Jonah’s Growth Stock Deep Dives

Jonah’s Growth Stock Deep Dives

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Part 2: Deep dive on AppFolio (APPF)

Part 2: Deep dive on AppFolio (APPF)

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Jonah Lupton
Feb 23, 2024
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Paid subscribers get 2-3 deep dives per month (8,000+ words) and 2-3 mini deep dives per month (2,000+ words) plus access to Jonah's investment portfolio (up +134.7% in 2023), daily activity, daily webcasts and investment models for dozens of stocks
By Jonah Lupton

Paid subscribers to Jonah’s Growth Stock Deep Dives receive 2-3 deep dives per month (8,000+ words), 2-3 mini deep dives per month (2,000+ words) and quarterly earnings analysis (on most of my portfolio companies) plus access to my investment portfolio (up +81% YTD in 2024, up +134.7% in 2023 and up +1,780% since January 2020) with real-time activity and notes/commentary throughout the day on my portfolio spreadsheet.

My investment strategy is to own 20-30 of the best growth stocks with the best fundamentals at the most reasonable valuations — if the fundamentals begin to disappoint or the valuation no longer looks compelling then I’m trimming or selling my position. I don’t own stocks, I rent them, and I keep renting them as long as the fundamentals still look good, the valuation still looks good and my investment thesis still looks good. I want stocks that have at least 50% upside within 1-2 years and at least 100% upside within 3-4 years. If I buy stocks that are too expensive or the fundamentals aren’t good enough or my investment thesis is weak — I’ll never hit my investment targets.


Here is part 1 of the APPF deep dive…

Part 1: Deep dive on AppFolio ($APPF)

Jonah Lupton
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February 18, 2024
Part 1: Deep dive on AppFolio ($APPF)

Paid subscribers to Jonah’s Growth Stock Deep Dives receive 2-3 deep dives per month (8,000+ words), 2-3 mini deep dives per month (2,000+ words) and quarterly earnings analysis (on most of my portfolio companies

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Company: AppFolio

Ticker: (APPF)

Website: AppFolio.com

IPO date: June 26, 2015

IPO price: $12.00

Current stock price: $233.46

Outstanding shares: 35.9 million

52-week high: $242.00 on February 02, 2024

52-week low: $113.58 on March 13, 2023

ATH: $242.00 on February 09, 2024

Market cap: $8.38 billion

Net cash/debt: $211.6 million

Enterprise value: $8.17 billion

Headquarters: Santa Barbara, California, United States

Number of employees: 1,504

Average price target from analysts: $235.00


Investor Relations: https://ir.appfolioinc.com/

Q4 2023 Earnings Report: https://ir.appfolioinc.com/news-releases/news-release-details/appfolio-inc-announces-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-year-2023

Q4 2024 Earnings Call Webcast: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/s8eddhkz/

2023 Investor Presentation: https://ir.appfolioinc.com/static-files/1cf0ba8e-0b90-4b4e-9398-8e3f6fd0de70

2023 Investor Meeting Webcast: [click here]


Outline

  1. Introduction [part 1]

  2. Company Background [part 1]

  3. Opportunity [part 1]

  4. Business Model [part 1]

  5. Competitive Advantages [part 1]

  6. Risks [part 1]

  7. Valuation [part 2]

  8. Investment Model [part 2]

  9. Analysts [part 2]

  10. Technicals [part 2]

  11. Conclusion [part 2]

  12. Additional Sources [part 2]


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