{"id":20409,"date":"2022-02-14T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2022\/02\/14\/appier-closes-out-fy21-with-revenue-increase-of-41-at-12-7-billion-jpy\/"},"modified":"2022-02-14T06:45:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T06:45:00","slug":"appier-closes-out-fy21-with-revenue-increase-of-41-at-12-7-billion-jpy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eodishasamachar.com\/en\/2022\/02\/14\/appier-closes-out-fy21-with-revenue-increase-of-41-at-12-7-billion-jpy\/","title":{"rendered":"Appier closes out FY21 with revenue increase of 41% at 12.7 billion JPY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div lang=\"en\">\n<p><b>Highlights and achievements of fiscal<br \/>\nyear 2021:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Achieved 12.7 billion JPY<br \/>\nin annual revenue with a 41% year-over-year (YoY) growth rate in 2021,<br \/>\nsurpassing previous guidance of 12.3 million JPY &#8211; marks the consistent growth<br \/>\nacceleration for the second consecutive year<\/li>\n<li>Annual gross profit up 51%<br \/>\nYoY. With an expanded gross margin, Appier&#8217;s gross profit growth acceleration<br \/>\noutpaces revenue<\/li>\n<li>Annual EBITDA profit<br \/>\nreached 42 million JPY and marked the first year of full year positive EBITDA<br \/>\nmargin in Appier&#8217;s history. Annual EBITDA margin increased 13 percentage points<br \/>\nYoY<\/li>\n<li>Strong momentum in new<br \/>\nmarket expansion via the U.S. with more than 50% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ)<br \/>\ngrowth in the last 3 quarters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Highlights of fiscal year 2022<br \/>\nguidance:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Appier forecasts a 38%<br \/>\nincrease in YoY revenue growth to 17.5 billion JPY and gross profit is expected<br \/>\nto surpass revenue at 45% YoY<\/li>\n<li>A full-year positive<br \/>\nEBITDA profit to 575 million JPY with 1259% YoY growth rate<\/li>\n<li>Growth across regions and<br \/>\nproduct lines are drivers of strong financial performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Highlight and Achievements of<br \/>\nQ4 FY21<\/b><b>:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Revenue increased by 40%<br \/>\nYoY and hit a historical high to 3.9 billion JPY.<\/li>\n<li>EBITDA margin achieved 3%<br \/>\nwith historical high EBITDA profit of 129 million JPY. <\/li>\n<li>Achieved 32% YoY growth in<br \/>\ncustomer numbers and a historical low churn rate of 0.73%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Closing out the year with a bang<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><br \/><\/b>TAIPEI,<br \/>\nTAIWAN &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/\" rel=\"sponsored\">Media OutReach<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;<br \/>\n14 February 2022\u00a0&#8211;<b> <\/b>Appier Group<br \/>\nInc (TSE: 4180), henceforth referred to as Appier, today announced its fiscal<br \/>\nand fourth quarter earnings results for the year ended 31 December 2021. Appier<br \/>\nclosed out the fiscal year of 2021 with an annual revenue increase of 41% YoY<br \/>\nat 12.7 billion JPY &#8211; a consecutive second year of growth rate acceleration. An<br \/>\nincrease in the adoption of Appier&#8217;s solutions and growth in all regions are<br \/>\nmain drivers of this consistent growth. Annual gross profit has grown 51% YoY<br \/>\nand annual EBITDA turned positive for the first time in Appier&#8217;s history.<b\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Appier<br \/>\nis growing alongside its customers. A strong uplift of the Net Revenue<br \/>\nRetention (NRR) at 123.8% for the year places Appier in a strong position<br \/>\nentering 2022. The rate of net new customers reached 32% YoY in 2021 and Appier<br \/>\nis now serving close to 1,100<a name=\"_ftnref1\" title=\"\" rel=\"sponsored\"><sup><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a><br \/>\ncustomers across the Asia Pacific and U.S.. Customers in the e-commerce (48%)<br \/>\nsector continued to show strong demand as they aim to strengthen their ability<br \/>\nto connect with consumers in a digital-led environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Appier&#8217;s<br \/>\n2022 guidance comes with a forecasted annual revenue growth rate of 38% YoY and<br \/>\nrevenue at 17.5 billion JPY. The overall outlook for 2022 is optimistic with<br \/>\nannual gross profit expected to surpass revenue at 45% YoY, as well as an<br \/>\nexpectation of a full-year positive EBITDA profit of 575 million JPY with 1259%<br \/>\nYoY growth rate. Appier&#8217;s increasing growth across the regions and product lines<br \/>\nare key drivers of this guidance for 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Highlight and Achievements of<br \/>\nQ4 FY21<\/b><b\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Appier&#8217;s<br \/>\nrevenue grew at a rate of 40% YoY and recorded a historical high 3.9 billion<br \/>\nJPY. EBITDA margin rose 3% to 129 million JPY, a historical high EBITDA profit.<br \/>\nNRR maintained at a strong 123.8%, contributed by the growth from existing<br \/>\ncustomers and the lowest customer churn rate of 0.73% in the company&#8217;s history.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To<br \/>\nclose out the fiscal year with such achievements is something we are all<br \/>\nincredibly proud of. Our tremendous growth signals that the industry is<br \/>\nresponding well to AI technology that is first-party-data centric, and helping<br \/>\nour customers grow has fueled ours,&#8221; said Dr. Chih-Han Yu, Appier&#8217;s CEO and<br \/>\nco-founder. &#8220;Our ethos on innovation and customer-centricity has allowed us to<br \/>\niterate our solutions at lightning speed to adapt to moving market conditions.<br \/>\nCustomers are pivoting to solutions like ours that can help unify and enrich<br \/>\nfirst-party data for their marketing and business needs. Demand for such innovation<br \/>\nwill only continue to grow,&#8221; Dr Yu continued. &#8220;As our world becomes<br \/>\nincreasingly digital and consent-based, the demand for AI-powered technology<br \/>\nand analytics will only continue to rise and we see Appier as a key leader in<br \/>\nsupporting our customers with their AI-powered digital transformation,&#8221; he<br \/>\nconcluded. <\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Adoption of AI and trend of first<br \/>\nparty data on the rise<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This<br \/>\nquarter&#8217;s strong performance reflects the growth of the industry and the demand<br \/>\nfor AI-powered solutions that are first-party-data centric among our customers.<br \/>\nAppier&#8217;s commitment to innovation and customer-centricity where we continue to<br \/>\nadapt fast to industry trends, and iterate our solutions to offer the latest<br \/>\ninnovation to our customers is one of the drivers for the financial performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Our<br \/>\nrelationships with customers continue to evolve as does the impact of our<br \/>\nservices on their business. Our momentum is also adapting to the ever-changing<br \/>\ncustomer and business needs, and the growth of first-party-data centric<br \/>\nconsumer experiences. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<b\/><\/p>\n<p><b>Cross-product synergistic solutions<br \/>\nthat add value to customers drive growth<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now<br \/>\nthat BotBonnie, Appier&#8217;s omnichannel marketing platform acquired in May 2021 is<br \/>\nintegrating with AIQUA, their AI Personalisation Cloud, where customers will<br \/>\nenjoy the benefit of unifying the first-party data across web apps and instant<br \/>\nmessaging to provide end-to-end personalised marketing and customer service<br \/>\nwhile delivering interconnected personalised experiences to their customers and<br \/>\ndriving engagement at scale. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>AIXON,<br \/>\nAppier&#8217;s customer data science platform and AIXPERT, Appier&#8217;s automated app<br \/>\nadvertising assistant, helps customers optimise their advertising campaigns<br \/>\nwith a 24-hour AI-powered operation. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>These<br \/>\ncross-product synergies are a result of Appier&#8217;s ethos towards innovation. By<br \/>\ncontinuously iterating and creating synergies across their solutions, they are<br \/>\nable to add even more value to customers; help them make informed business<br \/>\ndecisions, overcome business challenges and ultimately achieve business growth.<\/p>\n<div><br clear=\"all\"\/><\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" size=\"1\" width=\"33%\"\/>\n<div id=\"ftn1\">\n<p><a name=\"_ftn1\" title=\"\" rel=\"sponsored\"><sup><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a> Net new customers increased by 261 to<br \/>\n1,088 in 2021 at 32% YoY which maintains a high organic incremental increase of<br \/>\ncustomers.<b\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.media-outreach.com\/news\/taiwan\/2022\/02\/14\/119710\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights and achievements of fiscal year 2021: Achieved 12.7 billion JPY in annual revenue with a 41% year-over-year (YoY) growth rate in 2021, surpassing previous guidance of 12.3 million JPY &#8211; marks the consistent growth acceleration for the second consecutive year Annual gross profit up 51% YoY. 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