NASDAQ$APPN
Appian Corporation · Q4 2020 earnings
Q4 2020 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Appian's Q4 2020 earnings exceeded expectations with strong cloud subscription revenue growth.
Appian announced its Q4 and full year 2020 financial results, with Q4 cloud subscription revenue increasing by 40% year-over-year to $36.9 million. Total revenue for the quarter was $81.6 million, a 19% increase compared to the same period in the previous year. The cloud subscription revenue retention rate was 119% as of December 31, 2020.
- Cloud subscription revenue increased 40% year-over-year to $36.9 million.
- Total subscriptions revenue increased 33% year-over-year to $56.1 million.
- Total revenue increased 19% year-over-year to $81.6 million.
- Cloud subscription revenue retention rate was 119% as of December 31, 2020.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Appian · Revenue · Quarterly
$81.6M
Revenue by segment
Appian · $62.4M total across 2 segments · Q4 2020
- Cloud Subscriptions$36.9M+39.8%59.1%
- Professional Services$25.5M-3.6%40.9%
Forward guidance
Appian provided guidance for Q1 2021 and full year 2021, expecting continued growth in cloud subscription revenue and total revenue.
Tailwinds
- Cloud subscription revenue is expected to be in the range of $37.7 million and $38.2 million for Q1 2021.
- Year-over-year growth of cloud subscription revenue is expected to be between 33% and 35% for Q1 2021.
- Total revenue is expected to be in the range of $81.7 million and $82.7 million for Q1 2021.
- Year-over-year increase of total revenue is expected to be between 4% and 5% for Q1 2021.
- Cloud subscription revenue is expected to be in the range of $167.5 million and $169.5 million for full year 2021.
Headwinds
- Adjusted EBITDA loss is expected to be in the range of $(9.0) million and $(8.0) million for Q1 2021.
- Non-GAAP net loss per share is expected to be in the range of $(0.15) and $(0.13) for Q1 2021.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss is expected to be in the range of $(38.0) million and $(36.0) million for full year 2021.
- Non-GAAP net loss per share is expected to be in the range of $(0.64) and $(0.60) for full year 2021.
- Assumes 70.8 million weighted average common shares outstanding for Q1 2021.
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 Q4 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
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (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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