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While a strong demand environment, targeted marketing efforts and a focus on product enhancement are likely to have boosted AppFolio's (APPF) Q1 revenues, efforts to enhance operational efficiency may have aided profit growth.

Here is how AppFolio (APPF) and ACM Research, Inc. (ACMR) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

AppFolio will join the S&P MidCap 400 Index in early April. Investors should focus on fundamentals like growth and profitability.

As we enter 2024, the market is fully valued with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY ) at high trailing earnings. Thus, identifying growth opportunities becomes increasingly compelling.

AppFolio (APPF) has seen solid earnings estimate revision activity over the past month, and belongs to a strong industry as well.

AppFolio's growth rate surged above expectations in Q4 and its profit margins expanded considerably. The stock might be getting a little expensive based on management's guidance for 2024.

AppFolio, Inc. (APPF) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for AppFolio (APPF) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2023, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

AppFolio (APPF) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.88 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.71 per share. This compares to loss of $0.05 per share a year ago.

AppFolio is expected to grow by +25% CAGR in 2024, propelled by robust free cash flows, a debt-free status, and a substantial $190 million cash reserve. AppFolio faces near-term challenges, including a recent 9% team downsizing and a concerning deceleration in total units served adoption, suggesting potential reliance on price increases for revenue growth. Despite challenges, AppFolio's financials remain strong, featuring improving free cash flow margins expected to reach around 18% in 2024.