Streaming TV platform Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) missed analyst expectations in Q2 FY2022 quarter, with revenue up 18.4% year on year to $764.4 million. Guidance for the next quarter also missed analyst expectations with revenues guided to $700 million at the midpoint, or 22.4% below analyst estimates. Roku made a GAAP loss of $112.3 million, down on its profit of $73.4 million, in the same quarter last year.
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Roku (ROKU) Q2 FY2022 Highlights:
- Revenue: $764.4 million vs analyst estimates of $804.6 million (5% miss)
- EPS (GAAP): -$0.82
- Revenue guidance for Q3 2022 is $700 million at the midpoint, below analyst estimates of $902.6 million
- Free cash flow was negative $149.1 million, down from positive free cash flow of $87 million in previous quarter
- Gross Margin (GAAP): 46.4%, down from 52.4% same quarter last year
- Active Accounts: 63.1 million, up 8 million year on year
Spun out from Netflix, Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU) makes hardware players that offer access to various online streaming TV services.
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Sales Growth
Roku's revenue growth over the last three years has been exceptional, averaging 51.5% annually. The initial impact of the pandemic was positive for Roku's revenue, but growth rates subsequently normalized.
This quarter, Roku reported a less than stellar 18.4% year on year revenue growth, and this result fell short of what analysts were expecting.
Guidance for the next quarter indicates Roku is expecting revenue to grow 2.94% year on year to $700 million, slowing down from the 50.5% year-over-year increase in revenue the company had recorded in the same quarter last year. Ahead of the earnings results the analysts covering the company were estimating sales to grow 33.8% over the next twelve months.
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Usage Growth
As a subscription app, Roku generates revenue growth by growing both the subscriber numbers, and the total lifetime value of the average subscriber.
Over the last two years the number of Roku's monthly active users, a key usage metric for the company, grew 19.4% annually to 63.1 million users. This is a strong growth for a consumer internet company.
In Q2 the company added 8 million monthly active users, translating to a 14.5% growth year on year.
Key Takeaways from Roku's Q2 Results
With a market capitalization of $11.8 billion, more than $2.05 billion in cash and the fact it is operating close to free cash flow break-even the company is in a strong financial position to invest in growth.
It was great to see that Roku’s user base is growing. That feature of these results really stood out as a positive. On the other hand, it was unfortunate to see that the revenue guidance for the next quarter missed analysts' expectations. Overall, this quarter's results were not the best we've seen from Roku. The company is down 26.9% on the results and currently trades at $62.33 per share.
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