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Exhibit 99.1
CoStar Group Bookings Up 47%, CoStar Suite Bookings Up 100% and Apartments.com Bookings Up 36% in Fourth Quarter 2017 Year-over-Year
WASHINGTON – February 21, 2018 – CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and online marketplaces, announced today that revenue for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $965 million, an increase of 15% over revenue of $838 million for the full year of 2016. Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2017 grew 16% year-over-year to $254 million.
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2017 increased $38 million to $123 million or $3.66 per diluted share compared to $85 million for the full year of 2016, an increase of 44%. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2017 increased to $44 million or $1.22 per diluted share compared to $30 million for the fourth quarter of 2016, an increase of 49%. EBITDA (defined below) for the full year of 2017 was $237 million versus $215 million for the full year of 2016, an increase of 10%.
“We had an exceptional year and I am delighted that we reached $1 billion in revenue run rate in the fourth quarter of 2017, one full year ahead of our goal we announced in 2014,” said Andrew C. Florance, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CoStar Group. “2017 was a year of successful investments for CoStar, as we expanded our research capabilities, improved product quality and in the fourth quarter completed the CoStar-LoopNet database integration. For the full year of 2017, we added $127 million in revenue and we achieved our best sales year ever with $148 million in net new bookings, up 32% over 2016.”
Florance continued, “Our net new bookings for the fourth quarter of 2017 accelerated to $43 million, an increase of 47% year-over-year. CoStar Suite net new bookings for the same period were up 100% as we successfully converted 4,200 LoopNet users to CoStar. We also converted nearly 400 former Xceligent clients during the 13-day period from December 18-31, 2017 after Xceligent, formerly our number one commercial real estate information competitor, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in mid-December. Sales conversions continued to be robust into 2018. Through January 31, 2018, we have signed a total of over 5,400 LoopNet users and approximately 1,000 former Xceligent users to CoStar. On the multifamily side of our business, in the fourth quarter of 2017 Apartments.com amazingly bucked the historically negative seasonality of the winter months and had its best net new bookings quarter ever, up 36% year-over-year.”
Year 2016-2017 Quarterly Results - Unaudited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions, except per share data) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 200 | $ | 207 | $ | 213 | $ | 218 | $ | 227 | $ | 237 | $ | 248 | $ | 254 | |||||||||
Net income | 17 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 34 | 44 | |||||||||||||||||
Net income per share - diluted | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.72 | 0.91 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 1.04 | 1.22 | |||||||||||||||||
Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted | 32.4 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 32.5 | 32.6 | 32.7 | 32.8 | 36.1 | |||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | 48 | 46 | 58 | 64 | 55 | 44 | 73 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | 58 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 64 | 54 | 84 | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
Non-GAAP net income | 31 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 34 | 28 | 46 | 45 | |||||||||||||||||
Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted | 0.95 | 0.91 | 1.11 | 1.29 | 1.05 | 0.86 | 1.41 | 1.25 | |||||||||||||||||
“One of the key factors that contributed to our strong sales in 2017 was our investment in our Global Research Center in Richmond,” said Florance. “In a little over a year, we elevated the industry’s best database and analytics offering to new heights of excellence by updating active listings much more frequently and hiring 250 tenant researchers to vastly improve our tenant data. We also launched CoStar Listing Manager at the beginning of the fourth quarter, which enables brokers to update their listings directly in CoStar. We believe this adds to the quality of data in the system as brokers have made hundreds of thousands of entries monthly since October 2017.”
CoStar Suite revenue growth accelerated throughout the year to 15% for the fourth quarter of 2017. CoStar Suite revenue grew to $122 million for the fourth quarter of 2017, an increase of $16 million versus the fourth quarter of 2016. Multifamily revenue for the fourth quarter of 2017 increased 26% to $76 million versus $60 million in the fourth quarter of 2016. Revenue by services can be found within the tables included in this release.
Non-GAAP net income (defined below) for the year ended December 31, 2017 was $154 million or $4.59 per diluted share, an increase of $16 million versus the full year of 2016. Adjusted EBITDA (which excludes stock-based compensation and other items as defined below) was $280 million for the full year of 2017, an increase of 9% over adjusted EBITDA for the full year of 2016.
CoStar Group had an effective tax rate of 26% for the year ended December 31, 2017, a decrease of 1,200 basis points from 38% for the year ended 2016. This year-over-year reduction in the effective tax rate is related to benefits for research and development tax credits, the change in accounting for share-based payments, and revaluation of deferred tax liabilities related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
As of December 31, 2017, the Company had approximately $1.22 billion in cash, cash equivalents and long-term investments, and no outstanding debt. Earlier today, the Company closed its previously announced acquisition of ForRent.com and paid approximately $350 million in cash and issued approximately $35 million in shares of CoStar Group common stock. The purchase price is subject to customary working capital and other post-closing adjustments.
“We are delighted we have completed the ForRent acquisition as it strengthens our position in multifamily,” said Florance. “I welcome the ForRent team to the best multifamily marketing service in the United States. We continue to deliver unparalleled value to our advertisers and consumer users as a leader in the apartments industry in traffic, visits, leads, leases and revenue.”
2018 Outlook
“We believe our exceptional sales performance throughout the year and particularly in the fourth quarter of 2017 positions us well for accelerating revenue growth in 2018,” stated Scott Wheeler, Chief Financial Officer of CoStar Group.
The Company expects revenue in the range of $1.170 billion to $1.190 billion for the full year of 2018, reflecting revenue growth of 22% at the midpoint of the range. This includes ForRent revenue in the range of $65 million to $70 million for 2018 and the reduction in LoopNet Premium Searcher revenue from approximately $32 million in 2017 to $4 million in 2018 as we accelerate the transition to CoStar. The vast majority of LoopNet information subscribers have been notified that their service will be discontinued as of the end of February 2018. As a result, we will see a headwind to sales in February, but we expect to see
offsetting gains in CoStar sales through the spring and summer of 2018. Excluding the ForRent acquisition, we expect revenue for the existing, organic business to be in the range of $1.105 billion to $1.120 billion, which implies an annual growth rate of 15% to 16% over 2017.
We expect revenue for the first quarter of 2018 in the range of $269 million to $272 million, representing revenue growth of 19% over the first quarter of 2017 at the midpoint of the range. Our revenue outlook for the first quarter of 2018 includes an assumption of $7 million to $8 million of revenue from For Rent, which is approximately one month of revenue.
We expect adjusted EBITDA in a range of $365 million to $375 million for the full year of 2018, which includes approximately $5 million to $7 million of adjusted EBITDA from the ForRent acquisition. Excluding the acquisition of ForRent, we expect full year adjusted EBITDA margins of approximately 33% at the midpoint of our guidance range. As we proceed with the integration of ForRent throughout the year, we remain confident we will achieve our goal of 40% margin exiting 2018.
For the first quarter we expect adjusted EBITDA in a range of $70 million to $74 million, which includes approximately $3 million of negative adjusted EBITDA from the ForRent business.
We expect full-year 2018 non-GAAP net income per diluted share in a range of $7.01 to $7.21, based on 36.5 million shares. For the first quarter we expect non-GAAP net income per diluted share in a range of $1.32 to $1.40 based on 36.3 million shares. These ranges include a revised non-GAAP tax rate of 25%, which has been reduced from 38% in prior years primarily due to the impact of recently passed federal tax legislation. The lower tax rate has the effect of increasing our non-GAAP net income for full year 2018 by approximately $44 million or $1.22 per diluted share at the midpoint of our guidance range.
The preceding forward-looking statements reflect CoStar Group’s expectations as of February 21, 2018, including forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures on a consolidated basis. 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 EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share 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. A reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP guidance to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, net income, can be found within the tables included in this release.
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 before (i) interest income (expense) and loss on debt extinguishment, (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 before (i) amortization of acquired intangible assets, (ii) stock-based compensation expense, (iii) acquisition and integration related costs, (iv) purchase accounting adjustments, (v) restructuring charges and related costs, (vi) settlements and impairments and (vii) loss on debt extinguishment. From this figure, we then subtract an assumed provision for income taxes to arrive at non-GAAP net income. In 2016 and 2017, the company assumed a 38% tax rate, and in 2018 the company is assuming a 25% tax rate in order to approximate our statutory 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. For periods with GAAP net losses and non-GAAP net income, the weighted-average outstanding shares used to calculate non-GAAP net income per share includes potentially dilutive securities that were excluded from the calculation of GAAP net income per share as the effect was anti-dilutive.
Earnings Conference Call
Management will conduct a conference call at 11:00 AM EST on Thursday, February 22, 2018 to discuss earnings results for the fourth quarter of 2017 and the Company’s outlook. The audio portion of the conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet at www.costargroup.com/investors/events. To join the conference call by telephone, please dial (800) 230-1074 (from the United States and Canada) or (612) 234-9959 (from all other countries) and refer to conference code 444420. An audio recording of the conference call will be available for replay approximately one hour after the call's completion and will remain available for a period of time following the call. To access the recorded conference call, please dial (800) 475-6701 (from the U.S. and Canada) or (320) 365-3844 (from all other countries) using access code 444420. The webcast replay will also be available in the Investors section of CoStar Group's website for a period of time following the call.
CoStar Group, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - Unaudited | ||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, | Twelve Months Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 253,991 | $ | 218,311 | $ | 965,230 | $ | 837,630 | ||||||||||
Cost of revenues | 58,301 | 46,013 | 220,403 | 173,814 | ||||||||||||||
Gross profit | 195,690 | 172,298 | 744,827 | 663,816 | ||||||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||
Selling and marketing (excluding customer base amortization) | 77,529 | 65,397 | 318,362 | 296,483 | ||||||||||||||
Software development | 21,796 | 19,861 | 88,850 | 76,400 | ||||||||||||||
General and administrative | 41,578 | 35,022 | 146,128 | 123,297 | ||||||||||||||
Customer base amortization | 4,029 | 5,129 | 17,671 | 22,731 | ||||||||||||||
144,932 | 125,409 | 571,011 | 518,911 | |||||||||||||||
Income from operations | 50,758 | 46,889 | 173,816 | 144,905 | ||||||||||||||
Interest and other income | 2,455 | 1,186 | 4,044 | 1,773 | ||||||||||||||
Interest and other expense | (734) | (2,554) | (9,014) | (10,016) | ||||||||||||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | (3,788) | — | (3,788) | — | ||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 48,691 | 45,521 | 165,058 | 136,662 | ||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 4,487 | 15,948 | 42,363 | 51,591 | ||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 44,204 | $ | 29,573 | $ | 122,695 | $ | 85,071 | ||||||||||
Net income per share - basic | $ | 1.24 | $ | 0.92 | $ | 3.70 | $ | 2.64 | ||||||||||
Net income per share - diluted | $ | 1.22 | $ | 0.91 | $ | 3.66 | $ | 2.62 | ||||||||||
Weighted average outstanding shares - basic | 35,675 | 32,213 | 33,200 | 32,167 | ||||||||||||||
Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted | 36,119 | 32,473 | 33,559 | 32,436 | ||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, | Twelve Months Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 44,204 | $ | 29,573 | $ | 122,695 | $ | 85,071 | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 4,487 | 15,948 | 42,363 | 51,591 | ||||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 48,691 | 45,521 | 165,058 | 136,662 | ||||||||||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 8,660 | 10,829 | 37,391 | 45,550 | ||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 9,827 | 9,368 | 39,030 | 36,349 | ||||||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs | 1,990 | — | 4,061 | 2,258 | ||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and related costs | — | 1,779 | — | 1,845 | ||||||||||||||||
Settlements and impairments | — | — | (760) | — | ||||||||||||||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | 3,788 | — | 3,788 | — | ||||||||||||||||
Non-GAAP income before income taxes | 72,956 | 67,497 | 248,568 | 222,664 | ||||||||||||||||
Assumed rate for income tax expense * | 38 | % | 38 | % | 38 | % | 38 | % | ||||||||||||
Assumed provision for income tax expense | (27,723) | (25,649) | (94,456) | (84,612) | ||||||||||||||||
Non-GAAP net income | $ | 45,233 | $ | 41,848 | $ | 154,112 | $ | 138,052 | ||||||||||||
Net income per share - diluted | $ | 1.22 | $ | 0.91 | $ | 3.66 | $ | 2.62 | ||||||||||||
Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted | $ | 1.25 | $ | 1.29 | $ | 4.59 | $ | 4.26 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average outstanding shares - basic | 35,675 | 32,213 | 33,200 | 32,167 | ||||||||||||||||
Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted | 36,119 | 32,473 | 33,559 | 32,436 | ||||||||||||||||
* A 38% tax rate is assumed, which approximates our statutory corporate tax rate. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, | Twelve Months Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 44,204 | $ | 29,573 | $ | 122,695 | $ | 85,071 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets in cost of revenues | 4,618 | 5,700 | 19,707 | 22,819 | ||||||||||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets in operating expenses | 4,042 | 5,129 | 17,684 | 22,731 | ||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and other amortization | 6,706 | 6,295 | 26,252 | 24,615 | ||||||||||||||||
Interest and other income | (2,455) | (1,186) | (4,044) | (1,773) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest and other expense | 734 | 2,554 | 9,014 | 10,016 | ||||||||||||||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | 3,788 | — | 3,788 | — | ||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 4,487 | 15,948 | 42,363 | 51,591 | ||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | $ | 66,124 | $ | 64,013 | $ | 237,459 | $ | 215,070 | ||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 9,827 | 9,368 | 39,030 | 36,349 | ||||||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs | 1,990 | — | 4,061 | 2,258 | ||||||||||||||||
Settlements and impairments | — | — | (760) | — | ||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and related costs | — | 1,779 | — | 1,845 | ||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 77,941 | $ | 75,160 | $ | 279,790 | $ | 255,522 | ||||||||||||
CoStar Group, Inc. | ||||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||
December 31, 2017 | December 31, 2016 | |||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,211,463 | $ | 567,223 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 60,900 | 48,537 | ||||||||
Income tax receivable | — | 129 | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 15,572 | 11,602 | ||||||||
Total current assets | 1,287,935 | 627,491 | ||||||||
Long-term investments | 10,070 | 9,952 | ||||||||
Deferred income taxes, net | 5,431 | 7,273 | ||||||||
Property and equipment, net | 84,496 | 87,568 | ||||||||
Goodwill | 1,283,457 | 1,254,866 | ||||||||
Intangible assets, net | 182,892 | 195,965 | ||||||||
Deposits and other assets | 6,179 | 1,948 | ||||||||
Income tax receivable | 12,981 | — | ||||||||
Total assets | $ | 2,873,441 | $ | 2,185,063 | ||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||||
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | 100,980 | $ | 83,916 | ||||||
Current portion of long-term debt | — | 31,866 | ||||||||
Deferred revenue | 45,686 | 39,164 | ||||||||
Total current liabilities | 146,666 | 154,946 | ||||||||
Long-term debt, less current portion | — | 306,473 | ||||||||
Deferred gain on sale of building | 16,192 | 18,715 | ||||||||
Deferred rent | 33,909 | 31,589 | ||||||||
Deferred income taxes, net | 12,070 | 18,386 | ||||||||
Income taxes payable | 13,354 | 741 | ||||||||
Stockholders' equity | 2,651,250 | 1,654,213 | ||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 2,873,441 | $ | 2,185,063 | ||||||
CoStar Group, Inc. | |||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Unaudited | |||||||||
(in thousands, unaudited) | |||||||||
Twelve Months Ended December 31, | |||||||||
2017 | 2016 | ||||||||
Operating activities: | |||||||||
Net income | $ | 122,695 | $ | 85,071 | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 63,643 | 70,165 | |||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs | 2,303 | 3,227 | |||||||
Debt extinguishment loss | 3,788 | — | |||||||
Impairment loss | — | 23 | |||||||
Realized gain on investments | — | (808) | |||||||
Property and equipment write-off | 129 | 839 | |||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 39,030 | 36,349 | |||||||
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense, net | (2,903) | 15,635 | |||||||
Bad debt expense | 5,690 | 7,358 | |||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions: | |||||||||
Accounts receivable | (17,524) | (16,044) | |||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (3,672) | (1,157) | |||||||
Income tax receivable | (12,981) | — | |||||||
Accounts payable and other liabilities | 11,525 | (1,520) | |||||||
Income taxes payable | 16,937 | 2,816 | |||||||
Deferred revenue | 6,004 | (2,070) | |||||||
Deposits and other assets | 39 | 758 | |||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 234,703 | 200,642 | |||||||
Investing activities: | |||||||||
Proceeds from sale and settlement of investments | — | 5,950 | |||||||
Purchases of property and equipment and other assets | (24,499) | (18,766) | |||||||
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (47,768) | (10,443) | |||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (72,267) | (23,259) | |||||||
Financing activities: | |||||||||
Payments of long-term debt | (345,000) | (20,000) | |||||||
Payments of debt issuance costs | (3,467) | — | |||||||
Repurchase of restricted stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations | (14,902) | (16,424) | |||||||
Proceeds from equity offering, net of transaction costs | 833,911 | — | |||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan | 9,888 | 5,861 | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used) in financing activities | 480,430 | (30,563) | |||||||
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | 1,374 | (1,415) | |||||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 644,240 | 145,405 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period | 567,223 | 421,818 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period | $ | 1,211,463 | $ | 567,223 | |||||
CoStar Group, Inc. | |||||||||||||||
Results of Segments - Unaudited | |||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, | Twelve Months Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||||
Revenues | |||||||||||||||
North America | $ | 245,760 | $ | 210,735 | $ | 934,464 | $ | 809,492 | |||||||
International | |||||||||||||||
External customers | 8,231 | 7,576 | 30,766 | 28,138 | |||||||||||
Intersegment revenues * | 15 | 16 | 42 | 40 | |||||||||||
Total International revenues | 8,246 | 7,592 | 30,808 | 28,178 | |||||||||||
Intersegment eliminations | (15) | (16) | (42) | (40) | |||||||||||
Total revenues | $ | 253,991 | $ | 218,311 | $ | 965,230 | $ | 837,630 | |||||||
EBITDA | |||||||||||||||
North America | $ | 66,842 | $ | 62,605 | $ | 236,906 | $ | 210,901 | |||||||
International | (718) | 1,408 | 553 | 4,169 | |||||||||||
Total EBITDA | $ | 66,124 | $ | 64,013 | $ | 237,459 | $ | 215,070 | |||||||
* Intersegment revenues recorded were attributable to services performed for the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, CoStar Portfolio Strategy by Grecam S.A.S. (“Grecam”), a wholly owned subsidiary of CoStar Limited, the Company’s wholly owned U.K. holding company. Intersegment revenues are recorded at an amount the Company believes approximates fair value. North America EBITDA includes a corresponding cost for the services performed by Grecam for CoStar Portfolio Strategy. | |||||||||||||||
CoStar Group, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
Revenues by Services - Unaudited | ||||||||||||||||
(in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, | Twelve Months Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||
Information and analytics | ||||||||||||||||
CoStar Suite | $ | 122,098 | $ | 106,487 | $ | 463,185 | $ | 408,456 | ||||||||
Information services | 17,254 | 18,842 | 72,618 | 77,178 | ||||||||||||
Online marketplaces | ||||||||||||||||
Multifamily | 75,531 | 60,083 | 279,855 | 224,835 | ||||||||||||
Commercial property and land | 39,108 | 32,899 | 149,572 | 127,161 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues | $ | 253,991 | $ | 218,311 | $ | 965,230 | $ | 837,630 | ||||||||
CoStar Group, Inc. Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures with 2016-2017 Quarterly Results - Unaudited | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in millions, except per share data) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 16.7 | $ | 15.6 | $ | 23.2 | $ | 29.6 | $ | 22.1 | $ | 22.2 | $ | 34.2 | $ | 44.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 11.2 | 10.2 | 14.2 | 16.0 | 13.3 | 3.6 | 21.0 | 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 27.9 | 25.8 | 37.4 | 45.5 | 35.4 | 25.8 | 55.2 | 48.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 8.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 8.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs | 1.5 | 0.8 | — | — | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and related costs | — | — | 0.1 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Settlements and impairments | — | — | — | — | (0.8) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-GAAP income before income taxes | 49.6 | 47.5 | 58.1 | 67.5 | 55.3 | 45.6 | 74.6 | 73.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed rate for income tax expense * | 38 | % | 38 | % | 38 | % | 38 | % | 38 | % | 38 | % | 38 | % | 38 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Assumed provision for income tax expense | (18.9) | (18.0) | (22.1) | (25.6) | (21.0) | (17.3) | (28.4) | (27.7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-GAAP net income | $ | 30.7 | $ | 29.4 | $ | 36.0 | $ | 41.8 | $ | 34.3 | $ | 28.3 | $ | 46.3 | $ | 45.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted | $ | 0.95 | $ | 0.91 | $ | 1.11 | $ | 1.29 | $ | 1.05 | $ | 0.86 | $ | 1.41 | $ | 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average outstanding shares - basic | 32.1 | 32.2 | 32.2 | 32.2 | 32.3 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 35.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted | 32.4 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 32.5 | 32.6 | 32.7 | 32.8 | 36.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* A 38% tax rate is assumed, which approximates our statutory corporate tax rate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 16.7 | $ | 15.6 | $ | 23.2 | $ | 29.6 | $ | 22.1 | $ | 22.2 | $ | 34.2 | $ | 44.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 8.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and other amortization | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest and other income | (0.1) | (0.2) | (0.3) | (1.2) | (0.4) | (0.6) | (0.6) | (2.5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest and other expense | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss on debt extinguishment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 11.2 | 10.2 | 14.2 | 15.9 | 13.3 | 3.6 | 21.0 | 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
EBITDA | $ | 47.8 | $ | 45.6 | $ | 57.7 | $ | 64.0 | $ | 55.0 | $ | 43.7 | $ | 72.6 | $ | 66.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 8.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs | 1.5 | 0.8 | — | — | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restructuring and related costs | — | — | 0.1 | 1.8 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Settlements and impairments | — | — | — | — | (0.8) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 57.6 | $ | 55.7 | $ | 67.1 | $ | 75.2 | $ | 63.9 | $ | 54.3 | $ | 83.6 | $ | 77.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 March 31, 2018 | Ended December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Low | High | Low | High | ||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 28,000 | $ | 32,000 | $ | 166,000 | $ | 178,000 | |||||||||
Income tax expense | 9,000 | 11,000 | 56,000 | 60,000 | |||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 37,000 | 43,000 | 222,000 | 238,000 | |||||||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 11,000 | 11,000 | 53,000 | 53,000 | |||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 11,000 | 10,000 | 45,000 | 42,000 | |||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs | 5,000 | 4,000 | 20,000 | 17,000 | |||||||||||||
Restructuring and related costs | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||||||
Non-GAAP income before income taxes | 64,000 | 68,000 | 341,000 | 351,000 | |||||||||||||
Assumed rate for income tax expense * | 25 | % | 25 | % | 25 | % | 25 | % | |||||||||
Assumed provision for income tax expense | (16,000) | (17,000) | (85,300) | (87,800) | |||||||||||||
Non-GAAP net income | $ | 48,000 | $ | 51,000 | $ | 255,700 | $ | 263,200 | |||||||||
Net income per share - diluted | $ | 0.77 | $ | 0.88 | $ | 4.55 | $ | 4.88 | |||||||||
Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted | $ | 1.32 | $ | 1.40 | $ | 7.01 | $ | 7.21 | |||||||||
Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted | 36,300 | 36,300 | 36,500 | 36,500 | |||||||||||||
* A 25% tax rate is assumed, which approximates our statutory 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 March 31, 2018 | Ended December 31, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Low | High | Low | High | ||||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 28,000 | $ | 32,000 | $ | 166,000 | $ | 178,000 | |||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 11,000 | 11,000 | 53,000 | 53,000 | |||||||||||||
Depreciation and other amortization | 7,000 | 7,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | |||||||||||||
Interest and other expense, net | (1,000) | (1,000) | (2,000) | (2,000) | |||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 9,000 | 11,000 | 56,000 | 60,000 | |||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 11,000 | 10,000 | 45,000 | 42,000 | |||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs | 5,000 | 4,000 | 20,000 | 17,000 | |||||||||||||
Restructuring and related costs | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 70,000 | $ | 74,000 | $ | 365,000 | $ | 375,000 | |||||||||
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About CoStar Group, Inc.
CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP) is the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and online marketplaces. 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. LoopNet is the most heavily trafficked commercial real estate marketplace online with over 5 million monthly unique visitors per month. Apartments.com, ApartmentFinder.com, ForRent.com, ApartmentHomeLiving.com, Westside Rentals, AFTER55.com, CorporateHousing.com, ForRentUniversity.com and Apartamentos.com form the premier online apartment resource for renters seeking great apartment homes and provide property managers and owners a proven platform for marketing their properties. CoStar Group’s websites attracted an average of approximately 34 million unique monthly visitors in aggregate throughout 2017. Headquartered in Washington, DC, CoStar maintains offices throughout the U.S. and in Europe and Canada with a staff of over 3,700 worldwide, including the industry’s largest professional research organization. For more information, visit www.costargroup.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 Group'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 Group 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 or will not be sustained at the current pace, including trends related to revenue, bookings, sales, site traffic and visits, and leads, leases and revenue in the apartments industry; the risk that the Company is unable to sustain current revenue and earnings growth rates or increase them; the risk that the Company is unable to achieve accelerating revenue growth in 2018; the risk that revenues for the first quarter and full year 2018 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that the ForRent revenue and adjusted EBITDA for first quarter and full year 2018 will not be as expected and stated in this press release; the risk that the reduction of the LoopNet Premium Searcher revenue for 2018 could differ from expectations and stated in this press release; the risk that the Company is unable to offset the discontinued LoopNet Premium Searcher revenue with CoStar sales through the spring and summer of 2018; the risk that net income for the first quarter and full year 2018 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter and full year 2018 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that adjusted EBITDA margins for the full year 2018 will not be as expected and as stated in this press release; the risk that non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share for the first quarter and full year 2018 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that the tax rate estimate stated in this press release is incorrect or may change; the risk that new tax laws, regulations or guidance may be enacted or issued impacting our effective tax rate; the risk that the impact of the tax rate on our non-GAAP net income for the full year 2018 is not as expected and as stated in this press release; the risk that the Company is unable to achieve its goal of 40% margin exiting 2018; the risk that the businesses of ForRent, Apartments.com, and CoStar may not be combined successfully or in a timely and cost-efficient manner; the risk that the combination does not produce the expected results or benefits; the risk that business disruption relating to the ForRent acquisition may be greater than expected; the risk that synergies and expected operating efficiencies from the acquisition of ForRent may not be as expected, may not be fully
realized, may take longer to realize than expected or may not drive revenue and earnings growth; the risk that the combination and integration of ForRent will disrupt CoStar's operations or result in the loss of consumers, property owners or key employees; and the risk that the company’s estimates and assumptions regarding ForRent change from current expectations. 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, 2016, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, each of which is 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.