CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and online marketplaces, announced today that revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, was $397 million, an increase of 16% over revenue of $344 million for the second quarter of 2019. Net income for the second quarter of 2020 was $60 million, or $1.60 per diluted share. Adjusted EBITDA (which excludes stock-based compensation, acquisition and integration related costs and other items as described below) for the second quarter of 2020 was $129 million, an increase of 17% compared to adjusted EBITDA of $110 million for the second quarter of 2019.
“Our team delivered an outstanding set of results in the second quarter as we grew revenue 16%, increased adjusted EBITDA by 17%, set a record sales month, raised $2.7 billion dollars in the equity and debt markets and acquired Ten-X – all while working 100% from remote locations,” said Andrew C. Florance, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CoStar Group. “Our results indicate that our business is not only resilient but is in fact clearly countercyclical. Traffic to our Apartments.com and LoopNet marketplaces are at record levels, exceeding pre-pandemic levels. We had 62 million monthly unique visitors on our platforms in the second quarter, an increase of 13% over our record traffic levels of 55 million monthly unique visitors reached in the first quarter of 2020.”
Florance continued, “We generated company-wide net new sales bookings of $35 million in the second quarter of 2020, with sales levels increasing each month to a record $22 million of annualized net new sales in June. Our Apartments.com platform delivered record sales, traffic and revenue in the second quarter, once again demonstrating that our solutions are mission critical to our clients, and even more so in an environment of limited person-to-person contact. Our increased brand marketing campaign is producing strong results, generating over three billion impressions in the second quarter, an increase of 57% over the second quarter of 2019. Our investment to create higher levels of brand awareness is driving record sales results.”
Year 2019-2020 Quarterly Results - Unaudited | ||||||||||||
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2019 | 2020 | |||||||||||
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | |||||||
Revenues | $328 | $344 | $353 | $375 | $392 | $397 | ||||||
Net income | 85 | 63 | 79 | 88 | 73 | 60 | ||||||
Net income per share - diluted | 2.33 | 1.73 | 2.15 | 2.39 | 1.98 | 1.60 | ||||||
Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted | 36.6 | 36.6 | 36.7 | 36.7 | 36.8 | 37.7 | ||||||
EBITDA | 113 | 94 | 113 | 125 | 100 | 109 | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | 125 | 110 | 129 | 142 | 124 | 129 | ||||||
Non-GAAP net income | 92 | 82 | 96 | 103 | 90 | 88 | ||||||
Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted | 2.53 | 2.23 | 2.61 | 2.82 | 2.44 | 2.34 | ||||||
Non-GAAP net income (which excludes amortization of acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation and other items as described below) for the second quarter of 2020 was $88 million or $2.34 per diluted share.
2020 Outlook
With our strong financial results in the second quarter and the initial disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic behind us, we are reinstating guidance for the full year 2020.
The Company expects revenue in the range of $1.63 billion to $1.64 billion for the full year of 2020, representing growth of approximately 17% for the year. This guidance includes an estimated partial year 2020 revenue contribution from Ten-X of $25 to $30 million. We expect revenue for the third quarter of 2020 in the range of $415 million to $420 million, representing revenue growth of 18% year-over-year at the midpoint of the range.
The Company expects adjusted EBITDA in a range of $515 million to $525 million for the full year of 2020, an increase of 3% at the midpoint of the range compared to 2019. Ten-X is not expected to have a material impact on adjusted EBITDA in the second half of 2020. For the third quarter of 2020, the Company expects adjusted EBITDA in a range of $120 million to $125 million.
We expect full-year 2020 non-GAAP net income per diluted share in a range of $9.22 to $9.42 based on 38.3 million shares. For the third quarter of 2020, we expect non-GAAP net income per diluted share in a range of $2.00 to $2.10 based on 39.4 million shares. These ranges include an estimated non-GAAP tax rate of 25% for the full year and the third quarter.
The preceding guidance does not include any operating results from the proposed RentPath acquisition.
The preceding forward-looking statements reflect CoStar Group’s expectations as of July 28, 2020, including forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures on a consolidated basis, based on current estimates, expectations, observations and trends. Given the risk factors, rapidly evolving economic environment, and uncertainties and assumptions discussed in this release and in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual reports on Form 10-K, including uncertainties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and responses to it by, and the impact on, global economies, 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 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 interest (expense) income and other (expense) income, loss on debt extinguishment, income taxes, depreciation and amortization.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents EBITDA before stock-based compensation expense, acquisition- and integration-related costs for pending and completed acquisitions, restructuring costs, and settlements and impairments incurred outside the Company’s normal course of business.
Non-GAAP net income is a non-GAAP financial measure determined by adjusting GAAP net income attributable to CoStar Group for stock-based compensation expense, acquisition- and integration-related costs for pending and completed acquisitions, restructuring costs, settlement and impairment costs incurred outside the Company's normal course of business and loss on debt extinguishment, as well as amortization of acquired intangible assets and other related costs, and then subtracting an assumed provision for income taxes. In 2020, the Company is assuming a 25% tax rate in order to approximate our statutory corporate tax rate excluding the impact of discrete items.
Non-GAAP net income per diluted share 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. 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 5:00 PM EDT on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 to discuss earnings results for the second quarter 2020 and the Company’s outlook. The audio portion of the conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet at investors.costargroup.com. To join the conference call by telephone, please dial (833) 714-0936 (from the United States and Canada) or +1 778 560 2890 (from all other countries) and refer to access code 9066087. The webcast replay will also be available in the Investor section of CoStar Group's website for a period of time following the call.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - Unaudited | ||||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended
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Six Months Ended
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2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||
Revenues | $ | 397,159 | $ | 343,760 | $ | 789,006 | $ | 672,185 | ||||||
Cost of revenues | 74,040 | 71,918 | 152,949 | 143,071 | ||||||||||
Gross profit | 323,119 | 271,842 | 636,057 | 529,114 | ||||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||
Selling and marketing (excluding customer base amortization) | 130,461 | 119,075 | 255,568 | 207,169 | ||||||||||
Software development | 39,001 | 28,455 | 80,611 | 56,383 | ||||||||||
General and administrative | 57,403 | 42,337 | 116,276 | 82,413 | ||||||||||
Customer base amortization | 14,935 | 7,175 | 26,419 | 14,857 | ||||||||||
241,800 | 197,042 | 478,874 | 360,822 | |||||||||||
Income from operations | 81,319 | 74,800 | 157,183 | 168,292 | ||||||||||
Interest (expense) income | (3,596 | ) | 4,678 | (1,945 | ) | 8,890 | ||||||||
Other (expense) income | (474 | ) | 538 | 367 | 539 | |||||||||
Income before income taxes | 77,249 | 80,016 | 155,605 | 177,721 | ||||||||||
Income tax expense | 16,889 | 16,768 | 22,452 | 29,304 | ||||||||||
Net income | $ | 60,360 | $ | 63,248 | $ | 133,153 | $ | 148,417 | ||||||
Net income per share - basic | $ | 1.61 | $ | 1.74 | $ | 3.60 | $ | 4.09 | ||||||
Net income per share - diluted | $ | 1.60 | $ | 1.73 | $ | 3.57 | $ | 4.06 | ||||||
Weighted average outstanding shares - basic | 37,524 | 36,310 | 36,998 | 36,273 | ||||||||||
Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted | 37,734 | 36,627 | 37,256 | 36,597 | ||||||||||
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
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Six Months Ended
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2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 60,360 | $ | 63,248 | $ | 133,153 | $ | 148,417 | ||||||||
Income tax expense | 16,889 | 16,768 | 22,452 | 29,304 | ||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 77,249 | 80,016 | 155,605 | 177,721 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 20,989 | 12,208 | 38,478 | 25,403 | ||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 9,527 | 13,816 | 24,707 | 25,845 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs | 10,031 | 492 | 18,744 | 741 | ||||||||||||
Restructuring and related costs | — | 2,180 | — | 2,248 | ||||||||||||
Non-GAAP income before income taxes | 117,796 | 108,712 | 237,534 | 231,958 | ||||||||||||
Assumed rate for income tax expense * | 25 | % | 25 | % | 25 | % | 25 | % | ||||||||
Assumed provision for income tax expense | (29,449 | ) | (27,178 | ) | (59,384 | ) | (57,989 | ) | ||||||||
Non-GAAP net income | $ | 88,347 | $ | 81,534 | $ | 178,150 | $ | 173,969 | ||||||||
Net income per share - diluted | $ | 1.60 | $ | 1.73 | $ | 3.57 | $ | 4.06 | ||||||||
Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted | $ | 2.34 | $ | 2.23 | $ | 4.78 | $ | 4.75 | ||||||||
Weighted average outstanding shares - basic | 37,524 | 36,310 | 36,998 | 36,273 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted | 37,734 | 36,627 | 37,256 | 36,597 | ||||||||||||
* A 25% tax rate is assumed for 2020 and 2019, which approximates our statutory corporate tax rate. | ||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA | ||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended
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Six Months Ended
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2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 60,360 | $ | 63,248 | $ | 133,153 | $ | 148,417 | ||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets in cost of revenues | 6,054 | 5,033 | 12,059 | 10,546 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets in operating expenses | 14,935 | 7,175 | 26,419 | 14,857 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and other amortization | 6,990 | 6,546 | 13,757 | 13,010 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense (income) | 3,596 | (4,678 | ) | 1,945 | (8,890 | ) | ||||||||||
Other expense (income) | 474 | (538 | ) | (367 | ) | (539 | ) | |||||||||
Income tax expense | 16,889 | 16,768 | 22,452 | 29,304 | ||||||||||||
EBITDA | $ | 109,298 | $ | 93,554 | $ | 209,418 | $ | 206,705 | ||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 9,527 | 13,816 | 24,707 | 25,845 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs | 10,031 | 492 | 18,744 | 741 | ||||||||||||
Restructuring and related costs | — | 2,180 | — | 2,248 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 128,856 | $ | 110,042 | $ | 252,869 | $ | 235,539 | ||||||||
CoStar Group, Inc. | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - Unaudited | ||||||||
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June 30,
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December 31,
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ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 3,548,405 | $ | 1,070,731 | ||||
Accounts receivable | 127,030 | 96,788 | ||||||
Less: Allowance for credit losses | (13,363 | ) | (4,548 | ) | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 113,667 | 92,240 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 28,576 | 36,194 | ||||||
Total current assets | 3,690,648 | 1,199,165 | ||||||
Long-term investments | — | 10,070 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes, net | 4,372 | 5,408 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 104,316 | 107,529 | ||||||
Lease right-of-use assets | 112,641 | 115,084 | ||||||
Goodwill | 2,009,117 | 1,882,020 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | 437,550 | 421,196 | ||||||
Deferred commission costs, net | 91,712 | 89,374 | ||||||
Deposits and other assets | 13,868 | 9,232 | ||||||
Income tax receivable | 14,806 | 14,908 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 6,479,030 | $ | 3,853,986 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 26,864 | $ | 7,640 | ||||
Accrued wages and commissions | 56,748 | 53,087 | ||||||
Accrued expenses | 45,726 | 38,680 | ||||||
Income taxes payable | 22,764 | 10,705 | ||||||
Lease liabilities | 30,905 | 29,670 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 80,358 | 67,274 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 263,365 | 207,056 | ||||||
Long-term debt | 745,000 | — | ||||||
Deferred income taxes, net | 93,934 | 87,096 | ||||||
Income taxes payable | 20,738 | 20,521 | ||||||
Lease and other long-term liabilities | 131,672 | 133,720 | ||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 1,254,709 | $ | 448,393 | ||||
Total CoStar, Inc. stockholders’ equity | 5,224,321 | 3,405,593 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 6,479,030 | $ | 3,853,986 | ||||
CoStar Group, Inc. | ||||||||
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Unaudited | ||||||||
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Six Months Ended
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2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Operating activities: | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 133,153 | $ | 148,417 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 52,235 | 38,413 | ||||||
Amortization of deferred commissions costs | 29,662 | 25,550 | ||||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs | 508 | 438 | ||||||
Realized loss on investments | 541 | — | ||||||
Non-cash lease expense | 12,400 | 10,859 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 24,053 | 25,845 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes, net | 3,569 | 6,359 | ||||||
Credit loss expense | 15,688 | 5,224 | ||||||
Foreign currency, net | (789 | ) | — | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (37,364 | ) | (10,898 | ) | ||||
Income taxes payable | 12,328 | (5,577 | ) | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 4,371 | 1,751 | ||||||
Deferred commissions | (32,122 | ) | (33,397 | ) | ||||
Other assets | (6,757 | ) | 236 | |||||
Accounts payable and other liabilities | 37,793 | 22,691 | ||||||
Lease liabilities | (14,126 | ) | (12,977 | ) | ||||
Deferred revenue | 13,503 | 10,633 | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 248,646 | 233,567 | ||||||
Investing activities: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale and settlement of investments | 10,259 | — | ||||||
Purchases of property and equipment and other assets | (12,782 | ) | (14,387 | ) | ||||
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (184,502 | ) | (13,721 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (187,025 | ) | (28,108 | ) | ||||
Financing activities: | ||||||||
Proceeds from long-term debt | 745,000 | — | ||||||
Repurchase of restricted stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations | (33,653 | ) | (24,225 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from equity offering, net of transaction costs | 1,690,148 | — | ||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan | 16,513 | 16,695 | ||||||
Other financing activities | (1,650 | ) | (123 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 2,416,358 | (7,653 | ) | |||||
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | (305 | ) | (410 | ) | ||||
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 2,477,674 | 197,396 | ||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of period | 1,070,731 | 1,100,416 | ||||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of period | $ | 3,548,405 | $ | 1,297,812 | ||||
CoStar Group, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||
Disaggregated Revenues - Unaudited | ||||||||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
North America | International | Total | North America | International | Total | |||||||||||||
Information and analytics | ||||||||||||||||||
CoStar Suite | $ | 157,793 | $ | 7,260 | $ | 165,053 | $ | 145,910 | $ | 6,915 | $ | 152,825 | ||||||
Information services | 25,022 | 5,514 | 30,536 | 18,659 | 2,118 | 20,777 | ||||||||||||
Online marketplaces | ||||||||||||||||||
Multifamily | 145,541 | — | 145,541 | 120,488 | — | 120,488 | ||||||||||||
Commercial property and land | 56,006 | 23 | 56,029 | 49,505 | 165 | 49,670 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues | $ | 384,362 | $ | 12,797 | $ | 397,159 | $ | 334,562 | $ | 9,198 | $ | 343,760 | ||||||
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2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
North America | International | Total | North America | International | Total | |||||||||||||
Information and analytics | ||||||||||||||||||
CoStar Suite | $ | 315,128 | $ | 14,881 | $ | 330,009 | $ | 286,883 | $ | 13,643 | $ | 300,526 | ||||||
Information services | 50,712 | 12,206 | 62,918 | 35,250 | 4,377 | 39,627 | ||||||||||||
Online marketplaces | ||||||||||||||||||
Multifamily | 283,001 | — | 283,001 | 234,756 | — | 234,756 | ||||||||||||
Commercial property and land | 112,968 | 110 | 113,078 | 96,910 | 366 | 97,276 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues | $ | 761,809 | $ | 27,197 | $ | 789,006 | $ | 653,799 | $ | 18,386 | $ | 672,185 | ||||||
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Results of Segments - Unaudited | ||||||||||||||||
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Three Months Ended
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2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
EBITDA | ||||||||||||||||
North America | $ | 112,292 | $ | 95,001 | $ | 214,705 | $ | 210,269 | ||||||||
International | (2,994 | ) | (1,447 | ) | (5,287 | ) | (3,564 | ) | ||||||||
Total EBITDA | $ | 109,298 | $ | 93,554 | $ | 209,418 | $ | 206,705 | ||||||||
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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures with 2019-2020 Quarterly Results - Unaudited | ||||||||||||||||||
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Reconciliation of Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income | ||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | |||||||||||||
Net income | $85.2 | $63.2 | $78.6 | $87.9 | $72.8 | $60.4 | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 12.5 | 16.8 | 20.3 | 26.4 | 5.6 | 16.9 | ||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 97.7 | 80.0 | 98.9 | 114.3 | 78.4 | 77.2 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 13.2 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 21.0 | ||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 12.0 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 9.5 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 8.7 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||
Restructuring and related costs | 0.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Settlements and impairments | — | — | — | (10.8 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||
Non-GAAP income before income taxes | 123.2 | 108.7 | 127.6 | 137.9 | 119.8 | 117.7 | ||||||||||||
Assumed rate for income tax expense * | 25 | % | 25 | % | 25 | % | 25 | % | 25 | % | 25 | % | ||||||
Assumed provision for income tax expense | (30.8 | ) | (27.2 | ) | (31.9 | ) | (34.5 | ) | (30.0 | ) | (29.4 | ) | ||||||
Non-GAAP net income | $92.4 | $81.5 | $95.7 | $103.4 | $89.8 | $88.3 | ||||||||||||
Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted | $2.53 | $2.23 | $2.61 | $2.82 | $2.44 | $2.34 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average outstanding shares - basic | 36.2 | 36.3 | 36.3 | 36.4 | 36.5 | 37.5 | ||||||||||||
Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted | 36.6 | 36.6 | 36.7 | 36.7 | 36.8 | 37.7 | ||||||||||||
* A 25% tax rate is assumed for 2020 and 2019, which approximates our statutory corporate tax rate. | ||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA | ||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | |||||||||||||
Net income | $85.2 | $63.2 | $78.6 | $87.9 | $72.8 | $60.4 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 13.2 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 21.0 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and other amortization | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.0 | ||||||||||||
Interest (income) expense | (4.2 | ) | (4.7 | ) | (4.4 | ) | (3.4 | ) | (1.7 | ) | 3.6 | |||||||
Other (income) expense | — | (0.5 | ) | (0.2 | ) | (9.9 | ) | (0.8 | ) | 0.4 | ||||||||
Income tax expense | 12.5 | 16.8 | 20.3 | 26.4 | 5.6 | 16.9 | ||||||||||||
EBITDA | $113.2 | $93.5 | $113.0 | $124.9 | $100.2 | $109.3 | ||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 12.0 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 15.1 | 9.5 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 8.7 | 10.0 | ||||||||||||
Restructuring and related costs | 0.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $125.5 | $110.0 | $129.2 | $141.9 | $124.0 | $128.8 | ||||||||||||
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Reconciliation of Forward-Looking Guidance - Unaudited | ||||||||||||||||
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Reconciliation of Forward-Looking Guidance, Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income | ||||||||||||||||
Guidance Range | ||||||||||||||||
For the Three Months | For the Twelve Months | |||||||||||||||
Ended September 30, 2020 | Ended December 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Low | High | Low | High | |||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 39,000 | $ | 45,000 | $ | 239,000 | $ | 250,000 | ||||||||
Income tax expense | 10,000 | 11,000 | 53,000 | 56,000 | ||||||||||||
Income before income taxes | 49,000 | 56,000 | 292,000 | 306,000 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 25,000 | 25,000 | 87,000 | 87,000 | ||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 15,000 | 14,000 | 55,000 | 53,000 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs | 16,000 | 15,000 | 37,000 | 35,000 | ||||||||||||
Non-GAAP income before income taxes | 105,000 | 110,000 | 471,000 | 481,000 | ||||||||||||
Assumed rate for income tax expense * | 25 | % | 25 | % | 25 | % | 25 | % | ||||||||
Assumed provision for income tax expense | (26,300 | ) | (27,400 | ) | (118,000 | ) | (120,300 | ) | ||||||||
Non-GAAP net income | $ | 78,700 | $ | 82,600 | $ | 353,000 | $ | 360,700 | ||||||||
Net income per share - diluted | $ | 0.99 | $ | 1.14 | $ | 6.24 | $ | 6.53 | ||||||||
Non-GAAP net income per share - diluted | $ | 2.00 | $ | 2.10 | $ | 9.22 | $ | 9.42 | ||||||||
Weighted average outstanding shares - diluted | 39,400 | 39,400 | 38,300 | 38,300 | ||||||||||||
* 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 September 30, 2020 | Ended December 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Low | High | Low | High | |||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 39,000 | $ | 45,000 | $ | 239,000 | $ | 250,000 | ||||||||
Amortization of acquired intangible assets | 25,000 | 25,000 | 87,000 | 87,000 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and other amortization | 7,000 | 7,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | ||||||||||||
Interest and other expense, net | 8,000 | 8,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 10,000 | 11,000 | 53,000 | 56,000 | ||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 15,000 | 14,000 | 55,000 | 53,000 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition and integration related costs | 16,000 | 15,000 | 37,000 | 35,000 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 120,000 | $ | 125,000 | $ | 515,000 | $ | 525,000 | ||||||||
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. STR provides premium data benchmarking, analytics and marketplace insights for the global hospitality sector. Ten-X provides a leading platform for conducting commercial real estate online auctions and negotiated bids. LoopNet is the most heavily trafficked commercial real estate marketplace online with over 7 million monthly unique visitors. Realla is the UK’s most comprehensive commercial property digital marketplace. 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 62 million unique monthly visitors in aggregate in the second quarter of 2020. Headquartered in Washington, DC, CoStar maintains offices throughout the U.S. and in Europe, Canada and Asia with a staff of over 4,200 worldwide, including the industry’s largest professional research organization. For more information, visit www.costargroup.com.
This news release and the Company’s earnings conference call contain “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 plans, objectives, expectations, beliefs 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 many risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in the forward-looking statements and the assumptions and estimates used as a basis for the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause or contribute to such differences: uncertainty surrounding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including volatility in the international and U.S. economy, worker absenteeism or decreased productivity, quarantines or other travel or health-related restrictions; the length and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic; the pace of recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic; government and private actions taken to control the spread of COVID-19; the risk that the trends stated or implied by this release or in the earnings conference call cannot or will not be sustained at the current pace or may increase or decrease, including trends related to revenue, net income, non-GAAP net income, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, site traffic and visitors, sales, renewal rates, impressions and brand awareness; the risk that the Company is unable to sustain current revenue, earnings and net new sales bookings growth rates or increase them; the risk that CoStar and Ten-X cannot be combined successfully or that the acquisition does not produce the expected results; the risk that Ten-X’s auction platform is not combined into the Company’s product offerings when and as expected; the risk that the Company’s estimated results for Ten-X, including partial year 2020 revenue contribution and adjusted EBITDA impact in the second half of 2020 will not be as expected and stated in this release; the risk that revenues for the third quarter and full year 2020 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that net income for the third quarter and full year 2020 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter and full year 2020 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share for the third quarter and full year 2020 will not be as stated in this press release; the risk that the tax rate estimates stated in this press release may change; the possibility that the Company’s investment plans or strategy may change; and the possibility that the acquisition of RentPath does not close when expected or at all. More information about potential factors that could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those stated in CoStar’s filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in CoStar’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, each of which is filed with the SEC, including in the “Risk Factors” section of those filings, as well as CoStar’s other filings with the SEC available at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements are based on information available to CoStar on the date hereof, and CoStar assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Contacts:
Chief Financial Officer
(202) 336-6920
swheeler@costar.com
