TREE - Earnings call transcript Q4 2018

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Operator

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the LendingTree Inc. Fourth Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later we will conduct a question-and-answer session and instructions will follow at that time. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. pleasure the my your over now Mr. host, is to conference turn to It Executive Officer. Chief Lebda, Doug Please go ahead.

Doug Lebda

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J.D. Moriarty

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let's shift updated to guidance. QX from our gears Now

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Operator

Markets. [Operator Our Instructions] comes Mark first RBC you. from line Capital of Mahaney the question with Thank

Your line open, please is go ahead.

Mark Mahaney

guidance? just Maybe much to due else about put what of the talked more. caused Just around And be appreciated. little in Is -- that know quarter? pretty that you if you you talked Doug that would to March J.D. Thank print due Maybe quantify increase kind being to was bit Thanks. entirely to Great. guidance about a ring I that XXXX? time sequential questions. then have in Is two don't And is the growth some in it increase would fence you. ValuePenguin that largely the in that? like want way the to returning mortgage. And fine a that acquisition. in any

J.D. Moriarty

guide we've been environment change it's December look back have history Sure J.D. Day, its to picture material in disciplined business, up meaning practice. -- that in. guide of about not started the I'll that if a any a to The full we're we in Mark, Investor start. the December. wanting up reflective increasing from some But that's have our guidance, since of time that we just our we December our you February, gave market are and doing at To

that's by to this it's And but predominantly it. is assess of but ValuePenguin there, So, really we And business, guide have the primarily. predominantly reflective obviously, ValuePenguin. encouraged early we're signs the

Doug Lebda

and to continue expect And the QX clearly on year. question, from growth see hope to and throughout would to mortgage QX expect the sequential we that

want we the I highlight in in One for about Keep in and yes, March business thing it manage quarter. So, talked to -- always we just mind definitely everybody. that to remarks, my I but VMM. the

our is improvements marketing side working QX bit on in we're rise QX, and the effects in pull that's back refinance like QX, can't consumers why make your brand quarter benefit, profitably So, in so experience. and little for example, to have health spend the seasonal like to just going or lender for was better VMM continuing plus and a a because aren't continued on the you to if you marketing, most it some to on spend obviously

seeing we're start just think it going right now. I to

Mark Mahaney

J.D. thanks Okay. Thanks Doug,

Operator

question with John our the And Campbell from Stephens. of comes line you. next Thank

please Your line is open, ahead. go

John Campbell

good morning. Hey guys,

Douglas Lebda

Good John. morning. Hey

John Campbell

can bit the much to synergies term? of I guys integration it's little My you revenue QuoteWizard kind about medium too know just And of maybe early kind you around QuoteWizard. from any then over and near how but seeing relationship guys talk and color early expect a the LendingTree you're the

J.D. Moriarty

absolutely. Yes

look two think are I at there it to ways John.

in to the terms just companies all, QuoteWizard wins advantages the being is clear we we're tracking benefits. and like employed which that platform. transaction should got acquisitions initial right? the already of benefit which LendingTree our There ValuePenguin by LendingTree. being just with We're part there. opportunity premise traffic the did that early But to of strategy part in seeing synergies the the QuoteWizard is of of acquired, say their CRM we First there's we've we've are marketing QuoteWizard do mix, of so that that diversify unique early the other to And curve with on

of mind, signs terms of encouraging. carriers out in so in building agents initial relationships XX the content the got in and signs ValuePenguin really And receptivity are years clients, keep their of terms QuoteWizard's the to right you've with early

insurance. the with we So, feel the will that catalyst We QuoteWizard feel very give carriers we agents. ValuePenguin feel particularly good with marketplace essentially and about great QuoteWizard in about integration of good LendingTree the about and

the to way marketing CompareCards. to this I for think able of than, this to So, earlier diversification it mix we we think QuoteWizard for with instance, achieve about were just were is organically able and do

Doug Lebda

actually My the on want integration opportunity the to that I biggest And in is card. highlight LendingTree

LendingTree happen we challenge you you cetera we underway. integrate as coming QuoteWizard bindable XX% over it's cards the My they get equal big of probably monetization having quotes. the knows If percentages. for opportunity in like will insurance payouts well of LendingTree everybody that's inside that's necessarily this The absolutely in can't the -- et insurance and have from year. Karma, at single-digit their that and say But Credit example, get credit on looked as My as

to and consumer but more they do it's expect the it. a and for we complicated approved get is integration little the So, sure of right absolutely making it

John Campbell

expectation then you guys of the Rates acceleration guys you about of on mortgage seen kind already. I'm for And bit a two-thirds got in mentioned mean Doug guessing Thanks. obviously you probably the XQ. backed up. I of little the quarter sequential a lift there. have Okay.

been much kind versus Just what stronger March? through has mortgage you curious seasonally a guys rebound of the confidence already guess to about seen how see of expect I maybe

Doug Lebda

it? want now you at start to Do

J.D. Moriarty

Yes sure.

these questions remind while of And status a the play mortgage of kind a out would I get lot So, the environment. think on John, of because I rate of the of just our for takes reflection lenders. in to it a I what think is we usually it's and shift everybody things here little

So, is this macro better certainly a environment.

to could the sequential throughout difficult down that goal X% is in have Our QX, mortgage informed throughout our growth year return be in aggregate to XX%. that the the comp But to year. guide given obviously, we that

more Now, we've we environment, yet It have point refi obviously we we're the a of Americans can do got go-go environment rate -- to benefit scenario closer this not where is refinance. a to environment. a but better from are not rate where

coupled an at Doug that health. So, excited if that's said stimulus competition What gain see you that that's to as sign. lenders, external you really about look And and reduced important this we're on good capacity fact. an margins lender can is with is rate for environment a sale

and to in that, have only a two do we the but of through and backdrop. is steps of months we just backdrop execute half think we about got the solving manageable to we're spent do funded into per loan And that for a we period. year mortgage, that we now that back talking cost want Now, kind think last better we strategic Doug

we're And environment, premature but call to so encouraged. mortgage different totally suddenly it be it a certainly would

Doug Lebda

their we of we experiencing when they years playing of up want the so every don't I said, always was in lenders just when of and couple were the to up add that what things And about -- works, bid really when this on -- value money to that can't and to volume how tight, the true. in everybody QX. hey, gets point the it's only LendingTree remind And remember QX it's sure lenders. make like and particularly leads, past, off But supply in until make I demand just you're mortgage, a

spend. advertising So then you the consumer word benefit. back J.D. pull hit on your

only also however, So in that rates benefit aren't much a lenders make get not can environment, that refinancing not better. money consumers don't from because

environment. to lot XXXX to any with health, mortgage improvement you've aren't the a thing going therefore, lenders that great to our normalized But of move say you environment able now leads I so, got more a in the And improvement of in then a the and proven short consumer business lender it will will it close. about is, And back with that VMD in event. benefit that of we've grow overall rate

John Campbell

Absolutely. Make guys. sense. Thanks,

Doug Lebda

Thanks, John.

Operator

our question Jed Kelly Thank you. Oppenheimer. next from comes line And the of with

open. Please go is line ahead. Your

Jed Kelly

my Great. question. Thanks taking for

that My said were monthly or that? January $XXX,XXX You last $X that volume? in What's cards is through economics, growing year. LendingTree million versus Is driving

Doug Lebda

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J. D. Moriarty

J.D. And Jed, it's

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Doug Lebda

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to money your card that from this card. move You

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Jed Kelly

another partners just Are of and the are with a deployment guess, can your RULO? of that mortgage closed round your I one funding their partners progress making making larger digital just pretty large of one mortgage some then, partners of And larger they're your of initiatives announced the accelerate sort initiatives. digital mortgage traditional

Doug Lebda

because particular to channels. different any on really the looking be expanded different one as making don't the at you be in want selection to the shift the initiative at among it just looking because the to ways changes hinge the -- experience and you mortgage at CRM, select or Yes we're mortgage many is, I thing and answer the we've underlying looking yes, in

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J. D. Moriarty

Digital mortgage.

Doug Lebda

mortgage, digital Oh, yes.

mortgage it's a that's is the get The yes, so rates data the real whether -- in the a from able we're accrues conversion model the that lenders So, to anything working absolutely selection-based all of helps. of in to be improves or now and but LendingTree key what not, on a to anything that we get with gone benefit approved? CRM. it they once month better you, do period happened over as month need know much much, it. the and it that mind? what Did lender, that we time get change to could and to that consumer's month be definitely they their digitizing of to Did Like And helps.

in other who is today lead generation officers, that Internet in you've good The area highly loan got traditional helps are at on and very trained the mortgage, selling you repeatedly. calling you

people it. love Some

you what divisions costs. Better those mortgage, -- think those businesses. an the fashion digital labor And and don't that's building mortgage look at need others of inside shown. Quicken, have automated And With of they're and you high with don't. if people more loanDepots in the Some a even I digital

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Jed Kelly

you. Thank

Operator

of Sheldon Stephen with And comes line the you. next Blair. William question from Thank our

go open. Your is ahead. line Please

Stephen Sheldon

back and cards, Hi. year-over-year little a of just deceleration I credit bit Good first talked morning. the on normal guess saw fourth in in you seasonal January. about uptick quarter a

better basis what with optimism looked to LendingTree fourth improve the integration. trends a quarter into year-over-year that continuing see growth My on and kind business like January throughout So curious XXXX in maybe revenue and especially just of about throughout the your

J. D. Moriarty

Yes.

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Doug Lebda

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able us the business. very underlying health that's I to brand, think advertising TV a see you that against of good of do the If CompareCards indication

Stephen Sheldon

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really provided allowed to products on marketing detail some highlight. December, in plan also some but which it on the I think brand You good you flexibility

So where guess focus about you a I highlighted to year, the provide been less into I which been now marketing focused can you commentary have few that brand and think relative on any maybe talked And CompareCards or plan. on your the initial and has QuoteWizard. campaigns products we're months more

J.D. Moriarty

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personal has loans. for benefited services from the credit on our clearly very So business, instance, spend

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Doug Lebda

needed only I we lot year could where last to on metrics other according is, add ride little plan got be, start thing this the a that we white-knuckle tight and so it's our bit testing really the when of good offline a you at it's working media. is, numbers actually And thought year. a campaign this through on to would least actually the always But we And news better. buy the

So profitable we because that's doing can that. can into encouraging when scale very, spending, be very we off-line

Stephen Sheldon

you. Thank Great.

Doug Lebda

you. Thank

Operator

you. Thank

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ahead. open. line Please is Your go

Hamed Khorsand

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J.D. Moriarty

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Doug Lebda

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You buy media.

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Hamed Khorsand

then, And I be well, a you Okay. to one-time this going event. were quarter mean, was saying last that

becoming Now, it's regular.

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Doug Lebda

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J.D. Moriarty

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Hamed Khorsand

in you throughout Okay. And going the growth it QX? accelerated ad rest you that talk how spend EBITDA just of you're translates into could the Do think then, spend, ad about margin in about the QX year? the

Doug Lebda

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Hamed Khorsand

Great.

J.D. Moriarty

And Hamed, don’t I have…

Hamed Khorsand

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Operator

Schindler from Merrill Thank line next the comes Lynch. America Nat Bank with our of of you. And question

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Nat Schindler

believe walls that acquisitions I bit you Yeah. how wanted been But is organic significant, than to have of Thanks. of your Do guys. for you similar it, Hi, this seen might -- traffic earlier so about type similar, little is in earlier platform the you will your going I business, far? you there add from much know the have that into when more guys. acceleration business, but within months to also QuoteWizard hasn't although is to to in funnel different integration it? similar two questions. the And work go been This one to the a integration be there change QX. what you've have ability four the site in months the trajectory have of QuoteWizard the through really traffic seen since But your business? much you and owned

Doug Lebda

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J.D. Moriarty

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Doug Lebda

what And SEO. doing one we're alluded specific is with I example what to

start well a as able now insurance our up has to develop the in expertise So team been real -- in that. to SEO ramp and

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J.D. Moriarty

say I will year sense for course of more was the draft you No, endeavor of sorry. mentioned I to you kind give the through as no -- sorry? businesses. think just a And the to across Nat we of traffic going

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Nat Schindler

breakdown the Okay. has versus home buying auto. that business personal been your home that you And products? I But online buying the QuoteWizard's insurance to related seen basic really or is loan great just of on focused after other auto? And someone know. connect. mentioned of auto obviously home the life you insurance significantly business I've Can do and most on didn't

J.D. Moriarty

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we So, see in real a opportunity home.

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Nat Schindler

sense. you. Thank Make

J.D. Moriarty

Thank you.

Operator

you. our from comes next question line Wildhack And Rob of Autonomous. the with Thank

line open, go Your is please ahead.

Robert Wildhack

you Hi I guys. one wanted ValuePenguin deal. another to the ask about

would just a been needed of there something independent Is more good that or capability of thought list acquisition. that you SEO it have that opportunity You on presented the you the high mentioned QuoteWizard's itself?

J.D. Moriarty

diversifying We several is and marketing now. to taken independent think and years it think SEO would been itself. so have added to and priority category. for don't Magnify with ValuePenguin -- Do years we a obviously extraordinary big I content. have did mix Insurance is a it and -- business an present adding out has Deposit our have of would us we It QuoteWizard. that high-quality I would build strategic

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Doug Lebda

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Robert Wildhack

business of ecosystems. Got it, build trying a got it but or it. finance to platforms Thanks. obviously And consumer also then on seems like captive Credit other there's competitively Karma bunch My LendingTree is

And on competitively? one platforms? like these the look up for more of propensity active that does what be consumers than and sign what's So to

Doug Lebda

want question The get is I you looking could tell will that. -- to it actually on actually now. be and and multiple. one We data could there you switching could second you there be at we're lot before think -- a more of we But that have

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J. D. Moriarty

on think something score as where credit an how base. is a It's being we're different a in good our question about LendingTree. expanding about we're a good base offer we're but membership when we about – free judicious consumer listen, the growing commodity, Doug My And environment -- going it's said, want like we that that not to

works the in and announced Doug every referenced So Block. and our now we got And with again. fact about last those year partnership that a we've H&R the other deals of number get talked partnership-oriented

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Robert Wildhack

Thank it. you. Got

Operator

from Bank. And with you. next Kunal comes question Thank Madhukar of our the line Deutsche

is ahead. Your open. go line Please

Kunal Madhukar

is XXXX taking forma for you on the what revenue on to look growth that if pro I couple A Thanks as guide, growth regard my in projecting? the may. forma you're that Hi. the was questions. much And XQ, pro One the based to with outlook, a how basis?

J. D. Moriarty

I'm sorry.

total pro forma. you're growth Specifically referring to revenue

ex-insurance? mean You

Kunal Madhukar

that that's you in Ex a the acquisitions, all number so Q-over-Q, but typically what... the out give

J. D. Moriarty

Sure.

So in QX number second. specifically, One mean... I'll I get that you. for

Doug Lebda

and for it's this, signed. of strip talked of on particularly about this, it's we challenge quarters they're tough space while once this And in looking example, in a keep acquisition an number card for to ago, so mind, sort the the out

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have just you with So be numbers. careful the to

Kunal Madhukar

about the been sales when Okay transcript. back you've And and then. talked advertising not you looked third other and went I -- XQ said at was I one have to definitely parties, And – the you onetime.

You said periodic.

sales is to in in third So there parties the included outlook, guide? any advertising the XXXX for

J. D. Moriarty

but it's it's -- not be it Yes, That's pretty would in other modest. third-party sales. modest though, the yes, the pretty yes. But, strategy

Kunal Madhukar

Cool. Thank you.

J. D. Moriarty

Thanks.

Operator

next Our question Eric from of comes line Wasserstrom UBS. with the

open. Please line ahead. Your is go

Eric Wasserstrom

very verticals in in thanks out game maybe four Doug, your or you a was plan three maybe you much. laid about think Hey, it inorganically. going Day, back I were fairly XXXX clear the interested which both Investor expanding organically, years,

significant the forward, seemed to And of was so of the sort one fill was last course. insurance outstanding, which QuoteWizard those that fast in of

I see the guess, ValuePenguin acquisition subsequently. I surprised so, And to was come

what help priorities organic or in growth the as strategic where maybe something view understand a those on bit can in might either there you gaps of and technology So us inorganic areas? you versus around us the update or be product in priority

Doug Lebda

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J. D. Moriarty

only But often add of what your the promising And consumer's we've companies So our there what it's get in? -- are the balance highlights -- we the pretty space. the acquisition identified. do that And we filled maybe probably I Deposits get we've identified and right? is side one a Deposits think part I one we we that Eric, would to asset sheet And that, that And like valuable number is to there in products. on in that is are that investment with of think asset side. have not yet that we on can of question seen category question thing it's two the

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continue we've our financial business. on SEO do highlighted I under-indexed SEO-oriented forward in there development tech. meaning strategic knew Deposit and the possible a services product and are that end think out. And Insurance it's that and areas could built now in because was corporate will because the clear that of going that investments real initiative more direction get strategic we we SEO a not I areas two that absent And estate like we an market. initiatives to objective. within feel size the need shift was fill that that other need more question build we I Our were of we've organically marketing to there We achieved acquisitions, ValuePenguin, from would okay? combination But We not the feel Magnify perspective. like the anticipate given

Doug Lebda

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Eric Wasserstrom

of hand business mean I from the on I one upside acquisition have just drivers the there's if then follow-up. in And marketing to is and ultimately trying could what come discern core increase the integration. looks largely it guess And at the within Great. costs. I guidance acquisition recent like same I'm time an

challenging expensive is here of accomplish? economics the change I And And some trying of there so of becoming guess organic therefore more growth is kind and indication go-forward is understand some been just that I'm has LendingTree's more to wherein business? to what

Doug Lebda

me let then and in J.D. Yes answer general specifics. finish it can in

for marketing. -- optimizing but that VMM, of We business we really year the lot so have been again a the invest were last year in throughout meant can't you

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J. D. Moriarty

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the on VMM that's side. So

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Eric Wasserstrom

so Thanks much.

Operator

comes of Thank line with you. Youssef the from next And our SunTrust. question Squali

open. is go Please line Your ahead.

Youssef Squali

had not student of repair credit Thank some you you the highlight as areas were very you and much. areas guys acquisitions growth potential where Two loans. did made smaller

strategy businesses update J.D. XXXX. to said those something there, and growth still earlier And what's are love Just you would to there? the since mortgage about subscale the get an clarify then just in

think then? talked Is you XX%. that of seeing that about are rate environment? the Analyst that the out Day has improved you post since Or thinking negative slight improvement initial I Thanks. was in thinking to X% and the coming

J. D. Moriarty

sure. Yeah,

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the So, but about big to call talking out businesses year, not They're those enough are we just to throughout look scale. forward highlights those certainly the within.

Youssef Squali

Thanks. Okay.

J.D. Moriarty

Sure.

Operator

Thank comes SIG. James our you. line And Friedman the question last of from with

line open. Your Please go is ahead.

James Friedman

you modeling if Hi. I'll then just upfront Thank you. for them a could. It's and I'll Jamie just couple J.D. at got ask Susquehanna. I've questions Doug. of I you do one

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J.D. Moriarty

that. I I an clarify me apologize. clarification. let It's -- important it's did I hey Jamie, misspeak, guess

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relative like half throughout QX from lift in than XX% OpEx that lift less to year. QX. in terms a the talking about We're the growth So, modest to of a very

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James Friedman

to it. then with Got positive from the leverage regard And non-mortgage?

Doug Lebda

he that while numbers you was one, You going. Could were repeat pulling Jamie?

James Friedman

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J. D. Moriarty

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Doug Lebda

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to And of putting and we the just great lot customer stay not a ads. really so want on experience

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James Friedman

Got it.

Okay. Thanks for color, the guys.

Operator

today's Thank further for I session to Q&A you. over for would Chief Executive remarks. And to like conference. any that closes turn the Officer, back Lebda, our call Doug

Doug Lebda

and all Thank today. thank you you the for time

and I on. our think things really there's up. happy our other one but Number importantly, of more couple lot a Obviously, scaled. a also wrap with numbers, of Just very team to is, has we're comments happy going

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team scaling is this phenomenal thing that have We a really up.

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Operator

you Ladies a This participating and have you gentlemen, conference. for great in today's Everyone, thank disconnect. and may the conclude all program does day.

LendingTree (TREE) 26 Feb 192018 Q4 Earnings call transcript