AppFolio, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Results


SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Feb. 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AppFolio, Inc. (NASDAQ:APPF) ("AppFolio" or the "Company"), a leading provider of cloud-based business software solutions, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.

AppFolio's operating results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2016 are summarized in the accompanying tables in this press release. However, we urge investors to read our Annual Report on Form 10-K which we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 27, 2017, and is accessible from our website at http://ir.appfolioinc.com. The limited information that follows in this press release is not adequate for making an informed investment judgment.

Financial Outlook

Based on information available as of February 27, 2017, we are providing our outlook for fiscal year 2017 as indicated below.

  • Full year revenue is expected to be in the range of $136 million to $138 million.
     
  • Weighted average common shares outstanding are expected to be approximately 33.8 million for the full year.

Conference Call Information

As previously announced, we will host a conference call today, February 27, 2017, to discuss our fourth quarter and fiscal year 2016 financial results at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. If you have specific questions related to these financial results, we ask that you submit these questions to ir@appfolio.com.

A live webcast of the conference call will be available at http://ir.appfolioinc.com. The conference call can also be accessed by dialing 844-239-5286 (Domestic), or 513-268-0783 (International). The conference ID is 57609689.  A replay will be available at 855-859-2056 (Domestic) and 404-537-3406 (International) until the end of day March 3, 2017. An archived webcast of this conference call will be available for 12 months on our website listed above.

Investor Relations Contact: ir@appfolio.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which statements are subject to considerable risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not statements of historical fact contained in this press release, and can be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “should,” “could,” “will,” “would,” or similar expressions and the negatives of those expressions. In particular, forward-looking statements contained in this press release relate to our future or assumed revenues and weighted-average outstanding shares, as well as our future growth and success.

Forward-looking statements represent our management’s current beliefs and assumptions based on information currently available. Forward-looking statements involve numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Some of the risks and uncertainties that may cause our actual results to materially differ from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements are described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, which we filed with the SEC on February 27, 2017, as well as in our other filings with the SEC. You should read this press release with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from the results expressed or implied by these forward looking statements.

Except as required by applicable law or the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market, we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except par values)
  
 December 31,
 2016 2015
Assets   
Current assets   
Cash and cash equivalents$10,699  $12,063 
Investment securities—current15,473  10,235 
Accounts receivable, net2,511  2,048 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets3,537  3,160 
  Total current assets32,220  27,506 
Investment securities—noncurrent26,688  34,417 
Property and equipment, net7,077  6,107 
Capitalized software, net15,539  10,022 
Goodwill6,737  6,737 
Intangible assets, net3,105  4,516 
Other assets1,217  1,176 
  Total assets$92,583  $90,481 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity   
Current liabilities   
Accounts payable$937  $2,369 
Accrued employee expenses7,550  5,159 
Accrued expenses4,044  3,340 
Deferred revenue7,638  4,953 
Other current liabilities1,192  1,084 
  Total current liabilities21,361  16,905 
Other liabilities1,540  879 
  Total liabilities22,901  17,784 
Stockholders’ equity:   
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 25,000 authorized and no shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and 2015   
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, 250,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2016 and 2015; 11,691 and 9,005 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively1  1 
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value, 50,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2016 and 2015; 22,028 and 24,541 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively3  3 
Additional paid-in capital146,692  141,528 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(51) (153)
Accumulated deficit(76,963) (68,682)
  Total stockholders’ equity69,682  72,697 
  Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$92,583  $90,481 


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
    
 Three Months Ended
December 31,
 Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
Revenue$28,010  $20,399  $105,586  $74,977 
Costs and operating expenses:       
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)11,243  9,465  44,630  33,903 
Sales and marketing6,730  7,100  28,827  26,076 
Research and product development3,107  2,594  12,638  9,554 
General and administrative5,399  3,356  17,979  14,343 
Depreciation and amortization2,823  1,852  9,935  6,104 
  Total costs and operating expenses29,302  24,367  114,009  89,980 
Loss from operations(1,292) (3,968) (8,423) (15,003)
Other income (expense), net(3) 13  (37) 5 
Interest income (expense), net25  106  246  (595)
Loss before provision for income taxes(1,270) (3,849) (8,214) (15,593)
Provision for income taxes19  41  67  75 
Net loss$(1,289) $(3,890) $(8,281) $(15,668)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted(0.04) (0.12) (0.25) (0.73)
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted33,654  33,407  33,561  21,336 


Stock-Based Compensation Expense
(in thousands)
    
 Three Months Ended
December 31,
 Twelve Months
Ended December 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
Costs and operating expenses:       
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)$150  $38  $471  $124 
Sales and marketing146  31  442  115 
Research and product development118  19  382  41 
General and administrative1,043  296  3,006  727 
Total stock-based compensation expense$1,457  $384  $4,301  $1,007 


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(UNAUDITED) 
(in thousands)
 Three Months Ended
December 31,
 Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 2016 2015 2016 2015
Cash from operating activities       
Net loss$(1,289) $(3,890) $(8,281) $(15,668)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:       
Depreciation and amortization2,823  1,852  9,935  6,104 
Purchased investment premium, net of amortization60  (485) 245  (865)
Amortization of deferred financing costs15  15  63  456 
Loss on disposal of property, equipment and intangibles8  60  41  67 
Stock-based compensation1,457  384  4,301  1,007 
Lease abandonment    161   
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:       
Accounts receivable196  190  (463) (746)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets427  (548) (377) (1,893)
Other assets60  64  (103) (56)
Accounts payable205  (606) (904) (439)
Accrued employee expenses2,367  (1,223) 2,223  1,887 
Accrued expenses(206) (99) 1,148  1,135 
Deferred revenue1,011  511  2,685  1,173 
Other liabilities(357) 705  826  994 
  Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities6,777  (3,070) 11,500  (6,844)
Cash from investing activities       
Purchases of property and equipment(682) (1,460) (4,242) (3,694)
Additions to capitalized software(2,612) (2,304) (11,166) (7,677)
Purchases of investment securities(7,217) (13,750) (31,551) (74,176)
Sales of investment securities2,543  4,100  12,559  4,100 
Maturities of investment securities4,225  17,186  21,337  26,136 
Cash paid in business acquisition, net of cash acquired      (4,039)
Purchases of intangible assets  (1) (2) (17)
  Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities(3,743) 3,771  (13,065) (59,367)
Cash from financing activities       
Proceeds from stock option exercises92  29  352  357 
Proceeds from issuance of restricted stock      141 
Proceeds from issuance of options      208 
Tax withholding for net share settlement(26)   (111)  
Principal payments under capital lease obligations(5) (5) (29) (27)
Proceeds from initial public offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions      79,570 
Payments of initial public offering costs  (214)   (4,213)
Payment of contingent consideration      (2,429)
Proceeds from issuance of debt30  253  117  10,253 
Principal payments on debt(29) (241) (128) (10,241)
Payment of debt issuance costs  (218)   (757)
             Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities62  (396) 201  72,862 
  Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents3,096  305  (1,364) 6,651 
Cash and cash equivalents       
Beginning of period7,603  11,758  12,063  5,412 
End of period$10,699  $12,063  $10,699  $12,063