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ロブロックスは2024年第3四半期の財務結果を報告しました
主要な財務および運営メトリクス全体で強力な成長;売上高は前年比29%増、受注は前年比34%増1 、DAU数は前年比27%増、エンゲージ時間は前年比29%増と過去最高を更新
2024年10月31日、カリフォルニア州サンマテオ。 - ロブロックス社(nyse: RBLX)、数百万人を共有の体験を通じて結びつけるグローバルプラットフォームが、2024年第3四半期の財務および運営結果を発表し、2024年第4四半期および更新された2024年全体の見通しを本日発表しました。別途、ロブロックスは株主への書簡と補足資料を、Roblox投資家向けウェブサイトのir.roblox.comに掲載しました。
2024年第3四半期の財務、業務、流動性のハイライト
売上高は$91900万で、前年比29%増加しました。
ブッキング数は、2022年の全売上高でUS$2.8 billionに対して、US$1.8 billionでした。1 売上高は1億1285万ドルで、前年比34%増。
一般株主に帰属する純損失は$23930万で、総合純損失は$24040万でした。
調整後のEBITDA1 売上高は5億5000万ドルでした。これには、調整後の売上高と売上原価の増加がそれぞれ2億1630万ドルと(47.9)百万ドルを除いた合計変更額の16840万ドルが含まれています。
営業活動による純現金及び現金同等物は2億4740万ドルで、前年同期比120%増加しました。一方、フリーキャッシュフロー1 は2億1800万ドルで、前年同期比266%増加しました。
デイリーアクティブユーザー(dau)は88.9百万人で、前年比27%増加しました。
月間ユニークペイヤーは1910万人で、前年比30%増加しました。月間ユニークペイヤーごとの平均受注額は$19.70です。
エンゲージメント時間は207億時間で、前年比29%増加しました 前年比
デイリーアクティブユーザーあたりの平均予約額は12.70ドルで、前年比6%増加しました。
現金及び現金同等物、新規売の投資、および新規買の投資は$39億で、純流動性2 は$29億。
“ロブロックスの優れた第3四半期の結果は、当社プラットフォームの強みと成長戦略の効果を示しています。特に、クリエイターの力を引き出し、社会的つながりを育み、グローバルな展開を進めてきたことを誇りに思っています。今後を見据える中で、私たちは遊びのための世界最大のソーシャルプラットフォームを構築することに取り組んでおり、引き続きの革新と安全に対する注力が株主と広範なロブロックスコミュニティに長期的な価値を生み出すと確信しています。”と述べたのは、ロブロックスの創業者でCEOのデイヴィッド・バズッキ氏です。
2024年第3四半期において、全セクターにおいて主要な財務および運営指標が高い伸びを示し、すべての場合にわたり、Q2 2024の決算説明会で提供したガイダンスを上回る成長を遂げました。売上高は29%、ブッキングは34%、DAUは27%、利用時間は29%の大幅な前年比成長となりました。これは、ロブロックスの最高財務責任者であるマイケル・ガスリーが述べています。
1 予約数、調整後のEBITDA、およびフリーキャッシュフローは、当社の業績を評価するのに役立つと考えられる非GAAP財務指標であり、補完情報の提供を目的として提示されているものであり、一般に受け入れられる会計原則(GAAP)に準拠した財務情報とは分離して単独で考慮されるべきではなく、また、その代替として考慮されるべきではありません。詳細については、以下および私たちの年次および四半期のSEC提出書類に提供されている定義と調整を参照してください。
2 純流動資産は、現金及び現金同等物、短期投資、新規買を表し、長期負債を差し引いたものです。



将来を見据えたガイダンス
ロブロックスは、第4四半期および更新された2024年のGAAPおよび非GAAPのガイダンスを提供しています:
2024年第4四半期のガイダンス
売上高は$93500万から$96000万の間です。
133600万ドルから136100万ドルの予約。
純損失は3億300万ドルから2億8300万ドルの間です。
調整後のEBITDAは、1000万ドルから3000万ドルの間で、次の調整を除外した金額です:
延長売上高は$40600万円増加しました。
売上高の先延ばしコストが8600万ドル増加しました。
これらの延期変更の総額は$32000万です。
営業活動による現金及び現金同等物の純現金は$17000万です 」「Crime Cam 24/7」 $18500万です。
資本支出と無形資産の購入額は7000万ドルです。
フリーキャッシュフローは10000万ドルから1億1500万ドルの間です。
2024年通年の見通しアップデート
売上高は$354,900万から$357,400万の間です。
予約収入は$434,300万から$436,800万の間です。
1,023百万ドルから1,003百万ドルの間の合算純損失。
調整後のEBITDAは$12,500万から$14,500万の間で、次の調整は除外されます:
81700万ドルの売掛金増加。
費用売上高の186百万ドルの増加。
これらの変動の純積み変化は63100万ドルです。
営業活動による純現金及び現金同等物は$8,0800万 〜 $8,2300万です。
資本支出および無形資産の購買額はマイナス$1億8700万です。
フリーキャッシュフローは$62100万から$63600万の間です.
収益Q&Aセッション
ロブロックスは2024年第3四半期の業績に関する質疑応答セッションを10月31日木曜日の午前5時30分(太平洋時間)/午前8時30分(東部時間)に開催します。ウェブキャストはir.roblox.comで一般公開されます。またはこちらをクリックしてください。



出典:Nutex Health, Inc。
このプレスリリースには、1995年の民事訴訟改革法の「セーフハーバー」条項の意味における「前向きな見通し」という表現が含まれており、グローバルDAU 10億人に接続するビジョン、グローバルゲームソフトウェア市場の10%に到達するビジョン、Robloxプラットフォームを改良する取り組み、プラットフォーム上で最高水準の信頼と安全性を追求するための投資、私たちの没入型ビデオ広告の取り組み、広告マネージャーや独立した計測提携を含む広告の取り組み、子どもたちに安全なオンライン環境を提供する取り組み、コンテンツのキュレーション、ライブオペレーション、プラットフォーム全体のイベントに関する取り組み、現実世界のショッピングに関する取り組み、プラットフォーム上での人工知能(AI)の使用、クリエーターの収益とプラットフォームの収益に関連する経済および製品の取り組み、スポンサードエクスペリエンス、ブランディング、新しい提携およびそれぞれに関するロードマップ、ビジネス、製品、戦略およびユーザー数の成長、財務および運用指標の改善の機会および期待に関する投資戦略、運用レバレッジ、マージン、フリーキャッシュフロー、営業費用、設備投資など、成功裏にこれらの戦略と計画を実行することへの期待、ビジネスの季節性に関する開示、開示および将来の成長率、サードパーティークラウドプロバイダーとの契約からの利益、インフラの効率改善イニシアティブの開示、支払用ユーザーの平均生存期間の変更およびそれによる売上高、売上原価、前払い収益、前払い原価に対する影響、将来の純損失および運用活動により提供される純キャッシュ及び現金及び現金同等物に関する期待、最高経営責任者および最高財務責任者による発言、及び2024年第4四半期および通期、および将来の期間に対する見通しとガイダンスに関する声明が含まれています。これらの前向きな見通しには、初めて発行された日付をもとにして作成され、現行の計画、期待、見積もり、予測、および投影、および管理陣の信念と仮定に基づいていました。 「期待する」「ビジョン」「構想する」「進化する」「推進する」「予見する」「意図する」「維持する」「すべき」「信じる」「続ける」「計画する」「目標」「機会」「見積もる」「予測する」「可能性がある」「将来時」「できるだろう」といった言葉など、これらの前向きな見通しを特定する目的で意図された存在しています。前向きな見通しは、我々の管理下にない要素や状況を含む多くのリスクと不確実要因にさらされています。我々の実際の結果は、我々がSECとの提出書類に詳細に記載しているリスクを含め、幾つかの要因のため前向きな見通しに示されたり意味付けされたりした結果と異なる可能性があります。様々な要因により、これらの前向きな見通しによると示される結果が実際に発揮されない可能性があります。私たちのビジネスと成長戦略を成功裏に実行する能力、我々の現金及び現金同等物の充分性、含めシニアノートの償還を含む流動性ニーズの満たし方、一般的に当社のプラットフォームへの需要、ユーザー、開発者、クリエイターの保持および増加の能力、我々の業務にインフレーションやグローバル経済状況が及ぼす影響、我々のビジネスに対する法的及び規制要件の変更の影響、検証された親権同意の使用を含む;我々のプラットフォームを向上させ、市場に適時に適応させる能力、我々のブランドを開発・守護し、新たな提携を構築する能力、我々のプラットフォームでのユーザーデータの誤用や他者による望ましくない活動の影響、我々のプラットフォームのセキュリティと利用可能性を維持する能力、我々のプラットフォームの未承認使用を検知し、最小限に抑える能力、及び我々のプラットフォーム、ユーザー、クリエイター、開発者に対する人工知能の影響の影響。実際の結果が我々の期待と大きく異なる可能性がある他のリスクや不確実要因に関する追加情報は、SECに提出した、また将来提出する報告書に含まれております。これらの報告書には、Form 10-kでの年次報告とForm 10-Qでの四半期報告が含まれています。
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. However, 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.

Special Note Regarding Operating Metrics
Additional information regarding our core financial and operating metrics disclosed above is included in the reports we have filed or will file with the SEC, including our annual reports on Form 10-K and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. We encourage investors and others to review these reports in their entirety.



ROBLOX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except par values)
(unaudited)
 As of
 
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$602,631 $678,466 
Short-term investments1,720,323 1,514,808 
Accounts receivable—net of allowances385,591 505,769 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets70,702 74,549 
Deferred cost of revenue, current portion588,915 501,821 
Total current assets3,368,162 3,275,413 
Long-term investments1,558,846 1,043,399 
Property and equipment—net642,637 695,360 
Operating lease right-of-use assets626,486 665,107 
Deferred cost of revenue, long-term295,894 283,326 
Intangible assets, net38,486 53,060 
Goodwill142,236 142,129 
Other assets15,215 10,284 
Total assets$6,687,962 $6,168,078 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$42,842 $60,087 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities273,694 271,121 
Developer exchange liability330,271 314,866 
Deferred revenue—current portion2,792,396 2,406,292 
Total current liabilities3,439,203 3,052,366 
Deferred revenue—net of current portion1,397,803 1,373,250 
Operating lease liabilities620,257 646,506 
Long-term debt, net1,006,023 1,005,000 
Other long-term liabilities46,218 22,330 
Total liabilities6,509,504 6,099,452 
Stockholders’ equity
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 authorized as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 656,132 and 631,221 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; Class A common stock—4,935,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 607,454 and 581,135 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively; Class B common stock—65,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 48,678 and 50,086 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively
62 61 
Additional paid-in capital3,949,491 3,134,946 
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)
16,416 1,536 
Accumulated deficit(3,776,064)(3,060,253)
Total Roblox Corporation Stockholders’ equity189,905 76,290 
Noncontrolling interest(11,447)(7,664)
Total Stockholders’ equity178,458 68,626 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ equity$6,687,962 $6,168,078 



ROBLOX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
 Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
 2024202320242023
Revenue(1)
$918,953 $713,225 $2,613,796 $2,049,335 
Cost and expenses:
Cost of revenue(1)(2)
204,998 163,581 582,421 477,451 
Developer exchange fees231,536 170,719 642,211 519,002 
Infrastructure and trust & safety244,598 218,968 692,596 655,051 
Research and development365,424 321,613 1,089,173 912,469 
General and administrative98,733 97,508 302,184 291,279 
Sales and marketing52,592 40,874 124,416 97,957 
Total cost and expenses1,197,881 1,013,263 3,433,001 2,953,209 
Loss from operations(278,928)(300,038)(819,205)(903,874)
Interest income46,718 36,442 133,271 102,288 
Interest expense(10,286)(10,268)(30,853)(30,409)
Other income/(expense), net2,352 (4,262)(1,309)(1,425)
Loss before income taxes(240,144)(278,126)(718,096)(833,420)
Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes303 682 1,466 177 
Consolidated net loss(240,447)(278,808)(719,562)(833,597)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest(1,123)(1,650)(3,751)(5,349)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders$(239,324)$(277,158)$(715,811)$(828,248)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted$(0.37)$(0.45)$(1.11)$(1.35)
Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders—basic and diluted650,961 619,350 642,977 612,938 
(1)Beginning April 1, 2024, the estimated average lifetime of a payer changed from 28 months to 27 months. Based on the carrying amount of deferred revenue and deferred cost of revenue as of March 31, 2024, the change resulted in an increase in revenue and cost of revenue during the three months ended September 30, 2024 of $26.4 million and $5.4 million, respectively, and $85.3 million and $17.8 million, respectively, during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. This change will increase our fiscal year 2024 revenue and cost of revenue by $98.0 million and $20.4 million, respectively. Refer to “Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — Revenue Recognition” as described in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for further background on the Company’s process to estimate the average lifetime of a payer.
(2)Depreciation of servers and infrastructure equipment included in infrastructure and trust & safety.



ROBLOX CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2024202320242023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Consolidated net loss$(240,447)$(278,808)$(719,562)$(833,597)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss including noncontrolling interest to net cash and cash equivalents provided by operations:
Depreciation and amortization expense68,613 53,600 175,126 153,611 
Stock-based compensation expense265,165 220,022 757,558 617,288 
Operating lease non-cash expense31,104 26,048 88,592 70,801 
(Accretion)/amortization on marketable securities, net(20,909)(20,474)(60,442)(52,219)
Amortization of debt issuance costs344 331 1,023 982 
Impairment expense, (gain)/loss on investment and other asset sales, and other, net1,907 1,578 2,350 7,747 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable(40,585)(29,454)119,460 93,174 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets16,295 4,298 3,340 (1,861)
Deferred cost of revenue(46,876)(23,477)(99,491)(62,074)
Other assets1,744 502 (4,922)(6,189)
Accounts payable4,424 2,279 (4,404)3,855 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities8,238 19,745 (15,278)(2,599)
Developer exchange liability(18)18,880 15,405 7,724 
Deferred revenue212,159 130,943 409,809 360,098 
Operating lease liabilities(25,292)(15,994)(54,621)(46,837)
Other long-term liabilities11,564 2,685 23,882 4,971 
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities247,430 112,704 637,825 314,875 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of property and equipment(29,405)(53,196)(115,786)(255,470)
Payments related to business combination, net of cash acquired(840)(3,859)(2,840)(3,859)
Purchases of intangible assets— — (1,370)(13,500)
Purchases of investments(1,607,405)(761,151)(3,474,187)(3,803,911)
Maturities of investments842,450 632,000 2,431,770 956,010 
Sales of investments161,547 117,487 394,853 346,766 
Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities(633,653)(68,719)(767,560)(2,773,964)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock19,949 16,209 57,196 47,316 
Proceeds from debt issuances— — — 14,700 
Financing payments related to acquisitions— — (4,450)(750)
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by financing activities19,949 16,209 52,746 61,266 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents2,499 (409)1,154 398 
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents(363,775)59,785 (75,835)(2,397,425)
Cash and cash equivalents
Beginning of period966,406 520,264 678,466 2,977,474 
End of period$602,631 $580,049 $602,631 $580,049 



Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release and the accompanying tables contain the non-GAAP financial measure bookings, Adjusted EBITDA, 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. Substantially all of our bookings are generated from sales of virtual currency, which can ultimately be converted to virtual items on the Roblox Platform. Sales of virtual currency reflected as bookings include one-time purchases and monthly subscriptions purchased via payment processors or through prepaid cards. Bookings also include an insignificant amount from advertising and licensing arrangements. 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. Adjusted EBITDA represents our GAAP consolidated net loss, excluding interest income, interest expense, other income/(expense), provision for/(benefit from) income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, stock-based compensation expense, and certain other nonrecurring adjustments. We believe that, when considered together with reported GAAP amounts, Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors and management in understanding our ongoing operations and ongoing operating trends. Our definition of Adjusted EBITDA may differ from the definition used by other companies and therefore comparability may be limited. Free cash flow represents the net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities less purchases of property, equipment, and intangible assets acquired through asset acquisitions. 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 acquired through asset acquisitions, can be used for strategic initiatives.
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.
Reconciliation tables of the most comparable GAAP financial measure to the non-GAAP financial measure used in this press release are included below. 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 measures.



GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliations
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 (in thousands, unaudited):
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2024202320242023
Reconciliation of revenue to bookings:
Revenue$918,953 $713,225 $2,613,796 $2,049,335 
Add (deduct):
Change in deferred revenue216,325 130,957 410,657 360,112 
Other(6,758)(4,729)(16,998)(15,489)
Bookings$1,128,520 $839,453 $3,007,455 $2,393,958 
The following table presents a reconciliation of consolidated net loss, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP, to Adjusted EBITDA, for each of the periods presented (in thousands, unaudited):
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2024202320242023
Reconciliation of consolidated net loss to Adjusted EBITDA:
Consolidated net loss$(240,447)$(278,808)$(719,562)$(833,597)
Add (deduct):
Interest income(46,718)(36,442)(133,271)(102,288)
Interest expense10,286 10,268 30,853 30,409 
Other (income)/expense, net(2,352)4,262 1,309 1,425 
Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes303 682 1,466 177 
Depreciation and amortization expense(A)
68,613 53,600 175,126 153,611 
Stock-based compensation expense265,165 220,022 757,558 617,288 
RTO severance charge(B)
108 — 1,101 — 
Other non-cash charges(C)
— — — 6,988 
Adjusted EBITDA$54,958 $(26,416)$114,580 $(125,987)
(A)Includes a one-time charge of $17.9 million related to the re-assessment of the estimated useful life of certain software licenses, resulting in the acceleration of their remaining depreciation within infrastructure and trust & safety expenses.
(B)Relates to cash severance costs associated with the Company’s return-to-office (“RTO”) plan announced in October 2023, which required a subset of the Company’s remote employees to begin working from the San Mateo headquarters for three days a week, beginning in the summer of 2024.
(C)Includes impairment expenses related to certain operating lease right-of-use assets and related property and equipment.



The following table presents a reconciliation of net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP, to free cash flow, for each of the periods presented (in thousands, unaudited):
 Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2024202320242023
Reconciliation of net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities to free cash flow:
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities$247,430 $112,704 $637,825 $314,875 
Deduct:
Acquisition of property and equipment(29,405)(53,196)(115,786)(255,470)
Purchases of intangible assets— — (1,370)(13,500)
Free cash flow$218,025 $59,508 $520,669 $45,905 



Forward Looking Guidance3: GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliations
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 (in thousands):
Guidance
Updated Guidance
Three Months Ended December 31, 2024Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024
LowHighLowHigh
Reconciliation of revenue to bookings:
Revenue$935,000 $960,000 $3,548,796 $3,573,796 
Add (deduct):
Change in deferred revenue406,000 406,000 816,657 816,657 
Other(5,000)(5,000)(21,998)(21,998)
Bookings$1,336,000 $1,361,000 $4,343,455 $4,368,455 
The following table presents a reconciliation of consolidated net loss, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP, to Adjusted EBITDA, for each of the periods presented (in thousands):
Guidance
Updated Guidance
Three Months Ended December 31, 2024Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024
LowHighLowHigh
Reconciliation of consolidated net loss to Adjusted EBITDA:
Consolidated net loss$(303,000)$(283,000)$(1,022,562)$(1,002,562)
Add (deduct):
Interest income(40,000)(40,000)(173,271)(173,271)
Interest expense11,000 11,000 41,853 41,853 
Other (income)/expense, net— — 1,309 1,309 
Provision for/(benefit from) income taxes2,000 2,000 3,466 3,466 
Depreciation and amortization expense55,000 55,000 230,126 230,126 
Stock-based compensation expense285,000 285,000 1,042,558 1,042,558 
RTO severance charge(A)
— — 1,101 1,101 
Adjusted EBITDA
$10,000 $30,000 $124,580 $144,580 
(A)Relates to cash severance costs associated with the Company’s RTO plan announced in October 2023, which required a subset of the Company’s remote employees to begin working from the San Mateo headquarters for three days a week, beginning in the summer of 2024.
3 Beginning April 1, 2024, the estimated average lifetime of a payer changed from 28 months to 27 months, which is reflected in our fourth quarter and updated full year 2024 GAAP and non-GAAP guidance. Based on the carrying amount of deferred revenue and deferred cost of revenue as of March 31, 2024, the April 1, 2024 change in estimated average lifetime of a payer will result in an increase in revenue and cost of revenue of $12.7 and $2.6 million, respectively, during the fourth quarter of 2024 and an increase in revenue and cost of revenue of $98.0 million and $20.4 million, respectively, during the full year 2024. Refer to “Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies — Revenue Recognition” as described in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for further background on the Company’s process to estimate the average lifetime of a payer.



The following table presents a reconciliation of net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP, to free cash flow, for each of the periods presented (in thousands):
Guidance
Updated Guidance
Three Months Ended December 31, 2024Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024
LowHighLowHigh
Reconciliation of net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities to free cash flow:
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities$170,000 $185,000 $807,825 $822,825 
Deduct:
Acquisition of property and equipment(70,000)(70,000)(185,786)(185,786)
Purchase of intangible assets— — (1,370)(1,370)
Free cash flow$100,000 $115,000 $620,669 $635,669 



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