Market Cap
US$11.9b
Last Updated
2021/01/15 23:50 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Appian Corporation provides low-code automation platform that enables organizations to develop various applications in the United States and internationally. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Currently unprofitable and not forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years
Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet with concerning outlook.
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Share Price & News
How has Appian's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: APPN is more volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 17% a week.
Volatility Over Time: APPN's weekly volatility (17%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of US stocks.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
11.6%
APPN
-2.3%
US Software
-0.9%
US Market
1 Year Return
219.6%
APPN
38.5%
US Software
19.6%
US Market
Return vs Industry: APPN exceeded the US Software industry which returned 39.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: APPN exceeded the US Market which returned 21% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| APPN | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 11.6% | -2.3% | -0.9% |
| 30 Day | 15.2% | -1.3% | 3.0% |
| 90 Day | 107.6% | 1.3% | 11.5% |
| 1 Year | 219.6%219.6% | 39.4%38.5% | 22.3%19.6% |
| 3 Year | 377.9%377.9% | 124.9%117.8% | 45.3%35.7% |
| 5 Year | n/a | 251.6%233.3% | 124.8%99.9% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Appian's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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How Many Appian Corporation (NASDAQ:APPN) Shares Have Insiders Sold, In The Last Year?Valuation
Is Appian undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
39.91x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate APPN's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate APPN's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: APPN is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US Software industry average.
PE vs Market: APPN is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate APPN's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: APPN is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (39.9x) compared to the US Software industry average (9.6x).
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Future Growth
How is Appian forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 9 analysts?
12.9%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: APPN is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Earnings vs Market: APPN is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
High Growth Earnings: APPN is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: APPN's revenue (15.8% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (10.2% per year).
High Growth Revenue: APPN's revenue (15.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: APPN is forecast to be unprofitable in 3 years.
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Past Performance
How has Appian performed over the past 5 years?
-25.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: APPN is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: APPN is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: APPN is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 25.1% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare APPN's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: APPN is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Software industry (14.3%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: APPN has a negative Return on Equity (-12.73%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is Appian's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: APPN's short term assets ($382.5M) exceed its short term liabilities ($132.9M).
Long Term Liabilities: APPN's short term assets ($382.5M) exceed its long term liabilities ($61.8M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: APPN is debt free.
Reducing Debt: APPN had no debt 5 years ago.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: APPN has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: APPN has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if free cash flow continues to reduce at historical rates of 34.5% each year
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Dividend
What is Appian current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate APPN's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate APPN's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if APPN's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if APPN's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of APPN's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
5.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Matt Calkins (47 yo)
21.42yrs
Tenure
US$10,120,072
Compensation
Mr. Matthew W. Calkins, also known as Matt, has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Appian Corporation since August 1999. Mr. Calkins Co-Founded Appian Corporation in August 1999 and has been...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Matt's total compensation ($USD10.12M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD10.54M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Matt's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 21.42yrs | US$10.12m | 38.9% $ 4.6b | |
| Founder | 13yrs | US$323.92k | 3.3% $ 392.1m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 12.25yrs | US$1.41m | 0.0067% $ 792.9k | |
| General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | 5.33yrs | US$873.07k | 0.024% $ 2.9m | |
| Founder and Senior VP of Global Partnerships & Industries | 7yrs | US$337.67k | 2.2% $ 261.3m | |
| Founder & CTO | 5.75yrs | US$335.85k | 1.09% $ 130.0m | |
| Chief Information Officer | 4.75yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Corporate Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Human Resources | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Application Sales | 2yrs | US$563.86k | no data |
5.3yrs
Average Tenure
46yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: APPN's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 21.42yrs | US$10.12m | 38.9% $ 4.6b | |
| Founder | 13yrs | US$323.92k | 3.3% $ 392.1m | |
| Independent Director | 13yrs | US$140.00k | 0.24% $ 28.4m | |
| Independent Director | 13yrs | US$160.00k | 0.049% $ 5.9m | |
| Independent Director | 13yrs | US$140.00k | 0.054% $ 6.4m | |
| Independent Director | 4yrs | US$140.00k | 0.0024% $ 287.7k | |
| Independent Director | 5.83yrs | US$160.00k | 0.0026% $ 312.6k |
13.0yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: APPN's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 13 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: APPN insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 4.3%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Appian Corporation's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Appian Corporation
- Ticker: APPN
- Exchange: NasdaqGM
- Founded: 1999
- Industry: Systems Software
- Sector: Software
- Market Cap: US$11.887b
- Shares outstanding: 70.05m
- Website: https://www.appian.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Appian Corporation
- 7950 Jones Branch Drive
- Tysons
- Virginia
- 22102
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPN | NasdaqGM (Nasdaq Global Market) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | US | USD | May 2017 |
| 910 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | DE | EUR | May 2017 |
| 0HGM | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Class A Common Stock | GB | USD | May 2017 |
Biography
Appian Corporation provides low-code automation platform that enables organizations to develop various applications in the United States and internationally. The company’s platform automates the creation o...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/15 23:50 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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