Why is AppFolio, Inc. ?
1
Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 24.72%
- Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 25.12%
- Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
The company has declared Positive results for the last 7 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 242.11 MM
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -2.53% (YoY)
- OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Highest at USD 49.38 MM
3
With ROE of 44.57%, it has a fair valuation with a 19.14 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -16.23%, its profits have risen by 48.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1
4
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
5
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -16.23% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to AppFolio, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Computers - Software & Consulting should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Computers - Software & Consulting)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is AppFolio, Inc. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
AppFolio, Inc.
-16.53%
-0.52
45.94%
S&P 500
20.12%
0.99
19.34%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
25.12%
EBIT Growth (5y)
73.31%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
20.96
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.45
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.86
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
25.63%
ROE (avg)
24.72%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
43
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
19.14
EV to EBIT
61.48
EV to EBITDA
52.55
EV to Capital Employed
25.87
EV to Sales
9.96
PEG Ratio
1.02
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
42.08%
ROE (Latest)
44.57%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
7What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 242.11 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -2.53% (YoY
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 49.38 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Highest at 19.9 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Highest at USD 45.62 MM
-8What is not working for the Company
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Lowest at 21.52 times
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD 39.91 MM has Fallen at -21.64%
Here's what is working for AppFolio, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 242.11 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Highest at USD 49.38 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is positive
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Highest at 19.9 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has improved
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Highest at USD 45.62 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -2.53% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for AppFolio, Inc.
Net Profit
At USD 39.91 MM has Fallen at -21.64%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 50.93 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Lowest at 21.52 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed
Debtors Turnover Ratio






