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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)
001-3746826-0359894
(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 classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par valueAPPFNASDAQ 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
104Cover 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, 2022AppFolio, 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,
2021
December 31,
2020
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents$57,847 $140,263 
Investment securities—current64,600 28,256 
Accounts receivable, net12,595 10,057 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets23,553 20,777 
Total current assets158,595 199,353 
Investment securities—noncurrent61,076 6,770 
Property and equipment, net30,479 26,439 
Operating lease right-of-use assets41,710 30,561 
Capitalized software development costs, net41,212 35,459 
Goodwill56,147 56,147 
Intangible assets, net11,711 16,357 
Deferred income taxes—noncurrent— 12,181 
Other long-term assets7,087 6,213 
Total assets$408,017 $389,480 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable$1,704 $1,040 
Accrued employee expenses—current30,065 18,888 
Accrued expenses13,284 14,069 
Deferred revenue2,512 2,262 
Income tax payable136 9,095 
Other current liabilities4,941 4,451 
Total current liabilities52,642 49,805 
Accrued employee expenses—noncurrent583 — 
Operating lease liabilities55,733 40,146 
Deferred income taxes—noncurrent1,678 13,609 
Stockholders’ equity297,381 285,920 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$408,017 $389,480 





CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 Three Months Ended
December 31,
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 202120202021
2020 (1)
Revenue$95,600 $72,432 $359,370 $310,056 
Costs and operating expenses:
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)39,097 29,905 143,944 119,029 
Sales and marketing19,945 15,328 73,200 58,445 
Research and product development19,591 11,735 65,980 48,529 
General and administrative16,308 11,177 57,279 47,480 
Depreciation and amortization8,001 7,039 30,845 26,790 
Total costs and operating expenses102,942 75,184 371,248 300,273 
(Loss) income from operations(7,342)(2,752)(11,878)9,783 
Other income, net12,406 1,138 13,111 188,897 
Interest income (expense), net328 60 501 (1,849)
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes5,392 (1,554)1,734 196,831 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes6,723 (1,041)706 38,428 
Net (loss) income$(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:
Basic34,738 34,332 34,578 34,264 
Diluted34,738 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
December 31,
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
202120202021
2020 (1)
Costs and operating expenses:
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)$515 $408 $2,024 $1,506 
Sales and marketing742 346 2,329 1,415 
Research and product development1,935 470 5,457 1,818 
General and administrative2,096 993 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
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
 Three Months Ended
December 31,
Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
 202120202021
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 amortization7,488 6,670 29,032 25,507 
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets887 728 3,199 3,701 
Deferred income taxes6,644 6,124 250 29,002 
Stock-based compensation, including as amortized5,801 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)— 
Other160 (45)249 125 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable(753)(553)(2,103)(2,782)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets1,390 (5,035)(2,168)(5,894)
Other assets(78)(199)(1,259)(519)
Accounts payable(887)(1,598)497 (903)
Accrued employee expenses—current4,929 880 11,264 2,799 
Accrued expenses(347)947 (1,773)6,878 
Deferred revenue116 (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 activities8,932 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 investments33,600 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 divested402 — 402 191,427 
Proceeds from sale of equity-method investment and recovery of note receivable12,520 — 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 exercises1,823 420 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 activities1,164 (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 period84,880 144,464 140,699 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.