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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Q4 2020 ServiceNow Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers’ presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator instructions] Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your speaker today, Lisa Banks, SVP of Finance. you. Thank ahead. go Please

Lisa Banks

good quarter you XXXX and for joining ServiceNow's fourth earnings afternoon. you for Thank us Thank conference call.

Bill Mastantuono, Officer. are Officer; me McDermott, and President Joining Chief and Gina our Financial Chief our Executive

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Bill McDermott

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Gina Mastantuono

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Operator

open. line have your question J.P. Sterling, Instructions] from Auty [Operator we first For Sterling Morgan. is our

Sterling Auty

Yes. guys. Thanks. Hi

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Gina Mastantuono

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Sterling Auty

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Bill McDermott

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Sterling Auty

Thanks, Bill.

Bill McDermott

My pleasure, Sterling.

Operator

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Keith Bachman

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Bill McDermott

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Gina Mastantuono

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Bill McDermott

situation, here's look mean, the I Keith. Yes.

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Keith Bachman

Thank you guys very much.

Operator

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Raimo Lenschow

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Gina Mastantuono

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And so, I hope that that clarifies you, Raimo.

Raimo Lenschow

that. Appreciate you. Thank helps. really That Perfect.

Gina Mastantuono

Thanks.

Bill McDermott

you your was I’ll give then because a for ITSM view question. And that Raimo, our just Great. Pro

we growing XX%, it’s XX% still And in all, double-digits, very to of while means we’ve that First steep have important. penetrated go.

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really that unique. this built into is the we’ve So platform ML, AI and leadership

Raimo Lenschow

again. Congrats clear. very Perfect,

Bill McDermott

Raimo. much, very you Thank

Operator

next Sachs. line question, your Kash have from our open. we Rangan Kash, is Goldman For

Kash Rangan

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Bill McDermott

Kash. very kind pleasure, It’s your for much you my Thank remarks.

have As the execute company. a beauty you but scale about with the global is start-up, of a us of speed what’s of think right now we the our company, we

us So dramatically. now in Europe you’re quite seeing expand

hiring amazing talent. amazing, We’re

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like an Korea. We’re to really expansion kick into it in high starting South gear Asia with in

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in at opportunities It So we four and in, beyond lot look so they couple of thousand the will they then that that to keep as multibillion locations already takes those the hundred are forget of large going companies have and say and companies be that of mentioned, you might Kash, one the because way in this businesses more ServiceNow. it’s look because a I think off our – the the have find And don’t more platform they a them subsidiaries of all and Fortune concept XXXX. about at on. every go mind, citizen as developer X,XXX

names. world And with really real companies all I think the about those well. of the as So real subsidiaries peers, we’re and talking will off take

here. in We’re early the days

Kash Rangan

Very exciting. Thank you so much.

Bill McDermott

Kash. you, Thank

Operator

Pritchard next from question, Walter, Citi. line Walter we have your our For is open.

Walter Pritchard

you question thank a just Hi, Bill, you. for broadly.

think that versus customer where what of you were here years, of the the like about more several And that four you success feel from or sitting prescribed in the sitting three imagined more terms you’ve ago, talked were growth service – next SaaS and about, SaaS the here would today point on how might I’m customer we to and have three call. ago? I emerging years product have applications some we years the over And wouldn’t be products past were Thanks. this HR your service think that if wondering four product employee or I the we when had.

Bill McDermott

to And pivoted used from ERP was transformation. would IT”. strongly feature, company some being, Yes, for sure, of absolutely. Walter, now all, platform Well, that difference of the And say digital believe that is the ServiceNow I has I big to a “what first itself. platform be that

about So that doing think Think core into core the and about we’re a the platform frontiers. the innovation continuous this business as core stretch new company. the to in

the whole is a have We next focused big that thing. on organization

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we on. So, have a the big there’s scratched business that I model in think, that only surface

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the just businesses. at things year there we’re So, early now, forthcoming have will planned be some on the you the to days in months that I want for keep of are and we literally we’re right But these that doing, only surfaces we’ve ahead. scratched focused and because what

Walter Pritchard

Bill. Thanks,

Bill McDermott

you, Walter. Thank

Operator

we Tom, line Next, open. from Roderick have is your Tom Stifel.

Tom Roderick

Hi, and question the questions a ask finish the year. I’ll you a but for echo challenging wanted Thanks sentiments just Bill, phenomenal my congratulations good I Engine. to taking on great afternoon. a on on App to

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Bill McDermott

fantastic. Yes,

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our in is more and that all mix the all So, from growth plan.

Tom Roderick

great That’s color, Congratulations. in back you. Bill. I’ll the queue. Thank jump

Bill McDermott

very much. Thank you

Operator

line Mizuho. we Gregg open. Gregg, is Moskowitz have question, Next from your

Gregg Moskowitz

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Bill McDermott

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Gregg Moskowitz

It's great. Thanks Bill.

Bill McDermott

Thank you very much, Gregg.

Operator

have Havemeyer your open. time it's and line Fred, more for is one question, from Fred Macquarie. from We

Fred Havemeyer

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Bill McDermott

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skills bit If complex, that's a intelligence you platform. situation have can have navigate can a bit little little computer with where somebody idea of a Low-Code an you this more

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Fred Havemeyer

you. Thank

Bill McDermott

you. Thank

Operator

today's call. concludes all Thank and ladies this gentlemen, And conference participating. you for

You disconnect. may now

ServiceNow (NOW) 28 Jan 212020 Q4 Earnings call transcript