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Brian J. Radecki
Chief Financial Officer
(202) 336-6920
bradecki@costar.com
Richard Simonelli
Director Investor Relations
(202) 346-6394
rsimonelli@costar.com

CoStar Increases Year-Over-Year Revenue 17% and EBITDA 52%;
Raises 2013 Revenue and Earnings Guidance

WASHINGTON, DC - October 23, 2013 - CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and marketing services, announced today that revenue for the third quarter of 2013 grew to $112.3 million versus $96.0 million in the third quarter of 2012, which represents an increase of 17% year-over-year.

EBITDA in the third quarter of 2013 increased to $29.8 million compared to $19.6 million in the third quarter of 2012, which represents an increase of $10.2 million or 52% year-over-year.

“We have now achieved nearly $36 million of revenue synergies from cross-selling the CoStar and LoopNet client bases, which is driving year-over-year mid-teens revenue growth and significantly expanding margins,” said Andrew C. Florance, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CoStar. “Last week in select cities in the United States and across the United Kingdom we began the rollout of five major product enhancements.”

Florance continued, “First, we made significant upgrades to CoStar Suite with a new user interface and map search capabilities. Second, we added powerful analytics that provide users customizable property and market analytics. Third, we released CoStarGo® 2.0, the next generation of our iPad application, also featuring customizable analytics. Fourth, we launched our coverage of comprehensive multifamily information and analytics that we believe will increase our penetration with brokers, banks, owners and institutional investors. The fifth release is CoStar LeaseAnalysis™, an integrated workflow tool that allows clients to incorporate CoStar data with their own data to do intensive lease analysis. These releases have been well-received by our clients and we believe they will be yet another driver of high margin revenue growth.”

Year 2012-2013 Quarterly Results - Unaudited
(in millions, except per share data)
 
2012
 
2013
 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
 
Q1
Q2
Q3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
68.6

$
85.2

$
96.0

$
100.1

 
$
104.0

$
109.0

$
112.3

EBITDA
11.9

8.2

19.6

20.5

 
7.6

25.3

29.8

Net income (loss)
5.1

(6.7
)
6.8

4.7

 
(2.4
)
8.3

11.1

Net income (loss) per share - diluted
0.20

(0.25
)
0.24

0.17

 
(0.09
)
0.29

0.39

Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted
25.5

26.5

27.7

27.7

 
27.4

28.2

28.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA
15.3

20.4

25.6

25.1

 
25.7

32.6

37.7

Non-GAAP Net Income
8.2

10.5

13.1

12.6

 
13.0

17.2

20.2

Non-GAAP Net Income per share - diluted
0.32

0.39

0.47

0.46

 
0.47

0.61

0.71













Non-GAAP net income (defined below) in the third quarter of 2013 was $20.2 million or $0.71 per diluted share, which represents an increase of $7.1 million or 54% year-over-year. Net income in the third quarter of 2013 was $11.1 million or $0.39 per diluted share compared to $6.8 million or $0.24 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2012. Adjusted EBITDA (which excludes stock based compensation and other items as defined below) was $37.7 million for the third quarter of 2013 versus $25.6 million in the third quarter of 2012, which is an increase of 47% year-over-year. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 33.6% for the third quarter of 2013 compared to 26.7% for the third quarter of 2012.

As of September 30, 2013, the Company had approximately $244.6 million in cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments. This represents an increase of $32.8 million from the second quarter of 2013. Short and long-term debt associated with the LoopNet acquisition totaled approximately $157.5 million as of September 30, 2013.

2013 Outlook

“Based on continued strong revenue, earnings and margin momentum as well as the expectation for continued growth in our core information services and cross-selling initiatives, we are raising both our revenue and earnings guidance for 2013,” stated Brian J. Radecki, Chief Financial Officer of CoStar. “This increased revenue outlook incorporates our strong performance to date while accounting for upcoming expected seasonality in our marketplace business in the fourth quarter.” For the full year 2013, the Company currently expects revenue in the range of approximately $438 million to $440 million, an increase of $3 million at the midpoint compared to the Company’s prior guidance.

For the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company currently expects non-GAAP net income per diluted share (defined below) in the range of approximately $0.72 to $0.75. For the full year of 2013, the Company currently expects non-GAAP net income per diluted share in a range of approximately $2.51 to $2.54, an increase of approximately $0.19 at the midpoint compared to the Company’s prior guidance.

The Company plans to reinvest some of the benefits of its recent strong performance into sales, marketing and branding initiatives totaling $0.10 to $0.12 of non-GAAP net income per diluted share to support the launch of our new product enhancements in order to drive continued revenue growth in 2014 and beyond. We plan to align these initiatives with selling activities beginning in late fourth quarter of 2013 with the majority of the impact occurring in the first quarter of 2014.

The preceding forward-looking statements reflect CoStar’s expectations as of October 23, 2013, including forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures on a consolidated basis. We are not able to forecast with certainty whether or when certain events, such as acquisition-related costs, restructuring, settlements or impairments will occur in any given quarter. Given the risk factors, uncertainties and assumptions discussed above, actual results may differ materially. Other than in publicly available statements, the Company does not intend to update its forward-looking statements until its next quarterly results announcement.

Reconciliation of non-GAAP net income, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA and all of the disclosed non-GAAP financial measures to their GAAP basis results are shown in detail below, along with definitions for those terms.











Non-GAAP Financial Measures

For information regarding the purpose for which management uses the non-GAAP financial measures disclosed in this release and why management believes they provide useful information to investors regarding the Company’s financial condition and results of operations, please refer to the Company’s latest periodic report.

EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents GAAP net income attributable to CoStar Group, Inc. before (i) interest income (expense), (ii) provision for income taxes, and (iii) depreciation and amortization.

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents EBITDA before (i) stock-based compensation expense, (ii) acquisition and integration related costs, (iii) restructuring charges and related costs, and (iv) settlements and impairments incurred outside the Company’s normal business operations.

Non-GAAP net income is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents GAAP net income attributable to CoStar Group, Inc. before (i) purchase amortization and other related costs, (ii) stock-based compensation expense, (iii) acquisition and integration related costs, (iv) purchase accounting adjustments, (v) restructuring charges and related costs and (vi) settlements and impairments. From this figure, we then subtract an assumed provision for income taxes to arrive at non-GAAP net income. We assume a 38% tax rate in order to approximate our long-term effective corporate tax rate.

Non-GAAP net income per diluted share (also referred to as non-GAAP EPS) is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents non-GAAP net income divided by the number of diluted shares outstanding for the period used in the calculation of GAAP net income per diluted share.

Earnings Conference Call

Management will conduct a conference call to discuss earnings results for the third quarter of 2013 and the Company’s outlook for 2013 at 11:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, October 24, 2013. The audio portion of the conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet at http://www.costar.com/investors.aspx. To join the conference call by telephone, please dial (800) 230-1074 (from the United States and Canada) or (612) 234-9960 (from all other countries) and refer to conference code 304716. An audio recording of the conference call will be available approximately one hour after the live call concludes and remain available for a period of time following the call. To access the recorded call, please dial (800) 475-6701 (from the U.S. and Canada) or (320) 365-3844 (from all other countries) using access code 304716. The webcast replay will also be available in the Investors section of CoStar's web site for a period of time following the call.





   







CoStar Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations-Unaudited
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Three Months
 
For the Nine Months
 
 
Ended September 30,
 
Ended September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
$
112,301

 
$
96,001

 
$
325,333

 
$
249,853

Cost of revenues
 
31,724

 
30,882

 
97,431

 
83,388

Gross margin
 
80,577

 
65,119

 
227,902

 
166,465

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Selling and marketing
 
23,625

 
22,010

 
74,139

 
57,576

  Software development
 
11,562

 
9,722

 
35,152

 
22,714

  General and administrative
 
21,940

 
19,617

 
74,457

 
59,602

  Purchase amortization
 
3,680

 
4,824

 
11,699

 
9,038

 
 
60,807

 
56,173

 
195,447

 
148,930

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from operations
 
19,770

 
8,946

 
32,455

 
17,535

Interest and other income
 
52

 
59

 
239

 
440

Interest and other expense
 
(1,736
)
 
(1,822
)
 
(5,249
)
 
(3,022
)
Income before income taxes
 
18,086

 
7,183

 
27,445

 
14,953

Income tax expense, net
 
7,034

 
404

 
10,510

 
9,752

Net income
 
$
11,052

 
$
6,779

 
$
16,935

 
$
5,201

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per share - basic
 
$
0.40

 
$
0.25

 
$
0.61

 
$
0.20

Net income per share - diluted
 
$
0.39

 
$
0.24

 
$
0.60

 
$
0.19

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average outstanding shares - basic
 
27,758

 
27,243

 
27,607

 
26,279

Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted
 
28,349

 
27,673

 
28,137

 
26,691



























CoStar Group, Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures-Unaudited
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Three Months
 
For the Nine Months
 
 
Ended September 30,
 
Ended September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
11,052

 
$
6,779

 
$
16,935

 
$
5,201

Income tax expense, net
 
7,034

 
404

 
10,510

 
9,752

Income before income taxes
 
18,086

 
7,183

 
27,445

 
14,953

Purchase amortization and other related costs
 
6,634

 
7,851

 
20,706

 
14,645

Stock-based compensation expense
 
7,788

 
3,739

 
32,270

 
8,667

Acquisition and integration related costs
 

 
2,275

 
638

 
12,917

Restructuring and related costs
 
91

 

 
362

 

Non-GAAP income before income taxes
 
32,599

 
21,048

 
81,421

 
51,182

Assumed rate for income tax expense, net *
 
38
%
 
38
%
 
38
%
 
38
%
Assumed provision for income tax expense, net
 
(12,388
)
 
(7,998
)
 
(30,940
)
 
(19,449
)
Non-GAAP net income
 
$
20,211

 
$
13,050

 
$
50,481

 
$
31,733

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per share - diluted
 
$
0.39

 
$
0.24

 
$
0.60

 
$
0.19

Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted
 
$
0.71

 
$
0.47

 
$
1.79

 
$
1.19

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted
 
28,349

 
27,673

 
28,137

 
26,691

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* A 38% tax rate is assumed in order to approximate the Company's long-term effective corporate tax rate.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Three Months
 
For the Nine Months
 
 
Ended September 30,
 
Ended September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
11,052

 
$
6,779

 
$
16,935

 
$
5,201

Purchase amortization in cost of revenues
 
2,954

 
3,027

 
9,007

 
5,607

Purchase amortization in operating expenses
 
3,680

 
4,824

 
11,699

 
9,038

Depreciation and other amortization
 
3,388

 
2,844

 
9,531

 
7,554

Interest income
 
(52
)
 
(59
)
 
(239
)
 
(440
)
Interest expense
 
1,736

 
1,822

 
5,249

 
3,022

Income tax expense, net
 
7,034

 
404

 
10,510

 
9,752

EBITDA
 
$
29,792

 
$
19,641

 
$
62,692

 
$
39,734

Stock-based compensation expense
 
7,788

 
3,739

 
32,270

 
8,667

Acquisition and integration related costs
 

 
2,275

 
638

 
12,917

Restructuring and related costs
 
91

 

 
362

 

Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
37,671

 
$
25,655

 
$
95,962

 
$
61,318








CoStar Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - Unaudited
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
  Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
222,938

 
$
156,027

  Short-term investments
 

 
37

  Accounts receivable, net
 
22,960

 
16,392

  Deferred income taxes, net
 
17,115

 
9,256

  Income tax receivable
 
1,796

 
5,357

  Prepaid and other current assets
 
10,021

 
9,560

  Debt issuance costs, net
 
2,740

 
2,934

Total current assets
 
277,570

 
199,563

 
 
 
 
 
Long-term investments
 
21,675

 
21,662

Property and equipment, net
 
55,703

 
46,308

Goodwill
 
718,039

 
718,078

Intangible and other assets, net
 
150,800

 
170,632

Deposits and other assets
 
2,044

 
2,274

Debt issuance costs, net
 
4,543

 
6,622

Total assets
 
$
1,230,374

 
$
1,165,139

 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
$
50,624

 
$
51,590

  Current portion of long-term debt
 
21,875

 
17,500

  Deferred revenue
 
34,904

 
32,548

Total current liabilities
 
107,403

 
101,638

 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt, less current portion
 
135,625

 
153,125

Deferred gain on sale of building
 
26,917

 
28,809

Deferred rent
 
22,713

 
17,305

Deferred income taxes, net
 
35,482

 
34,071

Income taxes payable
 
2,915

 
2,818

Other long-term liabilities
 

 
1,030

 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity
 
899,319

 
826,343

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
1,230,374

 
$
1,165,139












CoStar Group, Inc.
Results of Segments-Unaudited
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the Three Months
 
For the Nine Months
 
Ended September 30,
 
Ended September 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

United States
$
107,230

 
$
91,153

 
$
310,762

 
$
235,606

International
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

    External customers
5,071

 
4,848

 
14,571

 
14,247

    Intersegment revenue *
131

 
388

 
277

 
1,154

Total international revenue
5,202

 
5,236

 
14,848

 
15,401

Intersegment eliminations
(131
)
 
(388
)
 
(277
)
 
(1,154
)
Total revenues
$
112,301

 
$
96,001

 
$
325,333

 
$
249,853

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

EBITDA
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

United States**
$
30,855

 
$
22,688

 
$
66,609

 
$
46,302

International ***
(1,063
)
 
(3,047
)
 
(3,917
)
 
(6,568
)
Total EBITDA
$
29,792

 
$
19,641

 
$
62,692

 
$
39,734

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*Intersegment revenue is attributable to services performed for the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Property and Portfolio Research, Inc ("PPR"), by Property and Portfolio Research Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of PPR. Intersegment revenue is recorded at an amount the Company believes approximates fair value. U.S. EBITDA includes a corresponding cost for the services performed by Property and Portfolio Research Ltd. for PPR.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
**U.S. EBITDA includes an allocation of approximately $300,000 and $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. U.S. EBITDA includes an allocation of approximately $600,000 and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The allocation represents costs incurred for International employees involved in development activities of the Company's U.S. operating segment.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
***International EBITDA includes a corporate allocation of approximately $100,000 and $2.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. International EBITDA includes a corporate allocation of approximately $300,000 and $4.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The corporate allocation represents costs incurred for U.S. employees involved in management and expansion activities of the Company's International operating segment.










Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures with 2012-2013 Quarterly Results - Unaudited
(in millions, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Non-GAAP Net Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2012
 
2013
 
 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
 
Q1
Q2
Q3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
5.1

$
(6.7
)
$
6.8

$
4.7

 
$
(2.4
)
$
8.3

$
11.1

Income tax expense (benefit), net
 
3.7

5.6

0.4

3.5

 
(1.8
)
5.3

7.0

Income (loss) before income taxes
 
8.8

(1.1
)
7.2

8.2

 
(4.2
)
13.6

18.1

Purchase amortization and other related costs
 
1.0

5.8

7.9

7.6

 
7.1

6.9

6.6

Stock-based compensation expense
 
2.2

2.7

3.7

3.6

 
17.3

7.2

7.8

Acquisition and integration related costs
 
1.2

9.5

2.3

1.0

 
0.5

0.1


Restructuring and related costs
 




 
0.3


0.1

Non-GAAP income before income taxes
 
13.2

16.9

21.1

20.4

 
21.0

27.8

32.6

Assumed rate for income tax expense, net *
 
38
%
38
%
38
%
38
%
 
38
%
38
%
38
%
Assumed provision for income tax expense, net
 
(5.0
)
(6.4
)
(8.0
)
(7.8
)
 
(8.0
)
(10.6
)
(12.4
)
Non-GAAP net income
 
$
8.2

$
10.5

$
13.1

$
12.6

 
$
13.0

$
17.2

$
20.2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted
 
$
0.32

$
0.39

$
0.47

$
0.46

 
$
0.47

$
0.61

$
0.71

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted**
 
25.5

26.9

27.7

27.7

 
27.9

28.2

28.3

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* A 38% tax rate is assumed in order to approximate the Company's long-term effective corporate tax rate.
** For periods with GAAP net losses, the basic weighted-average outstanding shares are used to calculate the GAAP net loss per share as including the effect of the potentially dilutive securities would have an anti-dilutive effect. For periods with Non-GAAP net income, the diluted weighted-average outstanding shares are used to calculate Non-GAAP net income per share in order to reflect the impact of potentially dilutive securities.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2012
 
2013
 
 
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
 
Q1
Q2
Q3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
5.1

$
(6.7
)
$
6.8

$
4.7

 
$
(2.4
)
$
8.3

$
11.1

Purchase amortization
 
1.0

5.8

7.9

7.6

 
7.1

6.9

6.6

Depreciation and other amortization
 
2.3

2.4

2.8

3.0

 
3.0

3.1

3.4

Interest income
 
(0.2
)
(0.1
)
(0.1
)
(0.1
)
 
(0.1
)
(0.1
)

Interest expense
 

1.2

1.8

1.8

 
1.8

1.8

1.7

Income tax expense (benefit), net
 
3.7

5.6

0.4

3.5

 
(1.8
)
5.3

7.0

EBITDA
 
$
11.9

$
8.2

$
19.6

$
20.5

 
$
7.6

$
25.3

$
29.8

Stock-based compensation expense
 
2.2

2.7

3.7

3.6

 
17.3

7.2

7.8

Acquisition and integration related costs
 
1.2

9.5

2.3

1.0

 
0.5

0.1


Restructuring and related costs
 




 
0.3


0.1

Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
15.3

$
20.4

$
25.6

$
25.1

 
$
25.7

$
32.6

$
37.7













CoStar Group, Inc.
Reconciliation of Forward-Looking Guidance-Unaudited
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of Forward-Looking Guidance, Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guidance Range
 
Guidance Range
 
 
For the Three Months
 
For the Twelve Months
 
 
Ended December 31, 2013
 
Ended December 31, 2013
 
 
Low
 
High
 
Low
 
High
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
10,600

 
$
9,800

 
$
27,600

 
$
26,800

Income tax expense, net
 
7,100

 
6,600

 
17,700

 
17,200

Income before income taxes
 
17,700

 
16,400

 
45,300

 
44,000

Purchase amortization and other related costs
6,500

 
6,500

 
27,000

 
27,000

Stock-based compensation expense
8,800

 
11,500

 
41,000

 
43,700

Acquisition and integration related costs

 

 
600

 
600

Restructuring and related costs
 

 

 
400

 
400

Non-GAAP Income before income taxes
33,000

 
34,400

 
114,300

 
115,700

Assumed rate for income tax expense, net *
38
%
 
38
%
 
38
%
 
38
%
Assumed provision for income tax expense, net
(12,540
)
 
(13,072
)
 
(43,434
)
 
(43,966
)
Non-GAAP Net Income
 
$
20,460

 
$
21,328

 
$
70,866

 
$
71,734

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income per share - diluted
 
$
0.37

 
$
0.35

 
$
0.98

 
$
0.95

Non-GAAP Net Income per share - diluted
$
0.72

 
$
0.75

 
$
2.51

 
$
2.54

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted
28,400

 
28,400

 
28,200

 
28,200

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* A 38% tax rate is assumed in order to approximate the Company's long-term effective corporate tax rate.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of Forward-Looking Guidance, Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guidance Range
 
Guidance Range
 
 
For the Three Months
 
For the Twelve Months
 
 
Ended December 31, 2013
 
Ended December 31, 2013
 
 
Low
 
High
 
Low
 
High
Net income
 
$
10,600

 
$
9,800

 
$
27,600

 
$
26,800

Purchase amortization and other related costs
6,500

 
6,500

 
27,000

 
27,000

Depreciation and other amortization
3,500

 
3,500

 
13,100

 
13,100

Interest and other expense (income), net
1,700

 
1,700

 
6,600

 
6,600

Income tax expense, net
 
7,100

 
6,600

 
17,700

 
17,200

Stock-based compensation expense
8,800

 
11,500

 
41,000

 
43,700

Acquisition and integration related costs

 

 
600

 
600

Restructuring and related costs
 

 

 
400

 
400

Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
38,200

 
$
39,600

 
$
134,000

 
$
135,400








About CoStar Group, Inc.
CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and marketing services. Founded in 1987, CoStar conducts expansive, ongoing research to produce and maintain the largest and most comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. Our suite of online services enables clients to analyze, interpret and gain unmatched insight on commercial property values, market conditions and current availabilities. Through LoopNet, the Company operates the most heavily trafficked commercial real estate marketplace online with more than 7.7 million registered members. CoStar operates websites that have approximately 9 million unique monthly visitors in aggregate. Headquartered in Washington, DC, CoStar maintains offices throughout the U.S. and in Europe with a staff of approximately 2,000 worldwide, including the industry's largest professional research organization. For more information, visit www.costar.com.


This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about CoStar's financial expectations, the company's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements including words such as “hope,” "anticipate," "may," "believe," "expect," "intend," "will," "should," "plan," "estimate," "predict," "continue" and "potential" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of management of CoStar and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause or contribute to such differences: the risk that the trends stated or implied by this release cannot be sustained at the current pace, including trends related to sales, earnings, and revenue growth; the risk that revenue synergies from cross-selling will not continue as expected or continue to drive revenue growth and expanding margins as expected; the risk that the launch of the multifamily coverage does not result in increased penetration among brokers, banks, owners and institutional investors; the risk that the new releases do not help the company continue to drive high margin revenue growth; the risk that the company does not achieve its earnings goals when and as stated in this release; the risk that revenues for the full year 2013 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that non-GAAP net income per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2013 and full year 2013 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that the amount the Company reinvests into sales, marketing and branding initiatives to support the launch of new services differs from what is stated in this release; the risk that the reinvestment into sales, marketing and branding initiatives does not result in or drive continued revenue growth in 2014 and beyond; the possibility that the timing and impact of the sales, marketing and branding initiatives will not be as expected; the risk that the amount and timing of any stock-based compensation incurred and recorded will not be as expected; the risk that the integration of LoopNet will not continue to result in anticipated cost savings or synergies; the risk that the combination of CoStar and LoopNet does not continue to result in or create the anticipated benefits for CoStar; and the risk that the businesses of LoopNet and CoStar may not be combined successfully or in a timely and cost-efficient manner. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements can be found in CoStar’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, and CoStar’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, each filed with the SEC, including in the “Risk Factors” section of those filings, and the company’s other filings with the SEC available at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). CoStar assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.