Appian Corporation · NASDAQ:APPN

Appian — Q4 2020 Earnings Presentation

18 slides from Appian's earnings presentation, Feb 18, 2021

  1. Slide 1: Q4 & Full Year 2020 Earnings Call Presentation

    Q4 & Full Year 2020 Earnings Call Presentation Matt Calkins, Founder & CEO Mark Lynch, CFO

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer In this presentation, we may make statements related to our business that are forward-looking statements under federal securities laws and are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements related to our financial

  3. Slide 3: Q4 & Full Year 2020 Business Highlights

    Q4 & Full Year 2020 Business Highlights Ranked as top vendor by analysts and customers • Named a Leader in Gartner’s 2020 Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms • Named a 2021 Customer’s Choice for Enterprise Low-Code Application Platforms on Gartner Peer Insights • Ranked as t

  4. Slide 4: Q4 2020 Financial Highlights

    Q4 2020 Financial Highlights Revenue • Cloud Subscription Revenue was $36.9m in Q4 2020, growth of 40% over Q4 2019 • Subscriptions Revenue was $56.1m in Q4 2020, growth of 33% over Q4 2019 • Total Revenue was $81.6m in Q4 2020, growth of 19% over Q4 2019 Retention • Cloud Subscription Revenue Reten

  5. Slide 5: Full Year 2020 Financial Highlights

    Full Year 2020 Financial Highlights Revenue • Cloud Subscription Revenue was $129.2m in 2020, growth of 36% over 2019 • Subscriptions Revenue was $198.7m in 2020, growth of 31% over 2019 • Total Revenue was $304.6m in 2020, growth of 17% over 2019 Retention • Cloud Subscription Revenue Retention Rat

  6. Slide 6: Cloud Subscription Revenue

    Cloud Subscription Revenue USD Millions 36.9 34.3 29.6 28.4 26.4 Q4 2019 Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2020 66

  7. Slide 7: Total Revenue

    Total Revenue* USD Millions 81.6 78.9 77.3 68.6 66.8 25.5 28.4 26.5 26.5 25.4 4.8 4.3 4.6 14.4 4.1 4.5 11.8 17.8 11.6 7.4 34.3 36.9 26.4 28.4 29.6 Q4 2019 Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2020 Cloud Subscription Revenue On-prem Subscription Revenue Maintenance & Support Professional Services *Total revenu

  8. Slide 8: Cloud Subscription Revenue Retention

    Cloud Subscription Revenue Retention 120% 119% 115% 115% 115% 113% 100% Q4 2019 Q1 2020 Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2020 88

  9. Slide 9: Mix of Subscriptions and Professional Services Revenue

    Mix of Subscriptions and Professional Services Revenue 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% IPO Q4 Q2 Q4 Q2 Q4 Q2 Q4 2017 2018 2018 2019 2019 2020 2020 Subscriptions Professional Services 99

  10. Slide 10: Gross Margins

    Gross Margins* Subscriptions Professional Overall Services 89% 90% 89% 90% 90% 73% 74% 67% 70% 69% 40% 38% 34% 35% 36% Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2019 2020 2020 2020 2020 2019 2020 2020 2020 2020 2019 2020 2020 2020 2020 *Non-GAAP - Data does not include any stock-based compensatio

  11. Slide 11: Full Year 2020 Highlights

    Full Year 2020 Highlights Cloud Subscription Revenue ($MM) Cloud Subscription Overall Gross Margins** Revenue Retention* 129.2 72% 95.0 119% 65% 2019 2020 2019 2020 *As of December 31, 2020 **Non-GAAP - Data does not include any stock-based compensation expense 11

  12. Slide 12: Guidance

    Guidance Given on February 18, 2021 In $ Millions except for EPS Q1 2021 FY 2021 Cloud Subscription Revenue 37.7 – 38.2 167.5 – 169.5 Cloud Subscription Revenue Growth Y/Y 33% - 35% 30% - 31% Total Revenue 81.7 – 82.7 353.0 – 355.0 Total Revenue Growth Y/Y 4% - 5% 16% - 17% Adjusted EBITDA Loss (9.0

  13. Slide 13: Appendix

    Appendix 13

  14. Slide 14: Balance Sheet

    Balance Sheet As of As of December 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 $ in thousands Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 112,462 $ 159,755 Short-term investments and marketable securities 109,826 — Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,400 and $600 as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respect

  15. Slide 15: Income Statement

    Income Statement Three months ended December 31, Year ended December 31, 2020 2019 2020 2019 (unaudited) $ in thousands, except for shares Revenue: SaaS (cloud) subscriptions $ 36,937 $ 26,381 $ 129,219 $ 95,028 Term license (on prem) subscriptions 14,413 11,569 51,415 40,428 Maintenance and support

  16. Slide 16: Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

    Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures Three months ended December 31, Year ended December 31, 2020 2019 2020 2019 (unaudited) (unaudited) $ in thousands, except for shares Reconciliation of non-GAAP operating loss: GAAP operating loss $ (9,686) $ (13,062) $ (37,902) $ (50,468) Add back: Stock-based co

  17. Slide 17: Stock-Based Compensation Expense

    Stock-Based Compensation Expense Three months ended December 31, Year ended December 31, 2020 2019 2020 2019 (unaudited) $ in thousands Cost of revenue: Subscriptions $ 265 $ 185 $ 943 $ 647 Professional services 542 287 1,477 2,748 Operating expenses: Sales and marketing 984 771 2,821 4,742 Researc

  18. Slide 18: Appian

    Appian

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