Charday Penn AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) is a high-growth, newly profitable technology company that makes a number of advertising and streaming technology products for app developers and CTV makers. Assuming you saw the headline here and clicked, you may be wondering what the heck we are talking about, given that the firm doesn't fit the typical profile of a company ready to return capital to shareholders - it only recently turned the corner on net income, and still has many avenues available to invest capita ...

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AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ:APP) Q3 2023 Results Conference Call November 8, 2023 5:00 PM ET Company Participants David Hsiao - Head, IR Adam Foroughi - Co-Founder, CEO and Chairperson Herald Chen - President and CFO Conference Call Participants Ralph Schackart - William Blair Clark Lampen - BTIG Franco Granda - D.A. Davidson Martin Yang - OpCo Matt Cost - Morgan Stanley Omar Dessouky - BofA David Hsiao Welcome, everyone, to the AppLovin Earnings Call for the Third Quarter ended September 30, 2023. I’m Dav ...

Revenue Performance - Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2023 increased by 21% to $864.3 million compared to $713.1 million in the same period in 2022[133] - Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 increased by 10% to $2.33 billion compared to $2.11 billion in the same period in 2022[133] Software Platform Revenue - Software Platform Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2023 increased by 65% to $504.5 million compared to $306.6 million in the same period in 2022[141] - Software Platform Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 increased by 70% to $1.27 billion compared to $743.0 million in the same period in 2022[141] Apps Revenue - Apps Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2023 decreased by 11% to $359.8 million compared to $406.5 million in the same period in 2022[141] - Apps Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 decreased by 22% to $1.06 billion compared to $1.37 billion in the same period in 2022[141] Cost of Revenue - Cost of revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2023 decreased by 12% to $265.0 million compared to $301.0 million in the same period in 2022[143] - Cost of revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 decreased by 11% to $785.6 million compared to $886.7 million in the same period in 2022[143] Net Income - Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2023 was $108.6 million compared to $23.7 million in the same period in 2022[133] - Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $184.5 million compared to a net loss of $113.4 million in the same period in 2022[133] Operating Expenses - Sales and marketing expenses increased by $15.6 million (8%) in Q3 2023 compared to Q3 2022, primarily due to a $17.1 million increase in personnel-related expenses[144] - Research and development expenses increased by $37.2 million (31%) in Q3 2023 compared to Q3 2022, driven by a $48.9 million increase in stock-based compensation[145] - General and administrative expenses decreased by $2.8 million (6%) in Q3 2023 compared to Q3 2022, primarily due to a $5.0 million decrease in acquisition-related expenses[146] Interest and Debt - Interest expense and loss on settlement of debt increased by $30.0 million (62%) in Q3 2023 compared to Q3 2022, due to higher interest rates on outstanding debt[147] - Interest income and other, net increased by $0.5 million (54%) in Q3 2023 compared to Q3 2022, driven by a $5.0 million increase in interest income on cash and cash equivalents[148] - The company refinanced $1.7 billion in term loans in August 2023, with a new maturity date of August 16, 2030 and an interest rate floor of 50 basis points for Term SOFR Loans[159] - As of September 30, 2023, $418.7 million was available to be drawn from the revolving credit facility[159] - The company's interest rate risk management strategy includes pay-fixed receive-variable interest rate swap agreements, with a hypothetical 100 basis point change in interest rates not having a material impact on cash interest expense[164] Taxes - Provision for income taxes increased by $22.6 million (103%) in Q3 2023 compared to Q3 2022, primarily due to higher pre-tax book income[149] Adjusted EBITDA - Software Platform Adjusted EBITDA increased by $173.9 million (91%) in Q3 2023 compared to Q3 2022, driven by a $197.9 million increase in Software Platform revenue[151] - Apps Adjusted EBITDA decreased by $12.2 million (18%) in Q3 2023 compared to Q3 2022, primarily due to a $46.7 million decrease in Apps Revenue[151] - Software Platform Adjusted EBITDA increased by $233.1 million (37%) in the nine months ended September 30, 2023, driven by a $522.3 million increase in Software Platform revenue[152] Cash Flow and Liquidity - Cash and cash equivalents stood at $332.5 million as of September 30, 2023, sufficient to cover anticipated needs for the next 12 months[153] - Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $717.5 million, compared to $249.6 million in the same period in 2022[155] - Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $71.0 million, primarily due to $51.8 million in earn-out payments and $16.9 million in purchases of non-marketable equity securities[156] - Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $1,392.3 million, primarily due to $1,153.6 million in stock repurchases and $490.5 million in debt repayments[157] - The company repurchased 46,665,285 shares of Class A common stock for $1,153.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023[158]

AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ:APP) Q2 2023 Earnings Conference Call August 9, 2023 5:00 PM ET Company Participants David Hsiao - Head, Investor Relations Adam Foroughi - Founder, CEO and Chairperson Herald Chen - President and CFO Conference Call Participants Ralph Schackart - William Blair Franco Granda - D.A. Davidson Martin Yang - OpCo Bernie McTernan - Needham David Karnovsky - JPMorgan Luke Mott - Wolfe Research Operator Please standby, we are about to begin. David Hsiao Welcome everyone to the AppLovin ...

Table of contents Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Class A common stock, par value $0.00003 per share APP The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q (Mark One) ☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023 ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the tran ...

AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ:APP) Q1 2023 Earnings Conference Call May 10, 2023 5:00 PM ET Company Participants David Hsiao - Head of IR Adam Foroughi - CEO & Co-Founder Herald Chen - President & CFO Conference Call Participants Martin Yang - Oppenheimer Ralph Schackart - William Blair David Pang - Stifel Franco Granda - D.A. Davidson David Hsiao Welcome, everyone, to the AppLovin earnings call for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023. I'm David Hsiao, Head of Investor Relations. Joining me today to discu ...

Table of contents Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Class A common stock, par value $0.00003 per share APP The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-Q (Mark One) ☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023 ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the tra ...

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) ☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For transition period from to Commission File Number 001-40325 AppLovin Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 45-3264542 (State or other jurisdiction of inc ...