Appian (APPN) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.26 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.31. This compares to loss of $0.39 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 16.13%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this business process management software provider would post a loss of $0.15 per share when it actually produced a loss of $0.24, delivering a surprise of -60%.Over the last four quarter ...