AppFolio (APPF) reported $217.7 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 16.2%. EPS of $1.21 for the same period compares to $1.05 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $221.56 million, representing a surprise of -1.74%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -0.82%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.22.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how AppFolio performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenue- Other: $3.48 million compared to the $2.57 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +59.8% year over year.
• Revenue- Value Added Services: $164.71 million versus $169.47 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +15.7% change.
• Revenue- Core solutions: $49.51 million compared to the $49.41 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +15.4% year over year.

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Shares of AppFolio have returned +0.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.

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