8-K

Appfolio Inc (APPF)

8-K 2022-02-28 For: 2022-02-28
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 28, 2022

AppFolio, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-37468 26-0359894
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number)

50 Castilian Drive

Santa Barbara, CA 93117

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (805) 364-6093

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value APPF NASDAQ Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 28, 2022, AppFolio, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Item 2.02, including the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section. Such information shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as otherwise expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit Number Description
99.1 Press release issued on February 28, 2022.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 28, 2022 AppFolio, Inc.
By: /s/ Fay Sien Goon
Name: Fay Sien Goon
Title: Chief Financial Officer

Document

Exhibit 99.1

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News Release

AppFolio, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Results

Revenue grows 32 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., February 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AppFolio, Inc. (NASDAQ: APPF) ("AppFolio" or the "Company"), a leading provider of cloud business management solutions for the real estate industry, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

“I’m pleased to announce that in the fourth quarter we expanded our number of units served to 6.35 million and revenue from continuing operations grew 32%, capping off a year of 26% growth. This is evidence that we are driving success with our ongoing multi-year investments,” said Jason Randall, President and CEO, AppFolio. “In 2022 our talented team continues to focus on igniting revenue growth by continuing to make it increasingly easy for our customers to manage their communities in our ever-changing world.”

The Company urges investors to read its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which will also be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") today, February 28, 2022, and will be available on AppFolio's website, http://ir.appfolioinc.com.

Financial Outlook

Based on information available as of February 28, 2022, AppFolio's outlook for fiscal year 2022 follows:

•Full year revenue is expected to be in the range of $447 million to $457 million.

•Diluted weighted average shares are expected to be approximately 36.5 million for the full year.

Conference Call Information

As previously announced, the Company will host a conference call today, February 28, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (PT), 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), to discuss the company’s fourth quarter and year ended 2021 financial results. Participants who wish to dial into the conference call, please dial +1 844-200-6205 (in the U.S.) or +1 929-526-1599 (international) and use passcode 419445.

Following the conference call, a replay of the call will be available until Thursday, March 3, 2022 by dialing +1 866-813-9403 (in the U.S.) or +1 929-458-6194 (international) and using passcode 090322.

To access the webcast during the live call, participants may access https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/414042236. An archived webcast of this conference call will also be available on AppFolio’s Investor Relations website at http://ir.appfolioinc.com.

About AppFolio, Inc.

AppFolio, Inc. (NASDAQ: APPF) is a leading provider of cloud business management solutions for the real estate industry. Our solutions enable our customers to digitally transform their businesses, address critical business operations and deliver a better customer experience. Today, our solutions are AppFolio Property Manager and AppFolio Investment Management, which are supplemented with Value Added Services that enhance, automate and streamline business-critical processes and workflows. For more information about AppFolio, visit www.appfolioinc.com.

Investor Relations Contact:

Lori Barker

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,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts, “projects,” “seeks,” “should,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions and the negatives of those expressions. In particular, forward-looking statements contained in this press release relate to the Company's business opportunities, the impact of the Company's strategic actions and initiatives, and the timing of providing updated financial guidance.

Forward-looking statements represent AppFolio'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 the Company's 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 the Company's actual results to materially differ from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements are described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in AppFolio's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which will be filed with the SEC today, as well as in the Company's other filings with the SEC. You should read this press release with the understanding that the Company's 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 Global Market, AppFolio assumes 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,<br>2021 December 31,<br>2020
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 57,847 $ 140,263
Investment securities—current 64,600 28,256
Accounts receivable, net 12,595 10,057
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 23,553 20,777
Total current assets 158,595 199,353
Investment securities—noncurrent 61,076 6,770
Property and equipment, net 30,479 26,439
Operating lease right-of-use assets 41,710 30,561
Capitalized software development costs, net 41,212 35,459
Goodwill 56,147 56,147
Intangible assets, net 11,711 16,357
Deferred income taxes—noncurrent 12,181
Other long-term assets 7,087 6,213
Total assets $ 408,017 $ 389,480
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $ 1,704 $ 1,040
Accrued employee expenses—current 30,065 18,888
Accrued expenses 13,284 14,069
Deferred revenue 2,512 2,262
Income tax payable 136 9,095
Other current liabilities 4,941 4,451
Total current liabilities 52,642 49,805
Accrued employee expenses—noncurrent 583
Operating lease liabilities 55,733 40,146
Deferred income taxes—noncurrent 1,678 13,609
Stockholders’ equity 297,381 285,920
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 408,017 $ 389,480

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Three Months Ended<br>December 31, Twelve Months Ended<br>December 31,
2021 2020 2021 2020 (1)
Revenue $ 95,600 $ 72,432 $ 359,370 $ 310,056
Costs and operating expenses:
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) 39,097 29,905 143,944 119,029
Sales and marketing 19,945 15,328 73,200 58,445
Research and product development 19,591 11,735 65,980 48,529
General and administrative 16,308 11,177 57,279 47,480
Depreciation and amortization 8,001 7,039 30,845 26,790
Total costs and operating expenses 102,942 75,184 371,248 300,273
(Loss) income from operations (7,342) (2,752) (11,878) 9,783
Other income, net 12,406 1,138 13,111 188,897
Interest income (expense), net 328 60 501 (1,849)
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes 5,392 (1,554) 1,734 196,831
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes 6,723 (1,041) 706 38,428
Net (loss) income $ (1,331) $ (513) $ 1,028 $ 158,403
Net (loss) income per common share:
Basic $ (0.04) $ (0.01) $ 0.03 $ 4.62
Diluted $ (0.04) $ (0.01) $ 0.03 $ 4.44
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 34,738 34,332 34,578 34,264
Diluted 34,738 34,332 35,701 35,713

(1) MyCase was divested on September 30, 2020. The results of MyCase have been included in our results of operations through the date of divestiture.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

(in thousands)

Three Months Ended<br>December 31, Twelve Months Ended<br>December 31,
2021 2020 2021 2020 (1)
Costs and operating expenses:
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) $ 515 $ 408 $ 2,024 $ 1,506
Sales and marketing 742 346 2,329 1,415
Research and product development 1,935 470 5,457 1,818
General and administrative 2,096 993 5,531 4,286
Total stock-based compensation expense $ 5,288 $ 2,217 $ 15,341 $ 9,025

(1) MyCase was divested on September 30, 2020. The results of MyCase have been included in our results of operations through the date of divestiture.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS<br><br>(UNAUDITED)<br><br>(in thousands)
Three Months Ended<br>December 31, Twelve Months Ended<br>December 31,
2021 2020 2021 2020 (1)
Cash from operating activities
Net (loss) income $ (1,331) $ (513) $ 1,028 $ 158,403
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 7,488 6,670 29,032 25,507
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets 887 728 3,199 3,701
Deferred income taxes 6,644 6,124 250 29,002
Stock-based compensation, including as amortized 5,801 2,586 17,154 10,308
Gain on sale of business (22) (380) (187,658)
Gain on sale of equity-method investment and recovery of note receivable (12,767) (12,767)
Other 160 (45) 249 125
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (753) (553) (2,103) (2,782)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,390 (5,035) (2,168) (5,894)
Other assets (78) (199) (1,259) (519)
Accounts payable (887) (1,598) 497 (903)
Accrued employee expenses—current 4,929 880 11,264 2,799
Accrued expenses (347) 947 (1,773) 6,878
Deferred revenue 116 (285) (186) 530
Income tax payable (50) (4,475) (8,959) 9,095
Accrued employee expenses—noncurrent (1,476) 583
Operating lease liabilities (727) 571 1,268 (564)
Other liabilities (67) (2,698) 462 271
Net cash provided by operating activities 8,932 3,083 35,391 48,299
Cash from investing activities
Purchases of available-for-sale investments (74,174) (13,998) (241,215) (43,877)
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale investments 2,769 43,198 16,711
Proceeds from maturities of available-for-sale investments 33,600 14,030 107,354 27,330
Purchases of property, equipment and intangible assets (2,937) (2,487) (8,103) (19,038)
Capitalization of software development costs (6,104) (6,345) (24,615) (26,042)
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash divested 402 402 191,427
Proceeds from sale of equity-method investment and recovery of note receivable 12,520 12,520
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (36,693) (6,031) (110,459) 146,511
Cash from financing activities
Proceeds from stock option exercises 1,823 420 2,614 822
Tax withholding for net share settlement (659) (1,237) (9,962) (12,196)
Payment of contingent consideration (5,977)
Proceeds from issuance of debt 50,752
Principal payments on debt (99,565)
Purchase of treasury stock (4,194)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 1,164 (817) (7,348) (70,358)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash (26,597) (3,765) (82,416) 124,452
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Beginning of period 84,880 144,464 140,699 16,247
End of period $ 58,283 $ 140,699 $ 58,283 $ 140,699

(1) MyCase was divested on September 30, 2020. The results of MyCase have been included in our results of operations through the date of divestiture.