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AppFolio (AppFolio) Altman Z-Score : 49.74 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is AppFolio Altman Z-Score?

The Altman Z-Score is a model designed to predict the likelihood of a company going bankrupt within the next two years. Created by American finance professor Edward Altman in 1968, the model is specifically designed for publicly traded manufacturing companies with assets greater than $1 million.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 44.26 is strong.

AppFolio has a Altman Z-Score of 49.74, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Altman Z-Score is strong.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Altman Z-Score <= 1.8, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z-Score >= 3, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z-Score is between 1.8 and 3, it is in Grey Zones.

The historical rank and industry rank for AppFolio's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

APPF' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.43   Med: 20.8   Max: 44.26
Current: 44.26

During the past 11 years, AppFolio's highest Altman Z-Score was 44.26. The lowest was -2.43. And the median was 20.80.


AppFolio Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AppFolio's Altman Z-Score 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 Altman Z-Score Chart

AppFolio Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.67 39.35 24.59 20.71 35.88

AppFolio Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Altman Z-Score 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 20.71 21.63 31.01 35.67 35.88

Competitive Comparison of AppFolio's Altman Z-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, AppFolio's Altman Z-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z-Score 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 Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, AppFolio's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AppFolio's Altman Z-Score falls into.



AppFolio Altman Z-Score Calculation

Altman Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

AppFolio's Altman Z-Score for today is calculated with this formula:

Z=1.2*X1+1.4*X2+3.3*X3+0.6*X4+1.0*X5
=1.2*0.4955+1.4*0.2103+3.3*0.0196+0.6*78.7866+1.0*1.5174
=49.74

* 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. GuruFocus does not calculate Altman Z-Score when X4 or X5 value is 0.

Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023:
Total Assets was $408.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $272.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $69.8 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $86.0 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 30.929 + 1.472 + 0.745 + -25.149 = $8.0 Mil.
Interest Expense was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.0 Mil.
Revenue was 171.83 + 165.44 + 147.075 + 136.1 = $620.4 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $8,790.8 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $111.6 Mil.

* Note that for stock reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data.

X1=Working Capital/Total Assets
=(Total Current Assets - Total Current Liabilities)/Total Assets
=(272.357 - 69.766)/408.889
=0.4955

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=85.98/408.889
=0.2103

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(7.997 - 0)/408.889
=0.0196

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=8790.778/111.577
=78.7866

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=620.445/408.889
=1.5174

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Distress Zones - 1.81 < Grey Zones < 2.99 - Safe Zones

AppFolio has a Altman Z-Score of 49.74 indicating it is in Safe Zones.

Study by Altman found that companies that are in Distress Zone have more than 80% of chances of bankruptcy in two years.


AppFolio  (NAS:APPF) Altman Z-Score Explanation

X1: The Working Capital/Total Assets (WC/TA) ratio is a measure of the net liquid assets of the firm relative to the total capitalization. Working capital is defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. Ordinarily, a firm experiencing consistent operating losses will have shrinking current assets in relation to total assets. Altman found this one proved to be the most valuable liquidity ratio comparing with the current ratio and the quick ratio. This is however the least significant of the five factors.

X2: Retained Earnings/Total Assets: the RE/TA ratio measures the leverage of a firm. Retained earnings is the account which reports the total amount of reinvested earnings and/or losses of a firm over its entire life. Those firms with high RE, relative to TA, have financed their assets through retention of profits and have not utilized as much debt.

X3, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets (EBIT/TA): This ratio is a measure of the true productivity of the firm's assets, independent of any tax or leverage factors. Since a firm's ultimate existence is based on the earning power of its assets, this ratio appears to be particularly appropriate for studies dealing with corporate failure. This ratio continually outperforms other profitability measures, including cash flow.

X4, Market Value of Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities (MVE/TL): The measure shows how much the firm's assets can decline in value (measured by market value of equity plus debt) before the liabilities exceed the assets and the firm becomes insolvent.

X5, Revenue/Total Assets (S/TA): The capital-turnover ratio is a standard financial ratio illustrating the sales generating ability of the firm's assets.

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Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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AppFolio (AppFolio) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
70 Castilian Drive, Santa Barbara, CA, USA, 93117
AppFolio Inc is a provider of cloud-based software solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the property management and legal industries. Its property management software provides small and medium-sized property managers with an end-to-end solution to their business needs. Its products include cloud-based property management software (Appfolio Property Manager); a cloud-based software solution for real estate investment managers that provides tools and services designed to manage investor relationships (Appfolio Investment Management). It also offers value-added services, such as Website design and electronic payment services. The business activity of the firm primarily functions through the United States and it derives revenue from the source of subscription fees.
Executives
William Shane Trigg officer: General Manager, Real Estate 50 CASTILIAN DRIVE, GOLETA CA 93117
Matthew S Mazza officer: Chief Legal Officer 50 CASTILIAN DR, SANTA BARBARA CA 93117
Janet Kerr director 50 CASTILIAN DR, GOLETA CA 93117
Alexander Wolf director C/O IGSB, INC., 1483 EAST VALLEY ROAD, SUITE L, SANTA BARBARA CA 93150
Olivia Nottebohm director C/O DROPBOX. INC., 1800 OWENS STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Maurice J Duca 10 percent owner PO BOX 5609, SANTA BARBARA CA 93150
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
Fay Sien Goon officer: Chief Financial Officer 2225 LAWSON LANE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Ann M Wilson officer: Principal Accounting Officer 1411 E MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Ida Kathleen Kane officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O VIMEO, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001