NASDAQ$APPN

Appian Corporation · Q1 2020 earnings

Q1 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Appian's Q1 2020 results showed strong subscription revenue growth and overall revenue increase, driven by demand for digital transformation and automation.

Appian's Q1 2020 saw a 31% year-over-year increase in total revenue, reaching $78.9 million, with subscriptions revenue growing by 46% to $50.4 million. The company reported a GAAP net loss of $11.7 million, or $0.17 per share, and a non-GAAP net loss of $8.2 million, or $0.12 per share. Cloud subscription revenue retention rate was 115% as of March 31, 2020.

  • Total revenue increased 31% year-over-year to $78.9 million.
  • Subscriptions revenue grew 46% year-over-year to $50.4 million.
  • Cloud subscription revenue increased 33% year-over-year to $28.4 million.
  • GAAP net loss was $(11.7) million, or $(0.17) per share.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$78.9M

Previous: $59.6M+32.4%
EPS (adj)

-$0.12

Previous: -$0.16+25.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$202K

Previous: -$16.6M+98.8%
Free Cash Flow

-$11.9M

Previous: -$34.1M+65.2%
Net Income

-$11.7M

Previous: -$17.5M+33.5%
Operating Income

-$8.61M

Previous: -$17.4M+50.6%
Gross Profit

$54.7M

Previous: $35.5M+54.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$149M

No prior period
Total Assets

$359M

No prior period
Stock-Based Comp

$3.48M

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Appian · Revenue · Quarterly

$78.9M

Q1 2020+32.4%vs Q1 2019
Beat estimate in 1 of 15 quarters(7%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Appian · $56.8M total across 2 segments · Q1 2020

  • Cloud Subscriptions
    $28.4M+32.7%
  • Professional Services
    $28.4M+10.3%

Forward guidance

Appian provided guidance for the second quarter of 2020, expecting cloud subscription revenue between $28.4 million and $28.7 million, and total revenue between $60.0 million and $61.0 million. They withdrew the full year 2020 guidance.

Tailwinds

  • Cloud subscription revenue is expected to be in the range of $28.4 million and $28.7 million, representing year-over-year growth of between 25% and 26%.
  • Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $60.0 million and $61.0 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA loss is expected to be in the range of $(16.0) million and $(14.0) million.
  • Non-GAAP net loss per share is expected to be in the range of $(0.26) and $(0.23).
  • Assumes 67.7 million weighted average common shares outstanding.

Headwinds

  • Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $60.0 million and $61.0 million, representing year-over-year decrease of between 8% and 7%.
  • Adjusted EBITDA loss is expected to be in the range of $(16.0) million and $(14.0) million.
  • Non-GAAP net loss per share is expected to be in the range of $(0.26) and $(0.23).
  • Appian is withdrawing the full year 2020 guidance it provided on February 20, 2020 for cloud subscription revenue, total revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and non-GAAP net loss per share.
  • Uncertainty regarding the duration of COVID-19 and its impact on the global economy.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2020

Historical avgQ1 2020

-0.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.4%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.6%

Avg return

30 days after

49%

17 / 35 earnings

Positive

+30.8%

Q3 2025

Best reaction

-21.6%

Q4 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.5%-11.5%+6.7%
Q4 2025+1.8%+3.7%+5.2%
Q3 2025+30.8%+50.8%+39.7%
Q1 2025+5.3%+8.2%+5.8%
Q4 2024+16.2%+3.7%-3.9%
Q3 2024+0.7%-1.3%+0.4%
Q2 2024-19.2%-24.8%-12.2%
Q1 2024-12.9%-13.3%-22.7%
Q4 2023+11.5%+8.3%+8.4%
Q3 2023+2.0%-2.2%-3.7%
Q2 2023+2.3%-0.4%+2.3%
Q1 2023+5.5%-0.1%+34.5%
Q4 2022+3.9%-3.6%-5.9%
Q3 2022-19.1%-26.3%-19.9%
Q2 2022-1.4%-6.8%-21.9%
Q1 2022-7.2%+16.4%-4.0%
Q4 2021+1.6%-3.6%+13.1%
Q3 2021-8.4%+3.1%-29.9%
Q2 2021-5.7%-2.4%+3.7%
Q1 2021-13.7%-13.2%-11.1%
Q4 2020-5.9%-16.5%-30.0%
Q3 2020+28.2%+36.8%+114.0%
Q2 2020+1.9%-8.2%+10.4%
Q1 2020+0.4%-2.2%+8.9%
Q4 2019-21.6%-23.9%-42.9%
Q3 2019-1.9%-5.9%-4.8%
Q2 2019+26.0%+34.7%+28.8%
Q1 2019-10.2%-6.9%+1.1%
Q4 2018-7.2%-4.0%-9.4%
Q3 2018-0.5%+3.3%+16.9%
Q2 2018-4.3%-0.3%+9.6%
Q1 2018-7.6%-7.6%+15.4%
Q4 2017-6.2%-9.5%-14.3%
Q3 2017-1.1%-1.4%-9.6%
Q2 2017+0.5%+13.7%+13.4%
Q1 2017
Q4 2016
Q3 2016
Q2 2016
Q1 2016

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