INTU - Earnings call transcript Q3 2019

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Operator

Good afternoon. My name is Jerome, and I will be your conference facilitator. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to Intuit's Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2019 Conference Call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session period. I Vice the Treasurer. President that, Jerry over With Intuit's Natoli, of Instructions] will call turn to [Operator Finance and Mr. The yours. floor Natoli? is

Jerry Natoli

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Sasan Goodarzi

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Michelle Clatterbuck

everyone. Thanks, Sasan. Good afternoon

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Sasan Goodarzi

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Operator

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Keith Weiss

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Sasan Goodarzi

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Operator

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Brad Zelnick

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Sasan Goodarzi

questions. and your Brad, Hi, for you thank

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Brad Zelnick

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Sasan Goodarzi

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Michelle Clatterbuck

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Operator

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Kirk Materne

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Sasan Goodarzi

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Kirk Materne

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Michelle Clatterbuck

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Operator

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Scott Schneeberger

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Michelle Clatterbuck

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Scott Schneeberger

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Sasan Goodarzi

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Operator

from of the UBS. Jennifer, open. Jennifer your is Your next question comes line from line Lowe

Jennifer Lowe

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Sasan Goodarzi

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Jennifer Lowe

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Sasan Goodarzi

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Operator

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Josh Beck

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Sasan Goodarzi

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Josh Beck

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Sasan Goodarzi

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Operator

comes from question line is Auty Sterling line your next is JP Morgan. Sterling, from open. Your the now

Jackson Ader

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Sasan Goodarzi

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Jackson Ader

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Sasan Goodarzi

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Operator

comes Securities. Your line the Wang next Ken is question now from from are live. Guggenheim you Ken

Ken Wong

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Michelle Clatterbuck

Ken, Hi, question. for thanks

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Ken Wong

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Sasan Goodarzi

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Operator

your line question from line the next is Your Brent Brent, open. Jefferies. of from now Thill comes

Brent Thill

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Michelle Clatterbuck

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Operator

Raimo, Raimo of open. now from line is line the from your comes question next Lenschow Your Barclays.

Raimo Lenschow

can Hey. Turbo Thanks Sasan, I in. for squeezing please. ask about me

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Sasan Goodarzi

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Raimo Lenschow

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Operator

Chris, you Your question live. Goldman from from Sachs. are now Merwin comes next Chris

Chris Merwin

lot. Okay. Thanks a

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Sasan Goodarzi

question. Chris, Hi, for thanks the

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Raimo Lenschow

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Sasan Goodarzi

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Raimo Lenschow

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Sasan Goodarzi

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Operator

Kartik of line Mehta Northcoast from Kartik, the from comes Research. question your next open. line Your is

Kartik Mehta

good evening, Sasan. Hi,

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Kartik Mehta

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Michelle Clatterbuck

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Operator

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Michael Turrin

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Sasan Goodarzi

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Operator

from Your live. next question now Water, comes Pritchard Walter line from of the Citi. are you

Water Pritchard

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Walter Pritchard

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Operator

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Yao Chu

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Operator

I and you additional any questions. Ladies any with close like further not gentlemen, remarks? Would am showing

Sasan Goodarzi

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Operator

This for participating. gentlemen, and you Ladies thank concludes conference today's call.

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Intuit (INTU) 23 May 192019 Q3 Earnings call transcript