APPN - Earnings call transcript Q1 2022

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Operator

Greetings, and welcome to the Appian Corporation First Quarter 2022 Earnings Call.

During the presentation, all participants will be in a listen-only mode. Afterwards, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded, Thursday, May 5, 2022. I would now like to turn the conference over to Sri Anantha, Senior Director of Investor Relations. ahead. go Please

Sri Anantha

Officer; Good prepared to operator. With thank for call Chief Chief you today and questions. Financial Thank Lynch, for we Mark Appian's afternoon, will first us former Executive and Chairman review Matt Officer. results. Matheos, quarter joining Chief are Officer; After you, Financial Calkins, and Mark remarks, XXXX me the financial open

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Matt Calkins

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profit XXXX. in the Our same quarter services the gross XX% non-GAAP compared first margin quarter to XX% professional was in of

an continue year-ago exchange loss million approximately $X.XX quarter, increase diluted in they ago. Adjusted decrease the first losses our million expenses million expect period. services of first basic of in non-GAAP compared basic from range range period. outstanding quarter to of non-GAAP diluted quarter, loss $X forecast compared the $XXX,XXX $XX.X adjusted to EBITDA and an million first losses we in to ago guidance. in of and margins year on per operating We first net resources had outstanding approximately the movements first basic to of $X.X in a for first customer non-GAAP to to $XX.X or in XXXX million and $X.X Therefore, for the quarter foreign and million the aren't a and Total Non-GAAP per and same in We XX.X to EBITDA In based were for $X success diluted our and was loss more beyond, than loss XXXX. in support million or gross guidance better first This $X.X as XXXX. million, professional partners. we the net considered the don't XXXX of of the dedicate XX% basic the XX.X quarter period year is was XXXX shares FX share diluted shares in $X.XX rates. quarter of share of compared million quarter mid-XX% the for the

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to guidance. Now I'll turn

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guidance the Our following. assumes

based we X% revenue. First, expect on subscription rates, to FX-related of approximately cloud current headwinds

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be we Finally, to disciplined we're over and We're the in large million XXXX. expenditures growth of it will let's the summary, space office. $X Capital QX improve growing to continue excited our opportunities address build-out to In million $X as With us. to making additional success our guidance ahead assumes office expand to platform the about approximately questions. go-to-market investments to the opportunity. market that, return of and turn

Operator

from Goldman Thank Kevin Please of question you. [Operator Kumar comes go Instructions] Our first Sachs. the ahead. line with

Kevin Kumar

you're Matt, you. particularly an solutions, from question. in you're you environment? comment local comment can my what an customers you perspective what seeing And also, for taking on from for inflationary on hearing overall Thanks in environment Thank can Europe? demand Hi.

Matt Calkins

Yeah.

me Appian years, I think could is I be previous be been ride money. that it problem disruption. proven circumstance will see the rocky get for there efficiencies, any I into and that we right? disruption, how according resilient and it say, about has turmoil. inflation the because on creating and look, if let this in may be more is pivoting a we've resilient saving into prove yet, and I a recession, a one. a a I run this But business see XX and question the business But think a don't develops finding don't economy think around disruption, seen Appian if in efficiencies, We've if first becomes responds. to economic I for organization to And inflation an if

believe I may be so And we to prove resilient. that

Kevin Kumar

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Matt Calkins

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get community by We that people environment. our usage, free aid allowing in with be creating [ph] We've all environment and GA by larger. intellectual then encouraged experiment that make scholarships, we can into product free done property can an an our it easier which creating ported build to to have can

workforce lot from the plans the conference our got And We growth. We've had of do ever community that it's the more than was the the size with are think demand. trained not with the we've money partners I some it not week year. in-person about more is impressive. coming made wherever go responding Appian out I this And Appian partners last to by some trained are of never they're not. Thousands In a But of talk one new being of support, practitioners market enthusiasm biggest. largest with partners, sponsorships, that in takeaways got to partners. particularly this cases, they still to partner substantial their last see user sponsorship of the Appian our biggest that's favorite they're That's and tangible their and was grow plans to on of gotten. I even the I the behalf demand, to I it. COVID, from our conference that have out though week's increase takeaway money single reacting saw partner's the actually my conference probably trained workforce. cases,

Kevin Kumar

That's And on the quarter. great. congrats

Matt Calkins

you. Thank

Operator

question the next Bob [ph] Stanley. of Our from Please go with Morgan Hain comes line ahead.

Unidentified Analyst

for Bob in is filling This Sandy.

as of previous line question similar the a one. Just

offset the margin half? condition there conditions weakness some Assuming But levers that you see will about pull sort second could impact do assuming talk that your way have could in We could quarter impact potential And the macro the potential half? the that of any the it can headwind you maybe seasonality. to the your potentially remains are you on the that macro second any remain volatile, there that, understand especially is? second are also, margin,

Matt Calkins

right. All

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what is lean. can understand we so we And like need to if to, run it do And that. we

Unidentified Analyst

Okay. That's helpful. Thanks. very

understanding to your of base. trying Second question, have better a customer

what and in that terms mentioned what additional percentage the of - your about examples, remarks, logos, In your are of customers you You new that And us some And of pace - are customers? generally, customers? is a to right? the of so, like especially do prepared cloud? customer expect of the what give can on-premise you eventually of you sense that ads if on-premise on-premise you shift percentage cloud And shift? do the to

Matt Calkins

Got it.

other this XX% Our quarters. saying roughly I'm quarter, expect XX% which will is to cloud, not for and say consensus pattern continued a equilibrium broad X, that's also. X that's saying at the That I'm of point it has on-prem. last continue I quarter in over first in XXXX, is quarters all to 'XX the that

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don't And so I expect a migration.

Unidentified Analyst

Congrats the you. Thank on quarter.

Matt Calkins

you. Thank

Operator

Please from line comes the question William of next Roberge Jake Our go with Blair. ahead.

Jake Roberge

guys. Hey, my questions. Thanks for taking

So on just wanted pricing. to touch

which customers can be usage gross best-in-class, over is value and strong NRR platform last that disclosed the accelerating clearly few XX% also of quarters. the So the platform, you've are retention, seeing by evidenced which then

you're curious the few years? lever potential the thinking So how over pricing just given dynamics, next these about I'm

Matt Calkins

lot We've got absolutely. that a is prices. capture ways Yeah, But to higher of our intention.

price. raised As we add we pieces the our to sweet suite

free. of that that also also those a cost also, trigger it a one nominal free IDP amount customer substantial becomes only user, RPA is process do any they use functionalities, manner. while mining free, saying and but we those of if a of Now portals if one And is in a is serious increases it actually

So we have overall price raises.

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existing customers will the those leverage the components that sold. But also in suite the we we're other we get be the ways. have the So upsize primary from using to

do lever be able and say, for It's It's to So new you've compatible. our Process raising RPA a sparking do particular, if it mining, someone together. prices, right? don't But got to to doesn't why to more has upgrade that. It business other system, with already discovering new is great just demand. anything will instead else's. also add of have with convenient, you our in

for I think footprint power, that. plan. and a see we price a pricing watch to we we even plan have expansion we continue And as have strong increase

Jake Roberge

Great. of Thanks. been earlier, last week, you portals. we some around And Appian like were those When for so at mentioned then initial customer have I'm there was and just World new curious buzz tracking conversations products much portals how KIC.

to I'd differentiates your a other your some competitors? little could you if So that love deeper platform hear versus of into how on that dive

Matt Calkins

I'm don't say don't applications portals anticipated log pretty same would the who glad to simple minutes was customers simple a it's feature yet buzz amazing at shipped. week it's may And last straightforward our we've It's and the conference. which think felt portals around is I It we've expose be thing most funny most shipped. ever day. ever create. you thing have I in yet one to because the feature to It's this external users might all want really to on a and in who popular. and X log-ons their exceptionally deploy order the

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a I they're got of So user interest across few we've these and, a the base. like leasing feel yeah... There's that features great deal for

Jake Roberge

Thanks for great a on guys quarter. questions. my you, Thank Great. taking

Matt Calkins

Thank you.

Operator

Our line Truist. next with ahead. from Meares Joe Please comes of question go the

Joe Meares

for questions. the Thanks taking Great.

growing that base. to much to Just topic. the hear partners to at how was Appian back go practitioner are partners It World, your great

in if curious the any behind year? - how how can pipeline this numbers you you And partners have were the that accelerate through many involved Just think do quantitative quarter?

Matt Calkins

they multiple 'XX. that base to want double promises say don't mean I that I that and heard I saying But in partners emphasize could numbers. I that, just Anecdotally, are plan plans anecdotal, practitioner I their anyway. to these have is and official

commitments that the very came away with I asterisk, making. about So that but partners are encouraged take I an

contribution our still roughly I equivalent has pipeline to As partner it to with that in gate it been mean contribution pipeline pipeline, say our percentage-wise. to that's in line is our the would total the I contribution. for

I quarter-on-quarter. think consistent it's been

Joe Meares

it. yet about from heard partners. they just and then talk was really breakout surprised Appian about many or see didn't Got at we're about I sessions how in customers adding talking products pleasantly World, either to surprised And that know

you the installed just revenue current think curious, base? within if so what's the the added never revenue installed So current another logo, much. runway within base? I'm of current what's Thanks the Like you penetration

Matt Calkins

ahead. value Yeah. with reason us, user, application, we you about them one can with the can do a just all that new real put one to we The think have - to beautiful going runway also add for this business beauty keeps will not And added creating. It's logo. of runway if true there's up I we're of monetize generate down. the every that's value customers The licenses this we things new care going our we always logos. offer delighted. are the revenue favorite fantastic enterprise to much we're But my of of - never we actually application each this value is take position is challenge even with platform. a usage ahead is every growth. faster every because with create I And grows new that our more than that so have new

comes sell future it when to licenses. reluctant I'm today's So prices the at to usage

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Joe Meares

Great Thank to hear. you.

Operator

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Unidentified Analyst

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Matt Calkins

initial really So when headwind. that the talked guidance the the since - headwinds about in full in results, our I'm our we QX with in movement that represents February it's in our made sorry, currencies year guide, we

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Mark Matheos

behavior note can set model. new bit had And all in to is services. it little question creating strong a we defined believe packaged to to a well. just that which in that I success for as our attribute We say quarter was could say, that services, I And CS If a does deployment that some the that services the doing nailing Appian is we've packaged think We've partners to in Appian be and councils to our assists I our deployment. success changed our complementary to from players.

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Unidentified Analyst

the trend Yes. overall year plan productivity Thanks. plan? And then, Matt, rep this for feel what you, give be and how was capacity sales is like growth and versus a Maybe could what us that sales for quarter? in hiring your

Matt Calkins

we Well, on to our right. aggressively. except AE hiring like never things That's hiring, comment say, general we're

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Unidentified Analyst

Appian one can more is how you, with accelerate World? growth? pipeline does for big And help your in. prior And One squeeze years? compare I a of Great. lead if generator that that this How Matt, can

Matt Calkins

to I accounts a to generator of expansion impressive World think is Appian existing a generator good in within moderate and lead not terms prospects. lead with regards

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Unidentified Analyst

Thanks, guys. Great.

Operator

Please [Operator Barclays. next go line question Instructions] with the Vinod Our comes Srinivasaraghavan from of ahead.

Vinod Srinivasaraghavan

want typical a the just you X maybe to or cloud Hi. Thanks size years back on-premise for mentioned on-premise taking What's the customer cloud go now of my question. ago? versus earlier. versus to customers I

Matt Calkins

Yeah.

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Vinod Srinivasaraghavan

that package complement that earlier. hiring making? you introducing you're of plan to And with more around changes kind maybe Do and it. the of to services Got you specializations sales help mentioned people kind on product

Matt Calkins

And towards over yes. in hiring certainly, our of more sales solutions, the has around years. drifted Well, industry knowledge course,

as platform the So we different When as to capable is to sale. as effective, customer's Appian do feel that, majority something problem, the you understanding that sell problems flexible you adapting of engaging in and the need is hear that the more more to what of and understand landscape the informed to they capable they representative conversation. customer. the And the understanding listen are really

been expertise have around in particularly it's we solutions, completely industry and So increasing found necessary. value

Vinod Srinivasaraghavan

you. Thank Great.

Operator

over time. presenters. the questions further turn the this I'll There no to back at are call

Matt Calkins

appreciate comments We and evening. we other good don't Thank your further you, questions. than interest have and any your to say,

Operator

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Appian (APPN) 5 May 222022 Q1 Earnings call transcript