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Operator

Welcome to the fourth quarter 2019 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 relationship section of Quotient's website following this call. I will now turn the call over to Stacie Clements, Vice President of Investor Relations. Thank you Ms. begin. now may you Clements

Stacie Clements

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Pam Strayer

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Operator

Your first question Khajuria Shweta from RBC. the from of comes line

Shweta Khajuria

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Pam Strayer

Hi sure. is Shweta Yeah, this Pam.

bit revenue year over of at to QX quarter apples consistently will it's in apples yeah, the terms comparison, to But the a quarter to from because as basis. of through XX% QX. all guidance way So XXXX, is gross accelerate revenue the we growth year. you net over year The for expected reported if be said, look change, demand lower the as throughout the

line consistent leverage throughout going and So that that's year. at what pattern year it's whole a bottom the be us to the gets throughout

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Shweta Khajuria

I thought, is sorry, XX% right? that

Stephen Boal

Media on year was year, XX. think growth I it

Shweta Khajuria

I of XXXX In fourth is the fourth media quarter revenue what I over thought grew XX.X% quarter read.

Pam Strayer

growth question about your rate? is And Okay. that

Stephen Boal

XXXX at it on. It growth have just, would Being year what was just expected? I on lower year that than is. you would but would depend the think We're rate on have QX in on comp looking to, what that media was Hang XX. we're

Pam Strayer

over full by XXXX XX%. Year year Yeah. media year grew for the

Stephen Boal

QX QX There so on rate, must strong was Right. that depend been back going it Was have XX%, We the four. 'XX. XX%. in what with And growth to was you it's of in QX can a to come Shweta. growth

Shweta Khajuria

Thank Okay. you.

Operator

Chad of from the Your comes Hallum. from next line question Bennett Craig

Chad Bennet

for Thanks my Yeah. taking questions.

think deceleration a fundamentally Uh, that half started part from, right you And the would to think significant of rate XX%, growth that, was maybe believing, pretty is the this going of it know, know, because material the which going we're to growth, but from you was be XX business year. the I that like going there where of business, if year that, might going be, prior thinking or I case. sauce know, seems be we was and are you to you about back you last the the our it were time caller special So going growth this media not different forward? that and

Stephen Boal

Actually, Yeah. Steven. Chad, is this

this low long business base. on was too not rate ago, media growth business, a it fast start the on standing so remember the So,

growing roughly we is as the were also we we mix to end that the at said XXXX. through Well, were with as were. we expect So product we XX fast stay even where of

smaller I and have at was over so that the base to year, see look to off of we quarterly as And, me. we expect and QX a, what again, just in don't b, was a know, promo number, this started 'XX. so in year you in mind And keeping have of year. just, getting actually front well growing

Chad Bennet

Okay.

rate the so business should growth we just wise.a industry So, view media

Stephen Boal

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our year, on business grew. media year so And

way on XX% you the think have year business. the about I think is year. That's now number to this

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Chad Bennet

Thank Got you. Wow. it.

Operator

your of question line the from Frankel And from comes Dougherty. Steven next

Steven Frankel

Stephen maybe more a to these insight about afternoon, CPGs. Good little with start three large

snapback the about in what are you spending tell maybe think but you budgets nice us with XXXX. on talked to on You average their year year,

Stephen Boal

so because Steve at with some through their a us. spending I on but specifically are idea their three know, we've, those about point, good talk of this can't growth with will obviously them, what to minimum CPGs gone spends have Hi, budgets Sure. have planning returned be what we've because all we you

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with them. of well, and we're quarter on now last will as it point fine a continuing process this said three all we CPGs, but put we So that the those

spending this of three to those All year. returning CPGs us growth with are

Steven Frankel

you're a the material the is as growth for the decline part of forecasting Okay. year? And how FSI

Stephen Boal

I hearing ago perspective, We're would it material. were from an I a from that more quarter discussions. representing will be industry distribution that, last from offline over the as now the clients FSI say in would And quarter, than we XX% it's and more about biggest XXXX, say CPGs just I vehicles by of impact said, national the XXXX. end coupon completely are in of withdrawing

their those And of FSI. half this in on we'll basis, impact some year. are half start year they think it's And meaningful. fiscal, And to year be think it's, so anyone for that will on the very for our back for the XXXX some, who's in calendar we years see that not of calendar we

the start vehicle you when is of to start that, dynamics are of you to who change in things others happens that One left sitting the that when assets. vehicle left that a nonperforming a like in are

product down. So a being with, aggregate value value because with dollar sitting they're, utilized anymore that coupon gone in that product they're of is isn't the of

that so And process the speeds a bit. sort little up of

So quite think we it's actually meaningful.

Steven Frankel

thing to we we here, the question one could. make one Just want on comment if media

Pam Strayer

Yeah.

you our basis, give little for context to continue reported So looking on bit over year expect media as more basis. we a XX% like to to an year growth. a forward healthly to, just do On XXXX to like around grow media

when So forma like gross whole over compare have year kind business we year, year the been that would've would to media growth portion apples assuming you of pro apples as a of recognized our more our kept the XX%.

Steven Frankel

does. definitely Yeah,

about bit talk little potential and couponing the So products POS, new RPM partners. pipeline for a for also the

Stephen Boal

Absolutely. The is pipeline both for healthy.

onto quarters product. we And months Both. expect add the our more add more inline course retailers, and next over of to this the exciting, also more expect year. retailers retailers We to

Operator

question your And Kelly line of the comes from from Jack next Oppenheimer.

Jack Kelly

taking for question. my Thanks Great.

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Pam Strayer

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Jack Kelly

you And guess I then chain have answer, is, hard to I but the exposure the in coronavirus? any supply is mean, do this with

Stephen Boal

None.

Jack Kelly

been have question made now at All right. last think Stephen where you the where company the mean, months. And then, one do most me. for that you, I you've impact? you've six

Stephen Boal

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Operator

comes from from the Davidson. Next line Elliott of DA Alva question

Elliott Alva

Thanks. Great.

of of loyalty the with you programs? how shoppers year? And of have spending is the to then CPG retailers visibility throughout you into and the partners to their Quotient helping kind much number So want digital ask onto your work guys and separately, kind grow how quarter do secondly

Stephen Boal

Hi, it's Great. Stephen. Elliott

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the lot part about quarters our better, are that And Pam's manage. on goes to They visibility getting that times. us that's conservative really tough is it. to are a a view. tough of predict again, taking for to So some year And comment

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Elliott Alva

on any impact any the these future? headwinds in seeing Great. want more, ask Helpful. you're or And expect CCPA then regulations if one from just to

Stephen Boal

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Operator

your And question the from from Analysis. Gearhart of line David First last comes

David Gearhart

quarter gross and you know, I non-strategic XXX basis a the if Was mentioned to bit margin. should the XXX that talk to greater about had the net. getting automation the question, you'd cited, it segment new you as have revenue last with in you improvement how not, little record year products you the to First that product terminating change, quarter. through Last gross you not a expectation traction. to go media quarter contemplating terms points from and And last of been guidance additive wanted

Stephen Boal

consideration, a So that lot changes. was make had was, make internally under those we work sure we to could that heavy do but of that to

process their So changes changes engagement here. here,

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David Gearhart

you can us Okay. for me, And your then update lastly an give on sponsored product? search

Stephen Boal

sure. Okay,

have We today sponsored two retailers that with search. live are

being seamless Implementation integration that retailers quite very and additional rolling responses. times met that quick, with and content websites against availability. pipeline into is favorable out product good a have to We are

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David Gearhart

the Okay. for color. Thanks

Operator

We back closing call over remarks. to Quotient will now turn for the

Stephen Boal

you all today. And joining operator. thank for Thank us you,

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Operator

for joining you Thank the conference today.

disconnect. now may You Thank you your for participation.

Quotient Technology (QUOT) 12 Feb 202019 Q4 Earnings call transcript