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AppFolio, Inc. (APPF)

Q3 2017 Earnings Call· Mon, Nov 6, 2017

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Operator

Operator

Good afternoon, my name is Mike, and I'll be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to at AppFolio Inc., announces Third Quarter 2017 Financial Results. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. [Operator Instructions] I will now turn the call over Erica Abrams. You may begin your conference.

Erica Abrams

Analyst

Thank you, Mike. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for joining us today as we report AppFolio's third quarter 2017 financial results. I'm joined today by Jason Randall, President and CEO, and Ida Kane, CFO of AppFolio to discuss results. This call is simultaneously being webcast on the Investor Relations section of our website at www.appfolioinc.com. Before we get started, I would like to call everyone's attention to our Safe Harbor policy. Please note that certain statements made on this call will be forward-looking statements which are subject to considerable risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements may relate to future plans and financial conditions, results of operations, business forecasts and plans, strategic plans and objectives, and product development plans. Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from any results or performance expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We discuss risks and uncertainties in greater detail in the Risk Factors section of our filings with the SEC. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as of today, and we assume no obligation to update any forward looking statements after today even if new information becomes available in the future. With that, I'll turn the call over to Ida. Ida, please go ahead.

Ida Kane

Analyst

Thanks, Erica. Welcome to AppFolio's third quarter 2017 financial results conference call. As you know from our press release today, we reported total revenue of $37.9 million for the quarter which represents a year-over-year increase of 35% and also saw continued gains in operating leverage. We reported GAAP net income of $3.7 million or $0.10 per diluted share compared to a loss of $1.1 million or $0.03 per share reported in the same quarter one year ago. Included in our third quarter financial results as a reminder is $1.6 million of non-cash charges related to stock-based compensation. For those of you who track non-GAAP results, our Form 10-Q which will be filed later today also include more detailed financial data points that you may find helpful in calculating non-GAAP results on your own. Customer related metrics are also included in our 10-Q filings for you reference. Our core solution revenue was $14.7 million in the third quarter, up 30% from one year ago primarily due to a 17% increase in the number of property manager customers. Property manager units under management also increased by 22%, versus the prior year, to nearly 3.1 million units. We ended the quarter with approximately 11,250 property manager customers. In our legal vertical, customer count increased 18% year-over-year to over 9,200, which also contributed to the growth in the core solution revenue. Third quarter value plus services revenue was $21.8 million, up 39% year-over-year. This strong growth in value plus services was mainly driven by increased usage of our electronic payments platform and screening services by a larger property manager customer base and an increase in units under management of 22%. We also experienced growth in our other value plus services including tenant liability insurance, maintenance contact center, website hosting services and premium lease services.…

Jason Randall

Analyst

Thanks, Ida. As you heard from our financial results, we continue to build on our long-term strategy of sustainable growth, finding leverage and efficiency across our business as both opportunities to reinvest back into the business for future growth. We remained focused on our customer success, product and technology innovations and our talented and committed team. As a reminder our growth strategy is to provide valuable cloud based business management software to customer within legal protocol market we serve today, property management and legal. Reflecting on the past quarter’s accomplishments towards our long-term goal, we spend time in person with our customers at our 5th Annual AppFolio Property Manager Conference. We also continue to develop new offerings and features, reflecting the commitment from all AppFolio to deliver value to our customers. We hosted over 800 customers at our conference in Santa Barbara in September, where our team led three days of industry and technology education, networking and hands on experiences, all with the ultimate goal of helping our customers successfully grow and management their businesses and make the most of their investment in our software. Each year we feel this event is the best yet, but this year it truly was. Watching our team in action and listening to customer feedback reinforces the value our software and service delivers to our customer. It’s clear that our customers consider us their partner to the future and I am very proud of that. During the quarter, we announced the new value plus service, Renters Insurance, which expands in our existing tenant liability insurance offering and provides coverage for a tenant’s personal belonging. We also enhanced the electronic payments value plus service offering with the addition of same day ACH payments for owner contribution, as well as announced an upcoming integration with Alexa…

Operator

Operator

Thank you for joining today’s call. To access the replay, call toll free at 855-859-2056 or internationally at 404-537-3406 and enter the conference ID number, 97-17-81-63. This call will be available for replay starting two hours after the conclusion of the call, until November 8, 2017 at 8:59 PM, Pacific Time. This concludes today’s conference call. You may now disconnect.