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Applovin Corp (APP)

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$351.47
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Profit since last BUY6.98%
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05/22/2025: APP (5-star) is a STRONG-BUY. BUY since 10 days. Profits (6.98%). Updated daily EoD!

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Analysis of Past Performance

Type Stock
Historic Profit 981.85%
Avg. Invested days 35
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Key Highlights

Company Size Large-Cap Stock
Market Capitalization 121.26B USD
Price to earnings Ratio 64.92
1Y Target Price 453.14
Price to earnings Ratio 64.92
1Y Target Price 453.14
Volume (30-day avg) 7127854
Beta 2.39
52 Weeks Range 60.67 - 525.15
Updated Date 05/22/2025
52 Weeks Range 60.67 - 525.15
Updated Date 05/22/2025
Dividends yield (FY) -
Basic EPS (TTM) 5.52

Analyzing Revenue: Products, Geography and Growth

Revenue by Products

Product revenue - Year on Year

Revenue by Geography

Geography revenue - Year on Year

Earnings Date

Report Date 2025-05-06
When After Market
Estimate 0.57
Actual 2.3815

Profitability

Profit Margin 37.39%
Operating Margin (TTM) 57.84%

Management Effectiveness

Return on Assets (TTM) 27.27%
Return on Equity (TTM) 287.51%

Valuation

Trailing PE 64.92
Forward PE 59.88
Enterprise Value 124419871280
Price to Sales(TTM) 23.61
Enterprise Value 124419871280
Price to Sales(TTM) 23.61
Enterprise Value to Revenue 24.23
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 47.14
Shares Outstanding 307697984
Shares Floating 232904908
Shares Outstanding 307697984
Shares Floating 232904908
Percent Insiders 22.62
Percent Institutions 72.85

Analyst Ratings

Rating 4.37
Target Price 432.9
Buy 5
Strong Buy 17
Buy 5
Strong Buy 17
Hold 4
Sell -
Strong Sell 1
Strong Sell 1

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Applovin Corp

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Company Overview

overview logo History and Background

AppLovin was founded in 2012. It initially focused on helping mobile game developers grow their user base and monetize their apps. It has evolved into a comprehensive platform for app developers, offering tools for marketing, monetization, and analytics. The company went public in April 2021.

business area logo Core Business Areas

  • Software Platform: Provides tools and services for app developers to automate and optimize the marketing and monetization of their apps. Key products include MAX, a mediation platform, and AppDiscovery, a marketing automation tool.
  • Apps: Develops and publishes its own portfolio of mobile games. This segment generates revenue through in-app purchases and advertising within these games.

leadership logo Leadership and Structure

Adam Foroughi is the CEO and co-founder. The organizational structure involves distinct teams for the software platform and apps businesses, along with central functions like finance, marketing, and technology.

Top Products and Market Share

overview logo Key Offerings

  • MAX (Mediation Platform): A leading in-app bidding mediation platform that helps app developers maximize their advertising revenue by connecting them to multiple ad networks. Market share fluctuates but is considered a major player. Competitors include ironSource, Unity Ads, and Google AdMob.
  • AppDiscovery: A marketing automation platform that helps app developers acquire new users and optimize their marketing campaigns. AppLovin uses its own platform to promote its own games as well as those of other developers. Competitors include Liftoff, ironSource, and Facebook Ads.
  • Lion Studios: The company's own hyper-casual game production branch. Has produced many top charting games. Competitors include Voodoo, SayGames and CrazyLabs.

Market Dynamics

industry overview logo Industry Overview

The mobile app ecosystem is a large and rapidly growing market, driven by increasing smartphone penetration and consumer engagement with mobile apps. The market is competitive, with numerous players offering marketing and monetization solutions.

Positioning

AppLovin is positioned as a leading provider of comprehensive solutions for app developers. Its competitive advantage lies in its integrated platform, which combines marketing, monetization, and analytics tools.

Total Addressable Market (TAM)

The global mobile advertising market is estimated to be worth hundreds of billions of dollars. AppLovin is positioned to capture a significant portion of this TAM by helping app developers optimize their marketing and monetization efforts.

Upturn SWOT Analysis

Strengths

  • Comprehensive platform
  • Strong user base
  • Proprietary technology
  • Established brand
  • Data-driven approach

Weaknesses

  • Reliance on the mobile app ecosystem
  • Competition from larger players
  • Volatility in the mobile advertising market
  • Dependence on Apple and Google platform policies

Opportunities

  • Expansion into new geographies
  • Development of new products and services
  • Acquisitions of complementary businesses
  • Growth in emerging markets
  • Adoption of new technologies like AI and machine learning

Threats

  • Changes in mobile advertising regulations
  • Increased competition
  • Economic downturn
  • Technological disruption
  • Changes to Apple's IDFA policy which can affect ad targeting

Competitors and Market Share

competitor logo Key Competitors

  • IRON
  • UNITY
  • GOOGL

Competitive Landscape

AppLovin competes with other mobile advertising platforms. It has a strong user base and proprietary technology but faces competition from larger players like Google and Facebook.

Major Acquisitions

MoPub from Twitter

  • Year: 2022
  • Acquisition Price (USD millions): 1050
  • Strategic Rationale: Acquisition of MoPub was intended to expand AppLovin's reach and capabilities in the mobile advertising ecosystem. However, they sunsetted MoPub in 2022.

Growth Trajectory and Initiatives

Historical Growth: AppLovin has experienced significant growth in revenue and user base over the past few years, driven by the increasing demand for mobile app marketing and monetization solutions.

Future Projections: Future growth projections vary based on analyst estimates. Factors such as market growth, competition, and technological innovation will influence future performance.

Recent Initiatives: Recent initiatives include strategic acquisitions, product development, and expansion into new markets.

Summary

AppLovin is a significant player in the mobile advertising ecosystem with a comprehensive platform and a large user base. The company benefits from its proprietary technology and established brand but faces challenges from competition and changes in the mobile advertising market. Strategic acquisitions and product development are crucial for future growth. Investors should monitor AppLovin's performance in a dynamic market, especially related to the reliance on the mobile app ecosystem.

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About Applovin Corp

Exchange NASDAQ
Headquaters Palo Alto, CA, United States
IPO Launch date 2021-04-15
Co-Founder, CEO & Chairperson Mr. Adam Arash Foroughi
Sector Technology
Industry Software - Application
Full time employees 1533
Full time employees 1533

AppLovin Corporation engages in building a software-based platform for advertisers to enhance the marketing and monetization of their content in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Advertising and Apps. The company offers AppDiscovery, an advertising solution, which matches advertiser demand with publisher supply through auctions; MAX, an in-app bidding technology that optimizes the value of a publisher's advertising inventory by running a real-time competitive auction; Adjust, a measurement and analytics marketing platform that provides marketers with the visibility, insights, and data needed to scale their apps marketing; and Wurl, a connected TV platform, which distributes streaming video for content companies and provides advertising and publishing solutions through its AdPool, TVBits, BrandDiscovery, ContentDiscovery, and Global FAST Pass products. It also provides SparkLabs, which uses app store optimization to enhance ad visibility; AppLovin Exchange, which connects buyers to mobile and CTV devices through a single RTB exchange; and Array, an end-to-end app management suite for mobile operators and end users. In addition, the company operates various free-to-play mobile games through its own or partner studios. It serves individuals, small and independent businesses, enterprises, advertisers and advertising networks, mobile app publishers, and indie studio developers. AppLovin Corporation was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.