CSGP - Earnings call transcript Q4 2018

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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Fourth Quarter and 2018 Earnings Call. At this time, everyone joining by phone is in a listen-only or muted mode. And then, later, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. Instructions will be given at that time. reminder, is a recorded. As Instructions] the being conference [Operator to the Rich And turn over our I’ll now meeting host, Simonelli. Please go ahead.

Rich Simonelli

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Andy Florance

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Rich Simonelli

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Andy Florance

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Scott Wheeler

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Peter Christiansen

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Andy Florance

thanks, Well, Peter.

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Operator

question go from And Andrew Jeffrey we Please a you. ahead. Thank have with SunTrust.

Oscar Turner

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Scott Wheeler

Yes.

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Andy Florance

Yes.

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Operator

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George Tong

Good Thanks. afternoon. Hi.

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Andy Florance

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Operator

of Bank And have Ridley-Lane question from America. David a with we

Your line is open.

David Ridley-Lane

the the afternoon. up-market relaunch, launching not bit to there? details differentiate Thank brand or separate site between Good you and Can a of LoopNet consider down-market the you talk the a whether little about you.

Andy Florance

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Operator

And line Brett of Huff Stephens. our next is with question from the

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Brett Huff

sales. the is on Good mix afternoon, question Suite My guys. in

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Andy Florance

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Operator

Our the next question Mayank from Please & Tandon ahead. Company. go of with line Needham

Mayank Tandon

you in be dig said, or you was EBITDA be could if won't to Thank a to wanted you. expected. I just Maybe, trajectory Andy they linear on business of you Scott, to terms always kind lines? across XXXX. of will about Scott, from that come the the which for But, about the levers the talk XX% in bit get and just profitability that different it three talk target, by you segment could various maybe think little where you

Scott Wheeler

Yes.

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Andy Florance

not is saturated. any way CoStar in Furthermore,

Operator

go to Bill with ahead. Wells Warmington go We’ll Fargo. Please

Bill Warmington

everyone. Good afternoon,

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Andy Florance

I is conservative. start as to that that do math, Bill, somewhat Scott I think

Scott Wheeler

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Bill Warmington

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Andy Florance

up pace. the Pick

Scott Wheeler

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Operator

from Please go Auty And with we Sterling have ahead. question Morgan. J.P. a

Sterling Auty

Yes. saturated? if guys. Thanks. was opportunity wondering Hi, is just I CoStar's

Andy Florance

Would different to have question? like you a

Sterling Auty

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heads to talked the curious of the investment. those where wrap imagine of you the budgets -- in when heads increases to around talked investments other multifamily, What's and focus the just of will about some about I I'm about campaign, the be go. So, of think structure you added but XXXX? And the our going you focus in marketing it?

Scott Wheeler

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Andy Florance

beginning list that like have we've improvements, my on structural would I feel wish say if at I sales the we of I sort to lot have force, our of those accomplished look -- complete to on goals. from a we that of XXXX were to

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Operator

from Please And Sheldon Stephen a go ahead. with we William have Blair. question

Stephen Sheldon

evening. Good Hi.

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Andy Florance

marketplaces. overall were and fact one fact in the the the than nice your with of you exciting other costs much keeps one The love in do you things the effectively marketplace data. the valuable marketplace helps lower the then that feature some the that you really That's it that to if you're more data well or And data we business in about markets. perform of business just in and the

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Operator

Please Buck ahead. B. go with Riley Scott We have from question a FBR.

Scott Buck

Hi, next need the guys. a carrying balance what above to day I run that, appetite extent Thanks. was the a curious of operations? do the day the $X an of billion to And actually couple plus you doing larger would that have for cash in within transaction you the you're to sheet, on that fair amount suggest years?

Andy Florance

some And scale do flip we the mid the we acquisitions acquisitions size highly So, of deals I’ll deals, as continue keep let and -- successfully size smaller years. done that we that it but we around. for do, that we escalating I’ll the gradually to would likely do. say to do deals of and we've do of take XX -- continue

So, we it's that in to transactions short quite buying we'll believe that do a likely power use reasonably timeframe.

In terms of how much we…

Scott Wheeler

cash this about coming side, the out of going get On next cash $XXX year. to million we’re free

adding large piles doing we're unless our acquisitions… we'll be to cash So,

Andy Florance

carpet. We new need

Scott Wheeler

New generate carpet, year. this we’ll $XX.X million, million $XXX

go to I it year. think flow next free million cash of we $XXX XXXX, will million $XXX in had

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Andy Florance

think joining ahead of have you tens of future saturated. clients all of for excited us. additional I'm of thank the thousands Thank about done not thousands, if that are period. don't And us. for with the is we many you And joining I forget, not with us. Q&A hundreds CoStar we

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CoStar (CSGP) 26 Feb 192018 Q4 Earnings call transcript