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Jim Cramer - Mad MoneyRoblox CorporationRBLXBUYMar 22, 2021

A few weeks ago it went public via SPAC. With its platform, kids build videogames onlines; users can build 3D digital worlds that they can share with friends online, like digital Lego. The stock has been choppy, but has mostly held up in a hostile tech environment. Users love this platform. RBLX has benefited from lockdowns as parents encourage their kids to play with this for hours; Roblox use by kids accelerated. It's a great growth story. The platform even has its own digital currency where users sell their own content and the company takes a cut; the user-developers earned $330 million on this platform. The money is real. RBLX also has a subscription service that lets users buy discounted games and access special features. What really sets RBLX apart is that it's a safe plaec for kids online; more than half the users are under age 13 and the company strives to keep it safe (i.e. answering each complaint under 10 minutes). Roblox has 39% bookings growth in 2019, 171% in 2020. Revenue growth jumped from 50% to 82%, driven by an 85% rise in daily active users in 2020. Paid users number half-million, a 166% rise YOY. And yet, Roblox keeps losing money as it continues to invest back into the platform. Sees strong growth in Asia-Pacific and Europe. But he's not worried about negative earnings. Their free cash flow has gotten a lot better: $14.5 million in 2019, then $411 million in 2020. Likes the business model. Roblox claims current users will stick with them as they age. The biggest negative is that last year's numbers can't repeat as the economy normalizes, but the company admits this.
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BUY

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HOLD
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EBITDA of $183M was 88% better than expected. 
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The company may see positive revisions for its Ebitda and free cash flow amid an acceleration in the top line through 2023, though higher developer fees aimed at boosting content could be an offsetting factor. 
Bookings growth advanced to 22-24%, while hours engaged and daily active users both rose 19% in January, helping drive the number of unique payers on its platform. 
These were surprisingly decent results, with investors focused more on EBITDA and bookings than the earnings miss. 
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