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Operator

Welcome to the First Quarter 2018 Quotient Earnings Conference Call.

During the call, all participants will be in a listen-only mode. After the presentation, we will conduct a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded and will be available for replay from the Investor Relations section of Quotient's website following this call. I will now turn the call over to Stacie Clements, Vice President of Investor Relations. Ms. begin. now may you Clements,

Stacie Clements

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Mir Aamir

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Ronald Fior

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Let's talk now guidance. about

revenue For to to range the expect second quarter XXXX, the be million of in million. $XX we $XX

million. We expect adjusted million in range to be the to EBITDA $XX of $XX

our year guidance. the full are XXXX, we reiterating For

XX% to We of the revenue in million midpoint. growth continue $XXX the to at range expect million $XXX or approximately

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Operator? We will now for the call questions. open

Operator

first Markets. Instructions] question with Your RBC [Operator Mahaney Capital Mark comes from

Your open. line is

Mark Mahaney

please. Two Thanks. questions

secondly, talked little quantify problems targeted And those? could or sense would rolling distribution And or adoption improvements in you the bit of a improvements broad looking And a offers the mean business offers of they First, or you. talk give broad of time, migration address? bit what talk just us implications targeted maybe sort period -- the some Mir, are What what to years, more this of issues Could couple later offers? you that maybe adoption some -- offers. of about app how to then, targeted a Quotient you or talked about, the the of about out of Thank significant targeted just model? little about just of year. you functionality a of

Mir Aamir

Sure, Mark.

and address Let one me then first the second one. the

I'm it, assuming to terms big trade, the consumer in like year. There's of piece of of a that therefore, thinking the retailers' about you $XXX a that consumers in-store circular kind is functionality, grocery on on latter functionality working other provide that will you can in the and or and that you coupon thinking in very referring in of Coupons.com if we're up part imagine putting the in are Coupons.com. app app the we're So, billion exciting about to the but promotions together And of being at marketing consumer able bringing number that that there to things value look of things one app discounts, and in sense on you example, CPGs for shows spend the and give space.

rate targeted is great. the offers, the On growth look,

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this In really good. on of brands year. in again, magnitude, can running of offers of ROI terms And in think our terms right their now, quarter targeted hundreds is of it platform one you of looking

is -- in and targeted the number big, that As it very are happens you to CPGs the big of for relates spend hundreds coupons dollars. in at marketplace offline look for can big of there how millions some a that's

to well very are after. go and our be to -- as able size market to excited as have we So, that

Mark Mahaney

Thank you, Mir.

Operator

Helfstein with comes Your next from Oppenheimer. question Jason

is open. line Your

Jason Helfstein

trajectory growth, of the it If media it like you few Thanks. the slowed. we business? did guess questions. of understand organic the look help Can A us kind

you Maybe us acquisitions could question the maximum year off think quarter the authorization. you And one that bit help think over can kind Just buyback want second table you're -- something margin impacts on of rest quarter weaker. and about guidance? the Thanks. flexibility? second basically margin of just on whether just look take then then, that. happen you how the that Does I how trends this a did and anything or think share saying that guidance

Mir Aamir

the Let me two. first take

quarter to media the strong four and So, as expect media well. us can year in trajectory, very quarter is of in strong this be you four

So, is, and way, it, shopping. in to similar grocery patterns there's which in the a to generally, seasonal some seasonality shopping within

to So, saw trend what and inherent QX Overall, the said this as seasonally, soft We've and of the of coupons QX CPG but and July. not half strong and to end And our QX not QX of versus applies grocery of and for and in QX more marketing year. than in and an is trend seasonally you will promotions be continue media, there. before, picks was the because by is well. very half seasonal shopping up summer this the back and just year-over-year back media, on spend to the -- is back then, the strong then

enter not four CPGs quarter. for then, is an a has of when as seasonally the And where strong we been seen you've especially spend -- few as September. just course, years, quarter a So, us but season, last the and area the for back-to-school August we lot, which, in into in industry,

year. it way it So, you can of that the terms out in for of think spreading

a effect guidance, within margin the do bigger of media mix. we relates rapidly. effect, of as have off talked effect we've again, growing a to portion that very with being in the to also property terms reasons media of mix As portion for Mix bigger but year-over-year The we're about has mix this margin before. change -- being it

-- combined the So, factoring with two, year. we accordingly the you soft margin in compared the factored guidance think quarter for and that and for can seasonally us about quarter

You want pipeline? to address

Steven Boal

is Steven. This Yes.

up the question table. to $XXX not M&A answer the The no, million. buyback So, to is your is off is

being on end We have at the we pretty going robust in too is opportunistic as the for that sit long. We're cash on time, of over and quarter. our last opportunities. $XXX to cash on we're said hand pipeline million not And

Jason Helfstein

you. Thank

Steven Boal

Thank you.

Operator

comes question next Davidson. Yamamoto Matt Your with from D.A.

open. is line Your

Matthew Yamamoto

Hi, Quotient launched thanks the for taking my of we guidance? in full effort your question. was Analytics about impact How year the April on that think should

Mir Aamir

officially very a just It's So, Matt, it's exciting, got Analytics Quotient robust launched. very product.

time monetization into then, factored way, of large we where some I through large for that charge in course, our has that any in a we guidance. campaigns, happens we from campaigns its think Quotient Analytics would and last early mentioned But it and and promotion incorporate it. revenues incremental other do been it's media for

Matthew Yamamoto

Thanks. I'll slip back.

Operator

from comes question with Blair. Schackart next Your Ralph William

Your open. line is

Ralph Schackart

afternoon. Good

you fairly or revenue metric, the looking been transaction Just don't metric, I at per terms around the business It's last on know run this so just average quarters. of stable, the in the three reported promotion but basis. $X.XX

then Just focus in metric bolt-on forward you X% it's was know going see to to that, just but curious year-over-year that a of the the up first is how not business, trending revenue. I And print, question. huge digital it

out call category? that within you'd product sort Thanks. of anything that Just

Mir Aamir

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Ralph Schackart

you. Thank Great.

Operator

from with Christian America. Sidak Bank Your next of question comes

is open. line Your

Christian Sidak

in on could seen give wanted good the some Retailer just XQ? that iQ, we Last quarter, depressing to of comment I had Hi, you ask. color from overhang any retail impact afternoon. or specialty

Ronald Fior

down year specialty think, a at in the to it first most down, we end So, was It last that expect that expected quarter. this and continue of to we XX%. year. roughly year, last continue the go down and or third And indicated -- saw went will XX% of we as it's that retail, I

Christian Sidak

you. Thank

Operator

Your from Dougherty. with Instructions] comes next Frankel question [Operator Steven

Your line is open.

Steven Frankel

bit I kind how ROI-based adoption you where I afternoon. little that? we from an early and you but if talked know pricing maybe a of about in are it. are Good wonder the last it's doing might about the curve? in talk marketing time days, And you update

Mir Aamir

Sure. I would say marketplace that most large phase, idea engage CPGs were planning to engaged It's the very in in those conversations. the And in it's you conversations. those that a are in time right would effective as imagine. the

Of example, that did we for that there's time, last budget an -- the course, with come require coupons. do always-on like, mentioned that we for something as we

the that ongoing we And we'll on CPGs keep as the go through you right working and the planning, that. through so And on that's year, the for now. updated progress

Steven Frankel

many how launch? yet customers iQ have And to Okay. Retailer

Mir Aamir

be launched We would get and last there's that that's live. about case. -- soon there them are of that a talked very most Well, the couple should still

Steven Frankel

to the to have has of major Okay. are been by -- then, have I are base, and much time? to you not that terms a of penetrating of decided How adopted in platform customer you And people on go that just special in terms guess, business. over where Media that your dollars, pretty where in you CPGs? seem across opportunity Kind but your awareness

Mir Aamir

per or year started -- start happen. frequency The inherent more CPGs of And brands do stems our an across the mind, does in we're and those -- we platform. do of shopper even some from to that with media -- to come in. have new in media the of And brands more small-sized midsized to media as been to now seeing campaigns program brand also and have opportunity also advantage for the we're Keep CPGs then, of then, and within give They really able hope does brands growth done started and have platform large that tied Most sales. and actually on Board. seeing larger do those out the other we a to media to expect we more Sure. our be customer scaled campaign have drive It's data brands. us. sizes might see opportunities

Steven Frankel

Great. you. Thank

Operator

for concludes Aamir to the like for closing remarks. This turn now Q&A it I'd the session to conference. back Mir

Mir Aamir

you Thank an joining for for year exciting This is all us. us today.

relationships, us the have and provides you. helping believe data drive of sustainable competitive a this proprietary scale. overall We We differentiated retailer and to our growth CPG advantage, technology, Thank business.

Operator

concludes This call. today's conference

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Quotient Technology (QUOT) 1 May 182018 Q1 Earnings call transcript