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Operator

Good afternoon. My name is Julianne, and I will be your conference Operator today. At this time. I would like to welcome everyone to ServiceNow's Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. there a remarks, session. speakers the will question-and-answer be After

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Lisa Banks

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Bill Mc Dermott

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Gina Mastantuono

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Operator

question a If [Operator time, you'd like this please to press ask at instructions].

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Your from Please first ahead, is question will come Sachs. Kash go your Rangan from Goldman open. line

Kash Rangan

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Bill Mc Dermott

your Well, you Kash. kind very Thank much for remarks.

you You share the early couple the you, called had price of progress year, in A Kash. things, it of on our congratulations nailed. to

internal actually If geographies but geography world, they you expectations, at handily. not beat the the single look our beat around only every plan

expanding geography every [Indiscernible]. is a at with record So ServiceNow

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And XXXX. strong we're have much. so so Thank to a poised you, [Indiscernible]. you gratifying, Very Thank brilliant.

Operator

Our next question ahead. comes Karl from from UBS. Keirstead go Please

Your open. line is

Karl Keirstead

ago Well, us the you of thinking prepped the be Hi, seeing sub-seasonal, XQ thank XQ into you. on in little stronger as XQ were X seasonality deal call, bit would that months Gina. you terms back-half a skew.

of In put the even. actual XQ are you XX% where fact, guide XQ the roughly numbers up billings and

So XQ whether since whether expected. the that Thank I'm you. call, XQ, has way in played just made curious you that and seasonality you changed out that it

Gina Mastantuono

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normalized growth QX seeing billing. you for XX% If that, in we're

given And so and a strong guide our our really scale base.

Karl Keirstead

Gina. Got Thanks, it. That's clear.

Gina Mastantuono

Thank you. Great.

Operator

Your next Kirk Evercore from go Materne from question comes ahead. ISI. Please

open. Your line is

Kirk Materne

this much Bill, terms about you talk the very Thanks that. Yes. the a bit in on Federal quarter quarter. opportunities of business and just the could for little congrats

fourth realize lot people next maybe maybe little quarter, co-term the into fourth-quarter was of the year. one then where activity gain fourth Karl's it on the And I implied around guess just guide. wasn't to more going into compounded, goes that wondering I a question quarter. seasonalities there's it. that a upsized relative why follow-up Gina, guidance on the are bit, to Going

conservative under of Thanks. was kind a I there's So maybe else of But just that terms the little deals quarter that. it realize is I lot was like into size visibility things fourth just and the making be there in more curious. just permutations of of given add-on it. a go anything that bit

Bill Mc Dermott

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Gina Mastantuono

question respect Tamar your to And on follow-up with QX.

And so I talked a bit about the normalized billings.

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Kirk Materne

you. Thank

Gina Mastantuono

Thank you.

Operator

next question Please America Sills Brad ahead. of Securities. Your Bank go from comes

open. is line Your

Brad Sills

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Bill Mc Dermott

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Brad Sills

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Bill Mc Dermott

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Brad Sills

That's great so much. to Bill. hear, Thanks

Bill Mc Dermott

Thank the it, you much question. Appreciate very Brett. for

Operator

(ph) question Samana from next ahead, from Your comes go open. Please Jefferies. is line your Tamar

Tamar Samana

Hi, maybe to one the my exchange great Bill, questions. for good on you. Congratulations evening quarter.

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Bill Mc Dermott

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Tamar Samana

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Bill Mc Dermott

Thanks.

Tamar Samana

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Gina Mastantuono

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Tamar Samana

Great. questions. for Thank you taking my

Operator

Keith question go next Please Weiss from comes Stanley. ahead. Morgan Your from

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Keith Weiss

the Thank question. taking you for Gina, for a you. question

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Gina Mastantuono

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Keith Weiss

much. makes sense. so ton That Thanks it. of a Got

Gina Mastantuono

Awesome.

Operator

comes Please from open. Your is Zukin Wolfe ahead, next Alex your Research. go from question line

Kash Rangan

the again. congratulations to one a and -- you quite guys again. Bill, beat your it for much know But drum so quarters. want ask maybe I this the around you Thanks just X I first bit first for

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Bill Mc Dermott

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Alex Zukin

even and Gina, more not growth and you get pandemic that and some of into a more awesome. learnings in talked remote both wanted confidence every on growth peers maybe to about you. to ask We've for your lot about plane productivity that be the has beyond, question one construct. in margins, coming world about to of a there's efficient And are salesperson That's maybe a have out and models talked QX a I had

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Gina Mastantuono

Thank a you Alex. much, so it's question. Absolutely, great

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Alex Zukin

Perfect. Thank you.

Operator

Tyler next Please Citi. Radke comes Your question from from go ahead.

Your open. line is

Tyler Radke

and strongest for adds customer in nicely the I seasonally should wondering that -- heading type in quarter. some up taking my strength QX. are drivers were the Thanks I year-over-year kind into there Yes. pretty one-offs was of million-dollar here your of was customers question. noticed we of expect that

Bill Mc Dermott

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Tyler Radke

constraints earlier transportation and mentioned Are And are a the that of supply strong help and facing. understand chain new you you of net challenges, Thanks. deals, supply curious that given just and finding digitizing catalyst angle we're the are industries on ACV. potential that us just the Bill, around more and particularly just of workloads efficient logistics a conversation Great, constraints. that that's lot chain on for balance creating versus closing

Bill Mc Dermott

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Tyler Radke

you. All right. Thank

Bill Mc Dermott

Thank very much. you

Operator

Sterling ahead. from go Morgan. Your Auty comes next JP from question Please

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Sterling Auty

Hi, Thanks. guys. Yes.

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Bill Mc Dermott

appreciate very Sterling. it. you really Thank much, Yes. I

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Sterling Auty

That you. Thank good. sounds

Bill Mc Dermott

the most welcome. You're for you Thank question.

Operator

question comes Raimo from Barclays. from Lenschow Please next ahead. Your go

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Raimo Lenschow

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Bill Mc Dermott

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Raimo Lenschow

you. Super, thank

Bill Mc Dermott

you Thank Raimo. very much

Operator

RBC Matt next Your Capital Please question comes go from from Hedberg Markets. ahead.

open. Your line is

Matt Hedberg

Congratulations from I -- guys. could guess, be it or as be either well, Bill Gina. me whether for

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Bill Mc Dermott

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Matt Hedberg

to looking XXXX, as super-helpful we in as that forward Great, we look guys. congrats,

Bill Mc Dermott

very much, you Matt. Thank

Operator

from we And It for question. last one have go will time Please William Blair. from ahead. Arjun Bhatia, come

open. is line Your

Arjun Bhatia

much well? are are on being so applications not you're as there's be see curious where on modern you're we're the or remarks, within consolidating, quarter. we you're replacing, to ServiceNow, that And at platform? Bill, talked your starting consolidating legacy, point the done still that modern I'm space Now systems Perfect. you. where the systems I'll fold more systems on work removed prepared your SaaS Thank my those add get congrats applications to starting into legacy customers folded maybe about your you still to on whether Companies seeing and the in Or into the some to deployment prem

Bill Mc Dermott

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Arjun Bhatia

much. you very Perfect. Thank

Bill Mc Dermott

much. Thank very Appreciate you it.

Operator

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ServiceNow (NOW) 28 Oct 212021 Q3 Earnings call transcript