Profitability
Weight: 15%
D-
30
- 5yr Avg ROIC -14.7%
- Operating Margin Trend +6.67 pp/yr
APPN
Appian Corporation
AlphaQuality composite grade, weighted for high-growth software businesses.
⚠ 4 of the last 5 fiscal years showed negative net income — AlphaQuality will not grade above F for persistent unprofitability in a high-growth software business.
Grade overrides the 30.0 pillar composite — hard gates always win.
Capital Efficiency
Weight: 15%
F
21
- 5yr Avg ROE 0.0%
- 5yr Share-Count CAGR 1.2%
Growth Quality
Weight: 35%
B
71
- 5yr Revenue CAGR 18.5%
- 5yr EPS CAGR 0.0%
- Revenue-Growth Years (5) 5/5
Cash Generation
Weight: 20%
D-
29
- 5yr FCF Margin -10.9%
- 5yr FCF/NI Conversion 48.30x
Balance Sheet
Weight: 10%
F
24
- Net Debt / EBITDA 4.27x
- Interest Coverage (EBIT/Int) 1.31x
- Altman Z-Score 1.47
Stability
Weight: 5%
A
90
- EPS Volatility (σ/μ) 0.00
- Piotroski F-Score 6
- Negative-Revenue Years (5) 0/5
Guru Flow
Curated superinvestor sentiment — not part of the AlphaQuality grade.3 of 4 gurus held; 1 added; 2 trimmed; 1 full exit.
- Holders
- 3 -1
- Avg Δ position
- +0.9%
- New buys
- 0
- Full exits
- 1
- Dalio sold -100%
- Greenblatt increased +99%
- Cooperman decreased -60%