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Appian Corporation (APPN) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

APPN •
TechnologyInfrastructure SoftwareDeveloper tools and automation
AboutAppian Corporation provides low-code automation platform in the United States and internationally. The company's platform automates the creation of forms, workflows, data structures, reports, user interfaces, and other software elements that are needed to be manually coded. The company also offers professional and customer support services. It serves to financial services, government, life sciences, insurance, manufacturing, energy, healthcare, telecommunications, and transportation industries. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.Show more
  • Revenue $727M +17.8%
  • EBITDA $609K +101.2%
  • Net Income $1M +101.3%
  • EPS (Diluted) 0.02 +101.6%
  • Gross Margin 72.54% -4.1%
  • EBITDA Margin 0.08% +101.0%
  • Operating Margin 0.08% +100.8%
  • Net Margin 0.17% +101.1%
  • ROE -
  • ROIC 0.34% +101.3%
  • Debt/Equity -
  • Interest Coverage 0.03 +101.1%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 19.0%
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.1x turnover

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y20.65%
5Y19%
3Y15.81%
TTM15.97%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM91.75%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM91.79%

ROCE

10Y Avg-33.72%
5Y Avg-26.72%
3Y Avg-20.09%
Latest0.24%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
APPNAppian Corporation1.97B26.671333.5017.81%-1.06%3.02%
SNPSSynopsys, Inc.79.26B414.0051.4915.12%13.75%3.6%1.7%0.50
MLGOMicroAlgo Inc.35.7M3.576.49-9.22%11.11%2.12%11.4%0.16
PDYNPalladyne AI Corp.295.52M7.03-2.5426.68%-9.53%-79.92%
PATHUiPath Inc.797.3M10.73-82.549.3%14.79%11.93%38.33%0.04
VSAIVERSES AI Inc. Common Stock1.31M6.59

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Sales/Revenue+132.92M176.74M226.74M260.35M304.57M369.26M467.99M545.36M617.02M726.94M
Revenue Growth %19.53%32.96%28.29%14.82%16.99%21.24%26.74%16.53%13.14%17.81%
Cost of Goods Sold+50.12M64.6M84.92M93.84M88.77M104.09M133.31M143.32M150.18M199.6M
COGS % of Revenue37.71%36.55%37.45%36.04%29.14%28.19%28.48%26.28%24.34%27.46%
Gross Profit+82.8M112.14M141.82M166.51M215.81M265.17M334.69M402.04M466.84M527.34M
Gross Margin %62.29%63.45%62.55%63.96%70.86%71.81%71.52%73.72%75.66%72.54%
Gross Profit Growth %32.01%35.43%26.47%17.41%29.61%22.87%26.22%20.13%16.12%12.96%
Operating Expenses+94.17M143.95M188.54M216.98M253.71M349.07M479.69M510.01M527.7M526.73M
OpEx % of Revenue70.85%81.45%83.15%83.34%83.3%94.53%102.5%93.52%85.52%72.46%
Selling, General & Admin71.18M109.12M143.81M158.94M183.47M251.56M340.49M356.92M372.72M354.54M
SG&A % of Revenue53.55%61.74%63.43%61.05%60.24%68.12%72.75%65.45%60.41%48.77%
Research & Development22.99M34.84M44.72M58.04M70.24M97.52M139.21M153.1M154.98M172.19M
R&D % of Revenue17.3%19.71%19.72%22.29%23.06%26.41%29.75%28.07%25.12%23.69%
Other Operating Expenses000941K000000
Operating Income+-11.37M-31.81M-46.72M-50.47M-37.9M-83.91M-145.01M-107.97M-60.85M609K
Operating Margin %-8.55%-18%-20.6%-19.38%-12.44%-22.72%-30.99%-19.8%-9.86%0.08%
Operating Income Growth %-134.82%-179.78%-46.86%-8.02%24.9%-121.38%-72.82%25.54%43.64%101%
EBITDA+-10.61M-30.93M-44.7M-45.73M-32.05M-78.16M-137.71M-98.5M-50.82M609K
EBITDA Margin %-7.98%-17.5%-19.71%-17.56%-10.52%-21.17%-29.43%-18.06%-8.24%0.08%
EBITDA Growth %-160.01%-191.58%-44.54%-2.3%29.91%-143.87%-76.18%28.47%48.4%101.2%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)764K886K2.02M4.74M5.85M5.74M7.3M9.47M10.03M0
EBIT-13.16M-29.77M-49.01M-49.53M-32.12M-87.49M-148.56M-90.37M-67.63M0
Net Interest Income+-982K-473K-198K-367K-478K-372K-1.67M-17.86M-23.58M0
Interest Income0000000000
Interest Expense982K473K198K367K478K372K1.67M17.86M23.58M20.85M
Other Income/Expense-2.77M1.56M-2.49M574K5.31M-3.96M-5.22M-259K-30.36M5.83M
Pretax Income+-14.14M-30.25M-49.21M-49.89M-32.59M-87.86M-150.23M-108.23M-91.21M6.44M
Pretax Margin %-10.64%-17.11%-21.7%-19.16%-10.7%-23.79%-32.1%-19.85%-14.78%0.89%
Income Tax+-1.68M761K239K820K883K778K692K3.21M1.05M5.21M
Effective Tax Rate %88.1%102.52%100.49%101.64%102.71%100.89%100.46%102.96%101.16%19.13%
Net Income+-12.46M-31.01M-49.45M-50.71M-33.48M-88.64M-150.92M-111.44M-92.26M1.23M
Net Margin %-9.37%-17.54%-21.81%-19.48%-10.99%-24.01%-32.25%-20.43%-14.95%0.17%
Net Income Growth %-78.35%-148.83%-59.48%-2.55%33.99%-164.78%-70.26%26.16%17.21%101.34%
Net Income (Continuing)-12.46M-31.01M-49.45M-50.71M-33.48M-88.64M-150.92M-111.44M-92.26M1.23M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000000000
EPS (Diluted)+-0.23-0.63-0.80-0.77-0.48-1.25-2.08-1.52-1.260.02
EPS Growth %-76.92%-173.91%-26.98%3.75%37.66%-160.42%-66.4%26.92%17.11%101.59%
EPS (Basic)-0.23-0.63-0.80-0.77-0.48-1.25-2.08-1.52-1.260.02
Diluted Shares Outstanding54.72M49.53M62.14M65.48M69.05M71.04M72.46M73.1M72.99M74.65M
Basic Shares Outstanding54.72M49.53M62.14M65.48M69.05M71.04M72.46M73.1M72.99M74.05M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Current Assets+88.38M145.22M209.63M277.66M365.42M338.26M422.5M414.36M435.54M519.42M
Cash & Short-Term Investments31.14M73.76M94.93M159.75M222.29M155.97M196M159M159.86M187.22M
Cash Only31.14M73.76M94.93M159.75M112.46M100.8M148.13M149.35M118.55M135.81M
Short-Term Investments0000109.83M55.18M47.86M9.65M41.31M51.41M
Accounts Receivable46.81M55.31M79.38M70.41M97.28M130.05M165.96M171.56M195.07M255.06M
Days Sales Outstanding128.55114.24127.7998.71116.58128.55129.44114.82115.39128.07
Inventory0000000000
Days Inventory Outstanding----------
Other Current Assets7.15M9.12M28.42M14.54M17.9M25.46M60.54M83.79M80.61M77.14M
Total Non-Current Assets+14.35M15.83M23.55M93.82M147.1M166.25M171.72M213.15M185.5M171.97M
Property, Plant & Equipment3.1M2.66M7.54M63.76M66.06M64.81M79.1M82.66M68.19M60.16M
Fixed Asset Turnover42.86x66.37x30.08x4.08x4.61x5.70x5.92x6.60x9.05x12.08x
Goodwill00004.86M27.8M26.35M27.11M25.55M28.81M
Intangible Assets00001.74M7.14M5.25M3.89M2.24M1.25M
Long-Term Investments000036.12M12.04M0000
Other Non-Current Assets11.24M12.89M15.69M29.57M37.82M53.44M59.07M96.04M85.38M76.9M
Total Assets+102.74M161.05M233.18M371.49M512.52M504.52M594.21M627.5M621.04M691.39M
Asset Turnover1.29x1.10x0.97x0.70x0.59x0.73x0.79x0.87x0.99x1.05x
Asset Growth %23.19%56.76%44.79%59.31%37.97%-1.56%17.78%5.6%-1.03%11.33%
Total Current Liabilities+76.02M95.11M128.4M112.28M155.89M215.72M270.25M371.17M354.76M452.11M
Accounts Payable5.06M5.23M9.25M5.22M2.97M5.77M8M6.17M4.32M6.66M
Days Payables Outstanding36.8329.5339.7520.3112.220.2221.915.7210.512.17
Short-Term Debt6.11M000002.74M66.37M9.6M13.18M
Deferred Revenue (Current)52M70.17M95.52M82.2M116.26M150.17M194.77M235.99M281.76M341.28M
Other Current Liabilities3.3M7.65M9.83M13.44M24.15M14.79M44.84M8.7M413K97.64M
Current Ratio1.16x1.53x1.63x2.47x2.34x1.57x1.56x1.12x1.23x1.15x
Quick Ratio1.16x1.53x1.63x2.47x2.34x1.57x1.56x1.12x1.23x1.15x
Cash Conversion Cycle----------
Total Non-Current Liabilities+34.8M20.41M31.59M53.97M60.03M54.88M178.26M203.99M298.92M286.28M
Long-Term Debt13.89M00000115.38M140.22M240.83M276.92M
Capital Lease Obligations00046.79M51.19M48.78M57.23M59.07M52.19M0
Deferred Tax Liabilities32K87K42K38K70K209K102K2K00
Other Non-Current Liabilities2.77M1.4M15.4M04.88M3.46M00431K9.36M
Total Liabilities110.81M115.53M159.99M166.25M215.92M270.6M448.51M575.16M653.68M738.39M
Total Debt+20M0052.07M58.12M56.89M184.03M277.35M314.99M290.1M
Net Debt-11.14M-73.76M-94.93M-107.68M-54.34M-43.9M35.89M128M196.44M154.29M
Debt / Equity---0.25x0.20x0.24x1.26x5.30x--
Debt / EBITDA---------476.36x
Net Debt / EBITDA---------253.35x
Interest Coverage-11.58x-67.25x-235.95x-137.51x-79.29x-225.56x-86.68x-6.04x-2.58x0.03x
Total Equity+-8.08M45.52M73.19M205.24M296.61M233.92M145.7M52.34M-32.64M-46.99M
Equity Growth %-300.67%663.63%60.78%180.41%44.52%-21.14%-37.71%-64.08%-162.36%-43.97%
Book Value per Share-0.150.921.183.134.303.292.010.72-0.45-0.63
Total Shareholders' Equity-8.08M45.52M73.19M205.24M296.61M233.92M145.7M52.34M-32.64M-46.99M
Common Stock3K6K6K6K7K7K7K7K7K7K
Retained Earnings-64.83M-96.19M-145.64M-135.41M-168.89M-257.53M-408.45M-519.89M-612.15M-610.92M
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI1.33M439K542K-285K-5.01M-5.69M-7.25M-23.55M-11.77M-36.46M
Minority Interest0000000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Cash from Operations+-7.76M-9.13M-31.32M-8.93M-7.62M-53.92M-106.55M-110.44M6.88M62.87M
Operating CF Margin %-5.83%-5.16%-13.81%-3.43%-2.5%-14.6%-22.77%-20.25%1.11%8.65%
Operating CF Growth %-261.59%-17.69%-243.13%71.5%14.63%-607.59%-97.62%-3.65%106.23%814.13%
Net Income-12.46M-31.01M-49.45M-50.71M-33.48M-88.64M-150.92M-111.44M-92.26M1.23M
Depreciation & Amortization764K886K2.02M4.74M5.85M5.74M7.3M9.47M10.03M9.71M
Stock-Based Compensation012.98M16.05M16.44M15.28M23.84M38.83M43.39M39.05M41.54M
Deferred Taxes-1.12M-251K-218K-330K-184K-498K-1.09M-1.54M-899K-349K
Other Non-Cash Items207K787K207K245K1.03M489K1.34M-10.73M24.56M10.74M
Working Capital Changes4.86M7.48M66K20.69M3.88M5.14M-2.01M-39.59M26.41M0
Change in Receivables-11.15M-9.72M-23.33M7.43M-33.56M-33.9M-37.92M-1.87M-28.35M-51.67M
Change in Inventory-1.65M-3.78M798K16.9M4.24M00000
Change in Payables1.29M4.13M7.46M-4.04M-4.24M11.47M-3.29M-1.39M-871K9.27M
Cash from Investing+-984K-433K-7.01M-32.42M-153.36M41.94M10.26M28.59M-35.39M-12.83M
Capital Expenditures-984K-433K-7.01M-32.42M-1.25M-6.06M-9.1M-9.64M-3.8M-3.32M
CapEx % of Revenue0.74%0.24%3.09%12.45%0.41%1.64%1.94%1.77%0.62%0.46%
Acquisitions004K0-6.14M-30.73M0000
Investments----------
Other Investing004K0-152.11M00000
Cash from Financing+10M50.95M60.96M105.55M110.47M2.79M142.87M79.17M-258K-36.28M
Debt Issued (Net)10M-20.38M0-653K-3.82M0119.38M88.44M43.75M0
Equity Issued (Net)01000K1000K1000K1000K000-1000K0
Dividends Paid0-7.57M00000000
Share Repurchases0-2.42M000000-50.02M-20M
Other Financing01.11M2.7M4.55M6.03M2.79M23.49M-9.27M6.01M-36.28M
Net Change in Cash-250K42.62M21.17M64.83M-47.29M-8.5M46.42M-1.03M-30.8M17.26M
Free Cash Flow+-8.74M-9.56M-38.34M-41.35M-8.87M-59.98M-115.65M-120.08M3.08M59.56M
FCF Margin %-6.58%-5.41%-16.91%-15.88%-2.91%-16.24%-24.71%-22.02%0.5%8.19%
FCF Growth %-227.46%-9.39%-300.95%-7.86%78.55%-576.09%-92.82%-3.83%102.56%1833.64%
FCF per Share-0.16-0.19-0.62-0.63-0.13-0.84-1.60-1.640.040.80
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)0.62x0.29x0.63x0.18x0.23x0.61x0.71x0.99x-0.07x50.99x
Interest Paid895K515K46K331K165K323K1.67M16.91M22.57M0
Taxes Paid610K615K680K356K1.18M1.5M1.24M4M3.33M0

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)--165.6%-83.31%-36.43%-13.34%-33.42%-79.51%-112.54%-936.62%-
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)----99.85%-16.73%-29.12%-58.53%-44.75%-26.52%0.34%
Gross Margin62.29%63.45%62.55%63.96%70.86%71.81%71.52%73.72%75.66%72.54%
Net Margin-9.37%-17.54%-21.81%-19.48%-10.99%-24.01%-32.25%-20.43%-14.95%0.17%
Debt / Equity---0.25x0.20x0.24x1.26x5.30x--
Interest Coverage-11.58x-67.25x-235.95x-137.51x-79.29x-225.56x-86.68x-6.04x-2.58x0.03x
FCF Conversion0.62x0.29x0.63x0.18x0.23x0.61x0.71x0.99x-0.07x50.99x
Revenue Growth19.53%32.96%28.29%14.82%16.99%21.24%26.74%16.53%13.14%17.81%

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