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Operator

Greetings and welcome to the PROS Holdings Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. [Operator Instructions].

As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. to Vice conference President like host, to now Tatz, Shannon of would turn over the your I Investor Relations.

Shannon Tatz

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Andres Reiner

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Stefan Schulz

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turn So for me with call questions. that, to let the operator Operator? the back

Operator

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with line Please with of Our MacMillan RBC question proceed comes first from question. Markets. your Capital the Ross

Ross MacMillan

couple A one then Andres. and much. Thanks for Stefan for so

bit growth some So Stefan, or little the billings the a was calculated down may in in just other there QX, a on of some be but recurring step impacts. in it rate, there FX

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Stefan Schulz

Ross. Yes,

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Ross MacMillan

versus that That’s to in book of impact? quantify helpful. the the build Anyway QX, magnitude

Stefan Schulz

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Ross MacMillan

announced travel. for on you product Andres, areas optimization focused I in you’re just management great. you. noticed technology, That’s offering the recently core I offer side, think major your that What on was And Thank product Thanks. delivering it around are some revenue XXXX? the

Andres Reiner

question. a That’s great

that we you BXB both for optimization about is discussed So call talked product our that for was travel that and the digital industries the the what area we’ve industry around this an offer focus industry. travel selling,

a overall lot mobile AI this And e-commerce pure their beyond a their era. e-commerce. envisioning really in strategy, really traditional applying companies moving as what’s seeing to both are from e-commerce personalization We possible of into digital as of in demand traditional well from

personalization. have lot selling a between fully, AI connected partners doing digital of sales We’re this channels well a and to incorporating around digitally selling your as areas as direct motion

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strength. innovate been themes We’re those historically that our in core to have continuing

Ross MacMillan

Thank Thank you much, you, Stefan. Andres. very

Andres Reiner

Ross. Thank you,

Operator

of & the proceed your with comes line from question. next Berg Our with Scott Company. question Needham Please

Scott Berg

certainly few in guess, last about can bookings, than range, of XXXX? to from on everyone. I your ARR I you pleased what different growth us new Hi, here. seem with a environment Andres, back Congrats have months, on initial you expectations? were the your was talk but biggest in quarter. top the pretty XX your good guess, what questions surprises a You you, general I came look demand as over think

Andres Reiner

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Scott Berg

deconstruct we should the the it? then right bit versus I about maybe to way of suggest Andres maintenance in [ph] My Helpful. a grew the And would that think portion Is the low-XXs kind to how think growth about ARR ARR? calculation in back the subscription here, it. ARR it year-over-year. is, want your these annual of Got little

Stefan Schulz

quite the Maybe degree, way Yes, the Yes, Scott, maintenance yes, Stefan. might right but expect where so it. we this are that transition. as SaaS growth to about hey be not declining, to that XX%. to quite certainly, may given our But, the is not in you be think would is

Scott Berg

have you roughly convert incentives talked services about decline thoughts And I you further And lastly, this – helpful. maybe driven the to something help that guys believe the mentioned revenues what might year like? on year-over-year, it. maintenance incent to then by had look on Got partially customers you’re some then Andres That’s side giving XX% expecting that, to maybe conversion. any

Andres Reiner

Yes.

special improvements related So you around we our and – and one made have strongest migrations place migrations to of that through have accelerator I QX have to a come year, put our a see an good we with great that up we tell quarters was last program tell migrations, think of success in accelerator incentivizing, would that the program this that year. would I into you heading with should we’ve related big drives will

Scott Berg

I for Thanks. all Thanks the taking That’s moment. questions. have the at

Andres Reiner

Thanks.

Operator

the from comes Markets. Celino KeyBanc of with line Capital question Jason with your proceed next Our question. Please

Jason Celino

business? of to for you’re about thanks of question. us the just organization that for hired. you how investing and customer the maybe Can of now the guys, you new Hey why service kind wanted of taking kind my VP that walk framework I rest through maybe success, ask professional would your flow to your in

Andres Reiner

Yes, that’s a great question.

we’ve decades. So, customer success in invested for

adoption about is things So of talked much of organization, faster. and of seeing pretty the of much cloud, obsessing our Initially was faster the as really and hallmark part I around we’re moved is PROS one our technology big our this to as customers. is, are is success we’ve expansions delivery our customer a

they that that last a expanded times, I expanded fact, bought eight tell quarters In I about nine in again. this times the about last has last quarter quarter, talked you eight customer would

out nine in it’s and many ten, we’re seeing that So of areas.

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would significantly down pretty doubling area, invested had in in we So, we’re this area. I say this

Jason Celino

highlighted? into specific customer saw specific of can any the you areas industries strength quarter, maybe or then And in that you Okay. be that may you go deals maybe you

Andres Reiner

and of strength, gas, tell food, BXB seeing of high-tech, BXB industries within being we’re in I that would these a very tell obviously all our and we talked area strong target about oil you, I strength, demand. logistics, like, particular seeing across BXB you we’re a industries cargo of particular seeing an so but lot would are are I industries Yes, general,

Jason Celino

What was great. that? Okay,

Andres Reiner

than the shows. I said, better for XX% deal year growth of

Jason Celino

say be what’s the deal you growth Would maybe able that’s to QX? for

Andres Reiner

it’s growth. the very in yearly QX strong well, on growth side. with We consistent I had as the especially BXB say would

Jason Celino

Okay, great, thanks.

Andres Reiner

Great.

Operator

Our next is from line Nomura Please Eberle of question proceed your Securities. Chris question. the with with

Chris Eberle

guys, Hey then guys somewhat and have getting really kind of for some question. Things I still taking pointed seem Thanks but differentiator and out, side you great the guys be far, BXB sets a call quarter. area within in from several progressing it’s of well unappreciated here to on an it what the as and give Can you you the of of the the apart you what market the so to customers times us feedback, others? you know, makes from by think business general. here PROS mentioned

Stefan Schulz

there very able can similar very moved multi-channel a company market environment world is was critical. beginning, e-commerce that’s think notion BXB time designed is selling in BXC support to theme the if in AI we you saw opaque you BXB is around that’s the this Yes, in channel this areas, sales to cross about the tell the experience technology companies that I about where support up our From AI – being being sales price transparent, and sell, the don’t not around the in from core to would BXB be case. were able very guidance, We’ve power theme technology really a being the and no real having I support but handle that today, – scale. in use omnichannel to and or in that designed been omni many user think I omnichannel sell most think or thinking to designed and digital

with of pretty on So, the would you end-to-end competition. capabilities, the of full tell the I many significantly scale dealing in algorithm side, ahead areas we’re

Chris Eberle

you’re thoughts on on XXXX? some as of just one strategy you on that. own M&A kind And internal at the your quick Any we Great. it. more through updates R&D, know, Got shifted move follow-up. all, Has focusing

Andres Reiner

Yes.

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Chris Eberle

Thanks. job, Great. guys. Great

Andres Reiner

Thank you.

Stefan Schulz

Thank you.

Operator

comes Our your with Roderick of proceed Stifel. question with Tom Please from the next line question.

Tom Roderick

afternoon. my Thanks Hey guys, taking good for questions.

year what’s of And number another you one you’ve base in we big would gone the undoubtedly and inning yet So, customers sitting a Andres, of subscription? opportunity about getting, things? Number of the workflow end converting into an converting sort started Thanks. this, have the stable the the and of at dollar two as a that the standpoints, certain, still that for long innovation a from you I to script X and from maintenance at talking move two, process. kind maintenance widely a perspective of of what’s customers appreciated But here, with being by price of pretty about of little are of we’re to looking installed through certainly stable which the seeing bit to the numbers. a encourage be the cloud, in a uplift transition, of appreciate think you’re sort by lift, can what large how your that dollars us

Andres Reiner

Yes.

easier these Frontier do years really is but not especially in you And great the few and that, and tenured that And potential migrations we’ve is made the nearly we’re we in understanding Now the years questions. those around half, we two tell next the helping transition adopt learned would a technology reenvisioning XX reenvisioning, a really about, about I and Airlines, first MSC generation the seeing talked of how doing because technology are I that, examples lot customers value. would the I them accelerate time with tell we’re implement migrated you, the to are through driving a our more of to the exciting cloud. shift, we in then we’ve Industrial, value just and migrate movement what’s our of it’s in just many leveraging we’ve migrated as like then customers. lift with and decade cloud more us, what’s cut us talked adoption of some and the most than we to migrations,

of not we’ve are making the you implement I anything So Xx, but customers a I the – in would value from of XX% would a progress cases. end are variety they would a in seeing migrated we’ve how and a still cloud lift the And pretty of are if about of that customers use high have that. industries that perspective, From the I significant we’re say within the Xx many our we are to tell we somewhere accelerating across tell you, adoption the that in cloud, in we variety – middle that to of range.

Tom Roderick

detail. Thank you. Excellent, really good

four, guidance we proper this few subscription along I nicely, them time years XX, profitable, modules gross necessarily Stefan undoubtedly get gross on as with as margins progression, question into customers about look not two, be the and line, next coming gross and of more Frontier forward thinking in year, for like taking someone do more to trajectory a efficient margin about margin, look how but at that the particularly happens to you as well. way over Airlines to it’s for think would even and if I additional just and be follow-up what’s about mid-XXs on you might at get those that maybe where this So, sort that, what that the as think can years that go three

Stefan Schulz

Yes, Tom.

you’re yes, So, right.

We the happy like progress progress are feel and very be we’ve still is there made we with to-date, had. to

the able we full for what balance as accomplish were – the think of this you to the accomplish year next can of year over that for year. next I we feel for like QX, course example, in look we

getting see and point, improvement. on to an as the the mid-XXs your So yes, And goal see do to that a that kind realistic we of we of horizon. ours

we your in things point, all to our more benefit think platform. mature there’s customers from us becoming are as with several I that

talked our improving see have data quite with the margins, data all Azure, that. scale the bit of the and really able getting centers, to centers sheer with of about in we’ve around we we’ve been all, past critical First and world a own to scale component XX just was and a those in

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Tom Roderick

you, guys. it. Outstanding. Appreciate Thank

Andres Reiner

you. Thank

Operator

Our Please next question. question Ader from with Jackson JPMorgan. your comes of with the line proceed

Jackson Ader

Great. the my year, wanted that start with of I Andres just count little Thanks last year question, we on kind guys. the works. making to this for quota just bit and quota-carrying understand a can math compared to more want of clarity taking how XX% rep reps

that some the there only that guess in quota-carrying the So early assume first done quarter, is, up that’s correct? third I was saw is I reps the question quarter-over-quarter, because one hiring

Andres Reiner

gets start in that hiring QX. have in them QX, the done we Usually

up in of hiring the why So up you QX. And one see up QX. in ends the in QX showing increase lot that that’s happening ends a

Jackson Ader

hit the then, last just of XX% you quota? hitting and actually understood. quota Is math the quickly had Okay, on only XX% this behind And or year year, yes, was of year, that year quota-carrying reps reps you had XX last your reps hit XX your this hit and it quota.

Andres Reiner

the means more using that hit that hit I’m XX those actual first – as XX% numbers, a… to but like XX% quota, XX No, your example, it the aren’t more

Jackson Ader

always I start always. with with XX Yes, it keep numbers, round

either Okay, and it’s follow-up, I and guess really you. quick of then a just for

of XXXX, here have years. making investments couple going go-to-market reps So to last XX% motion be the increased the about on if grown we’re in

in to deceleration the we’re continuing ARR why more So investments? growth if make some

Andres Reiner

a guide and that that. momentum even you, to volume the is changed. year, of I happen for has the year tell look growth. pretty in deal to bullish has through there has coming the we I coverage, we’re Yes, And I an selling we year, continued just increased, do would lot as not Look, initial year. it’s way year momentum about we’re at our investing the that look but obviously business, the the in we a pipeline that last the told have, is we our of did there very the lot that as like you we’re bullish. guidance through selling look, opportunity happen greatly has the The and and into

that visibility based is today year. and doing guidance we We’re it early how on in the have the

Jackson Ader

right, thank all Okay, you.

Andres Reiner

you. Thank Yes.

Operator

comes your the with Davidson. Please question. question from proceed next with Our line DA Rishi Jaluria of

Rishi Jaluria

next services a my or for and that follow-up. much rate off to I Stefan I’ve services times continue is then Hey services, are to that commentary help subscription if expect around so down year growing I we be why the And of questions. where a a thing is growing? that guys, continues taking us got wanted at you revenue gave can dramatically, should guess something as long maybe you kind rapid growing as can thanks start so implementation year, next understand going with

Stefan Schulz

so that’s right. Rishi, Yes,

other we your services at services much more that efficient so is maybe at business making improving a has growing services not on still in flat and customers and the words, has and degree see reason The low growth being reflection been than early focused to same mean, the occurred improvement offsetting what our by efficiency business. subscription occurred and for now in the business, now those you’re in though in higher we’re just look still but going subscription we’re growing. now offset to that’s our subscriptions the and business, actually at delivering the is the of that which terms on time starting rate of that growth it you’ve seeing growing the our have our hanging doing to you value was what pace growth is I you’re fruit seen we’ve three real slightly start improvements even relatively If why years been down efficiency even our is our and previous point, forward. SaaS our that to to that of bookings our In of transition, the much match faster. in already and

Andres Reiner

It’s our is we to to making disrupting but we’re – how implement. as days, add you on more mode say, been it’s deploy if to for we’ve in our line XX short now think has that a still Yes, to taken and Rishi, solutions days. ourselves – deploying quarter many deploying of be we’re in service were a us, can where technology mean I and headwind some of going to I in about, XX would normalized been the short gradual as in as there as to improvement, already easier this due a easier kind

going granular, large more this the the years. still three has to it’s We’re be been as improvement is not innovation, it to as last innovate much area, going but be in over to going

of total faster be not we drag so going a to it’s So but still expect revenue. grow subscription than much to services, the to

Rishi Jaluria

And happen got particular at anything segment or really that year-over-year else FX declined did in helpful. just that’s Okay, in EMEA then, there? was was it, anything

Stefan Schulz

about Keep around No, recognition a bookings shows there way terms the in of really the the primarily up show or is that revenue off revenue a line. unusual. from businesses not what the ultimately always then the the in in down we mind, from perspective bookings is FX anything little and in in we’re thinking

you’re skewed more just shift biggest to probably Americas which than side, that’s I was probably seeing think particular over in that the anything of strength reason. the the what some America

Rishi Jaluria

Thank you it. got That’s Okay, helpful. guys.

Andres Reiner

Thank you.

Operator

line comes Northland the Our your Klasell question. from Please next of Securities. question proceed with with Tim

Tim Klasell

retention. dig Hey got little very good a on guys, the I down in want XX% maintenance congrats revenues you’ve to on now, obviously, bit quarter. do the being just

of say an on sort would X% just maybe math annual can really XX% give about customers basis. So roughly and what’s your are to right migrating that of you rough Is on-premise know of little entice a – migrating? pattern migrate. customer of your it always I trying Is like of sort you’ve is certain been us types customers or bit who to to

products or migration along. is you. ease the in that particular Thank is maybe So that helping process any there

Stefan Schulz

second the I’ll first so, take the and Andres I’ll then of your Yes, Tim, let question answer half half.

point the migration, actually going the on-prem. was hey, first too would going you’re probably your that the approximate more our a XX% it’s represent going half, are customers that say about not in that, to I far On decline, be XX%, little be XX% but customers a through does little more yes, to of off, than of and terms there’s than

that think types Andres. terms of let I’ll I’ll of industries, then customers the and way, in So the in let it of

Andres Reiner

Yes.

multiple US, EMEA. from East, for across innovative customers Latin industry covered in travel the customers on geographies example we’ve been focused from America, across territory from So having lighthouse every of some different and tell We’ve the the started buy Middle our typically the like each perspective, we to from you of would solution. I our gone And customers, gone our after a some we’ve and product customers across solution from of regions. most

So of all as cloud and BXB products. suites to expand have our well travel to product What we’re the migrations is launches. of is usage as our take as generation solutions do want of seeing product customers what advantage driving we really modernize next us to the part

are BXB generation about as the where we guidance powering opportunities e-commerce. So also in our well next industry, areas, some as as are talked they adopting we in example seeing for

generation really solutions in expanding it’s footprint. cloud in it’s of So in not a through we lift getting shift, some geographic or many these solution like areas next talked areas, plus about our the them

Tim Klasell

quick one Then good. OK, Okay, follow-up.

XXXX progression maybe You versus quota, How the quota can you on the XXXX. XX% levels you us program? the go more were and quota are how a guys mentioned tell hit plan setting XXXX in for does clearly that

Andres Reiner

Yes.

of think obviously say, up them slightly themselves, levels it’s but every but individuals, would year, years to tend quotas quota every in I equivalent on move year some tenure, up quota be change. based don’t with the Our

with individuals higher If of typical may any quotas. sales you tenure see enterprise more Pretty you organization. have

Tim Klasell

you. Thank helpful. very Okay,

Andres Reiner

Yes.

Operator

comes of from Please the Bennett Chad with question. question your Craig-Hallum. line with next Our proceed

Chad Bennett

Great, taking thanks questions. my for

first So maybe just for clarification, Stefan. a

half sequentially gross percentage, throughout subscription that margin, improve so the of quarter the expect year? On to you fourth this

Stefan Schulz

quarter, that – inside No, improve I for are there is in some be is to we’ll some of the say saying level because goes, see as it wouldn’t what that example nature. in experienced expect personnel quarter the same fourth But of of year we’ll sequentially where margin cost the reflected there what payroll see some, first going like taxes of seasonality full will that XXXX example that cost is, and I’m we for the that of like things for year XXXX.

Chad Bennett

that? think about of quarter someone pretty but then, ROW, was world’s What growth asked drove I And fourth rest, rest the Okay. your year-over-year really Europe, strong. in

Andres Reiner

as Asia tell that’s South continuing in as would it’s America Latin you a area quite of bit the region seeing well, I strength well an and the that we’re see region Yes, and demand a to as bit are America. quite the of we been area of in and an Asia-Pacific year, strength, throughout

Chad Bennett

year, revenue up, you from then And where last last talked on one Stefan it Stefan? million ended Number again. for and maybe of $X starting migrations, contribution about to quick that migrations, Okay. was one basically subscription questions revenue think a conversions I

Stefan Schulz

and goals a that we did actually what fall from recognition. of what revenue signed of were before the We that and and a bookings we’re the the contract delay when but But the pure of that internal that occurred, under when of recognize occurs in to in words around reason just revenue from the so terms because able Chad, occurred a perspective, migration will that say delay in some is kind was actually year, in just caused for standpoint, migration that there that, the all other million short hit migrations, so I later the objective our to of $X the is we timing.

Chad Bennett

contribution What revenue? should expectation subscription the migration for in be to XXXX

Stefan Schulz

million of expect have number cumulative $X we’ll million. the a So I we coming some from XXXX, somewhere that little bit XXXX effect. a million be $XX between said to into over because we and of $X would so that get kick the

Chad Bennett

Awesome. job. right, All nice Great. thanks guys,

Andres Reiner

Thank you.

Operator

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