at US$69.50.
Wednesday, March 10: Roblox’s stock is expected to begin trading today. The stock is available for limit orders on Robinhood, SoFi, Moomoo and other platforms. We will update this page when the stock begins trading.
Tuesday, March 9: The Roblox direct listing will hit the market Wednesday, March 10, with 199 million shares, TheStreet reports. The New York Stock Exchange released a US$45 per share reference price late Tuesday, but noted that is not an offering price. The actual price will be determined by buy and sell orders for trading.
Friday, January 29: Roblox has reportedly postponed its highly anticipated direct listing after the US Securities and Exchange Commission scrutinized the way it reports revenues. The company had been poised to go public in February.
Thursday, January 7: Roblox completed a private funding round, raising US$520 million. The round values Roblox at US$29.5 billion. The company also announced that it plans to go public via a direct listing rather than a traditional IPO.
Monday, December 14: Roblox reportedly plans to postpone its IPO into 2021 after initially stating its intention to complete the offering by the end of 2020.
Thursday, November 19: Roblox filed with the SEC to go public on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol RBLX.
Thursday, November 12: Roblox is expected to make its filing public as early as next week, according to a CNBC report.
How to buy shares in Roblox Corporation when it goes public
Before you can invest in Roblox Corporation, you’ll need to open a brokerage account.
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What we know about the Roblox Corporation IPO
The gaming platform completed a direct listing and trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “RBLX.”
The company announced in January 2021 that it planned to go public via a direct listing rather than an initial public offering.
An independent valuation report in December 2020 valued the stock at close to US$41.52 per share.
Founded in 2004, Roblox offers a sweeping collection of online games coupled with a game creation system that allows users to program their own games. Amid the pandemic, Roblox has been particularly popular among US kids between the ages of 9 to 12, helping them host hangouts and virtual birthday parties during stay-at-home orders.
What is a direct listing?
Direct listings are an IPO alternative. Through a direct listing, a company can go public without raising funds in an IPO. And since direct listings don’t require underwriters, companies have the opportunity to cut costs on investment bank fees, paperwork and other administrative costs. Plus, investors can sell their shares without waiting for a lock-up period to expire.
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Roblox’s balance sheet
As a result of stay-at-home orders initiated by the COVID-19 pandemic and consumers seeking at-home entertainment options, Roblox has done well. According to Sensor Tower Store Intelligence, Roblox’s March 2020 revenue increased by 28% month-over-month to US$69.8 million, followed by a 34% increase in April to US$93.2 million. The momentum carried through to turn May 2020 into a record-breaking month for the company, yielding US$102.9 million in global player spending.
The company also raised US$520 million in a series H private placement in January 2021, a funding round that valued it at US$29.5 billion.
The US accounts for approximately 66% of Roblox’s total revenue, but Great Britain and Canada are also big contributors. To date, the platform’s mobile app has been downloaded more than 380 million times across the Apple App Store and Google Play.
With the release of its S-1 filing, we had the opportunity to take a closer look at Roblox’s balance sheet.
As of December 31, 2020
As of December 31, 2019
Roblox revenue
US$923.9 million
US$508.4 million
Roblox net loss
US$253.3 million
US$71.0 million
Like many tech-oriented startups, Roblox isn’t profitable. And while its revenue appears to be on an upward trajectory, it continues to report sizable losses.
Why was the direct listing delayed?
Roblox initially planned to go public in February, but the launch was delayed by several weeks, reportedly because of questions from the SEC over the way the company recognizes revenue from the sale of its proprietary Robux currency.
Players use Robux to purchase both consumable and durable goods in games. Roblox has been treating all revenue from Robux the same, but in a memo to Roblox employees, founder and CEO David Baszucki noted that the SEC wants the company to be more specific. The SEC, Baszucki said, expects the company to recognize revenue on consumables as they are consumed and revenue on durable goods over the life of the game user.
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