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APPF (AppFolio) Debt-to-EBITDA : 0.25 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is AppFolio Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

AppFolio's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $4.4 Mil. AppFolio's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $36.3 Mil. AppFolio's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $162.2 Mil. AppFolio's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.25.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for AppFolio's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

APPF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.4   Med: 1.46   Max: 2.74
Current: 0.26

During the past 12 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of AppFolio was 2.74. The lowest was -1.40. And the median was 1.46.

APPF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
75.97% of 1681 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.14 vs APPF: 0.26

AppFolio Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for AppFolio's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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AppFolio Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

AppFolio Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.03 2.74 -1.40 1.49 0.27

AppFolio Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Debt-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.28 0.27 0.22 0.37 0.25

Competitive Comparison of AppFolio's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Software - Application subindustry, AppFolio's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


AppFolio's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, AppFolio's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AppFolio's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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AppFolio Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

AppFolio's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(4.273 + 37.476) / 155.464
=0.27

AppFolio's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(4.369 + 36.328) / 162.156
=0.25

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2025) EBITDA data.


AppFolio  (NAS:APPF) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


AppFolio Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms

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AppFolio Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
70 Castilian Drive, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, 93117
AppFolio Inc provides cloud-based software solutions for the real estate industry. Its property management software offers property managers an end-to-end solution to their business needs. The group's products include cloud-based property management software (Appfolio Property Manager). Its solutions are AppFolio Property Manager Core, AppFolio Property Manager Plus, and AppFolio Property Manager Max. It also offers value-added services, such as screening, risk mitigation, and electronic payment services. Its markets are Single-Family, Multifamily, Student Housing, Affordable Housing, Community Associations, Commercial, and Investment Management. The business activity of the firm predominantly functions in the United States and it generates revenue in the form of subscription fees.
Executives
William Shane Trigg officer: General Manager, Real Estate 50 CASTILIAN DRIVE, GOLETA CA 93117
Alexander Wolf director C/O IGSB, INC., 1483 EAST VALLEY ROAD, SUITE L, SANTA BARBARA CA 93150
Matthew S Mazza officer: Chief Legal Officer 50 CASTILIAN DR, SANTA BARBARA CA 93117
Blottnitz Andreas Von director 50 CASTILIAN DRIVE, GOLETA CA 93117
Scanlan Agnes Bundy director 214 N. TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Maurice J Duca 10 percent owner PO BOX 5609, SANTA BARBARA CA 93150
Klaus Schauser director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Strategist 50 CASTILIAN DRIVE, GOLETA CA 93117
Olivia Nottebohm director C/O DROPBOX. INC., 1800 OWENS STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Janet Kerr director 50 CASTILIAN DR, GOLETA CA 93117
Timothy K Bliss director, 10 percent owner P O BOX 50440, SANTA BARBARA CA 93150
Jonathan Walker director, officer: Chief Technology Officer 50 CASTILIAN DRIVE, GOLETA CA 93117
Appfolio Inc officer: Chief Legal Officer 70 CASTILIAN DRIVE, SANTA BARBARA CA 93117
Jason Robert Randall officer: SVP, AppFolio Property Manager 4942 LA GAMA WAY, SANTA BARBARA CA 93111
Igsb Internal Venture Fund Iii, Llc 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 5609, SANTA BARBARA CA 93150
Rauth William R Iii director, 10 percent owner PO BOX 5609, SANTA BARBARA CA 93150