Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information
Our Class A common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “ROKU.” Our Class B common stock is not listed or traded on any exchange.
Holders of Record
As of December 31, 2022, there were approximately 64 stockholders of record of our Class A common stock and 15 stockholders of record of our Class B common stock. The actual number of stockholders of our Class A common stock is greater than the number of record holders and includes stockholders who are beneficial owners but whose shares of common stock are held in street name by banks, brokers, and other nominees.
Dividend Policy
We have never declared or paid any dividends on our Class A or Class B common stock. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings for use in our business and therefore we do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The terms of our Credit Agreement also restrict our ability to pay dividends, and we may also enter into credit agreements or other borrowing arrangements in the future that will restrict our ability to declare or pay cash dividends on our capital stock.
Sale of Unregistered Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
None.
Stock Performance Graphs and Cumulative Total Return
The following graph shows the cumulative total stockholder return of an investment of $100 in cash from December 31, 2017 through December 31, 2022, for (i) our Class A common stock, (ii) the Nasdaq Composite Index, and (iii) the Current Peer Group of companies described below. Because no published index of comparable companies is currently available, we have used the Peer Group of companies for the purposes of this graph in accordance with the requirements of the SEC.
We adjusted our Peer Group for fiscal 2022 to align with the changes in our business and comparability of metrics. Our Previous Peer Group consisted of Alphabet, Inc., Logitech International S.A., Meta Platforms, Inc., Netflix, Inc., Snap, Inc., Twitter, Inc., Yelp, Inc., and Zillow Group, Inc. Our Current Peer Group consists of Alphabet, Inc., Fox Corp, fuboTV, Inc., Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., LiveRamp Holdings, Inc., Magnite, Inc., Meta Platforms, Inc., Netflix, Inc., Paramount Global, Pinterest, Inc., Pubmatic, Inc., Snap, Inc., Tradedesk Financial Corp, Vizio Holding Corp, Walt Disney Co., and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Both previous and current peer groups are reflected in this year of transition.
Pursuant to applicable SEC rules, all values assume reinvestment of the full amount of all dividends, however no dividends have been declared on our Class A common stock or Class B common stock to date. The stockholder return shown on the graph below is not necessarily indicative of future performance, and we do not make or endorse any predictions as to future stockholder returns.
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Company / Index Dec-17 Dec-18 Dec-19 Dec-20 Dec-21 Dec-22
Roku, Inc. $100 $59 $259 $641 $441 $79
Nasdaq Composite Index $100 $97 $133 $192 $235 $159
Current Peer Group $100 $93 $126 $172 $229 $120
Previous Peer Group $100 $92 $125 $174 $243 $128
Source: Prepared by Zacks Investment Research, Inc. Used with permission. All rights reserved. Copyright 1980-2022.
Index Data: Copyright NASDAQ OMX, Inc. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
The information under “Stock Performance Graphs and Cumulative Total Return” is not deemed to be “soliciting material” or “filed” with the SEC or subject to Regulation 14A or 14C, or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the Exchange Act and is not to be incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this Annual Report and irrespective of any general incorporation language in those filings.
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